Caroline Kende-Robb
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Senior Director, Strategy and Operational Policies, @AfDB_Group. Board Director @IllicitFlows. Trustee @CAMFED.
Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire
Joined October 2011
Arriving for my first day in my new position at @AfDB_Group in #Abidjan! What an honor to be here, living back in #Africa, and to contribute to the vital work of the African Development Bank.
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We are putting together our next Ten Year Strategy 2023 - 2033 here @AfDB_Group. Where do you see #Africa in ten years time in 2033? In what areas will Africa be a global leader? Would love to hear from you!
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It is three years today since the passing of Kofi Annan. He was an inspiring leader, a man of great values and kindness, and a very dear friend. Never a day goes by when I do not think of him.
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Off to #WashingtonDC for @WorldBank @IMFNews Spring Meetings. Looking forward to discussing African & global development issues especially on climate, food & energy security, investing in youth & gender equity & role of private capital. #ReshapingDevelopment
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Thank you to amazing @jmkikwete for visiting 15 African countries to discuss @educommission with leaders. It was a pleasure 2 work with you
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It was wonderful to see @jmkikwete in Geneva today Discussing @educommission & need to increase finance for education #IFFEd
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We are all excited to arrive in #Addis this evening as part of a team @AfDB_Group (mainly women BTW!) meeting with regional organizations to discuss our new Ten Year Strategy @_AfricanUnion @ECA_OFFICIAL @igadsecretariat @UNDPAfrica @issafrica
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At #UNGA now @jmkikwete explains ODA for #education is declining. We must #fundeducation urgently. @educommission @GPforEducation
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My daughter @tkende1 is working here in #Abidjan for @EngenderHealth - an impressive NGO. So it is always lovely when she comes to see me in my office at the @AfDB_Group. Here we are standing in front of the incredible flags of #Africa!
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It is 4 years today since the passing of my dear friend Kofi Annan. I miss him everyday. And the world misses his invaluable leadership. May his gentle soul RIP. 🙏🏽
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Flying over Switzerland on my way to #Ghana to meet President @NAkufoAddo with @jmkikwete to disseminate @educommission Education report
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See my piece on 6 reasons why #Africa's new free trade area is a global game changer @wef @MeneWamkele @AfCFTA_Expert
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World is facing an alarming education crisis says President Kikwete today in #Tunis at launch of @educommission report
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We have just arrived in Sharm El Sheikh, #Egypt for @AfDB_Group Annual Meetings. I was born in #Blackpool and so I always want to go and see the sea if it is close by. Here I am at night next to the Red Sea. It was amazing. #AfDBAM2023
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I am deeply honoured to be joining @AfDB_Group! Thank you so much @akin_adesina for giving me this valued opportunity. I am looking forward to working with the Bank’s highly committed and dedicated colleagues to implement the AfDB's vital mission.
NEW APPOINTMENT: The African Development Bank has appointed Caroline Kende-Robb as Director, Strategy and Operational Policies Department, effective 16th October 2022. More:
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Excited to be traveling this morning to @AfDB_Group Annual Meetings, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. We're mobilizing private sector financing for #climatechange and #greengrowth in #Africa. Would love to hear your ideas! #AfDBAM2023
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At #UNGA now @Hansen_WB says that @WorldBank will increase investments in education. Next #WDR is focused on education & learning.
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Thank you @GhanaHege for inviting @jmkikwete, @TheoSowa & I to discuss education in #Ghana @educommission
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In Abidjan with @jmkikwete great meeting @akin_adesina @AfDB_Group discuss finance & education in #Africa
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My dearest friend Kofi Annan died 2 years ago today. I miss him everyday. He was a man of great integrity & his moral leadership plus his values of peace, tolerance & respect live on & guide us all as we navigate today’s world. R.I.P my dearest friend. @KofiAnnanFdn
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How exciting!! We unveiled our @AfDB_Group new 10-Year Strategy (2024-2033) here in Nairobi!! . And look at the great photo below of the continent’s leaders @AUC_MoussaFaki @akin_adesina @WilliamsRuto and Njuguna Ndungu all holding up the document! . You can find our Strategy
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On my way to #Accra today to attend the State Funeral of my dear friend @KofiAnnan to celebrate his incredible life #RIPKofiAnnan
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Africa's energy entrepreneurs are most innovative in the world and are beginning to lead the disruption of the global energy sector #COP22
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Thank you @akin_adesina @AfDB_Group for great meetings @jmkikwete discussing #LearningGeneration report & urgent need for education finance
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What a pleasure to meet @WorldBank president nominee Ajay Banga here today @AfDB_Group in #Abidjan. Ajay met with our President @akin_adesina & they discussed an agenda for transformation based on a close partnership. How exciting!
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Great weekend with colleagues from @AfDB_Group who are now good friends here in #Abidjan. Thank you for making me feel so welcome!!!
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I am so excited that the heads of 10 multilateral development banks (#MDBs) including @AfDB_Group @akin_adesina today announced joint steps to deliver greater impact and scale by working better together to tackle urgent challenges: #WBGMeetings
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One reason why I love working @AfDB_Group are the amazing women in senior management positions. Here I am with Hassatou N’Sele, our great VP of Finance and CFO after a meeting with @USTreasury here in Washington DC.
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It is six years today since my dear friend Kofi Annan passed. Although I miss him dearly every day, his legacy as a kind and genuine leader and as a champion of peace will continue to inspire us all. May his gentle soul RIP 🙏🏼
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I am proud of working @AfDB_Group to visit projects for people & planet! Here in Marrakesh at Noor Ouarzazate world’s largest concentrated solar power plant. Simply awe inspiring. @COP28_UAE must create investments like this across Africa for a just & fair transition. #COP28UAE
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Today I am deeply saddened & grief-stricken. I have lost a close friend & my heart aches at the loss. @KofiAnnan was an incredible man with much genuine kindness and warmth. I know as his soul Rests In Peace, he will live in our hearts for ever more. A giant of Africa & the world.
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The incredible @priyankachopra Goodwill Ambassador @UNICEF talking now #UNGA about getting girls into school @educommission @GPforEducation
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I love this photo of the truly inspirational Nelson Mandela with my boss and dear friend Kofi Annan. Two #African giants of global justice. #MandelaDay @KofiAnnanFdn @G_MachelTrust @AcetforAfrica
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So exciting that our eldest daughter Talia has joined me here in #Abidjan. While I am @AfDB_Group working with my amazing team on a new ten year strategy, Talia is working for @EngenderHealth, an amazing CSO focused on gender equity in sexual and reproductive health rights!
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Now here’s a cool statistic I did not know. With the removal of barriers plus new investments, #Africa’s agricultural output could increase from $280 bn per year to $1 trillion by 2030! Africa’s amazing potential to become a breadbasket for the world.
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It is going to be a very exciting week in Nairobi for @AfDB_Group Annual Meetings. So much to discuss including how to reform the global financial architecture for Africa. As noted by @WilliamsRuto, Africa has $640 bn in outstanding debt and pays nearly $70 bn in interest every
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Great to be here at the @InspWomenAwards in Manchester with my brother @johnrobb77 and so many inspiring people and amazing women from all over the north of England!
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Delighted to see G20 leaders support education. Thank you @shakira @OfficeGSBrown @jmkikwete & African leaders for helping make this happen
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Great to meet President of #Botswana @OfficialMasisi today in #Davos2019 @wef to discuss #climate change & #agriculture & the work of @CARE in #Africa @CAREGlobal
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The sleeping giant of intra-regional African trade is waking! Did you know that @AfCFTA will dismantle over 90% of tariffs on intra-African trade by 2035 creating integrated market spanning 54 countries, 1.4 bn people & a combined GDP of $3.4 trillion. This is transformation!
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Lovely to meet you @dagmawit_moges We are impressed with all the work you are doing with the Peace Fund @_AfricanUnion & it was great to discuss @AfDB_Group Ten Year Strategy. See you soon!
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Whether u are a storyteller or writer we must use all tools including power of social media 2 change narrative on Africa says @MariaSTsehai
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Continuing to share @educommission report across Africa. Yesterday Accra, we met @NAkufoAddo strong supporter of education reform @TheoSowa
There was a meeting of the minds btn Pres. Nguesso and I when we met in Brazaville to discuss the #LearningGeneration vision @educommission
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I am excited to be going to #Nairobi at the end of May for @AfDB_Group’s 2024 Annual Meetings! Join us and visit #AfDBAM2024.
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Here today in #Abidjan at the launch of @AfDB_Group macroeconomic outlook Jeffrey Sachs @Columbia very clear that #Africa’s economies are v resilience & the continent will be the place of rapid growth in the world.
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I am honored & excited to be joining CARE International. What an incredible organization working for social justice across the world.
We are pleased to announce that Caroline Kende Robb will join CARE International in August as the new Secretary General. She will replace @lauriejlee, who will return to his permanent role as National Director & CEO of @careintuk. Welcome @CarolineKende!
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It was such a blast doing a presentation with my brother @johnrobb77 on Inspiring a Sustainable Future, in the wonderful city of #Manchester. Met so many incredible people who are changing the world. Thank you #WINManchester, @WINConference @CMBoggiano for inviting us.
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It was a special time last week to be in #Lagos, #Nigeria with colleagues from @AfDB_Group paying our respects and celebrating the life of @akin_adesina’s incredible mother who was a beacon of community leadership and kindness.
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Thank you @africaprogress. I had an amazing 5 years with incredible @KofiAnnan. It was an honor & a privilege. My new job @educommission
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Heading into day 3! Lots of energy here @AfDB_Group Annual Meetings in Egypt as we focus on solutions for #Africa. As our President @akin_adesina clearly stated “Natural resources are not Africa’s best asset. It is our young people who are”. #AfDBAM2023
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I am loving this infographic!I am @AIFMarketPlace in #Abidjan where it is widely recognized that Africa is the most secure destination for infrastructure investment with lowest default rate in the world! #AIF2022 @AfDB_Group
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A hot steamy morning in #Abidjan. Here with @jmkikwete to discuss #education financing with President Ouatarra & @AfDB_Group
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It was really great to present @AfDB_Group new Ten-Year Strategy 2024-2033 at @_AfricanUnion working group on Agenda 2063 meeting #Nairobi. Our Strategy underlines the Bank’s commitment to #Agenda2063 to achieve together the Africa We Want. Thanks to @CesarAbogo for his great
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Did you know @AfDB_Group occupies a distinctive place among world’s multilateral development banks? It is Africa’s premier development finance institution serving 1.4bn people & 54 countries, both low-income & lower-middle-income countries. See here!
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Here we are in #Egypt @AfDB_Group Annual Meetings listening to our President @akin_adesina asking is the global financial architecture failing Africa. He adds that there is an urgent need to reform this system. #AfDBAM2023
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With my wonderful colleague @somlawende in the impressive @_AfricanUnion building. We are here discussing @AfDB_Group’s Ten Year Strategy with our African Union colleagues to ensure alignment with #Agenda2063 - The Africa We Want.
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Look at this panel with 3 fantastic women! Today @AfDB_Group Annual Meetings we are talking about does the global financial architecture work for #Africa? Is the allocation of SDRs fair? Should SDRs be channeled through MDBs? What do you think? Please post below!
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With deep sadness I share the passing of my best friend @PeterdaCosta2. We met over 30 yrs ago in The #Gambia. Peter was a person of the greatest integrity, with an intellectual brilliance & amazing generosity of spirit, who was trusted by all. #RIP my beautiful dearest friend.
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What a week! It was fabulous to be in #Nairobi with my daughter @tkende1 who joined some of the @AfDB_Group Annual Meetings and also helped us with the unveiling of the new Ten-Year Strategy! .#afdbam2024
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We are very excited to be here! Looking forward to our Annual Meetings in the beautiful city of #Nairobi. @AfDB_Group.
Welcome to Nairobi Kenya Distinguished Delegates.@KeTreasury @AfDB_Group @KICC_kenya @JBMuhati @Kiptoock @KenyaNewsAgency @KIPPRAKENYA @KQSupport @KBCChannel1 @citizentvkenya
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It was great to meet with @steveutt @UNDP yesterday here in #NYC. Very impressed with the work their teams are doing across the African continent. Looking forward to working closely together on #SDGs, building resilience, climate justice and @AfDB_Group 10 Year Strategy.
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So excited to unveil the @AfDB_Group new Ten-Year-Strategy (2024 – 2033) at the Bank’s Annual Meetings here in Nairobi! . The #AfDBAM2024 session will be livestreamed here: #AfDBat60. What do you think are Africa’s greatest opportunities in the decade
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Love this photo! Today here in #Marrakech an historic collaboration among 9 multilateral development banks! Congratulations to @AfDB_Group @ADB_HQ @AIIB_Official @EBRD @NewsFromTheCoE @the_IDB @isdb_group @WorldBank @EIB.#WBmeetings #IMFMeetings
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Wise words from my former boss and dear friend, who I miss daily, the one and only Kofi Annan.
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I am in #Jordan where we visited Asrak refugee camp in the heart of the desert and home to over 35,000 refugees. 60% of the population here are children and 1 in 4 families are headed by single women. @CAREGlobal @CARE
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Graca Machel stresses importance of #education for liberating women & says 'No one must go to bed unable to read or write' @educommission
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How fabulous to see my good friend and outstanding leader @bjerde_anna here in Washington DC at @WorldBank @IMFNews Spring Meetings. We discussed how our institutions can work together closely in times of great change. #ReshapingDevelopment
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Delighted to share the @AfDB_Group newly unveiled Ten-Year Strategy to President Jin Liqun of the @AIIB_Official here in #Nairobi at our Annual Meetings. #afdbam2024 . We look forward to working closely together as part of a reformed Multilateral Development Bank system.
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I am at @IHEID listening to the wonderful President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf make the first Kofi Annan Geneva Address. She beautifully describes the amazing work of our dear Kofi Annan’s life as a peace maker. @KofiAnnanFdn
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It was a pleasure to meet you last week with @jmkikwete. Your vision of education in Ghana is an inspiration @educommission
Our educational institutions need to know, at first hand, what is happening in industry and train their students accordingly. #ICEBUT2017.
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Thank you Egypt and @RaniaAlMashat for such a fabulous evening celebrating @AfDB_Group successful Annual Meetings at a beautiful venue on the edge of the desert! #AFDBAM2023
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Great to be back in the vibrant city of #Abidjan and in the office @AfDB_Group looking forward to 2023!
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Amazing Graca Machel says 'We liberated ourselves from colonialism now we must drive transformation of ourselves & of men'here in #Tanzania
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It was really fabulous to be at Kofi Annan’s 80th birthday party! Congratulations! @AshishJThakkar @reneengamau @KevinAtSave @KellyTClements @reneengamau @shanthi_flynn @Harryslaststand @ColinMcElwee @nomsa_daniels
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Excellent point by @AndrewmitchMP today here @AfDB_Group Annual Meetings where he says we save a bank in Califonia in 2 days but it takes us 2 years to bring debt relief to Zambia. #AFDBAM2023 #Egypt
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Today is an historic day for women! For 2 years, @CARE’s #March4Women rallied around an ILO Convention to end violence & harassment at work. CARE applauds #ILO100! Thank you @GlenTarman! #StopGBVatWork @Winnie_Byanyima @AnnieLennox
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It great to see another panel with 3 women - all again fabulous- here today in #Egypt at Annual Meetings @AfDB_Group! We are discussing the interconnection of the #climatecrisis & food sovereignty. Learn more about resilient #food systems in #Africa:
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I am proud to be a member of @CAMFED Board. We met recently in Cambridge UK, and the organization is going from strength to strength. CAMFED is a pan-African movement revolutionizing how girls’ education is delivered! Thank you @AngieMurimirwa for all your hard work!
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We must seize the opportunity to reduce Africa's energy gap. Africa's energypreneurs are ready for action.
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Today I always feel sad and grateful. It is 5 years ago today since my dear friend Kofi Annan passed away. He was like a father to me. May his beautiful soul RIP. @KofiAnnan
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Thank you to the wonderful team members of the Strategy and Operational Policies Department for making me so welcome during my first week at @AfDB_Group here in #Abidjan. BTW, check out the amazing view of the city from our office window.
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We have just launched our new Ten-Year Strategy. A big shout out to all the staff and Board members @AfDB_Group for coming together to create an inspiring collective vision for the next ten years! See more here
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Such wise words from my wonderful former boss & dear friend Kofi Annan. We miss you every day. #BlackLivesMatter @OfficialMLK3 @Blklivesmatter
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It was great to meet Aung San Suu Kyi today with Ju-Ho Lee @educommission to discuss education, vocational training & creative learning
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Definitely looking forward to a night out in the fab city of #Abidjan after a very long week in the office! Wishing everyone a nice weekend!
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Excellent to see the heads of multilateral development banks working closely together!! The vision - Towards a Climate Finance Architecture that Delivers for all. @AfDB_Group President @akin_adesina joined other MDB heads @the_IDB @EBRD @ADB_HQ @EIB .
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Bags packed & ready to go to beautiful country of #Tunisia 🇹🇳 for regional workshops on @AfDB_Group policies & strategies over next decade. Huge challenges but Africa has unique assets including young dynamic workforce, great clean energy potential & extensive natural resources!
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Exciting work in Tunisia connecting all schools. We are here as part of @educommission launching Learning Generation report
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So proud to have received my @AfDB_Group laissez-passer! Thank you to my wonderful colleague Eleonor Brou!
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We are off to Nairobi at the end of May and we are all counting down to the 59th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank and the 50th Meeting of the Board of Governors of the #AfricanDevelopmentFund. Visit and follow
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In many African countries 80% of schools lack electricity compromising quality says @africaprogress member Graca Machel #LearningGeneration
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Totally agree with Jack Ma last week @wef #Davos ‘Education is a big challenge now - if we do not change the way we teach, 30 yrs later we will be in trouble’. @GPforEducation must be replenished next month in. #Senegal hosted by @EmmanuelMacron & @Macky_Sall
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