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African Development Bank seeks internal funding amid aid cuts and Ebola

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The African Development Bank (AfDB) convened its annual meeting amid significant challenges, including declining overseas development aid and an Ebola outbreak impacting attendance. The bank is advocating for a strategic shift towards leveraging Africa's internal financial resources to address an estimated $400 billion annual development financing gap. AfDB President Sidi Ould Tah is championing the New African Financial Architecture for Development (NAFAD) initiative to mobilize substantial, cost-effective financing from the continent's own resources. AI

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African Development Bank seeks internal funding amid aid cuts and Ebola

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    African Development Bank meets as shrinking aid, Ebola cast long shadows

    African leaders and financiers gathered for the African Development Bank’s annual meeting on Monday as the continent faces shrinking aid flows, with this week’s event in Congo Republic overshadowed by an Ebola outbreak across the border. Overseas development aid from the world’s …

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