24/7/2017/Heirs Holdings The Chairman of Heirs Holdings and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, has called on African leaders and development institutions to help address the deepening job and employment crisis bedevilling the continent by lending support and paying more attention towards the agricultural sector, creating access to electricity and developing entrepreneurship. […]
Tag: African Development Bank
Swaziland secures $63-million AfDB loan to finance smallholder irrigation project
9/5/2016/AfDB Swaziland has secured a US $63 million (ZAR 2.01 billion) loan to finance the second phase of the Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project (LUSIP II) in the southeastern part of the country. The LUSIP II, approved by the African Development Bank Board on Wednesday, May 5, 2016, is a […]
African Development Bank President meets with ADEA Steering Committee Delegation
9/5/2016/AfDB A delegation of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) Steering Committee, led by Oley Dibba-Wadda, ADEA Executive Secretary, met with Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), on April 25, 2016 at the Bank’s offices in Abidjan. The purpose of the meeting […]
