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AfDB President Sidi Ould Tah Pays Courtesy Visit to Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara

September 24, 2025

The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Sidi Ould Tah, has paid a courtesy visit to the President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, reaffirming the strong partnership between the Bank and its host nation. During the meeting held on Wednesday in Abidjan, Ould Tah expressed gratitude to President Ouattara for his unwavering support during his election in May, which saw him become the ninth president of...

African Experts Urge Governance Reforms, Domestic Resource Mobilization, and Stronger Partnerships to Drive Economic Transformation in Transition States

September 24, 2025

African economists and development leaders have called for urgent governance reforms, stronger domestic resource mobilization, and innovative partnerships to accelerate economic transformation across the continent’s most vulnerable economies—transition states. The call came during a high-level Policy Dialogue organized by the African Development Institute (ADI) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) at the 66th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) in Abuja. Themed “Driving Africa’s Economic...

Why Trust is Fundamental for Africa: Gallup’s Dr Jim Harter on Closing Distance Podcast

September 24, 2025

Trust is the foundation of thriving workplaces, resilient organisations, and long-term performance. That was the message from Dr Jim Harter, Chief Scientist at Gallup, in a new episode of Closing Distancehosted by Dominic Wilhelm, Executive Director of The Global Trust Project. In the episode, titled 70 Million Conversations Later, Dr Harter drew on Gallup’s research spanning over 160 countries and more than 70 million employees worldwide – including sobering insights...

Sub-Saharan Africa Risks Leaving Over 660 Million People Without Electricity By 2030 If Funding Models Remain Unchanged

September 24, 2025

Africa’s leading off-grid solar provider, ENGIE Energy Access (EEA), has released a landmark White Paper urging a fundamental rethink of how grant capital is deployed to close the continent’s widening energy access gap. The publication, titled “Maximising Impact: Transforming Grant Funding for Energy Access,” draws on nearly two decades of EEA’s last-mile delivery experience across nine African countries. It highlights how restructured funding design can unlock private sector...

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