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    • The bridge over the Logone River, built with the support of the African Development Bank Group and other partners, links two peoples and strengthens African integration
    • The flags of Cameroon and Chad fly next to the bridge, which makes ties between the two countries stronger than ever before
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The bridge over the Logone River: a great leap forward for millions of people in Central Africa

The bridge, which has taken five years to complete, puts an end to the dangers and limitations of old means of transport, opening a new era for cross-border trade

Like thousands of people living along the Logone River, Pierre Fissou, a teaching adviser in the Mayo Danay departmental delegation for basic education in the town of Yagoua (Cameroon), knows the perils of crossing from one side to the other of the natural boundary.   “I often go to the other…

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Chad: African Development Fund Provides €44 Million for Road Connecting Eastern and Southern Regions

As a landlocked country in Central Africa, Chad is a long distance from the sea, and the new road will help to reduce the very high transport costs along the major regional corridors

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved grants worth €44.16 million to Chad  on 22 November 2024 to construct the roughly 50 km Kyabé-Mayo section of the road between Kyabé and Singako. a distance of 49.5 km, combined with the construction of a 55-metre bridge. The funding…

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    • Dr. James Kinyangi, CAW Coordinator, AfDB (second from left); H.E. Max Andonirina Fontaine, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Madagascar (third from right); Louise Walker, Head of Private Sector and Capital Markets, FCDO (second from right); and Prof. Anthony Nyong, Director of Climate Change and Green Growth, AfDB (third from left) at the CAW COP29 side event
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African Leaders Welcome Launch of African Development Bank’s Technical Assistance Facility to Unlock Climate Finance for Vulnerable Regions

Launch of the facility will enable the African Development Bank to increase the reach of the CAW's efforts

In a major step to address Africa's climate finance gap, the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has launched a new funding call  that will transform the development of climate projects across 37 low-income African countries. With an initial allocation of $56 million, the Climate Action Window (CAW) Technical Assistance Facility,…

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African Development Fund provides nearly $18 million for efforts to stabilise the Lake Chad Basin

Bank Group financing will be complemented by additional support of almost $20 million mobilised by UNDP

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved on 5 November a package of $17.97 million to Cameroon and Chad to bolster efforts to stabilise the Lake Chad Basin, a region long plagued by insecurity as well as deeply affected by climate change. The funding, comprising…

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    • Dr Akinwumi Adesina (left) and President Samia Suhulu Hassan of Tanzania discuss bold measures to feed Africa during the World Food Prize Norman E Borlaug Dialogue. Iowa, October 2024
    • Tanzania marks record agricultural achievement as African Development Bank President Adesina urges investment in Africa
    • Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank Group
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Tanzania marks record agricultural achievement as African Development Bank President Adesina urges investment in Africa

Each youth is given 10 acres of land and is supported by training, already 11,000 have benefitted and this year’s harvest has begun

Tanzania achieves 128% food self-sufficiency, one of continent’s two successful cashew nut processors If you are not investing in Africa, what are you doing? – Akinwumi Adesina Tanzania is setting new benchmarks in food self-sufficiency across Africa, raising hope that the fight against hunger and malnutrition on the continent is…

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    • African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina and World Bank President Ajay Banga during opening plenary session of the 2024 Norman E. Borlaug. Des Moines, October 2024 (1)
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Adesina and Banga lead the charge to end hunger in Africa at 2024 Borlaug Dialogue

Interviewed by Roger Thurow, senior fellow for global agriculture at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Adesina and Banga discussed the transformative actions from MDBs in meeting Africa’s annual $1.3 trillion development needs

In a powerful opening to the 2024 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, the president of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and his counterpart at the World Bank Ajay Banga, stressed the need for more global action against hunger, a goal slipping further away due to the…

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    • The electricity highway between Ethiopia and Kenya represents a technological advance for electricity transmission
    • The project is a model of sustainability, allowing better integration of wind power, Solar and hydroelectricity into regional networks
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East Africa: The Ethiopia-Kenya Electricity Highway is Shaping Regional Connectivity with the Support of the African Development Bank

This high voltage DC infrastructure is the only one of its kind in the region and is the foundation of East Africa’s ambition to be interconnected in terms of power exchange and allow cross-border trade in energy

The electricity highway between Ethiopia and Kenya, officially opened in 2023 after more than 10 years of planning and construction, is redefining energy connectivity in East Africa. It is more than a piece of infrastructure, it is an economic and environmental entity, connecting not just power grids but nations and…

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    • Meeting with counterparts from MDBs and the G20 Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty during the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, AfDB head Akinwumi Adesina (fourth from left) called for bold reforms and innovative solutions to tackle poverty. Washington DC., 24 October 2024
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African Development Bank President calls for bold, innovative and practical solutions to tackle poverty in Africa

Adesina will participate in a meeting of heads of MDBs, hold bilateral meetings with development partners and host a meeting of the Africa Investment Forum’s founding partners

Climate change, global financial shocks and growing food insecurity are threatening Africa, the world’s fastest-growing continent and hampering achievement of global development goals. To tackle these challenges and speed up the continent’s efforts to achieve these goals, the president of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on Thursday…

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    • AfDB Vice-President Solomon Quaynor (second from right) with, from right, AfDB Director Issa Maman-Sani , Seynabou Ba, Founder, ESG Africa, Frederic Wiltmann, Head of Project Team, MCDF, MFW4A Partnership Coordinator Marina Finken and AfDB Project Manager Uche Duru
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Environmental, Social and Governance Disclosure is Critical for Africa’s Sustainable Development -- African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Vice-President (VP) Quaynor at Inaugural Africa Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Forum

The forum aims to catalyze collaboration and knowledge sharing on ESG issues, paving the way for the establishment of a centralised Africa ESG Information Disclosure Hub

“The importance of ESG disclosure for attracting finance for sustainable development in Africa cannot be overstated. It is no longer an optional add-on; it is a necessity if Africa is to thrive and not just survive in the 21st century,” stated Solomon Quaynor, African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) Vice-President in…

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    • African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina (left) presents a commemorative publication on the Policy and Human Resource Development Grant to Japan's Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Atsushi Mimura
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Japan: African Development Bank Celebrates Three Decades of Japan-Backed Trust Fund

Over the past three decades, Japan has contributed JPY 5.3 billion ($ 37.4 million) to the PHRDG, supporting 107 projects, with 96 completed and 11 ongoing as of September 2024

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has celebrated the 30th anniversary of  the Policy and Human Resource Development Grant (PHRDG), a bilateral trust fund created by Japan  in 1994.The initiative has contributed significantly to the development of Africa's human capital, supporting over 100 transformational projects across various sectors. Presenting a…