December 04, 2021
Africa: 2021 AEC / Sovereign Wealth Funds Slowly Making Progress in Africa - Studies On Kenya, Botswana, Zimbabwe Highlight the Need for Financial Reforms
Sovereign wealth funds are gaining ground in Africa, although urgent financial reforms are needed to boost foreign investment following the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to… Read more »
December 02, 2021
Africa: African Economic Conference - Development Community Calls for Universal Vaccine Access to Mitigate Impact of Omicron, Other Covid-19 Variants
Cabo Verde President José Maria Neves on Thursday joined the development community in calling for urgent universal vaccine access as a way to mitigate the impact of Omicron… Read more »
Africa: After Merkel's Exit, Germany Must Remain Committed to Africa
In August, at a meeting of the G-20 Compact with Africa in Berlin, I had the distinct pleasure of joining some 30 African heads of state and government, and fellow heads of… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Board Approves a $35 Million Facility for Ecobank International Affiliates, Ebi SA Trade Finance Activities in Africa.
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on 19 November 2021 approved a $35 million unfunded risk-sharing facility to support the trade finance activities in Africa… Read more »
December 01, 2021
Africa: Lusophone Compact - African Development Bank and IFC Partner to Advance Economic Development in Lusophone African Countries
The African Development Bank and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, on Wednesday signed a partnership agreement admitting IFC as the first institutional partner to the… Read more »
Africa: Cabo Verde Set to Host Hybrid 2021 African Economic Conference On Financing Development in the Covid-19 Era
African heads of state and government together with senior policymakers will share their perspectives on how to reshape Africa's development financing models at the 2021 African… Read more »
Africa: Compact - African Development Bank and IFC Partner to Advance Economic Development in Lusophone African Countries
The African Development Bank and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, on Wednesday signed a partnership agreement admitting IFC as the first institutional partner to the… Read more »
November 30, 2021
Africa: Blue Economy in Africa - The African Development Bank Explores the Continent's Off-Shore Renewable Energy Potential
The African Development Bank's African Natural Resources Centre and the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa have hosted the first in a series of webinars discussing the potential of… Read more »
Africa: Nobel Laureate Economist Esther Duflo to Deliver 2021 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers' Lecture
What: 2021 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers' Lecture Read more »
November 29, 2021
Africa: 2021 Africa Investment Forum Postponed
2021 Africa Investment Forum Postpone Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence - What Does It Take?
A statement from Dr. Beth Dunford Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development Read more »
Africa: Mozambique - African Development Bank Group approves $36 million grant for power scheme that includes refugees and internally displaced persons
UN workers deliver relief items to internally displaced people in Corrane Site in Nampula Province. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Outlines New Health Infrastructure Strategy to Health Ministers in Economic Community of West African States
African Development Bank Vice President Dr. Beth Dunford has outlined the details of a new strategy that seeks to boost access to health services across the continent. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Board Approves New Water Strategy for 2021-2025
The five-year Strategy aims to increase water security and foster sustainable, green and inclusive growth and development in Africa Read more »
November 24, 2021
Africa: Sudan Sees Record Harvest As Agricultural Technologies Reach 10.6 Million Farmers in 2020
Sudanese wheat growers like Daf'Allah Mohamed Ahmed have battled the elements in recent years. Droughts, rising temperatures and the coronavirus pandemic have stretched the… Read more »
November 23, 2021
Africa: Annual Development Effectiveness Report Credits African Development Bank With Impressive Results Despite Covid-19 Pandemic
Almost 16.5 million people benefited from improvements in agriculture More than 9 million people gained access to better transport services More than 8 million people with new or… Read more »
Africa: 2nd CII-India Eximbank Summit On Innovative Financing Partnership With Africa
What: 2nd CII-India Eximbank Summit on Innovative Financing Partnership with Africa Read more »
November 19, 2021
Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Showcases Achievements At the Sidelines of the COP26 in Glasgow
On November 8, the Africa Climate Change Fund held a public stakeholder engagement event titled "The Role of the Africa Climate Change Fund in building African climate finance… Read more »
November 21, 2021
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2021 - Billions More Expected in New Investments for the Continent
The Africa Investment Forum's Market Days 2021, one of the biggest flagship initiatives of the African Development Bank, is poised to attract billions of dollars in investment for… Read more »
November 18, 2021
Africa: Regional Civil Society Forum 2021 - Southern Africa
What: Southern Africa Civil Society Regional Forum Read more »
Africa: At Fertilizer Financing Forum, Participants Call for Closer Stakeholder Collaboration and Innovative Tools to Get Fertilizers to Farmers
Over 400 participants from government, development finance institutions, the fertilizer industry, the banking sector and civil society joined the inaugural East and Southern Africa… Read more »
Africa: Wanted - A Champion to Rally Support for Billion-Dollar Potential of Local Green Banks/ Funds in Africa
Over the past few years, Green Banks have financed low-carbon projects worth billions of dollars, using blended financing, leveraging multiple private dollars per public dollar of… Read more »
November 17, 2021
Africa: At Iatf, Multilateral Financiers Discuss Trade Initiatives After Covid-19
Multilateral financial institutions on Tuesday discussed their role in promoting trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), an ambitious plan to create the… Read more »
Africa: Webinar On the Blue Economy
What: Webinar on the Blue Economy Read more »
Africa: Let's Push the African Continental Free Trade Area As a Sure-Fire Way to a Golden "Made in Africa" Label, Leaders Say At Intra-African Trade Fair
That history repeats itself need not be a bad thing in Africa, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed during the opening ceremony of the second Intra-African Trade Fair… Read more »