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    • The knowledge event, organized by Côte d'Ivoire — host of the African Development Bank Group’s 2025 Annual Meetings — provided a platform to explore how best to mobilize and leverage Africa's capital for development
    • Koffi N'Guessan, Ivorian Minister of Vocational Training and Apprenticeships, emphasized the need to train Africa's youth to meet the needs of the private sector
    • Hervé Lohouès, Division Manager in the Country Economics Department at the African Development Bank, underlined the importance of taking natural resources into account when calculating the GDP of African countries
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2025 Annual Meetings: Africa’s Vast Human and Natural Capital Key to Achieving African Union's Agenda 2063, experts affirm

Agenda 2063 -- adopted in January 2015 by the African Union – remains the strategic framework for the continent's economic and social transformation

Africa, the world's youngest continent with immeasurable natural resources, has all it needs to achieve the African Union's Agenda 2063, provided the right public policies are implemented, according to government officials and development experts. The experts expressed this shared conviction on Monday during the 2025 Annual Meetings of the African…

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    • Youth agripreneur and “Mon chips” brand founder Koffi Amani François Xavier presenting at the Enable Youth side event
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At African Development Bank Group 2025 Annual Meetings, young agripreneurs transforming Africa’s Agriculture in spotlight

The side event drew policymakers, private sector leaders, development partners, young agripreneurs and other participants to share insights on scaling up youth-led agribusinesses across Africa

An Ivorian entrepreneur who started up a snack food business with about $100, then transformed it into a multinational supplier of a popular potato chip, is crediting the African Development Bank’s Enable Youth program for his success. Thirty-year-old “Mon chips” brand founder Koffi Amani François Xavier told an audience Tuesday…

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    • Family photo after the opening ceremony of the 2025 edition of the African Development Bank's Civil Society Organizations Forum
    • Manager of the Civil Society and Community Engagement Division, Zeneb Touré, symbolically hands over the Civil Society Engagement Action Plan 2024-2028 to Beth Dunford, Vice-President of the African Development Bank Group for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, representing Mr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the institution
    • family photo after the presentation of the Civil Society Engagement Action Plan 2024-2028 to civil society organizations
    • Testimonies from representatives of civil society organizations on a Bank-funded project covering the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo
    • Civil society representatives exchanged with senior management of the Bank Group From left to right: Uche Duru, representing the Director of the Environmental and Social Safeguards and Compliance Department; Dominique Puthod, representing the Director of Strategies and Operational Policies; Nathalie Beatrice Chinje-n Bodiong, Principal Advisor to the Secretary General of the Bank Group; Mariam Diawara, Acting Director of the Independent Review Mechanism; Martha T.M. Phiri, Director of the Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development Department and Acting Director of the Gender, Women and Civil Society Department; Anthony Nyong, Director of the Climate Change and Green Growth Department; Martin Fregene, Director of the Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department
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2025 Civil Society Forum: African Development Bank and Civil Society Reaffirm Alliance for Africa's Transformation

The forum provided an opportunity for the Bank to present its Civil Society Engagement Action Plan (2024–2028), reaffirming its commitment to an inclusive and participatory development process

The African Development Bank www.AfDB.org has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to collaborating with African civil society to advance the continent's development agenda. This was a key message of the 2025 Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Forum, which was successfully held on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Abidjan. The forum, organized under the…

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African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings 2025 to focus on harnessing Africa’s capital for continent’s development

The African Development Bank’s 2025 African Economic Outlook report to be released during the annual meetings would address the changing global economic landscape

The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) 2025 Annual Meetings next month will take a deep dive into how Africa can better harness its wealth of capital and address current issues such as heavy debt burdens, climate change and rising tariffs in a complex geopolitical landscape, the institution’s Secretary General and Chief…

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    • The project, supported by the African Development Bank Group, will increase the rate of socio-professional integration among young people in Côte d'Ivoire
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African Development Bank Group approves €139 million loan to boost youth employment in Côte d'Ivoire

The initiative targets training more than 8,700 young people, with 50 percent being women, in five strategic sectors – renewable energy, digital economy, agribusiness, blue economy, and the textile and clothing industry

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved loans totaling €139.68 million to support youth employment and entrepreneurship in Côte d'Ivoire, targeting key sectors with high job creation potential. The loan comprised of €126.32 million from the Bank Group’s commercial African Development Bank window and €13.36 million from its concessional…

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    • African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has received the title deed of the site hosting the institution’s headquarters building in Abidjan from the Dean of the Bank’s Boards of Directors Adama Koné
    • Rising on the site of the current headquarters, the new building will showcase architectural innovation through its energy-efficient design and advanced security features, marking a new chapter in the African Development Bank Group’s presence in Abidjan
    • African Development Bank Group Announces Plan to Build a State-of-the-Art Headquarters in Abidjan
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African Development Bank Group Announces Plan to Build a State-of-the-Art Headquarters in Abidjan

The executive directors unanimously approved the proposal, stating it was important for the Bank to maintain its strong presence in Abidjan and to invest in a work environment that supports the well-being of its staff

The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Boards of Directors have approved yesterday the proposal by the Bank’s Management to construct a modern, state-of-the-art building to host its headquarters in Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial capital, Abidjan. The executive directors unanimously approved the proposal, stating it was important for the Bank to maintain…

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    • For Burkina Faso and Mali, two landlocked countries located in West Africa, asphalting road corridors is essential for access to seaports
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African Development Fund approves over €156 million for upgrase of cross-border roads connecting Burkina Faso and Mali with Côte d'Ivoire

A total of 242 km of road will be revamped in the two countries courtesy of funding from the Bank Group's concessional window and the Transition Support Facility

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (https://apo-opa.co/4f9eBTb) approved loans totalling €156.66 million on November 29 to Burkina Faso and Mali for the upgrading and asphalting of cross-border roads linking the two landlocked West African countries to Côte d'Ivoire. A total of 242 km of road will be…

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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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    • The African Development Group and Agence Française de Développement to jointly boost entrepreneurship in Africa. AFD Remy Rioux (left) and Akinwumi Adesina. Abidjan, October 11, 2024
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African Development Bank, Agence Française de Développement cement partnership to support youth entrepreneurship in Africa

Africa is home to the youngest population in the world with over 60% of people on the continent below 25 years

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on Friday announced they would renew their joint efforts to catalyse resources to boost entrepreneurship in Africa as a crucial driver of economic development, tackling unemployment and reducing inequality. African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina and…

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    • Joseph Ribeiro, the African Development Bank’s Deputy Director General for West Africa (middle), during his visit to the Singrobo-Ahouaty hydroelectric power plant
    • In Yamoussoukro, the Bank delegation visited numerous facilities currently under construction, under the auspices of the Bélier Region Agro-Industrial Cluster Project (2PAI-Bélier)
    • In Toumodi, the 2PAI-Bélier team made a point of immortalising the Bank Group delegation’s visit
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African Development Bank’s High Impact Projects Transform Côte d'Ivoire’s Energy and Agriculture Sectors

The project, 80 percent financed by the African Development Bank with a $121 million investment, is 85.7 percent complete since its launch in 2018

During a recent three-day field visit to central Côte d'Ivoire, Joseph Ribeiro, the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Deputy Director General for West Africa, expressed his satisfaction with the progress of two high-impact projects funded by the Bank Group that are set to revolutionize the country’s energy and agricultural landscapes.  Ribeiro’s…