Development
Malawi is likely to achieve only four of the eight MDGs namely: Reduce child mortality; Combat HIV, malaria and other diseases; Ensure environmental sustainability; and Develop global partnerships for development. However, close scrutiny point to alarming statistics: Rural poverty in Malawi remains widespread.
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Burundi: $23 million from the African Development Bank Group to Develop the Agro-Pastoral Sector for the Youth and Women
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has greenlighted…
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Finance in Common summit closes as COP 27 beckons, development bank heads call for action to close development finance gap in Africa
In advance of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) next…
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Millions at risk in flood-hit Nigeria; relief chief highlights hunger in Burkina Faso
Infrastructure and farmland have also been damaged, said the statement issued on…
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Comoros: African Development Bank provides nearly €6 million to boost food production
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved…
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Finance in Common: Let’s exploit the impetus around climate change to scale up agriculture – panelists
Development lenders in Africa can seize the current global crises as an…
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UN rights chief deplores deadly use of force against protestors in Chad
Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has deplored the deadly use of…
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African Development Bank, United Kingdom and London Market Insurers enter new risk transfer partnership for climate action
The African Development Bank, the government of the United Kingdom and three…
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Finance in Common Summit 2022: Five Public Development Banks sign Paris Gender Declaration
Five new public development banks have signed onto the Paris Development Banks…
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Children in Africa five times less likely to learn basics: New report
The ability of education systems to ensure even rudimentary literacy skills for their…
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AFAWA and Alliance for Financial Inclusion urge African Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors to boost financial inclusion for Africa’s women-led…
The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa program,…
