Africa: 2019 African Economic Conference - Work As One and Listen to the Youth to Create Jobs for Africa's Next Generation, Delegates Urge Policymakers

Africa must work as one to turn the continent's 'youth bulge' into opportunities, delegates at the closing of the 2019 African Economic Conference said on Wednesday. Read more »

Africa: The African Development Fund - Over 45 Years of Support to Strengthen the Continent's Least Developed and Fragile Nations

In 38 of the continent's most vulnerable countries, the African Development Fund or ADF is enhancing livelihoods by promoting regional integration, fostering businesses and… Read more »

Africa: Fostering Jobs, Entrepreneurship, and Capacity Development for African Youth - the Time for Disruption Is Now!

"There is no greater asset to Africa than its youth," a statement that has been repeatedly proclaimed, but the continent still has a long way to go. Despite robust economic growth… Read more »

Africa: Bring Us to the Table to Unlock Youth Jobs and Power Growth, Say Young African Entrepreneurs

Young African entrepreneurs urged to make their voices heard in business policy-making across the continent and called on governments to implement friendlier tax policies, improve… Read more »

Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Stefan Nalletamby As Acting Vice-President for the Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization Complex

President Akinwumi Adesina of the African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment Mr. Stefan Nalletamby, as Acting Vice-President for the Private Sector,… Read more »

Africa: "Let's Address Skills Mismatch in Jobs for the Youth," Speaker Tells African Economic Conference

The second day of the 2019 African Economic Conference, exploring ways to create jobs for Africa's youth, focused on the youth skills gap issue across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Doughnuts From Sweet Potatoes - Young African Entrepreneur Makes Business a Tasty Success

When Regis Umugiraneza graduated from college in Rwanda he didn't know what to do. Then he discovered that sweet potatoes, a popular harvest in his country, could be the answer. Read more »

Africa: Bank Group President and Colleagues Bid Farewell to Outgoing Vice President Pierre Guislain

The African Development Bank, on Thursday, bid farewell to retiring Vice-President for the Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, Pierre Guislain. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Launches Digital Tool to Help African Youth Learn to Code

The African Development Bank and technology firm Microsoft today launched the 'Coding for Employment' digital training platform, an online tool to provide digital skills to African… Read more »

Africa: Government of Flanders Grants 1 Million Euros to the Africa Climate Change Fund to Support 5 Projects in Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa

The Government of Flanders this year has committed 1 million euros to the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) to support five projects in three African countries - Malawi, Mozambique… Read more »

Africa: 2019 African Economic Conference - A Clarion Call for Bolder Action to Tackle Africa's Youth Jobs Crisis

The 2019 African Economic Conference (AEC) opened in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh on Monday with a call on African policymakers to take bold steps to tackle red-tape… Read more »

Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Grants Nearly $1 Million to Support Access to Climate Finance in Benin and Lesotho

The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) has approved a project proposal for a total of $997, 524 to support Benin and Lesotho to access international climate finance, an initiative… Read more »

Africa: African Economic Conference 2019 - Participants Converge On Sharm El Sheikh to Debate Jobs, Skills and Capacity Development for Africa's Youth

More than 350 stakeholders are converging on Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to participate in the 2019 African Economic Conference (AEC), with this year's focus on jobs, skills and… Read more »

Africa: Hola, Madrid! African Development Bank Takes the Continent's Climate Agenda to Cop25 in Spain

The Bank is playing a leading role in guiding progress on climate change on the continent. The Bank has doubled its total climate change commitment to $25 billion between 2020 and… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Approves $210 Million Financing for Transmission Expansion Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $210 million financing package to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for the Nigeria Transmission… Read more »

Africa: Conference On Land Policy in Africa - Re-Thinking Land Reform

As Horman Chitongue, Professor at University of Cape Town, South Africa, stated: "It's a question of guaranteeing the means for people working the land to have a livelihood from… Read more »

Africa: Land Policy in Africa - Expert Panel Calls for "Fair, Efficient Land Management"

Experts attending this year's conference on Land Policy in African have called for fair and efficient land management to support moves to transform the continent. Read more »

Africa: 2019 Global Gender Summit marks concrete gains and actionable goals to surge ahead on gender equality

Highlights of the Summit include the launch of: Read more »

Africa: Bring Women to the Table to Build Peace in Africa, Say Gender Experts

Women bear the brunt of conflict and for peace building to be successful they must be involved in conflict resolution and reconstruction at every stage, said gender experts at the… Read more »

Africa: To Achieve New Impetus Towards Gender Parity, All Stakeholders Need to Act in Five Priority Areas

Africa needs new impetus in its journey towards gender parity. Making progress on any single indicator of gender inequality is likely to require systematic action on a range of… Read more »

Africa: "Women Are an Excellent Investment" - Finance Leaders Call for Increased Support for in Women in Business

Leaders from multilateral development banks, financial institutions and the private sector called on peers to dispel myths about women being too "high risk" for financing - and to… Read more »

Africa: 2019 Global Gender Summit to Achieve New Impetus Towards Gender Parity, All Stakeholders Need to Act in Five Priority Areas

Africa needs new impetus in its journey towards gender parity. Making progress on any single indicator of gender inequality is likely to require systematic action on a range of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President's Official Statement at Africa's First Global Gender Summit

Your Excellency, Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda; Read more »

Africa: First Ladies Panel Seeks Urgent Policies to Translate Africa's Demographic Dividend Into Viable Potential

"What a man can do, a woman can do just as well," Jeannette Kagame, First Lady of Rwanda Read more »

Africa: Global Gender Summit 2019 - "Put Prejudice Behind Us and Give Women Access to Finance," Says Akinwumi Adesina

African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has called for greater access to finance for African women when he addressed the inaugural session of the Global Gender Summit. Read more »