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 »
May 26, 2020
Africa: African Natural Resources Centre Unveils Publication to Advance Critical Land Policy Reforms
In response to challenges across Africa around land ownership and use, the African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC) of the African Development Bank is launching a series of articles… Read more »
May 18, 2020
Africa: On Turkey-Africa Partnership Panel, Participants Discuss Trade and Stimulus to Cushion the Economic Fallout of COVID-19
African Development Bank Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Khaled Sherif said trade and stimulus were needed to cushion the economic… Read more »
Africa: "City of Darkness" No Longer, African Development Bank Supported Electricity Project Lights Up Capital
Araya Hizkias, the owner of a water bottling company in South Sudan's capital Juba, used to rely on a diesel generator to keep his business going, which gobbled into his profits… Read more »
May 14, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Joins Sanitation and Water for All's Global Call to Action for Safe and Accessible Water Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
40% of the global population doesn't have basic handwashing facilities with soap and water available at home. Read more »
Africa: Integrity in Development Projects - The African Development Bank Debars Entreprise De Travaux Et d'Etudes De Projets (Etep) SA
The African Development Bank blacklists Entreprise de Travaux et d'Etudes de Projets (ETEP) SA for 13 months for engaging in various fraudulent practices in Mali and Guinea Read more »
May 11, 2020
Africa: Somalia's Internal Revenue Mobilization Galvanised By Ua 5.5 Million Grant From African Development Bank
The Federal Republic of Somalia (FGS) revenue mobilization strategy received a boost with a UA 5.5 million grant from the African Development Bank. The strategy aims to ramp up… Read more »
May 13, 2020
Africa: The African Legal Support Facility Holds 11th Governing Council Meeting
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) held its 11th Governing Council meeting virtually due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, discussing future action plans that… Read more »
May 09, 2020
Africa: Making Finance Work for Africa Hosts Webinar Series On Impact of COVID-1
The Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) partnership, a unique platform for African financial sector development research, advocacy, knowledge management and networking, has… Read more »
May 08, 2020
Africa: On UN Global Compact Forum, Panelists Urge Robust Multi-Stakeholder Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
The African Development Bank is ready to be a partner in coordinated international responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, and can offer expertise on the ground in Africa, an emerging… Read more »
May 06, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank-Managed Water and Sanitation Project Helping to Curb COVID-19 Wins Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development
caption: Members of the Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development Prize Committee announcing winners in a virtual ceremony. Read more »
May 05, 2020
Africa: Republic of Ireland Becomes African Development Bank Group 81st Shareholder
The Republic of Ireland has become the African Development Bank Group's 81st shareholder, following a declaration issued by the institution's President, Akinwumi Adesina, on 24… Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Laud African Development Bank President for Visionary Leadership Amid COVID Crisis
South Africa's President and African Union chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa and the Nobel peace laureate and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf have commended Akinwumi… Read more »
April 30, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Helps Ethiopia Work Towards Wheat Self-Sufficiency
The country is already a top African wheat producer, but there is potential for growth. Read more »
Africa: Egypt's Gabal El-Asfar Wastewater Project - A Model for Sustainable Development
Bright sunshine has replaced the rosy light of dawn. But Abel Gaber has no time to admire the view of Cairo on this spring morning. Now in his fifties, the agronomic engineer is… Read more »
Africa: COVID-19 Crisis Provides Impetus to Accelerate African Regional Integration - Panellists, Adi Webinar
The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic must be coordinated and targeted at livelihoods to prevent an upsurge in inequality, delegates at an African Development Institute… Read more »
