The AfDB is helping Africa with its low carbon growth, helping finance 630MW in clean energy in 2011, with plans to double that in 2012.

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According to the AFDB report, members of Africa's growing middle class are better educated than their poor counterparts and tend to have salaried jobs or small businesses.

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The AfDB is blending these funds with its own resources.

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Over the past year, the AfDB has engaged extensively in international discussions, such as the World Water Forum, COPs of the UNFCCC , Climate Investment Funds Partnership Forum, Africa Carbon Forum, and providing support for the African Group of Negotiators in the UN processes.

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The fellowship, which is a partnership with three multilateral organizations- the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the World Trade Organization (WTO), will provide three ambitious African professionals with an opportunity to gain first-hand experience at the highest levels of the multilateral organizations and gain insights into the process of policy making.

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