African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina announces gender innovation contest to promote gender equality in AfDB’s operations Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, March 8, 2017. The African Development Bank is taking bold actions to address the gender gap in Africa. Its Gender Strategy, “Investing in Gender Equality for Africa’s Transformation: 2014-2018”, seeks to strengthen gender mainstreaming in all its operations and strategies. “When comparing the years 2012-2013 to 2014-2015, the Bank has improved its performance in gender parity in job creation and gender-specific training for jobs. We are committed to using our resources to promote positive action as well as accountability in favour of gender parity,” she said.

Source: News Business Ethiopia March 09, 2017 09:20 UTC