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AfDB Seeks Global Investment Support For Africa’s Water Sector

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) representatives today opened high-level talks with governments, heads of business and development partners to explore ways to channel more investment into Africa’s water and sanitation infrastructure, as well as to discuss necessary policy reforms. The bank joined leading global stakeholders in calling for universal water security for Africans during the […]

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AfDB AFAWA’s Support For Women Entrepreneurs Hits $1.051Bn

The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA), an initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has supported African women entrepreneurs with over $1 billion in approved funding to boost their businesses and incomes. The AFAWA was launched in 2015 in Dakar during the first Feed Africa conference (Dakar 1 Africa […]

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U.S Commits $760Mn To Communities Worst-Hit By Nutrition Crisis

African leaders and the United States government have underscored the need for increased investment and prioritization of nutrition across the African continent. The African Development Bank (AfDB), through the African Leaders for Nutrition, the Nutrition CEO Council and the African Union Commission, convened a high-level discussion on 12 December, on the sidelines of the U.S.-African […]