October 14, 2020
Africa: Webinar On Africa's Covid-19 Response Within the Extractives Sector
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Africa: Message From Wambui Gichuri, Acting Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank Group, On Global Handwashing Day
Only one in four Africans have access to a safe source of water Read more »
October 13, 2020
Africa: Appointments in the Cabinet of African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Yacine FAL Director General, Cabinet Office of the President, effective 1st November 2020. Read more »
October 12, 2020
Africa: Webinar "Pulse Check - Trade Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa During Covid-19"
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October 09, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Makes Pitch for Strategic Partnerships With Nordic Businesses
AfDB interested in transformational agro value chain industrialization projects which add value to competitively-produced commodities in Africa - VP Quaynor Read more »
October 08, 2020
Africa: Covid-19 Crisis Is Pushing Us to Refocus Priorities, Says Bank Vice President Quaynor in Global Infrastructure Forum Event On Infrastructure Project Preparation
The African Development Bank hosted an online seminar 7 October as part of the fourth annual Global Infrastructure Forum, drawing together representatives of government, the… Read more »
October 07, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Urges Japanese Investors to Seek Investment Partners in Africa
The African Development Bank has urged Japanese investors to collaborate with local partners in Africa in order to stimulate growth on the continent. Read more »
October 05, 2020
Africa: Tanzania - Zanzibar's Urban Residents Have Improved Access to Water and Sanitation With African Development Bank Support, Says Report
The Zanzibar Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project, implemented between 2012 and 2018 in Tanzania, has provided water and sanitation services to around 287,000 people,… Read more »
Africa: World Circular Economy Forum - Partners, Leading Experts Discuss Africa's Post Covid-19 Sustainable Recovery
The African Development Bank organized a high-level session on fostering inclusivity and circularity in Africa's post COVID-19 recovery. Read more »
October 01, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Wins Global Award for Covid-19 Bond Issue
The African Development Bank was selected in a poll of bond market players as the best issuer in 2020 of a COVID-19 bond for its $3 billion dollar-denominated Fight COVID-19 social… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Flagship Annual Report Wins Top International Award
The African Development Bank has been recognized by the Stevie International Awards, joining the prestigious list of organizations that have received one of the business world's… Read more »
September 30, 2020
Africa: Finding the Words for a World in Crisis
In December 2019, we heard vague murmurings about it and began to wonder: "What's going on?" Read more »
September 28, 2020
Africa: Global Infrastructure Forum Panel Discussion On Infrastructure Project Preparation Post-Covid-19
What: Global Infrastructure Forum webinar - Infrastructure Project Preparation: Ensuring Sustainability and Resilience Post COVID-19 Read more »
Africa: Global Investment Forum Panel Discussion On Infrastructure Project Preparation Post-Covid-19
What: Global Investment Forum webinar - Infrastructure Project Preparation: Ensuring Sustainability and Resilience Post COVID-19 Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Named to the Board of World Business Angels Investment Forum
The World Business Angels Investment Forum today announced the African Development Bank as its newest Board Member. In this capacity the Bank will represent Africa's early-stage… Read more »
September 25, 2020
Africa: Aih Live Exchange #session 3
Autoroute de l'information en Afrique (AIA) Read more »
September 24, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's Second Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar (E-Bos)
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September 23, 2020
Africa: Africa Offers Asian Business an Abundance of Investment Opportunities, Webinar Participants Learn
The African Development Bank today held a workshop to convey the continent's immense investment and partnership opportunities to Asian business leaders, particularly as the… Read more »
September 22, 2020
Africa: Expediting Japanese Private Sector Engagements in Africa
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September 18, 2020
Africa: Africa Needs Urgent Trade Finance Boost in the Wake of Covid-19, Report Finds
There is an urgent need for financing to reenergize Africa's trade in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest trade finance report released jointly by the… Read more »
Africa: The Third Review of the Independent Review Mechanism (Irm) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
The Resolution of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, which established the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), as… Read more »
September 17, 2020
Africa: Gca Africa Launch - 'Let's Save the Planet's Second Ecological Lung'
The regional office of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) was inaugurated on Wednesday in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Read more »
September 16, 2020
Africa: Africa's Climate Change Fight Gets a Boost As Global Center On Adaptation Sets Up Regional Home At the African Development Bank
African leaders welcomed the opening of a regional office of the Global Center on Adaptation on Wednesday, voicing hopes it will spur the continent's efforts to combat climate… Read more »
Africa: Global and African Leaders Welcome Launch of GCA Africa As "Historic Moment to Accelerate Adaptation" On the Continent
The Global Center on Adaptation today announced the launch of its regional office in Côte d'Ivoire. Read more »
Africa: Global Philanthropy Forum Panelists Call for 'Smarter' Collaboration Among Funders to Meet Ambitious Targets for a Climate-Resilient Africa
Experts at the 2020 Global Philanthropy Forum on Tuesday called for greater collaboration among funders to address the severe threat that climate change poses to Africa's… Read more »
