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The COVID-19 pandemic, with its several waves since its outbreak in early 2020, has been a key factor in slowing progress toward universal energy access. Globally, 733 million people still have no access to electricity, and 2.4 billion people yet cook using fuels detrimental to their health and the environment.

In the past 15 years, the share of agriculture in Togo’s GDP shrank by over 12%. The African Development Bank (AfDB) believes the drop was driven by

He will inspect key projects of the bank in the country.

It was exactly 16 hours (GMT) on Friday, and the main hall of Accra International Conference Centre exprienced momentary pin-drop silence.

From 6.2%, the African Development Bank (AfDB) scaled down its 2022 growth forecast for the Togolese economy to 5.8%. The drop, which the AfDB

Lender will release up to $1.5 billion targeting 20 million farmers spread across Africa.

AFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr Akinwumi Adesina says he has accepted President Emmerson Mnangagwa 's request for the bank to lead the country's debt repayment strategy as Zimbabwe seeks to expunge its onerous debt overhang.

The $35 million Savannah Investment Programme Productivity Investment Project (SIP) and the Savannah Zone Agricultural Productivity Improvement Project (SAPIP) of the African Development Bank

The money will be disbursed as concessional loans for SMEs involved in agribusiness especially those founded and run by women.

According to the AfDB, Africa needs an additional US$432 billion to finance its recovery at a time when budgetary margins have been severely squeezed