Africa must optimise all it has to achieve universal energy access, says African Development Bank head
Dr Adesina addressed participants during the session on ‘Harnessing Africa’s renewable energy potential' on September 4th.
Dr Adesina addressed participants during the session on ‘Harnessing Africa’s renewable energy potential' on September 4th.
President William Ruto, pictured here with youth delegates in Nairobi, urged young Africans to focus on bringing solutions to climate change.
World leaders gathered in Nairobi for the inaugural Africa Climate Summit have pledged their support to position the continent at the centre of the fight against climate change, urging greater consideration for Africa’s priorities and endowments.
What: Special Agro Industrial Processing Zones Program Phase II (SAPZ Phase II) Inception Workshop
Who: African Development Bank
When: Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 14:00-18:00 Abuja time
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 13:00 – 17:00 Abuja time
Failing to invest in the youth will hurt Africa, said African Development Bank president Adesina in Nairobi
Today, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), the world’s largest coalition of financial institutions committed to the goal of net zero by 2050, announces a new partnership with the African Development Bank to support climate action by financial institutions across the continent.
African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina praised the potential of the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation at an event during Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi.
Funding
Approval date: 6 September 2023.
Project name: Support Programme for Reconstruction of Grassroots Communities, phase 2 (PARCB-2).
Amount: donation of €12.62 million from the Transition Support Facility.
Administrative authorities in the Central African Republic will benefit from financial support from the African Development Fund to improve their employees’ working methods.
African leaders ended the three-day Africa Climate Summit with a call to the global community to act with urgency in reducing emissions, honour a commitment to provide $100 billion in annual climate finance to developing countries, and swiftly operationalize the Loss and Damage facility agreed at last year’s COP27 in...