AfDB Archives - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always https://citifmonline.com/tag/afdb/ Ghana News | Ghana Politics | Ghana Soccer | Ghana Showbiz Sun, 21 May 2017 18:58:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 https://citifmonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-CITI-973-FM-32x32.jpg AfDB Archives - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always https://citifmonline.com/tag/afdb/ 32 32 Mahama to speak at AfDB annual meeting in India https://citifmonline.com/2017/05/mahama-to-speak-at-afdb-annual-meeting-in-india/ Sun, 21 May 2017 18:58:15 +0000 http://citifmonline.com/?p=321313 Former President, John Dramani Mahama is in India to attend the 52nd Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The trip is in honour of an invitation from the bank and the Indian Government [contextly_sidebar id=”BlMRsCLyde2A3AepeZz21HPofKGIFl0f”]A statement from the office of the former president and signed by his aide, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, indicated […]

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]]> Former President, John Dramani Mahama is in India to attend the 52nd Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group.

The trip is in honour of an invitation from the bank and the Indian Government

[contextly_sidebar id=”BlMRsCLyde2A3AepeZz21HPofKGIFl0f”]A statement from the office of the former president and signed by his aide, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, indicated that John Mahama would be speaking at a session on ‘Engaging Africa’s youth in Agriculture.’

According to the statement, he will also participate in a number of other sessions on Financing Infrastructure, Addressing Africa’s nutrition challenges, and Africa- Asia Partnerships

The series of meetings with the theme ‘Transforming Agriculture for Wealth Creation in Africa.’ will kick off officially on Monday, May 22, and end on May 26, 2017.

Despite losing the presidency to Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo last December, John Mahama retains a reputable international presence and has been invited to speak at various programmes since leaving office

In February, Mahama addressed the African Leadership Magazine (ALM) Person of the Year 2016 Awards Programme in Johannesburg in South Africa where he advised Africans to devise the necessary structural reforms that will put the continent back on the path of growth.

 

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]]> AfDB President advocates improved finance for Africa https://citifmonline.com/2017/01/afdb-president-advocates-improved-finance-for-africa/ Mon, 16 Jan 2017 07:22:36 +0000 http://citifmonline.com/?p=285054 Mr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has called for improved access to financing to accelerate the transformation of African economies. He said this was likely to improve the quality of life of African populations. Speaking before African leaders at the Africa-France Summit, which took place in Bamako on January 13- January […]

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]]> Mr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has called for improved access to financing to accelerate the transformation of African economies.
He said this was likely to improve the quality of life of African populations.
Speaking before African leaders at the Africa-France Summit, which took place in Bamako on January 13- January 14, Mr Adesina said Africa could speed up its economic transformation through the Bank’s five main priorities: “The High 5;” “Light up and power Africa;” “Feed Africa,” “Industrialise Africa,” and “Integrate Africa.”
These five key priorities are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Union’s Agenda 2063, as demonstrated by an independent evaluation conducted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
Mr Adesina however noted that the resources needed for Africa’s economic transformation were enormous and that was why the AfDB was poised to launch the Africa Investment Forum designed to create a space where supply and demand could meet.
Advocating for agro-industrialisation and involvement of young people in the sector for the future, he said: “The solution to the migratory crisis is in Africa.”
This was why the Bank launched the “Enable Youth” programme, which would help create 1.5 million jobs in 30 countries, helping to retain young people in Africa.
“That is why the Bank launched recently the Forum on Resilience in Africa, which will enable us to achieve the Top Five in 10,000 communities in 1,000 days, with an immediate impact in fragile areas.
“Let’s mobilise and make the High Five reality in order to unleash the potential of Africa,” he said.
The President of the AfDB thanked donors for their commitment to support the African Renewable Energy Initiative, a joint initiative with the African Union that is now fully operational.
Its aim is to accelerate and increase the enormous potential of Africa in the field of renewable energies.
The European Union has already committed € 3 billion, plus € 6 million from France and € 2 million from Germany.
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Source: GNA

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