The African Development Bank Group plans to invest $10 billion over the next five years to boost Africa’s efforts to end hunger and become a primary food provider for itself and the rest of the world, Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina said on Wednesday during the opening ceremony of the Dakar 2 Africa Food...
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It was two days ago that we all gathered here in Dakar for the Feed Africa Summit. We came in response to a clarion call out of Africa that it is time for Africa to feed Africa. The clarion call was that the time is right, and the time is now for Africa to feed itself. We came from Africa. We came from...
President of Burundi Évariste Ndayishumiye welcomed to the Dakar 2 summit by Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. He is one of 34 leaders to participate in this summit on food and agriculture in Africa.
The second Africa food summit in Senegal ended on Friday, with development partners agreeing to commit $30 billion to back the continent’s resolve to boost agricultural productivity and become a breadbasket for the world.
The African Development Bank Group and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are teaming up to help 40 million African farmers through a new initiative that will double productivity and produce 100 million metric tons of food for 200 million people.
What: Dakar 2 Summit closing press conference
Who: Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Equipment and Food Sovereignty of Senegal, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group
When: Friday, 27 January 2023 ; 12:30pm GMT
WHAT: Launch of The African Legal Support Facility Medium-Term Strategy 2023-2027 and new visual identity
WHO: The African Legal Support Facility
WHEN: 31 January 2023
WHERE: Virtual TIME: 13:00 – 15:00 GMT
(l to r) Nungari Mwangi, AgriSME Strategy and Partnerships Officer, AfDB, Atsuko Toda, Director, Agricultural Finance and Rural Development, AfDB, Andrew Mude, Lead, AgriSME Development and Financing, AfDB, Beth Dunford, Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, AfDB, Anita Vandenbeld, Parliamentary Secretary...
The African Development Bank is providing $1 million to support private investment in sustainable transport in seven African countries.
AfDB Vice President Beth Dunford announces AFAWA’s $1 billion milestone at the African Food Summit in Dakar.
