Africa’s city dwellers enjoy better livelihoods, higher quality of life, according to a new report

Despite growing rapidly, Africa’s cities have provided improved access to services, jobs and infrastructure for millions of people in the last 30 years compared to smaller communities, a new report finds.
Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics: The Economic Power of Africa’s Cities, launched on Tuesday, shows that urban areas in Africa have outperformed the countries in which they are located by higher margins than seen in other parts of the world.,

Watch Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Executive Director, AUDA- NEPAD discussing the report’s findings

Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank Group, 23-27 May 2022

What:        African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings
Who:         The African Development Bank Group
When:       23 to 27 May 2022
Where:      Accra International Conference Center (AICC), Accra, Ghana
 
The 57th Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank and the 48th Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund, the concessional arm of the Bank Group, will take place in Accra, Ghana from 23 to 27 May 2022.