Agro-Food Processing Project hits its stride in Togo : AfDB
The project is financed by the African Development Bank (47%), West African Development Bank (28%), the Government of Togo (17%) and the Seamaul Foundation...
Long-term rural development necessary to end cycle of ‘multicrisis’, UN agency to tell Paris...
As world leaders gather this week in Paris to leverage their collective power against crises threatening global stability, the president of the UN's lnternational...
‘Africa is being short-changed by climate finance’
Africa’s desperate search for durable and lasting adaptation and mitigation measures are drier than before because the continent is ‘being ‘short-changed by climate finance’,...
Norway pledges an additional US$9.5 million to climate adaptation for small-scale farmers
As part of a commitment to triple its support to climate adaptation by 2026, Norway has pledged an additional NOK 100 million (approximately US$9.5...
United Kingdom Steps up Climate Adaptation Finance Support for Africa
The UK will provide £200 million to the African Development Bank Group’s Climate Action Window, a new mechanism set up to channel climate finance...
Morocco, AfDB ink deals to boost agriculture
The government of Morocco has sealed two deals with African Development Bank (AfDB) that is set to boost agriculture and social protection.
The first agreement...
New lender enters South Africa’s agriculture sector
A new financial entity was launched today with a specific focus on creating and managing a financial services operation, supporting all the stakeholders in...
Co-exist with the poor on climate Change-Guterres
The COP 27 indaba on climate change opened in Egypt’s Sharma Sheik, Sunday, with the United Nations UN secretary-general, António Guterres challenging rich countries-being...
Nigeria: AfDB, First City Monument Bank sign agreement for $50 million line of credit...
The African Development Bank has signed an agreement with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) for a $50 million line of credit to support access...
Placing small-scale farmers and rural populations at the heart of climate discussions
To ensure small-scale farmers and rural populations from developing countries receive the attention and funding they urgently need, the International Fund for Agricultural Development...