Tag «President of the African Development Bank Group»

President Adesina wins 2017 World Food Prize

“Through his roles over the past two decades with the Rockefeller Foundation, at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), and as Minister of Agriculture of Nigeria, Dr. Adesina has been at the forefront of galvanizing political will to transform African agriculture through initiatives to: expand agricultural production, thwart corruption in the Nigerian …

Donors agree on US $ 7.06 billion to the African Development Fund (ADF); increased financing for fragile countries; and scaled up support to the private sector

➢ Strong donor commitment despite a difficult global economic environment ➢ Resources devoted to countries affected by situations of fragility to increase ➢ ADF to scale-up support to the private sector December 12, 2016 – A global coalition of donors pledged to support the structural transformation of African economies and the African Development Bank’s High …