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.
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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.
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The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has received seven male and five female…
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The global campaign for aid and development transparency, Publish What You Fund has named the African Development Bank (AfDB) the…