June 10, 2019
Africa: Africa's Regional Integration Gains Momentum At African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings in Malabo
"If we get integration right, Africa can develop with dignity and confidence," African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina told journalists at a press conference to herald… Read more »
June 06, 2019
Africa: South Africa - Women Walking the Road Less Taken, and Shining
Pumza Mbulekwua and Phie Nxumalo are working in male-dominated fields - construction and engineering. The pair both had their Bachelor's degrees funded by Eskom, as part of its… Read more »
June 05, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Offers $50 Million for Post-Cyclone Relief
An international pledging conference to finance the reconstruction of parts of cyclone-hit Mozambique took place in the city of Beira on 31 May and 1 June. Read more »
Africa: South Africa - African Development Bank Group Supports Skills Development in Eskom's Medupi Power Plant
William Morifi, the director of Excellent Perceptions, a fire equipment sales and maintenance company in Lephalale (Limpopo, South Africa) on 09.04.2019 ©AfDB/Olive Thiong'o Read more »
Africa: University of Alberta Awards Akinwumi Adesina Honorary Doctorate
"You will achieve great things in life, but always remember: humility is what will make you stand out," African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina told the University of… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, Reuters Foundation Train Journalists On Development Reporting
"We are custodians of a narrative that can inspire and give wings to the dreams of the younger generation," African Development Bank Director of Communications, Victor Oladokun… Read more »
June 03, 2019
Africa: 'African Free Trade Area Offers Certainty Amid Chaotic Global Order,' Expert Tells Private Sector At African Development Bank Seminar
Business leaders shared their views on the widely anticipated African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) at a seminar hosted on 27 May by the African Development Bank at its… Read more »
May 31, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Provides €100 Million Partial Guarantee for Commercial Agriculture in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, meeting in Abidjan on 29 May 2019, approved a €100 million partial credit guarantee (PCG) to the structured finance… Read more »
May 29, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank's First Symposium On Climate Change Calls for Increased Focus On Resilience Building
African nations must focus on building resilience against climate change and renew efforts to save resources spent on weather-related emergency relief to better address the needs… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Hosts the Zero Emissions Omissions Coalition
The African Development Bank and the Zero Emissions Omissions Coalition, an advocacy group dedicated to mobilising support for climate change, have met to discuss the Bank's role… Read more »
May 28, 2019
Africa: Medupi Power Plant Drives Limpopo's Long-Term Socio-Economic Advancement
Medupi is the largest dry-cooled coal-fired plant in Africa, with six boilers that will produce 4,764MW of power, at peak operation. The African Development Bank Group signed a… Read more »
Africa: Japan and Austria to Support Private Sector Climate Change Investments On the Continent
The governments of Japan and Austria have approved a $1 million fund to strengthen the participation of the private sector in combating climate change. Read more »
May 21, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Commissions Value Chain Study Into Jewelry Manufacturing in Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and the Republic of Guinea
The study will focus on jobs for women and youth Read more »
May 20, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank President Pledges Deeper Cooperation, Urges Donor Support for Energy Sector
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, on 17 May 2019, pledged to deepen cooperation between his organization and Chad, to help the central African nation to meet… Read more »
May 21, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Commissions Value Chain Study Into Jewelry Manufacturing and Jobs for Women and Youth in Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and the Republic of Guinea
The African Development Bank has commissioned a study into the contribution of the jewelry manufacturing industry and its potential for job creation for women and youth in Sierra… Read more »
Africa: Adea, the Didier Drogba Foundation and Education Ministry Sign MOU to Promote Digital Literacy in Africa
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) hosted by the African Development Bank, the Didier Drogba Foundation (FDD) and the Ministry of National Education,… Read more »
Africa: Bank's Lines of Credit Help to Deepen African Financial Systems, Small Projects Blossom
The African Development Bank has since 1995 granted five loans totaling $700 million to the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), a governmental financial institution with… Read more »
May 17, 2019
Africa: African Countries Call for Collaborative Solutions to Indebtedness
Representatives from four African countries today called for a balanced approach to growing debt vulnerabilities to help low-income African countries meet their commitments to… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Digital Economy Is a Pan African Responsibility, Rwanda's President Kagame Says At Transform Africa Summit
Officially opening the continent's digital economy summit in the Rwandan capital, President Paul Kagame called the task to advance Africa's digital economy agenda "a pan-African… Read more »
May 16, 2019
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Partners Utility CEOs Forum
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), hosted by the African Development Bank, has been named the official partner of the seventh Utility CEOs Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. Read more »
May 15, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Hosts First-Ever Pan-African Dialogue On Achieving Climate Change Goals for Adaptation and Mitigation
While Africa enjoys unprecedented economic development and strong demographic and urban growth, large parts of the continent are also highly vulnerable and already face the… Read more »
May 22, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank to hold first Business Opportunities Seminar in the Kingdom of Eswatini
Who: Ministry of Finance, Business Eswatini and the African Development Bank Read more »
May 15, 2019
Africa: Africa's Digital Economy poised to explode as regional integration opens new markets
"Africa has shown it can deliver. Cross-border private sector "champions" are essential - Pierre Guislain, African Development Bank Vice President Read more »
May 13, 2019
Africa: Global Partners Announce $61.8 Million Allocation to Boost African Development Bank Initiative for Women Entrepreneurs
The Governing Committee of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has approved a funding allocation of $61.8 million for the African Development Bank's Affirmative… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Hosts Workshop On Preventing Road Accidents and Fatalities in Africa
Growing vehicle ownership and rapid urbanization have increased the incidence of road accidents in Africa. Nearly 50% of the victims are pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists, who… Read more »
