A new week comes to an end on Afrik 21 with a lot of news. The news includes the accession of Senegal and Ghana to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which supports sustainable development in Africa.
Read Afrik21’s special edition devoted to women, on the occasion of 8 March 2024.
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Senegal and Ghana will soon be among the member countries of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Their membership applications were recently approved by the development bank based in London, UK. What’s at stake?
Financing development: what can the EBRD bring to Senegal and Ghana?
This interview with Lacina Koné, Managing Director of the pan-African digital sovereignty platform Smart Africa, conducted on the fringes of the 38th World Mobile Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, is worth noting.
For Lacina Koné, the future of digital technology and AI lies in Africa
Digital technology is probably playing a part in the implementation of the public-private partnership (PPP) between the Togolese government and Sunna Design. The French company has just completed the installation of 30,000 solar-powered street lamps in rural Togo.
Public lighting: Sunna successfully installs 30,000 solar streetlights in Togo
The Gabonese government is also opting for PPPs, but to preserve its biodiversity.
GABON: signing of two public-private partnership agreements for biodiversity
However, in Ethiopia, the African Development Fund (ADF) has released 46 million dollars for drinking water and sanitation in the Borana region.
ETHIOPIA: the ADF grants $46m to finance water and sanitation in Borana
See you next week
