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African Development Bank, World Food Programme (WFP) project boosts wheat production in war-torn Sudan amid soaring hunger

The yield of 645,000 metric tonnes of wheat this year accounted for 22 percent of the total wheat consumption needs of Sudan

An emergency wheat production project in Sudan financed by the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and executed by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has increased wheat production in the country by up to 70% in targeted project locations across five states within the past year. The African Development Bank…

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    • African Development Bank and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) stress co-creation to build resilience in Africa
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African Development Bank and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) stress co-creation to build resilience in Africa

The exchange highlighted the importance of strategic partnerships to reduce humanitarian funding gaps in the medium to long-term by pursuing a shared preventive and resilience building approach

Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (https://apo-opa.co/4cuqbYu) in December 2023, representatives of both institutions met in Abidjan to take stock of progress and to further strengthen the strategic partnership. The ICRC team led by…

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    • (L-R) Sudan’s Finance Minister and African Development Bank Governor, Dr. Gebreil Ibrahim Mohamed Fediel, warmly shakes hands with Rufus N. Darkortey, the Bank’s Executive Director for The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Sudan
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African Development Bank reaffirms support for Sudan amid civil conflict

The Bank approved $74 million for the Sudan Emergency Wheat Production project, implemented by the World Food Program, which is enhancing food security and wheat production

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has reassured Sudan of its continued support in providing humanitarian and economic assistance, while addressing other priority needs amid the country’s ongoing civil conflict. Rufus N. Darkortey, the Bank’s Executive Director representing The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Sudan, reaffirmed this commitment during discussions…

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    • Bank Executive Director Rufus Darkortey (right) welcoming Ambassador El Gayly Mohamed Abdelhamid, Sudanese Chargé d’Affaires to Cote d’Ivoire
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African Development Bank Executive Director and Sudanese Envoy Discuss Crucial Support Amid Ongoing Conflict

The meeting between Ambassador Abdelhamid and Mr. Darkortey signifies a collaborative effort between the African Development Bank and Sudan to address challenges and pave the way for a more resilient future for the country

Ambassador El Gayly Mohamed Abdelhamid, Sudanese Chargé d’Affaires to Cote d’Ivoire, recently paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Rufus N. Darkortey, Executive Director for Sudan at the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org). The meeting, held on April 4, 2024, at the African Development Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, focused on collaborative efforts…

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African Development Bank, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) explore pathways to support forcibly displaced people in South Sudan

Since the start of the war in Sudan 300 days ago, more than half a million people have arrived in South Sudan, most of them South Sudanese who had been in Sudan for decades

During a joint visit to South Sudan, the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, committed to deepening their collaboration for displaced people and host communities in the country. Since the start of the war in Sudan 300 days ago, more than half a million people have…

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    • Conference of the Parties (COP28): United Kingdom commits £7.4 million additional funding to African Development Bank’s Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme
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Conference of the Parties (COP28): United Kingdom commits £7.4 million additional funding to African Development Bank’s Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme

Grant to support Somalia in adapting to weather extremes related to climate change

The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has announced nearly $10 million in additional funding to the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) programme assisting African countries to strengthen resilience and enhance their response to climate shocks. The financial commitment of £7.4 million ($9.63 million) for the Multi-Donor Trust Fund of…

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    • Statement by African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina in response to the flood emergency in Libya
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Statement by African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina in response to the flood emergency in Libya

This storm has resulted in a significant loss of life and widespread devastation, most notably in the worst hit city of Derna

On behalf of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), I extend our deepest sympathies to the communities impacted by Mediterranean storm Daniel in Libya. This storm has resulted in a significant loss of life and widespread devastation, most notably in the worst hit city of Derna. Libya is a nation…

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    • Women farmers in Rogo in the Maradi region of Niger are benefiting from projects financed by the African Development Bank, a member of the Sahel Alliance, which held its 3rd General Assembly on April 4 in Madrid
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Sahel Alliance’s 3rd General Assembly strengthens commitments to Sahelian populations

The members of the Sahel Alliance reaffirm their desire to remain fully engaged with the people of the G5 Sahel

Representatives of the Sahel Alliance and its partners met in Madrid on 4 April 2022, under the chairmanship of the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, for the Sahel Alliance's 3rd General Assembly. Deeply concerned by the deterioration of the political and security situation, the escalation of…

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South Sudan: Country’s first oxygen plant comes on stream at Juba hospital to help fight Covid-19

The $980 000 oxygen plant project cost includes the procurement and construction of a facility to house the plant

South Sudan has begun producing oxygen following the successful installation of the country’s first oxygen plant at Juba Teaching Hospital, set up with funding from the African Development Fund. The oxygen plant was procured as part of measures to support the country’s ongoing Covid-19 response with a grant from the…

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South Sudan: African Development Bank and WHO hand over vehicles to support Covid-19 response

The cars will be used by the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre in Juba to coordinate the incident management system

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has donated two cars to support South Sudan’s ongoing Covid-19 response as part of efforts by the Bank and its partners to ease the toll of the pandemic on vulnerable African states. The donation was made to the Ministry of Health through the World Health…