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Nigeria: All hands on deck to implement Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, says Minister Nanono

A workshop was held in Abuja from 17 to 18 February to address the categorization and location of the SAPZs

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), in collaboration with the government of Nigeria, has held a meeting with stakeholders to discuss details around Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones in Nigeria. A workshop was held in Abuja from 17 to 18 February to address the categorization and location of the SAPZs, which are…

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“Our goal is to surpass developed countries,” African Development Bank VP tells fourth industrial revolution forum

The event attracted Ivorian and regional ministers as well as officials, senior Bank staff and private sector executives

Africa is not only ready for the fourth industrial revolution. It is set to outdo the achievements of the developed world. That was one of the messages that emerged at a seminar hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB.org) at its headquarters in Abidjan. The event attracted Ivorian and regional…

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Getting Africans ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)

The African Development Bank will hold a workshop on the ability of the emerging technologies of the fourth industrial revolution to overcome the challenges that Africans face

WHAT: Workshop on the digital economy and the fourth industrial revolution in Africa WHO: The Industrial and Trade Development Department and Corporate IT Department WHEN: 19 to 20 February 2020 from 9 am to 5 pm WHERE: Babacar Ndiaye Auditorium, African Development Bank Headquarters The African Development Bank (AfDB.org) will…

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Provide young people with new skills to meet the needs of a 21st century labor market, African Development Bank report urges

According to the report two-thirds of Africa's youth are either overeducated or undereducated

"Youth must be prepared for the jobs of the future – not the jobs of the past," African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org/) President Akinwumi Adesina said on Thursday at the launch of the Bank's flagship African Economic Outlook (https://bit.ly/2ShnTnI) "Given the fast pace of change, driven by the 4th industrial revolution –…

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“Nobody eats GDP” says African Development Bank President as he calls for inclusive growth

The 2020 African Economic Outlook (AEO) showed that the continent’s economies are growing well

Africa’s economies are growing strongly, but growth alone cannot meet the needs of the continent’s poorest citizens, because “nobody eats GDP,” the African Development Bank’s (AfDB.org) President, Akinwumi Adesina, said as he unveiled the Bank’s flagship economic report on Thursday. The 2020 African Economic Outlook (AEO) (http://bit.ly/2vABQFU) showed that the…

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African Economic Outlook 2020: Africa’s economy forecast to grow despite external shocks

The slower than expected growth is partly due to the moderate expansion of the continent’s “big five” — Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa

For the first time in a decade, investment expenditure rather than consumption accounts for more than half of GDP growth; report calls for urgent investment in education and infrastructure for good returns in long-term GDP; “Youth unemployment must be given top priority. With 12 million graduates entering the labor market…

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Ride the wave of the African Continental Free Trade Area, African Development Bank president Adesina Urges United Kingdom (UK) investors

The Bank’s chief argued that Africa and the UK should be significant trading partners

Africa is on the cusp of unmatched economic transformation, and the UK must engage in a “partnership of change,” African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org/) President Akinwumi Adesina said Tuesday in a keynote address at a UK Parliamentary Symposium. “The Africa of the 21st century is very different. The Africa of the…

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Keynote Speech delivered by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina at the UK-Africa Investment Summit, “Sustainable Infrastructure Forum”

The Department for International Development (DFID) is a key strategic partner of the African Development Bank

By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina Good morning everyone! It’s a pleasure to join you at this special side event organized as part of the UK-Africa Investment Summit. Let me congratulate the organizers, the Department for International Development (DFID) and Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Africa for hosting us today. The…

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Sudan: African Development Bank approves $21.783 million grant for roll out of solar-powered irrigation

The project meets the Sudanese government’s renewable energy and poverty reduction objectives as well as the Bank’s High Five and Energy Sector Policy

The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors (AfDB.org) has approved a grant to the government of Sudan to accelerate the adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps in the country’s West Kordofan and North Kordofan states. The project will enable farmers’ adoption of renewable energy technology through the installation of 1,170 photovoltaic…

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African Development Bank’s digital skills training benefits women

The goal is to expand the program to 130 centres of excellence across Africa over a 10-year period

After graduating from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria with a degree in Communication and Language Arts in 2016, Olashile Odetola could not find a job. But an online learning program piloted by the African Development Bank has given her two “gifts”: digital skills and a sense of confidence. Odetola,…