Africa: Agriculture Fast Track Fund to Launch 17 New Projects in Support of Agribusiness SMEs in Ghana and Seven Other African Countries

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Africa: African Development Bank Board Approves $4.8 Million Grant to Accelerate African Free Trade

On 1 April 2019, the Board of the African Development Bank approved an institutional support grant of $4.8 million to the African Union (AU) to accelerate the momentum of the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank President Tells African Youth to Get Into Agriculture

African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has urged African youth to get involved in agriculture, saying that the Bank has invested massively in jobs for youth in rural… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank President Makes Strong Case for Increased U.S. Investment in Africa

Speaking at a high-level dialogue in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, said… Read more »

Africa: Invitation to the African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF)

Climate Smart Agriculture: Business and Employment Opportunities for Africa's Youth Read more »

Africa: Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Announces Revamped Website

The redesigned MWF4A website offers visitors an invaluable window into its vast African financial sector resources and unique knowledge collection. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Welcomes Partners to Mdb Roundtable to Strengthen Collaboration On Donor Relations and Fund Management

The African Development Bank Group hosted 11 sister institutions for the annual multilateral development bank (MDB) roundtable on trust funds and co-financing, held on 28-29 March,… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Leads Delegation to IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings

African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina is expected in Washington DC, on Monday, to take part in the IMF/ World Bank Spring meetings from 9-12 April. Read more »

Africa: World Health Day 2019 - African Development Bank Joins the Global Call for Universal Health Coverage for All

On the occasion of World Health Day 2019, the African Development Bank Group is renewing its call for firmer commitment to pledges made by countries for universal health coverage… Read more »

Africa: The African Development Bank Launches a Dual Tranche Nok 500 Million 3-Year Social Bond and Sek 1.25 Billion 5-Year Green Bond

On Thursday 4 April 2019, the African Development Bank successfully priced a dual tranche NOK 500 million 3-year fixed Social Bond and SEK 1.25 billion 5-year fixed Green Bond… Read more »

Africa: "Coding Must Be Compulsory, At All Levels. the Currency of the Future Is Going to Be Coding... We Must Democratize Technology," Adesina Tells Mo Ibrahim Governance Week

African Development Bank President Adesina, on Friday, pleaded for Africans to embrace technology, and governments to urgently move away from "investing in the jobs of the past,… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Announces U.S.$100 Million Comprehensive Relief, Reconstruction and Mitigation Plan for Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe

Following the devastating impact of Cyclone Idai and the unprecedented loss of life and property in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi, the African Development Bank has announced a… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Launches Pan-African Urban and Municipal Development Fund

The African Development Bank has launched the Urban and Municipal Development Fund, a multi-donor trust fund to scale up interventions in urban development and drive sustainable… Read more »

Africa: East Africa's Economy Races Ahead of Its African Peers, Modest Growth Forecast for the Rest of the Continent - African Development Bank

Job creation and ramping up manufacturing will continue to be major priority areas for creating growth - African Development Bank Regional Economic Outlook Reports 2019 Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina to Address Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend On Migration

African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina will this weekend join Africa's most influential leaders and thinkers at the Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend, which celebrates the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank and Microsoft Launch All-Female Coding Training in Nigeria

One hundred and sixty young women have begun a month-long coding class on two Nigerian campuses under a new programme to give African youth digital skills for the work force. The… Read more »

Africa: Mauritius - African Development Bank Power Station Renovation Improves Energy Production, Air Quality

The refurbishment of the old Saint Louis power station has brought a breath of fresh air to those working at and living in the north west of Mauritius. Renovation of the machinery… Read more »

Africa: Driving Job Creation for Africa's Youth - 8 Mentors to Watch

Meet the inspirational young leaders who are helping reduce Africa's youth unemployment as part of the African Development Bank's Presidential Youth Advisory Group Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank to Convene Workshop On Portfolio Improvement

The Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department of the African Development Bank will organize a two-day workshop on portfolio improvement in Nairobi, Kenya from 11-12 April 2019. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Advances Gender Equality in African Procurement

Action plan to increase women's participation proposed Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Helps to Break Down the Barriers to Free Trade in Africa

A year after the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement ( AfCFTA)in Kigali by 49 African states, and following the ratification of the agreement by Ethiopia on the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank to Launch Regional Economic Outlook Reports

Following the successful launch of the 2019 edition of its flagship African Economic Outlook in January, the African Development Bank will launch the regional versions of the… Read more »

West Africa: African Development Bank Approves $20 Million Investment in Uhuru Growth Fund, to Build Regional Champions Across West Africa

The African Development Bank has approved a US$20 million equity investment in Uhuru Growth Fund 1, a first-generation fund sponsored by Uhuru Partners Limited, a private equity… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change in Africa - "A Race We Must Win and a Race We Will Win," African Development Bank Says

Fighting climate change with robust implementation of national commitments and partnerships was the main thrust of African Development Bank's Director of Climate Change and Green… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank, KFW Partner to Implement Electricity Regulatory Index

The African Development Bank and KfW Development Bank will be partnering to accelerate implementation of recommendations contained in the 2018 Electricity Regulators Index (ERI)… Read more »