November 02, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2022 Market Days - Press Conference
What: Africa Investment Forum 2022 Press Conference Read more »
November 03, 2022
Africa: Africa Is Open for Business, Continent's Leaders Tell Investors As Africa Investment Forum Kicks Off
'Let's aim for more than $100 billion in investor interest' - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara Read more »
November 01, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2022 Market Days - - Opening Ceremony / Press Conference
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Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Building Out Africa's ICT Infrastructure Can Pave the Way for a Digital Leap Forward
One major lesson for Africa from the Covid-19 pandemic is that it had an outsize negative impact on workers in jobs that cannot be performed remotely. Such jobs are typically in… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - African Continental Free Trade Area Provides Fresh Impetus for Deeper Railway Networks
Demand for more extensive rail infrastructure in Africa received a boost following the coming into force of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in early 2021. The… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Green Jobs Can Help Shift the Climate of Gender Equality for African Women
The Africa Investment Forum has a strong track record of supporting the success of women business owners and entrepreneurs. Less well-known is that the Africa Investment Forum, an… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum Attracts Us Trade and Development Agency Support for Nigerian Telehealth Provider
Abuja-based telemedicine provider Mobihealthcare Limited has received grant funding from the United States Trade and Development Agency. The funding will support the provider of… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2022 - Medical and Vaccines Transactions Expected to Draw Healthy Investor Interest During Market Days Event
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Africa Investment Forum, a marketplace for transactions that close Africa's investment gaps, has channeled investments to projects… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Lusophone Compact Continues to Drive Private Sector Investment in Africa
The Lusophone Compact is one of many successes that have emerged from the innovative Africa Investment Forum. The compact is a financing platform that provides risk mitigation,… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Harnessing Guarantees and Insurance to Close the Continental Financing Gap - the Africa Co-Guarantee Platform Leads the Way
Africa has long suffered from a risk perception gap - one of the main factors contributing to the continent's estimated $200 billion trade and investment financing gap. More… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Launches USD 2 Billion 5-Year 4.375 Percent Global Benchmark Due 3 November 2027
On Wednesday 26 October 2022, the African Development Bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody's / S&P / Fitch / Japan Credit Rating, all stable), launched and priced a new USD 2… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Africa: Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program Partnerships Forum
What: Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program Partnerships Forum Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Publishes New Report Linking Security, Investment and Development
"Military spending across the continent, in response to rising insecurity, is undermining our efforts to attain the UN-SDGs, Agenda 2063 and the Bank's High 5 priorities" - AfDB… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Closing the Technology Gap Promises Significant Gains for Africa's Creative Industries
Africa's creative industries have grown rapidly in recent years, as its music, films and fashion increasingly attract a global audience. Read more »
Africa: Q&A - Mobihealth CEO Funmi Adewara On What the Ustda Grant Means for the Company and Its Strategic Plans
The $67 million Mobihealth Telemedicine Project is an innovative digital health transaction involving the establishment of a fully integrated telemedicine proprietary platform. It… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2022 - Mobihealth CEO Funmi Adewara On What the Ustda Grant Means for the Company and Its Strategic Plans
The $67 million Mobihealth Telemedicine Project is an innovative digital health transaction involving the establishment of a fully integrated telemedicine proprietary platform. It… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Africa: "Sustainable and Resilient Connectivity Across Borders"
What: Webinar on promoting regional connectivity for resilience building Read more »
October 25, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank VP Presents 2022 African Economic Outlook to Harvard Community, Calls for Capacity Building, Research On Impact of Climate Activities in Africa
African Development Bank Group Acting Chief Economist and Vice President Kevin Urama has called for more robust capacity development and research on the impact of climate change in… Read more »
Africa: Webinar On National Circular Economy Roadmapping
What: Webinar on National circular economy roadmapping Read more »
October 24, 2022
Africa: AAAP Webinar - Innovation Essential for Climate-Smart Future, but It's Not Enough
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, is dubbed 'African COP' as the impact of climate change on African countries will be a key theme of discussions.… Read more »
Africa: Strengthen Collaboration On Climate Adaptation Across the Continent, Experts Say Ahead of COP27
Ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, in Egypt in November, the African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation participated in a series… Read more »
Africa: First Continental Policy Conference On the Theme "Promoting the Peace, Security, and Development Nexus - the Promise of Regional Integration."
WHAT: First Continental Policy Conference on the theme "Promoting the Peace, Security, and Development Nexus: The Promise of Regional Integration." Read more »
October 21, 2022
Africa: Finance in Common Summit Closes As Cop 27 Beckons, Development Bank Heads Call for Action to Close Development Finance Gap in Africa
In advance of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) next month, public development banks meeting in Abidjan agreed on action points to tackle Africa's climate… Read more »
Africa: Finance in Common - Let's Exploit the Impetus Around Climate Change to Scale Up Agriculture - Panelists
Development lenders in Africa can seize the current global crises as an impetus to help the continent significantly increase food production. This was a common conclusion of… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Africa: Finance in Common Summit 2022 - Five Public Development Banks Sign Paris Gender Declaration
Five new public development banks have signed onto the Paris Development Banks Statement on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Paris Development Banks Statement on Gender… Read more »
