by Dianne Bayley | Jun 6, 2023 | Innovation
Africa has the necessary partnerships and technologies to eradicate hunger, says African Development Bank president Dr Akinwumi Adesina.What is needed is action including robust financing, Adesina said this week at the 8th Africa Agribusiness and Science Week (AASW)...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 24, 2021 | Sustainability
The African Development Bank and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) have joined forces to produce a study of the role of green banks and national climate change funds in mobilizing finance to support low-carbon, climate-resilient development in Africa. The...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 21, 2020 | Sustainability
UK companies must leap at the chance to deepen economic ties with Africa, a continent with unmatched investment opportunities, according to several African leaders at the 2020 UK-Africa Investment Summit. At an oversubscribed opening ceremony attended by dignitaries...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 13, 2019 | Featured Articles
Africa has the potential to expand the continental economy fourfold, with energy demands expanding by only 50 percent, according to a new report. The International Energy Agency (IEA) unveiled its report on the first day of the second African Investment Forum in...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 1, 2019 | Sustainability
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina unveiled ambitious plans to scrap coal power stations across the continent and switch to renewable energy at United Nations climate talks in New York in late September. Addressing a gathering of leaders and officials...
