Africa
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African Development Bank Group President Appoints Former Senegalese Minister Amadou Hott as Special Envoy for the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2022-12-13 00:00:00 ——————————————- Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank Group, has appointed former Senegalese minister Amadou Hott as its special envoy and world champion for the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA). The African Development Bank, the African Union and Africa50 launched the Alliance at COP27 last November with global partners:…
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Sudan: African Development Bank Group commits nearly $74 million to boost wheat production | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2022-12-13 00:00:00 ——————————————- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved $73.81 million on December 9, 2022 in Abidjan to fund the Sudan Emergency Wheat Production Project under the bank’s African Emergency Food Production Facility. Agriculture is the backbone of the Sudanese economy, accounting for 60% of total national exports and a…
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2022 Africa Visa Openness Index shows improvement in visa policy across the continent | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2022-12-13 00:00:00 ——————————————- The 2022 Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI) report shows that African countries are making progress in their freedom of travel policies, most of which were severely curtailed by the Covid-19 crisis. The annual publication prepared by the African Development Bank Group in partnership with the African Union Commission is now in its…
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African Economic Conference 2022 urges development community to “speak up” on innovative solutions to fight climate change | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2022-12-12 00:00:00 ——————————————- The 17th African Economic Conference ended on Sunday with a call for the development community and governments to take decisive action to tackle climate change. The African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Development Programme, the hosts of the conference, called on the participants to…
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Sierra Leone: African Development Fund extends additional $12 million grant to boost drive for rice self-sufficiency | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2022-12-12 00:00:00 ——————————————- The African Development Fund Board of Directors has approved $12.16 million in additional grant funding for the Rice Agro-Industrial Cluster Project in Sierra Leone. The project was first approved in November 2021. The new tranche, coming from the 2022 performance-based allocation, will fill a funding gap in the total cost of the…
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COP27: African Development Bank and OECD Development Center join forces to roll out policy toolbox for a sustainable low-carbon transition in Africa | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2022-12-12 00:00:00 ——————————————- The African Development Bank and the Development Center of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are working together to roll out a new policy toolbox for a just transition to a low-carbon economy in Africa. The two institutions launched the Equitable Framework and Financing for Extraction-Based Countries in Transition (EFFECT)…
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African Development Bank Group appoints Professor Padmashree Gehl Sampath as Special Advisor on Pharmaceuticals and Health Infrastructure to Dr Akinwumi Adesina | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2022-12-12 00:00:00 ——————————————- The African Development Bank Group has appointed renowned Professor Padmashree Gehl Sampath as Special Advisor on Pharmaceuticals and Health Infrastructure to the Bank’s President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. She will also lead the technical work related to the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, a new pan-African institution created by the Bank…
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African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation: improving access to and transfer of technology for domestic production in Africa | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2022-12-12 00:00:00 ——————————————- What: Forum to introduce the newly launched African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation Who: The Government of Rwanda; World Health Organisation; African Development Bank; Coalition Initiative for Epidemic Preparedness; Global Access in Action; German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development; Center South and other partners When: December 14, 2022, at 7:00 a.m. Kigali…
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African Economic Conference kicks off strong call for adaptation action to tackle Africa’s “threat of climate change” | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2022-12-09 00:00:00 ——————————————- The 2022 African Economic Conference (AEC) opened today in the island nation of Mauritius with a strong call for Africa to adopt smart technologies to address what speakers described as “the imminent climate change threat” facing the continent. “Supporting climate-smart development in Africa is extremely relevant. Climate change is an imminent threat…
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Achieving Zero Hunger in Africa is within reach, say global agriculture leaders in Rome ahead of 2023 Africa Food Summit in Dakar | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2022-12-09 00:00:00 ——————————————- Eradicating hunger in Africa by 2030 is possible, global agriculture leaders said in Rome. Meeting ahead of the African Food Summit (Dakar 2) hosted by President Macky Sall in Dakar, Senegal, January 25-27, 2023, Chairman of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Alvaro…
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