When Hawa Koroma moved to Kenema in Sierra Leone's Eastern Province twelve years ago, she was looking for a fresh start following the civil war, which claimed her husband's life. She could not have imagined how the move to this city 200km from the capital Freetown would change her life.
The African Development Fund (ADF) has celebrated 50 years of driving socioeconomic development in Africa’s most fragile countries.
Held during the African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings—23 to 27 May—the event brought together beneficiaries and donors to speak about the impact and performance of the Fund. It also featured live performance and video. ,
Kenya is making rapid progress in the construction of its part of the Great Trans-African highway that runs from Cairo in Egypt to South Africa’s Cape Town.
The 84km Kenol-Sagana-Marua highway, which runs through central Kenya, is being upgraded from a single lane road to a dual carriageway. It is expected to be completed in six months, two years earlier than scheduled. The roadway connects Nairobi with major commercial and agriculturally important towns in central, upper eastern and northern Kenya.,
Driving time on the Kenol-Sagana-Marua road has been drastically reduced thanks to the new highway, says African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina while visiting the Kenol-Sagana-Marua highway works on 31 May 2022
What: Press Briefing
Who: African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina
When: Friday, 3rd June 2022, 10:00-11:00 hrs East Africa Time
Where: Kempinski Hotel
Members of the media are invited to a press briefing by African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, who is in Kenya on a four-day official visit.
The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) unit at the African Development Bank has published two evaluation reports that examine the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of the Bank’s work in transition states, countries where the main development challenge is fragility.
The African Development Bank affirmed its commitment to supporting African countries to harness their mineral resources at the recent Mining Indaba held in Cape Town.
Members of the African Development Bank Group’s Financial Sector Development Department (trade finance division) have concluded a successful visit to Malawi aimed at strengthening engagement with the private sector and leading financial institutions.
Who: African Development Bank Group and the Ministry of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills of Morocco
What: Regional conference on The Future of Labor and the Role of Entrepreneurship and MSMEs
Where: Sofitel Jardin des roses, Rabat, Morocco; Virtual (Zoom)
When: 7-8 June 2022; 08:30 (UTC+1)
The African Development Bank has launched preparations for its next five-year Mozambique country strategy after a trying period that included cyclones, security challenges and the Covid-19 pandemic.
