June 30, 2023
Africa: Seminar On African Development Bank's African Economic Outlook 2023 for Asian Audiences
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Africa: African Development Bank Teams Up With Airplane Manufacturers Airbus, Atr to Boost African Commercial Aviation
The African Development Bank has held workshops with aircraft manufacturers Airbus and ATR to explore ways of strengthening access to finance for African airlines. Read more »
June 29, 2023
Africa: USAID's Power Africa, African Development Bank Broaden Cooperation On Fighting Energy Poverty and Climate Change in Africa
Afdb Director Daniel Schroth (left), and Power Africa's Acting Coordinator David Thompson signed an updated, expanded Regional Development Objectives Agreement in Nairobi Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Umdf and Icex Spain Trade and Investment Team Up to Boost Sustainable Urban Development in Africa
Ms. María Peña Mateos, CEO of ICEX Spain Trade and Investment of the Kingdom of Spain, and Stefan Atchia, Manager of the Urban Development Division, sign a… Read more »
June 27, 2023
Africa: Transition Support Facility - Focusing On Msmes for Post-Covid Reconstruction in Africa
To face the unprecedented new global challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the spotlight has turned to the importance of the private sector in building resilience in… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Chief to Attend Africa50 Infra for Africa Forum and General Shareholders Meeting
What: Africa50 Infra for Africa Forum and General Shareholders Meeting Read more »
June 20, 2023
Africa: Evolution of Debt Landscape over the past 10 Years in Africa - Keynote Speech by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank Group Delivered at the Paris Club
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June 21, 2023
Africa: Webinar Series On Debt Management in the Context of Covid-19 - 4th Webinar - the Role of Legal Support in Effective Debt Management
What: 4th webinar on the role of legal support in effective debt management Read more »
June 23, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank, European Investment Bank, Islamic Development Bank and Who Launch New Investment Platform to Strengthen Primary Health Care Services
AfDB head Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina with WHO Director General Dr. Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tedros and heads of other multilateral development banks at the launch of the Platfom in Paris.… Read more »
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 »