The Africa Eco Race has arrived in Dakar, with video

Africa Eco Race stage 12 As tradition dictates, the 14th edition of the AFRICA ECO RACE came to an end on Sunday 30 October 2022 at Lac Rose in Dakar, with the final photo under the finish arch of the entire organisation team. VIDEO: STAGE 12 – RACE REPORT Before that, this final day had seen the 22 km long Lac Rose special stage with a start from Niokhob beach, followed by the podium ceremony during which the winners and […]

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Africa Eco Race – Final stage without surprises, with video

AFRICA ECO RACE 2022 – STAGE 11 During the briefing on Friday evening at the Ouad Naga bivouac, Manfred KROISS, the Sporting Director of the AFRICA ECO RACE 2022, had indicated that the final timed sector was complicated because the tracks were covered with vegetation, masking the traps of the track. He therefore advised competitors, especially those on motorbike, to be very vigilant. A message received by all because there was not the slightest problem on this last special of […]

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Africa Eco Race 2022 stage 10 review and video

Whether on two or four wheels, those who emerged from yesterday’s special stage, a 456 km loop around Ouad Naga, will undoubtedly be heroes. Indeed, it was by all accounts the most difficult stage since the creation of the AFRICA ECO RACE in 2009. VIDEO: STAGE 10 – RACE REPORT Why? Quite simply, because the course was 100% sand with a lot of dunes, all at temperatures reaching up to 50 degrees. However, almost everyone who started yesterday was at […]

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Africa Eco race 2022 stage 7 with video

After the cancellation of the first special stage in Mauritania, everyone was eager to get started yesterday morning at the start of this 7th stage between Chami and Akjoujt. VIDEO: STAGE 7 – RACE The start had been brought forward by 30 minutes so that the competitors could avoid driving in the high temperatures of the afternoon. Even though yesterday’s route was particularly difficult, there were no real problems for the participants of this 14th edition of the AFRICA ECO […]

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Earth from Space: Inhambane Bay, Mozambique

s Inhambane Bay, in southeast Mozambique, is featured in this true-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Click on the image below to explore it in its full 10 m resolution. Inhambane Bay is a deep inlet into which the small Mutamba River flows. In the north of the bay, where the waters exit into the Mozambique Channel, an arm of the Indian Ocean, different water depths can be identified in tones of green and blue. Two small islands […]

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The Africa Eco Race has seriously began – Day 1 & 2 with videos

VIDEO: STAGE 1 – RACE REPORT VIDEO: STAGE 2 – RACE REPORT Stage 1Leg Nador / Bousaïd 605kmLiaison: 118 km – Special stage: 94 km – Liaison: 393 km A FIRST STAGE WITHOUT ISSUES FOR THE AFRICA ECO RACE 2022 As soon as the competitors drove off the ATLAS ferry from the Italian company GNV, they set off for a 118km liaison which was just far enough to warm up the engines before diving straight into the race. Tuesday’s stage […]

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African Development Fund extends $3 million in additional financing for Liberia’s Special Agro-Processing Zone scheme

photo: Women selling various grains at a community market in Monrovia, Liberia. The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an additional $3 million of mixed financing for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone project in Liberia. The financing, approved on 12 October 2022, comprises a loan of $2.92 million and an $80,000 grant sourced from the African Development Fund, the Bank Group’s concessional lending arm for the continent’s low-income countries. On 20 October 2021, the African […]

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African Development Bank to showcase its youth agenda at Youth Connekt Africa Summit

What:      African Development Bank to host session at Youth Connekt Africa Summit Who:      The Government of Rwanda; YouthConnekt Africa Hub, the United Nations Development Programme; African Development Bank, Development Partners When:     14 October 2022 Where:    Intare Conference Arena, Kigali, Rwanda African Development Bank Vice President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization Solomon Quaynor will join Africa’s young generation of innovators, policymakers, champions and leaders at the 2022 Youth Connekt Africa Summit, taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 13 to15 October […]

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