The pursuit of better employment opportunities is a major driver of intra-regional migration within Africa and towards other regions outside the continent. In a post-pandemic era, it has become evident that safe, orderly, and regular migration can pl...
Climate change is a global challenge, particularly affecting Africa, which is highly vulnerable to its adverse impacts. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that developing countries are the most vulnerable to climate change,
COP28 took place from November 30 to December 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Under the theme ‘Unite, Act, Deliver’ the event represented a milestone moment for the world to take stock of its progress on the Paris Agreement,
Africa's Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook is the African Development Bank Group's biannual publication, released in the first and fourth quarter of each year.
Improving the processing and trade of African wood and wood products (WWPs) has long been a focus for African policymakers because it stimulates multiple benefits for the African continent, including the creation of jobs, investment, and revenues.
In 2018, the African Development Bank (the Bank) launched an ambitious Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan 2018-2025 (MNAP) as a catalyst for achieving the goals of the Bank’s equitable growth agenda in supporting the Grey Matter Infrastructure1.
Market and Seasonal Monitoring Updates 2024
Results indicate that providing fortified rice in school meals is very highly cost effective in reducing zinc, folic acid, and vitamin A deficiencies, improving cognitive performance, and reducing iron-deficiency anaemia.
A Situation Report is a concise operational document with the latest updates on the World Food Programme's (WFP) response to an emergency. It gives an overview of WFP’s activities and informs the wider humanitarian community and other interested stak...
Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) contribute minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions (0.03 percent) yet disproportionately suffer from climate change impacts.
This report provides an analysis of food security and evolving needs and an update on WFP’s response and priorities. The convergence of multiple crises – conflict, extreme climate patterns and economic shocks – is driving hunger, eroding livelihoods...
Eight dynamic African women-led businesses won the 2023 YouthAdapt challenge, each receiving grant funding of up to $100,000 and comprehensive mentorship through a 12-month accelerator program.