Africa: Adesina Shares Vision to Transform Africa Through Investment Not Aid

President Cyril Ramaphosa officially opened the inaugural edition of the Africa Investment Forum on Thursday saying Africa was not only on the rise but Africa is on the move,… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Putting Women At the Heart of Financial Systems

Panelists on the first day of the inaugural Africa Investment Forum have urged investors to ensure that women are placed at the heart of financial systems, echoing President… Read more »

Africa: Climate, Agribusiness, Gender Are Key Priorities in New Agreement Between African Development Bank and Findev Canada

The African Development Bank and FinDev Canada - the Canadian government's development finance institution - have agreed to collaborate in joint transaction opportunities, external… Read more »

Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa to Officially Open the Africa Investment Forum At the Sandton Convention Centre

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will today, Thursday, 08 November 2018, officially open the inaugural session of the African Development Bank's Africa Investment Forum. Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum - African Legal Support Facility Offers Tools to Assist Negotiations for Infrastructure On the Continent

Stephen Karangizi, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the African Legal Support Facility on Monday said the facility offers the needed tools for African countries to better… Read more »

Africa: Kinshasa, Brazzaville Ink Landmark Bridge Project

On the sidelines of the Africa Investment Forum, the African Development Bank and Africa50 have signed an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo… Read more »

Africa: Niger Basin Authority Will Get US $134 Million to Spur Development and Climate Change Adaptation in the Niger Basin (PIDACC)

In a bid to improve the resilience of the people and ecosystems of the Niger River Basin, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, has approved US$76 million for the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank, International Financial Institutions Launch First-Ever Co-Guarantee Platform

The African Development Bank alongside Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) and GuarantCo, on… Read more »

Africa: Funding for Africa's Infrastructure Grows By 22 Percent (ICA), As Africa Investment Forum Opens

Funding commitments to Africa's infrastructure development rose by 22% in 2017, the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) announced today. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank, International Financial Institutions Launch First-ever Co-Guarantee Platform

The African Development Bank alongside Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) and GuarantCo, on… Read more »

Africa: Push for Africa Investments: Finance Institutions Join Forces to 'Deliver As One For Africa'

Grab the chance to fast-track development,’ Adesina tells Africa Investment Forum Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank to Invest Over U.S.$ 500 Million in New City Wide Inclusive Sanitation Projects With Support From Gates Foundation

The African Development Bank announces a new initiative to promote innovation and citywide inclusive sanitation services for sub-Saharan Africa's urban inhabitants. The Bank's… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Pre-Ticad7 Seminar On Investing in Africa

The African Development Bank will organise a seminar focusing on investments in Africa on 29 November 2018 in Tokyo, Japan, in collaboration with Japanese private sector. Read more »

Africa: La Banque Africaine de Développement appuie l'extension et la modernisation de l'aéroport international de Rabat-Salé

Renforcer la compétitivité et l'attractivité de la zone économique Rabat-Salé ; Read more »

Africa: Free-to-Air Broadcast Live Television Feeds From the 2018 Africa Investment Forum in South Africa Nov 7-9, 2018

Organiser: The African Development Bank in collaboration with Gauteng Province and the South African Government Read more »

Africa: Investors' Bright Future in Africa

For any investor interested in Africa, there is only one place to be this week: Johannesburg. When the three-day Africa Investment Forum opens on November 7, a total of 61 deals… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank and Key UN Partners Push for Improved Gender Statistics

The African Development Bank is vigorously pushing through changes in its data collection to ensure it is gender disaggregated for better monitoring of how policies affect women as… Read more »

Africa: Uganda's Kampala-Jinja Expressway Project Approved By African Development Bank

The African Development Bank has approved a sovereign loan of US$229.5 million to the Republic of Uganda to finance phase one of the Kampala-Jinja Expressway project. The financing… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum - All Set to Tilt the Tide of Investments Into Africa

Forum to advance projects to bankable stages, raise capital, and accelerate financial closure of deals Read more »

Africa: African Economic Conference - Interview With African Development Bank's Regional Integration and Business Delivery Vice-President, Khaled Sherif

In this interview ahead of the African Economic Conference, the African Development Bank's Vice-President for Regional Integration and Business Delivery, Khaled Sherif disagrees… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Collaborates With Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative

The African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program has signed a financial procedures agreement with the World Bank-led Women… Read more »

Africa: "Chancellor Merkel Your Name Is Written in Gold in Africa" - African Development Bank's Adesina to Stakeholders At G20 Investment Summit, Germany

The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina on Tuesday commended the Presidents and Heads of State of the Compact with Africa countries for their strong… Read more »

Africa: 2018 African Economic Conference to Focus On Innovative Solutions to Impediments to Africa's Regional and Continental Integration

The 2018 African Economic Conference (AEC) will take place at the Kigali Marriott Hotel, KN 3 Avenue, District de Nyarugenge, Conference Center, in Kigali, Rwanda from December… Read more »

Africa: All Set for Africa's First Investment Marketplace - the Africa Investment Forum, an Initiative of the African Development Bank

The African Development Bank's Africa Investment Forum (AIF), a game changer for financing Africa's infrastructure development, is scheduled to take place at the Sandton Convention… Read more »

Africa: 2018 African Economic Conference to Offer Practical Solutions - African Development Bank

"The 2018 African Economic Conference (AEC) will feature practical solutions from regional integration experts and the private sector," a senior African Development Bank staff has… Read more »