July 03, 2020
Africa: African Development Fund Approves $165 Million Grant for National COVID-19 Emergency Response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July approved a grant of $165.08 million to support Ethiopia's response to the health and economic impacts of the… Read more »
Africa: Scaling Climate Action Through Technology and Innovation By SMEs for Green Investment in Africa
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July 02, 2020
Africa: The Africa We Want After COVID-19 - A Blogger, a Politician and a Diplomat in Conversation
Four inspiring young Africans have set out their vision of the Africa they would like to see in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Joins WTO and Other Mdbs to Support Trade Finance Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The African Development Bank Group has joined the World Trade Organisation and other multilateral development banks to reduce trade finance gaps that emerge as a result of the… Read more »
July 03, 2020
Africa: VP Kariuki Explains How AfDB Supports Countries in Face of Climate Change
"Climate business is simply and profoundly good business," Vice President Kevin Kariuki says in an interview leading to the 2020 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank. Read more »
July 01, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank to Launch African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement
What: Launch of African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement Read more »
Africa: Five years of the New Deal on Energy for Africa
Five years into the African Development Bank’s ambitious New Deal on Energy for Africa (NDEA), the Bank’s investments are set to provide electricity access to around 13… Read more »
June 30, 2020
Africa: AfDB Vice President of Human and Social Development On Preparing for the Next Pandemic
The Vice President of Agriculture, Human and Social Development at the African Development Bank, Jennifer Blanke, says the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded countries and development… Read more »
East Africa: African Development Fund Approves $9.52 Million to Enhance Coordinated COVID-19 Response in East and Horn of Africa and the Comoros
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) have approved grants totaling $9.52 million to strengthen responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in East Africa and the… Read more »
Africa: Appointment of Souley Amadou As Acting General Counsel and Director of the Legal Service Department
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Souley Amadou as Acting General Counsel and Director of the Legal Service Department, effective 1 July… Read more »
June 26, 2020
Africa: Video - AfDB Private Sector VP On Country Needs for Better Economic Stabilization Strategies
Solomon Quaynor, the Vice President of Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization at the African Development Bank, says during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, private… Read more »
Africa: International Community Shows Strong Support for Sudan With $1.8 Billion Pledge
Over $1.8 billion dollars in pledges for Sudan poured in during a high-level Sudan Partnership Conference held on Thursday, 25 June 2020, marking an important step in the African… Read more »
Africa: African Countries Making Headway in Tackling Tax Evasion and Money Laundering, 2020 Tax Transparency Report Says
African countries made great strides in strengthening commitments and capacity to achieve tax transparency and exchange information on illicit fund flows in 2019, the latest Tax… Read more »
June 25, 2020
Africa: African Development Fund Approves COVID-19 Response Grants for Six Southern African Countries and São Tomé & Príncipe
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Tuesday approved nearly $8.9 million in grant funding to bolster COVID-19-related control measures in six Southern African… Read more »
June 24, 2020
Africa: Women At the Forefront of Aid to Countries During COVID-19
Across the development and medical community, experts have acknowledged the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on women. Many in Africa work in agriculture and the informal… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Ranks 4th On Global Index of Transparency
Publish What You Fund has ranked the African Development Bank fourth out of 47 global development institutions on its Aid Transparency Index. The Index is the only independent… Read more »
June 23, 2020
Africa: Building the Momentum to Enhance Private Sector Participation in Climate Change and Green Investment in Africa
What: Consultation workshop to showcase options for private sector investments in climate change Read more »
June 22, 2020
Africa: Africa's Agriculture Value Chains Must Go Digital to Transform Production - Webinar
Africa must seize the opportunity of the COVID-19 pandemic to deepen the digitalization of agricultural value chains and transform the sector, speakers at a webinar jointly hosted… Read more »
Africa: How Rwanda Is Spurring a Generation of Women in Technology
Rwanda is renowned as a pioneer for gender equality. Read more »
Africa: A Launch of Africa Initiative's Tax Transparency in Africa 2020 Report
What: Live event for the Launch of the Tax Transparency in Africa 2020 Report Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Rating Affirmed by S&P
The rating agency positively assessed the Bank's very strong financial risk profile, very strong capital adequacy, strong funding and liquidity, extraordinary shareholder… Read more »
June 19, 2020
Africa: Video - An Unprecedented Pandemic Requires Unprecedented Support, AfDB VP Says
The Covid-19 pandemic is poised to have widespread impacts on African economies, with experts estimating that the continent could see an average 1 to 3 percent drop in GDP. Read more »
June 17, 2020
Africa: The Independent Review Mechanism Hosted a Virtual Outreach With Civil Society Organizations
The Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (BCRM), the Secretariat of the Bank's Independent Review Mechanism (IRM), organized an information webinar for civil society organizations… Read more »
Africa: The Relevance of Digital Skills in the COVID-19 Era
The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed how the world functions, illustrating the limitations of many existing systems and highlighting the need to reimagine the role of… Read more »
May 03, 2020
Africa: TAAT's Transformational Footprint in Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe & Sudan
Agriculture is a key source of livelihood for millions of Africans. However, the sector is yet to prove its mettle in a region that is blessed with the highest area of arable… Read more »