November 06, 2020
Africa: African Youth Agripreneur Forum (Ayaf) Webinar Series-Session #2
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Africa: Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to Deliver 2020 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers' Lecture
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November 05, 2020
Africa: Technology At the Heart of Tomorrow's Fashion
What: Fashionomics Africa Webinar Series, Episode 3 Read more »
November 04, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank, Africa Investment Forum Founding Partners, Announce Postponement of the Africa Investment Forum to 2021
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group and the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) founding partners have approved the postponement of the 2020 Africa Investment… Read more »
November 03, 2020
Africa: Inception Workshop for the Financial Modelling in the Extractive Sector Project
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October 30, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Wins Afsia Development Finance Institution of the Year Award for Increasing Solar Energy Footprint Across Africa
The African Development Bank emerged Development Finance Institution of the Year at the 2020 African Solar Industry Solar Award (AFSIA) , in recognition of its increasing solar… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Energy Masterplan Takes Shape As African Development Bank and Auda-Nepad Release Key Report
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the African Development Bank have released recommendations of a baseline study that looked into the development of a… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Launches a Training of Trainers Program for Developing Project Proposals to Access Green Climate Fund
Bank builds a pool of 80 climate change experts Read more »
Africa: Workshop Teaches Financial Institutions and SMEs How to Attract Climate Funding
The Climate Change and Green Growth Department of the African Development Bank, in partnership with climate change consultancy Natural Eco Capital, recently organized two virtual… Read more »
October 28, 2020
Africa: Appointment of Mr. Lamin Barrow As Acting Senior Director, Nigeria Country Office, African Development Bank Group
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Lamin Barrow as Acting Senior Director - Nigeria Country Office, effective 1 November 2020. Read more »
October 27, 2020
Africa: A Ghanaian Maize Farmer Thrives On the Ashes of Destroyed Forest
Hundreds of farmers are benefitting from a project that repurposes degraded forest land Read more »
October 26, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank, Partners, Announce New Women in Ethics and Compliance in Africa Initiative
Bank-supported network to address corruption, unethical behavior, avenues of support for leadership Read more »
October 22, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Project Enhances Scholarship and Research Capacity in African Countries and Regional Institutions
Through funding from the African Development Fund's (ADF) Regional Public Goods window, a training and research capacity building programme has awarded 90 Master's and five PhD… Read more »
October 23, 2020
Africa: Roundtable On Integrated Continental Power Systems Masterplan
WHAT: Stakeholders Roundtable on Continental Power Systems Masterplan Read more »
October 22, 2020
Africa: Development Finance Institutions Pledge to Sustain Covid-19 Mitigation, Livelihood Recovery
Multilateral development finance institutions on Wednesday pledged to continue to collaborate in their efforts to mitigate the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and… Read more »
October 21, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Agripitch Competition - $120,000 in Prizes On Offer During African Youth Agripreneur Forum 3-17 November
There are just hours to go until the 23 October deadline to enter the African Development Bank's AgriPitch Competition Read more »
Africa: Building Back Better and Greener in Africa Requires Strong Partnerships, High-Level Champions Agree
COVID-19 should not be a reason to renege on global climate commitments. Read more »
October 20, 2020
Africa: African and US Development Financiers Reaffirm Their Commitment to Attracting Greater Private Sector Capital to Africa
The continent's largest development finance institutions have emphasized that a sustained and collaborative approach among development partners to scale up project development… Read more »
October 19, 2020
Africa: Women in Compliance in Africa - Navigating Challenges & Opportunities in the Era of Covid-19
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October 15, 2020
Africa: Bank Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation Training in Ghana Is Raising Farmer Agricultural Ambition
When Isaac Papanko started farming maize on eight hectares of farmland, he couldn't have imagined that within just a few years, his agribusiness would grow to be 425 hectares -… Read more »
Africa: World Food Day 2020 - He Came Second Place, but Kenyan Agripreneur Still On Winning Streak
AgriPitch "agripreneur" competition runner-up credits African Development Bank for start-up success Read more »
October 16, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's Second Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar of 2020, Draws 250 Global Partners and Suppliers
The African Development Bank hosted its second virtual business opportunities seminar in 2020 (BOS) on 13 and 14 October. Read more »
Africa: Why Covid-19-Impacted World Food Day 2020 Is the Time to Prioritize Investments in Food Systems
World Food Day 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization, but celebrations this 16 October are muted due to the coronavirus. Read more »
Africa: World Food Day 16 October, 2020
Theme: "Grow, nourish, sustain. Together. Our actions are our future." Read more »
Africa: World Food Day 2020 - Banking On Agriculture
Quick facts on the African Development Bank's Feed Africa High 5: Read more »
