Africa
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Africa has technology and innovation to avoid going hungry: Adesina, head of the African Development Bank, at Africa Agribusiness and Science Week | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-06-05 00:00:00 ——————————————- Africa has the necessary partnerships and technologies to eradicate hunger, said Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. What is needed is action, including robust funding, Adesina said Monday during the opening session of the 8e Africa Agribusiness and Science Week (AASW) in Durban, South Africa. “We need to…
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Sahel Region: African Development Bank Provides Nearly $1 Million in Gender-Based Grants to Increase Opportunities for Women-Led Businesses | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-06-03 00:00:00 ——————————————- The African Development Bank’s Gender Equality Trust Fund will provide a $950,000 grant to the Africa Small and Medium Enterprise Business Linkages Program in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. The grant, which will complement a previous $3.9 million funding grant from the Bank’s Transition Support Facility, is expected to support…
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World Environment Day | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-06-02 00:00:00 ——————————————- WHO: African Development Bank, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Ivory Coast, Netherlands WHAT: World Environment Day WHERE: Ivory Coast WHEN: June 3-5, 2023 An estimated 19-23 million tons of plastic waste is dumped into lakes, rivers and seas every year. Discarded single-use plastic harms human health, the economy, the environment and threatens…
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African Development Bank and ERRADA Host Business Seminar on Green Economy in Egypt | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-06-02 00:00:00 ——————————————- What: Seminar on a business environment for green economic development WHO: African Development Bank, Egyptian Regulatory Reform and Development Activity (ERRADA), Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MPED) When: June 11, 2023, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Egyptian Time (GMT+3) Where: Marriott Hotel Omar El Khayyam, Cairo (Arab Republic of Egypt) and…
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Rwandan Civil Society Open Day | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-06-01 00:00:00 ——————————————- What? Open Day Social Organizations (CSOs). WHO? African Development Bank and civil society organisations When? Thursday, June 1, 2023 Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Kigali Time (GMT+2) Where? AFDB Country Office -BPR, PCD Towers, Kigali, Rwanda The African Development Bank Group is organizing a Civil Society Open Day in Kigali, Rwanda…
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African Development Bank boosts innovation to scale up climate adaptation | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-05-31 00:00:00 ——————————————- Innovative approaches and solutions will be critical to scaling up adaptation efforts on the African continent. This includes the African Development Bank supported Adaptation Benefit Mechanism and the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program. The latter is a joint initiative of the Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation. This claim was made clear…
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Five regional AfDB member states join the replenishment of the African Development Fund | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-05-30 00:00:00 ——————————————- AfDB director Rufus Darkortey; Seedy Keita, Minister of Finance and AfDB Governor for The Gambia; Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Ghana; Augustus Flomo, Deputy Minister of Economic Management, Liberia; Bockarie Kalokoh, Deputy Finance Minister, Sierra Leone; and Muhammad Bashar Muhammad, Secretary of State for Economic…
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From a passion for nature to a vocation in development | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-05-26 00:00:00 ——————————————- “I have made my passion my calling. Every day I think how lucky I am to be able to work in a respectful relationship with nature,” says Mohamed Adnene Bezzaouia. An avid hiker and walker since childhood, Adnene is now Senior Environmental Officer at the African Development Bank. “Trekking is a state…
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African Development Bank Group to free up significant additional resources for low-income countries – Adesina | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-05-26 00:00:00 ——————————————- The Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group has approved management’s request to leverage the equity capital of the African Development Fund to mobilize more resources in the capital markets. The Fund is the Bank’s concessional credit counter. “When fully implemented, the Bank Group can release up to $27 billion…
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In Zagora, an abundance of “blue gold” brings new opportunities | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-05-26 00:00:00 ——————————————- South of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, the Draa River, the kingdom’s longest river, meanders through lush palm groves before disappearing into the dunes of the Sahara. Home to one of the most beautiful oases in the country, the valley has a unique cultural heritage with its adobe kasbahs and ancient Berber ksours. One…
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