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2021 Will Be Critical In Fight Against COVID-19, Climate Change, Says United Nations

EDITORJanuary 12, 2021

by EDITORJanuary 12, 2021026

BY DAYO ADESULU United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has said that 2021 will be critical in the fight against COVID-19 and climate change. He stated...

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AfDB To Support Sahel Region With $6.5b For Great Green Wall Initiative

EDITORJanuary 11, 2021January 11, 2021

by EDITORJanuary 11, 2021January 11, 2021030

The Sahel region’s Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Monday. During a forum hosted by French...

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Chad Gets $11.26m AfDB’s Grants For Women And Girls’ Education

EDITORJanuary 8, 2021

by EDITORJanuary 8, 2021079

BY DAYO ADESULU The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $11.26 million to the Government of Chad to...

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AfDB Appoints DG And Deputy DG In Regional Offices

EDITORJanuary 7, 2021

by EDITORJanuary 7, 2021069

BY DAYO ADESULU The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Directors General for the East, Central and Southern Africa regions...

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Top 20 AfricavsVirus Winners For AfDB Grant Emerge

EDITORDecember 21, 2020

by EDITORDecember 21, 20200108

BY DAYO ADESULU The African Development Bank has announced 20 finalists of the AfricavsVirus Challenge (https://AfricaVsVirus.com) who will receive a grant of up to $20,000 as well as...

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AfDB Partners Host Online Workshop on Enhancing Africa’s Water Security

EDITORDecember 21, 2020December 21, 2020

by EDITORDecember 21, 2020December 21, 2020081

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) (https://bit.ly/3nDsT4E), a regional organization of Horn of Africa countries, held a webinar to discuss the...

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Medium Scale Independent Power Producers Gets AfDB Approval for $25m

EDITORDecember 18, 2020

by EDITORDecember 18, 2020079

BY DAYO ADESULU The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Board of Directors on Monday 14 December 2020 approved $15 million from the Sustainable Energy Fund for...

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Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Gets AfDB’s Approval For $7m To Transform Africa’s Mini-Grid Investment

EDITORDecember 18, 2020

by EDITORDecember 18, 20200151

BY DAYO ADESULU The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) have approved a $7 million grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for...

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