June 23, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Receives Five Awards From Emea Finance for Its Achievements in Debt Capital Markets
The African Development Bank has received five awards in the 2022 Achievement Awards organized by EMEA Finance. The awards were announced on Thursday 8 June 2023 in London. Read more »
Africa: African Hidden Champions Hosts Egypt's Top Business Leaders
AfDB and Africa Foresight staff at the African Hidden Champions Dinner, 19 June 2023, Cairo. Read more »
Africa: Summit for a New Global Financing Pact - International Community Welcomes African Development Bank Initiative On IMF Special Drawing Rights
Practical roadmap for easing the debt burden for low-income countries while freeing up funds for climate needs Read more »
Africa: African Governments, Partners Express Support for Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa Toward Target of Mobilizing $500 Million
Event on sidelines of the Paris Forum features announcement of $5 million grant for initiative. Read more »
Africa: Summit for a New Global Financing Pact - African Development Bank Head Says Mdbs Should Leverage IMF Special Drawing Rights to Fight Climate Change and Push SDGs
African Development Bank head Dr Adesina ( third from left) on panel discussing SDRs and debt at the Summit For a New Global Financing Pact, Paris, June 22 2023 Read more »
June 22, 2023
Africa: Press Conference On African Development Fund Partial Credit Guarantee to Benin
What: Press conference on African Development Bank Group partial credit guarantee to Benin Read more »
June 21, 2023
Africa: 'De-Risking Capital Is Key to Scaling Up Development Finance', African Development Bank's Adesina Tells Opec Fund Forum
(L-R) Rémy Rioux, CEO of Agence Française de Développement; Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank; Muhammad Al Jasser, chairman of the… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Africa: Child Malnutrition - The African Development Bank Steps Up Action to Save Thousands of African Children At Risk of Dying Before Their Fifth Birthday
The Bank is continually stepping up initiatives to ensure that thousands of African children have the chance to celebrate their fifth birthday Read more »
June 16, 2023
Africa: USAID Commits $3 Million to African Water Facility to Accelerate Preparation of Water and Sanitation Investment Projects in Africa
An attendant at Kathulumbi Health Center draws water from a tank provided courtesy of the Thwake Dam Project, Makueni County, Kenya. Read more »
Africa: Exploiting Natural Gas Can Be a Win-Win for Both Africa and Asia - - Experts
Against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its impacts on food and fuel prices worldwide, representatives of the private and development sectors attending an online… Read more »
Africa: Summit for a New Global Financing Pact - African Development Bank President Adesina to Participate in Roundtable Discussion On Debt and Channeling Sdrs
What: Roundtable discussion on Debt and SDR Channeling: Where are we and how to go forward? Read more »
June 15, 2023
Africa: Summit for a New Global Financing Pact - African Development Bank President Adesina to Lead Roundtable On Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa
What: Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa hosts roundtable on the side-lines of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact Read more »
June 13, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank's Adesina to Speak At 2023 Opec Fund Development Forum
What: African Development Bank's Adesina to speak at 2023 OPEC Fund Development Forum Read more »
June 14, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Group Annual Report 2022 - Bank Group Demonstrates Strong Performance and Commitment to African Countries
US$8.2 billion in approvals to African member countries Read more »
June 09, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank, Government of Chad Sign $650,000 Grant Agreement to Extend Digital Financial and Non-Financial Services to Women and Youth
The Afdb-managed Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility is providing a $650,000 grant to help extend digital services to women and youth entrepreneurs in Chad. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group, Government of Tanzania Launch $54 Million Initiative to Drive Job Creation for Youth in Zanzibar's Blue Economy
Dr Hussein Mwinyi, president of Zanzibar (center) , AfDB Tanzania country manager, Patricia Laverley, and delegations representing the government and the AfDB at the Golden Tulip… Read more »
Africa: World Environment Day - Host Cote d'Ivoire, Africa Development Bank Urge Collective Action to End Plastic Pollution
Cote d'Ivoire hosted the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day on the 5th of June 2023, with the African Development Bank as a core partner for the annual event. Read more »
June 12, 2023
Africa: Webinar to Connect African and Japanese Women Entrepreneurs
What: Young African and Japanese women entrepreneurs networking webinar Read more »
June 07, 2023
Africa: African Hidden Champions Hosts First Regional Reception for 2023 in Nairobi
AHC Co-Partners: Franziska Hollmann and Antje Steiner from DEG with Thomas Viot from AfDB. Read more »
Africa: Banking On Nutrition - Akinwumi Adesina's Reappointment to Sun Movement Lead Group Boosts Efforts Towards a Malnutrition-Free World By 2030
UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi A. Adesina at the 2017 G7 Summit, Taormina, Italy. Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Appoints Jacques Edjangue Vice President for People and Talent Management
The African Development Bank Group has appointed Jacques Edjangue Vice President for People and Talent Management, effective 16th June 2023. Read more »
June 05, 2023
Africa: Africa Has Technology and Innovation to Achieve Zero Hunger- - African Development Bank Head Adesina At Africa Agribusiness and Science Week
Africa has the necessary partnerships and technologies to eradicate hunger, said African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina. Read more »
June 03, 2023
Africa: Sahel Region - African Development Bank to Extend Nearly $1m in Gender-Based Grants to Boost Opportunities for Women-Led Businesses
The African Development Bank's Gender Equality Trust Fund will provide a $950,000 grant to the Africa Small and Medium Enterprise Business Linkages Program in Burkina Faso, Chad,… Read more »
June 02, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank and Errada to Host a Business Seminar On Green Economy in Egypt
What: Seminar on Business Enabling Environment for Green Economic Development Read more »
Africa: World Environment Day
WHO: African Development Bank, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Côte d'Ivoire, The Netherlands Read more »