June 16, 2020
Africa: Integrity in Development Projects - The African Development Bank Debars Sieyuan Electric and Subsidiaries for Fraud
Pursuant to a settlement agreement between the African Development Bank and Sieyuan Electric, the company will be debarred for 12 months. Jiangsu Rugao, a Sieyuan subsidiary, will… Read more »
June 13, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank COVID-19 response - Moving from commitment to action
The African Development Bank has responded swiftly to the needs of its member countries during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
June 12, 2020
Africa: Building Resilient Health Systems - Policies for Inclusive Health in Post COVID-19 Africa
Global experts gather to rethink Health Systems Resilience in a post COVID-19 Africa Read more »
June 10, 2020
Africa: Vice-President Jennifer Blanke bids farewell to the African Development Bank
Blanke joined the Bank in early 2017 and has overseen a number of the Bank’s key programs Read more »
Africa: African Forum On Green Economy
Investing in Natural Capital for a Resilient Africa Read more »
June 09, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Announces 100 Finalists for Ideathon #africavs Virus Challenge
The African Development Bank has announced the 100 finalists from the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge ideathon to find solutions to challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. Read more »
June 08, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Unveils Strategy Roadmap to Safeguard Food Security Against Impacts of COVID-19
The African Development Bank has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes to assist African countries in tackling the nutrition and food security aspects of the… Read more »
Africa: From Farm to Fork - The Women Championing Agricultural Transformation in Africa
From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the face of agriculture, adapting and innovating to tackle the challenges of climate change,… Read more »
June 05, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's Independent Review Mechanism (Irm) Hosts Webinar for Civil Society Organizations
How are complaints from people affected by Bank-funded projects handled? Read more »
June 08, 2020
Africa: Integrity in Development Projects - The African Development Bank Debars Burmeister & Wain for Fraudulent and Corrupt Practices
Pursuant to a settlement agreement, the African Development Bank Group on 8 June 2020, announces the debarment of Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor, for a period of 21… Read more »
June 05, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Approves New Five-Year Strategy for Nigeria Amidst COVID-19 Concerns
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved Nigeria's Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2020-2024, which builds on the successes and challenges of the 2013-2019… Read more »
June 04, 2020
Africa: Lawyering in Crisis - African Countries Among Innovation Leaders in the Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic
African innovators have shown creativity and ingenuity in finding solutions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but face legal barriers to safeguarding their intellectual property. Read more »
Africa: International Cooperation Can Address COVID-19 Challenges, Says African Development Bank Vice President Khaled Sherif
Representatives of the private sector, capital markets, government and multilateral institutions took part on Wednesday in a UN virtual seminar to promote long term investment in… Read more »
Africa: Singer and Activist Youssou N'dour, Zambia's Minister of Health, African Development Bank Vice President Headline Call to Build African Solidarity Post-COVID-19
How can Africa build on the solidarity shown during the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the continent's development goals in the post-COVID world? Read more »
May 29, 2020
West Africa: COVID-19 - African Development Bank Mobilizes $22 Million for Low-Income Ecowas Countries
The African Development Bank's Board of Directors has approved an emergency project in support of three, low-income ECOWAS nations - Gambia, Mali and Niger - to bolster their… Read more »
June 03, 2020
Africa: African Equity Capital Markets Activity See Downward Turn, but Increase in Domestic Investors
Data presented from the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria 2019 African Capital Market Watch, which reviewed the performance of Africa's capital markets between 2010 and the… Read more »
Africa: How Fashion Entrepreneurs Can Conquer COVID-19
The African Development Bank's Fashionomics Africa initiative on Tuesday launched its first webinar series to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry. Read more »
June 01, 2020
Africa: Africa's Biodiversity Webinar Series - World Environment Day and World Oceans Day
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June 02, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Reduces Poverty After a Decade of Transformative Action
For the past five decades, the African Development Bank Group has been at the forefront of driving Africa's economic transformation, leveraging its diverse resources and unique… Read more »
May 29, 2020
Africa: The "High 5s" - A Strategic Vision and Results That Are Transforming Africa
For the past ten years, Africa has recorded some of the world's strongest rates of economic growth. At the same time, many African economies continue to function at well below… Read more »
May 27, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 Presents Unique Opportunities to Speed Up Africa's Integration Agenda and Implementation of AfCFTA
The Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019), a new report jointly launched by the African Development Bank, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Africa Union… Read more »
May 22, 2020
Africa: Retool Annual Budgets Toward Agriculture Production and Expand Food Reserves, As COVID-19 Exacerbates Food Scarcity, Urges African Development Institute Seminar
African countries need to urgently expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing and boost their agriculture budgets to avert a possible hunger pandemic, partly caused by the… Read more »
Africa: Moving Decisions From 'Authorities to the Streets' - Webinar Explores How Civil Society Can Ensure Accountability Amid COVID-19
Billions of dollars have been allocated to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but how can we ensure that the funds are used in the most effective way, with the necessary accountability? Read more »
May 25, 2020
Africa: Africa Day 2020 - The African Development Bank Is Making a Difference
This year's celebration of Africa Day - the annual commemoration of the 1963 founding of the African Union (AU) - is themed 'Silencing the Guns', to convey the AU Commission's… Read more »
Africa: Voices From the African Development Bank's Talking Heads On Africa Day, May 25, 2020
On Africa Day, we hear from the African Development Bank's senior management on the institution's priorities and how we are making a difference in the lives of millions of… Read more »