Download logo On the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings, Canada announced a $1.1 billion commitment in temporary callable capital to support the African Development Bank. Canada’s announcement, to be approved by the Bank’s governors, was made by Maryam Monsef, the Canadian Minister of International Development and for Women and Gender Equality. “I am happy […]
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More than 3,500 children have been recruited and used by non-state armed groups in north-east Nigeria since 2013
Download logo More than 3,500 children, most of whom were aged 13 to 17, were recruited by non-state armed groups between 2013 and 2017 and have been used in the ongoing armed conflict in northeast Nigeria – UNICEF said today ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Chibok abduction. The UN children’s agency said that […]
FAO starts distribution of much-needed seeds and tools in cyclone-ravaged Mozambique
Download logo Farmers in areas left devastated by Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique have started to receive much-needed agricultural inputs thanks to a joint effort by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Mozambique’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to assist hard-hit rural families to get a head-start on the impending secondary […]
Tripoli: April Clashes, Humanitarian Update – Facts and Figures #6 (12 April 2019)
Download logo Overview of Key Developments: Over a week into the eruption of clashes in Tripoli, displacement numbers appear to be rapidly increasing and a significant number of families who require evacuations cannot be reached: 9,500+ individuals have been displaced since the onset of fighting. This includes the movement of some 3,500 additional individuals in […]
USAID Administrator Mark Green's Meeting with the President of the Central African Republic
Download logo The following is attributable to Acting Spokesperson Tom Babington: On April 11, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green met with the President of the Central African Republic (CAR), the Honorable Faustin-Archange Touadera. The Administrator expressed hope that the February 2019 Peace Agreement will provide a path to lasting peace in […]
Canada affirms its strong partnership with African Development Bank
Download logo The African Development Bank (AfDB) is a key institution that plays a critical role in the growth and development of Africa. The Government of Canada is a long-standing partner in delivering on shared objectives alongside the AfDB. The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, today […]
Remarks on the 25th Anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Download logo I am honoured to be with you on this solemn and moving occasion. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. In one of the darkest chapters in recent human history, more than one million people – overwhelmingly Tutsi, but also moderate Hutu and others who opposed […]
South Sudan: Thousands receive food, thanks to Emergency Response project supported by the African Development Bank, World Food Programme (WFP)
Download logo Thousands of people in South Sudan have received relief from a food security project which is addressing the nation’s severe food and nutrition needs. The South Sudan Short-Term Regional Emergency Response Project (STRERP) was launched in December last year by the government with a $43.57 million grant from the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org). […]
Security and Services Essential for Safe, Durable Return of Displaced Communities
Download logo Eight months after the signing of the revitalized peace agreement in South Sudan, some communities uprooted from their homes are on the verge of going home. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) embraces this prospect of stability in the world’s youngest country and is scaling up its response to returnees across the country. […]
Communique of the Africa Section of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS-Africa) at its 6th Congress in Accra on April 6th 2019
The Africa section of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) (http://AIPSAfrica.com) held its 6th congress in the Ghanaian capital of Accra from April 3rd to 6th and came out with the following resolutions ● Building on the decisions reached at its last meeting in Lausanne during the AIPS Congress which witnessed the first AIPS SPORT […]