The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has urged critical stakeholders on the continent to support the bank’s Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF).
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A young master’s degree holder in geography, Viviane Kakou didn’t want to spend her career in an office. She chose agriculture out of passion. Thanks to the African Development Bank (AfDB), her dream of becoming an agricultural entrepreneur is taking shape.
Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, says urgent action is needed to reduce the world’s dependence on fossil fuels and harness Africa’s renewable energy sources.
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has directed the establishment of a support desk for Osun tech innovators and entrepreneurs.
Africa’s drive to transform its agriculture and become a food basket continues to receive strong global support, with development partners agreeing to commit more than $50 billion to the plan, barely two months after its launch.
The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), will commit $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, announced Wednesday at the Dakar 2 Africa Food Summit in Diamniadio, east of the Senegalese capital of Dakar.
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Lagos for Senegal on Tuesday, where he will attend the 2nd edition of the Dakar International Conference on Agriculture, according to Mr. Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesperson, in a statement on Monday.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have provided $244 million for emergency food production…
ASHENEWS reports that the AfDB’s job creation projects will be in Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.…
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says mitigating climate change requires urgent and significant reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by…