June 09, 2023
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 »
Africa: African Development Bank and Africa Growing Together Fund Commit $124.4 Million to Improve Sanitation in Angola's Coastal Towns
Improving access to sanitation services is crucial to meeting the health demands of the rising population in Angola Read more »
June 01, 2023
Africa: Annual Meetings Panelists Underscore Fintech's Potential to Build Sustainability Into Africa's Financial Sector
Agriculture, home ownership and B2B are among sectors undergoing rapid transformation Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $20 Million Investment in Private Equity Fund Targeting the Infrastructure Sector in Africa
The Nairobi-Thika Highway, Kenya Read more »
May 26, 2023
Africa: Akinwumi Adesina and Heads of African Regional and Continental Institutions Affirm Solidarity On Moving Africa Forward
African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, and heads of intergovernmental organisations and African development finance institutions following a meeting in Sharm… Read more »
May 31, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Driving Innovation to Scale Up Climate Adaptation
(From left) AfDB VP Kevin Kariuki, GCA Acting Africa Regional Director Charles Nhemachena, AfDB Director Anthony Nyong and AfDB Manager Gareth Phillips during a session on the… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Group Financial Report and Development Impact - Bank Group Proves Its Resilience With Strong Record of Activity in 2022 - Over $8 Billion Invested to Support the Continent's Recovery
African Development Bank Group vice presidents in a panel discussion during the Financial Presentation and Development Impact session at the 2023 Annual Meetings, Sharm El Sheikh,… Read more »
Africa: Five AfDB Regional Member Countries Set to Join African Development Fund Replenishment
The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan plan to contribute $1 million each to ADF's next replenishment cycle Read more »
May 26, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Group to Unlock Significant Additional Resources for Low Income Countries--Adesina
Bank Group draws curtain on 2023 Annual Meetings with a call for action to do more for Africa Read more »
Africa: From a Passion for Nature to a Vocation in Development
"I have made my passion a vocation. Every day, I think how lucky I am to be able to work in a respectful relationship with nature," says Mohamed Adnene Bezzaouia. A keen trekker… Read more »
Africa: In Zagora, an Abundance of 'Blue Gold' Brings New Opportunities
South of Morocco's Atlas Mountains, the River Draa, the Kingdom's longest, winds through lush palm groves before disappearing into the dunes of the Sahara. The valley is home to… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group to Unlock Significant Additional Resources for Fragile States - Adesina
Bank Group draws curtain on 2023 Annual Meetings with a call for action to do more for Africa Read more »
Africa: Africa Day - 'Let's Put Our Resources At Risk Behind Africa's Young People' - Adesina
African Development Bank's 2023 Annual meetings delegates celebrate Africa Day in pageantry Read more »
May 25, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Group Report 2023 - Africa Remains Resilient to New Shocks, but Progress and Financing Must Be Accelerated
The Bank proved agile and responsive to Africa's needs by making transformative investments in the High 5s totalling $8.2 billion in 2022 Read more »
Africa: Africa Set to Be the Second-Fastest Growing Region After Asia, but Headwinds Remain, Says AfDB's African Economic Outlook Report
Flagship report recommends incentives to draw private investment in green growth Read more »
May 24, 2023
Africa: Bolster Africa to Resist Financial Shocks, Build Climate-Resilient Economies, Say African Leaders At African Development Bank's Annual Meetings
African Development Bank head, continent's leaders call for overhaul of global financial architecture. Read more »
Africa: Collaboration for Pharmaceutical Self-Sufficiency - African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation Receives Strong Endorsement From Eminent Panel At African Development Bank Annual Meetings
The newly established African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) will be instrumental in propelling Africa towards the attainment of the United Nations' Sustainable… Read more »
