1/2 Congratulations, African Development Bank Group Gender & Women Empowerment Division and Bank teams for co-hosting the hybrid Africa Gender Statistics Forum. Our UN Women ECA UNICEF African Union & partner collaboration, with KOAFEC support, highlights Africa’s need for gender data.

"There’s a Psychological Term for Feeling Disappointed by Traveling to Paris—and It Can Have Intense Symptoms" - Travel + Leisure 🤷🏽‍♂️ A nice kickoff to the week for Paris je t'aime - Tourist office travelandleisure.com/what-is-paris-…

We’re introducing African Development Bank Group’s Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus Initiative to public, private sector leaders. It promotes an integrated approach to improving access to clean water & food security, producing clean energy, protecting the environment & more. Glad to join virtually

Learn more about how fellow CNN alum Zain Verjee /The Rundown Studio developed a Master AI Prompt, an editorial co-pilot for journalists and communications professionals covering Africa. Her piece, "How to write about Africa 2.0," in Semafor. semafor.com/article/07/07/…

Stuff About Advertising's Ashley Rustein wrote in Campaign US about leveraging the 'Oscars' of marketing & comms: "If you need a Lion to get in the door - it’s a zoo, not an ad agency." - More on misleading campaigns, awards revoked at #CannesLions2025 adnews.com.au/news/cannes-20…

African Development Bank a step closer in pursuit of EDGE Certification. Attaining EDGE Level 2 recognizes African Development Bank Group work implementing gender equality and an inclusive environment. EDGE is a leading certification that measures workplace gender equity. afdb.org/en/news-and-ev…

From struggle to success: Kenyan farmer Naumi Kamau transformed her maize farm with support from @ApolloAgri and African Development Bank Group’s Fertilizer Financing Mechanism. See how she boosted yields and income. ➡️bit.ly/43QXNy5 #FeedAfrica

Screenshotting this and sending to anyone trying to get me to do a zoom call

#AfDBinTanzania: On Kibuka’s steep slopes in #Tanzania, women like Molissia Mbiki are changing agriculture. Through co-op support they've conquered tough terrain, pests, & market hurdles. Yields are up, loans repaid, and hope is blooming. bit.ly/3IgEJkx #FeedAfrica

Insightful write up from African Development Bank Group Director General Abdul B Kamara, Dir. Martin Fregene, Dir. Yero Baldeh, WFP Nigeria Country Dir. David Stevenson and Dir. Steven Were Omamo of IFPRI about how investing in food systems can reduce hunger and save lives in northern Nigeria. #FeedAfrica

The African Development Bank Group & @ILO have launched the Youth, Jobs & Skills Marker - embedding youth employment, skills and entrepreneurship in Bank projects across Africa. This will ensure Africa’s young people lead in building sustainable economies. ➡️bit.ly/3GIRjsl #YouthSkills

How now brown cow? This heifer's digital ID helped her owner access finance. Read about a young woman entrepreneur, with training supported by African Development Bank Group Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa, bringing AI to the farm: tinyurl.com/3shyffxy World Youth Skills Day

Sharing the Olympic dream. 🥹 We never forget iconic medal moments. 🤩🫶 #Olympics | #Medals2026 | Milano Cortina 2026 | LA28

Congratulations to African Development Bank Group colleagues - our AFAWA-led video highlighting #AfDB President Akinwumi A. Adesina’s commitment to gender equality in Africa is named a 2025 AVA Digital Awards “Gold Winner.” Learn more, watch the team’s work 🎥: tinyurl.com/rr8t443e #HeForShe

Chuck Mangione got regular rotation on my parent's home music system. I was a little kid when we went to see him in concert. Backstage, my Mom and Mangione, being from the same hometown, seemed to be longtime friends. More about the jazz legend's passing: usatoday.com/story/entertai…

🚨Can you translate "development speak" into human? Game to transform climate finance into captivating content? African Development Bank Group seeks a communications consultant to shape our story about de-risking agricultural finance, climate resilience in Africa.🌍 Details➡️tinyurl.com/4ndbk6se

If you are unfamiliar the Coldplay concert “kiss cam” affair (see WIDT🫠), you may not appreciate the crisis communications genius of hiring Coldplay frontman’s ex-wife as “temporary spokesperson” for the company whose CEO is center of scandal. Context: variety.com/2025/digital/n…

Who did this? 😂Georgia Lottery’s take on President Lincoln though… youtu.be/xY8OWV-zho8?si…

🚨8 August deadline #Hiring👀🔎 African Development Bank Group seeks a communications and knowledge management consultant to wizard 🧙🏽word around three Agriculture Development and Rural Finance Department initiatives that are doing pretty cool work across Africa. Details: linkedin.com/posts/alphonso…

This, and the comments, are heartbreaking.