When the news broke in January this year that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was finally commencing operations, coming after years of delays and postponements of the start of production, there was palpable relief across the land that we were finally on the journey to ending the decades-long regime of spending tens of billions of dollars…
“I don’t know any other way to live but to wake up every day armed with my convictions, not yielding them to the threat of danger and to the power and force of people who might despise me.” – Professor Wole Soyinka Here we are in Rabat, headquarters of Académie Royale du Maroc, at the “Africa…
Land governance regulating access, use and ownership of land is critical to the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) and is needed to promote inclusive and sustainable development, experts at an African land policy conference heard. Leontine Kanziemo, the Africa Development Bank’s advisor on Natural Resources Management, told the opening session…
As Africa and Europe jointly spearhead the global green hydrogen economy, energy dynamics are undergoing a significant transformation. The abundant renewable energy potential in Africa, coupled with Europe’s ambitious production and import goals, is forging new energy pathways and redefining existing standards. In line with this, African Energy Week 2023, the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC)…
Unlocking women’s economic power and closing the gender gap will not only help us achieve Sustainable Development Goal 5—which is focused on gender equality— it will also help accelerate progress towards many of the 16 other goals Last month, I represented the African Development Bank’s Gender, Women and Civil Society Department at the Alliance…
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have produced a joint report examining the nexus between humanitarian, peace, development and migration. The report, titled Diaspora Engagement, Climate-Induced Migration and Skills Mobility: A focus on Africa, was discussed in a special session in Abidjan held on Thursday 5 October, the final…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is delighted to be part of the 18th Abuja International Trade Fair organized by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) at the Abuja Trade & Convention Centre, Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua Way, Airport Road, Abuja. Over the years, the NCC has continued to be a strategic partner…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by the provisions of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 (NCA 2003) has as part of its responsibility, the regulation of the Telecommunications Sector, as a critical driver of Digital Economy in Nigeria. Today’s event is aimed at providing a platform to enable stakeholders share perspectives on the opportunities, challenges and…
This past June, world leaders gathered in Paris for the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact. The goal was to review and revise the current global financial architecture to create a more just and beneficial system, especially for the nations and people of the Global South. Discussions included rechannelling the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s)…
On 21st September 2023, the world marked the International Day of Peace. This year’s theme is Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals, which the UN describes as a call to action for collective and individual efforts to foster peace. The African Development Bank Group has forged partnerships that underscore a commitment to achieving…
