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Summit to secure $4bn commitments to close clean cooking funding gap for African women

Development partners gathering in Paris on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, are expected to pledge towards the $4 billion needed to provide clean cooking access...

$4tr is new annual financial target to save SDGs – AfDB’s Adesina

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has emphasised the critical need for significantly increased financing to meet the Sustainable Development...

AfDB strengthens partnership with CSOs

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is solidifying its partnership with civil society organisations (CSOs) in West Africa. The AfDB, in a statement issued...

AfDB directors tour Sierra Leonean project designed to transform water mgt, sanitation

A delegation of seven executive directors from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has visited a key water revamping project in Sierra Leone designed...

AfDB approves $50m loan to support climate resilience, improve livelihoods, boost food security in Yobe

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $50 million loan for the Yobe State Environmental and Climate...

AfDB supports Nigeria with $134m to cultivate rice, maize, cassava, soyabeans

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting Nigeria in the cultivation of rice, maize, cassava and soyabeans to boost food production. The bank is providing...

AfDB, Lake Chad Commission sign MoU to restore Lake Chad Basin

The African Development Bank Group and the Lake Chad Basin Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to rehabilitate and restore the Lake...

AfDB to provide $60m facility for wheat cultivation in Jigawa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its readiness to provide a $60 million facility to the Jigawa Government for the expansion of wheat...

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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including the Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children (MEDIC) and...
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Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says the country will be self-sufficient and meet its global market...

Use marble to produce electricity, engineer advises Oyo

An electrical engineer, Mr. Toyese Oyerinde, has advised the Oyo State Government to exploit the huge deposits of marble...

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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including...

Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says...