Chairman Senator Chris Coons, Ranking Member, Senator Lindsey Graham, and distinguished Members of the U.S Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, I appreciate the opportunity to testify about the U.S. response and policy options for global food security crises.
A new report co-authored by the African Development Bank and the Global Green Growth Institute, has found evidence of growing political commitment to green growth in Africa.
The Africa Green Growth Readiness Assessment Report was launched on Wednesday during a side-event at the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, being held in Abidjan from 9 to 20 May.
What: Roundtable discussion
Who: Civil Society and Community Engagement Division, African Development Bank
When: Friday 13 May 2022, from 10.00 to 12.00 GMT
Where: Hybrid (face-to-face at the National Institute of Youth and Sports in Marcory, Abidjan, and virtually).
Quoi ? lancement virtuel d’un projet
Qui ? le gouvernement des Pays-Bas, le gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, la Banque africaine de développement et la République du Niger.
Quand ? 12 mai 2022 ; 09:00 – 17:10 (Niamey)
08:00 – 16:10 GMT
Où ? Virtuel - Cliquez ici pour suivre l’événement
Nine African heads of state, senior officials of pan-African and international organizations attended the opening of a high-level summit on drought and land restoration on Monday.
The summit, an initiative of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, was held on the sidelines of the fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, which is being held in Abidjan from May 9 to 20.,
Le gouvernement du Niger et le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement ont lancé jeudi, à Niamey, un projet de 450 000 dollars américains pour soutenir le développement des marchés de capitaux nationaux dynamiques au Niger.
The global economy could increase by more than $140 trillion a year[1], or 1.5 times the annual global GDP, if the objectives of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are achieved, participants heard during a side-event at the 15th summit of the UNCCD.
The president of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, made a compelling case, on Wednesday, for the United States to back the institution’s $1.5 billion emergency food production plan. The plan seeks to avert a looming food crisis in Africa caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine., President Adesina’s Keynote Speech
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Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has backed calls for more resources for the African Development Bank Group to accelerate its transformative role across the continent.
President Akufo-Addo received the African Development Bank Group president, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, at State House in Accra on Wednesday.,
AfDB Delegation visits Ghana in preparation of the Bank's 2022 Annual Meetings
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