Africa: AEC 2019 - Only a Competitive Youth Will Guarantee Africa's Sustainable Inclusive Economic Growth - African Development Bank Chief Economist Charles Lufumpa

The youth of Africa must be empowered to be competitive in order to play a more meaningful role in the continent's economic transformation drive, urged African Development Bank's… Read more »

Africa: 2019 Conference On Land Policy in Africa - Technology and Innovation Will Help Speed Up Removal of Land Sector Corruption in Africa - African Development Bank

African countries must act faster to purge corruption in the land sector by harnessing technology and innovation, African Development Bank Senior Vice President Charles Boamah… Read more »

Africa: Project Successes in Morocco and Ghana Offer Lessons in Gender and Climate Change

The African Development Bank recognizes the importance of addressing gender in efforts to combat climate change and its effects in order to increase the benefits of its projects… Read more »

Africa: Global Gender Summit 2019 - African Leaders Take On the Responsibility to Urgently Close the Gender Gap

'There is no template to follow... we (women) can deliver but we can deliver differently" - President Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia Read more »

Africa: Mainstreaming Gender in African Policymaking - Ensuring No Voice Is Unheard

Despite remarkable progress made on women's participation in policymaking, Africa is still far from achieving the 50 percent gender parity target set by the UN's Sustainable… Read more »

Africa: Interview With Jennifer Blanke, Vice President Agriculture, Human and Social Development At the African Development Bank Group, Ahead of the 2019 Gender Summit

The African Development Bank and the government of Rwanda are hosting the Global Gender Summit from 25 to 27 November in Kigali. The Summit is being organised by the Multilateral… Read more »

Africa: Gender Equality - It's Time for Disruption, Time to Shatter the Status Quo. We Can't Afford to Wait!

If you are a gender champion, then you are familiar with the discussions around the glass cliff. The story of women eager to defy the odds, accepting leadership roles at times of… Read more »

Africa: 2019 Conference On Land Policy in Africa - Why It Matters for the Continent, By Cosmas Milton Ochieng

Cosmas Milton Ochieng, an expert in natural resource governance and economic development in Africa, is the Director of the African Natural Resource Centre at the African… Read more »

Africa: Gazelles Among the Elephants and Lions - Msmes Carve Out Space to Grow

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are the heartbeat of Africa's economies. They represent 95% of all firms and generate more than 80% of new jobs on the continent… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Infrastructure Financing Reaches an All-Time High in 2018, Surpassing $100 Billion - Ica

The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) on Tuesday announced a 24% leap in infrastructure financing in Africa in 2018, surpassing $100 billion for the first time, but… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - African Development Bank Signs $250-Million Risk Participation Agreement With Absa, to Address Africa's Trade Financing Gap

The African Development Bank has signed an unfunded $250-million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) facility with ABSA - a pan-Africa financial institution with a solid presence in… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 / Promises Made, Promises Kept - Champions Share Why Investments Benefit Women

60% of Mara phones' 400-450 employees are women: This is why our quality is better than anyone else's - Ashsish Thakkar Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Masai Ujiri Urges African Leaders to Invest in Sports, Commissions Two New "Players"

We need to invest in sports; African talent is like gold and diamonds - Masai Ujiri Read more »

Africa: The Africa Investment Forum: An Accelerator for Africa's Agricultural Transformation

This week, business leaders, project developers, development finance professionals, institutional investors representing pension and sovereign wealth funds, as well as policymakers… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019: Unveiling the Boardroom: $67.6 Billion Dollars of Deals Tabled, $40.1 Billion Investor Interest Secured

Africa is winning…Africa is bankable- African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Read more »

Africa: 2019 Africa Investment Forum: African Development Bank, EU Reaffirm Partnership, Ambition to De-risk Business Environment, Create Jobs in Africa

EU is Bank’s partner of choice for development – Akinwumi Adesina Read more »

Africa: Opening Remarks by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank at the Africa Investment Forum 2019, Johannesburg, South Africa, 11 November 2019

His Excellency, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa , President Of The Republic Of South Africa, And My Dear Brother Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - "Africa's Time Is Now!", Says Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank

At the close on Wednesday of the second edition of the Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina put the accent on current… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group Becomes a Shareholder in Africa Finance Corporation

Shareholding follows investment of $50 million in AFC's equity by Bank Group African Development Bank becomes second investment-grade Supranational Finance Institution to join and… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Unveiling the Boardroom: $67.6 billion dollars of deals tabled, $40.1 billion investor interest secured

Africa is winning... Africa is bankable- African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Read more »

Africa: Toilets in Schools Matter - How African Development Bank Is Making a Difference

At 14, Mercy Kamanga dropped out of school at Standard eight in St Paul's Primary School in Mzimba, Malawi, due to a lack of suitable sanitation facilities. Read more »

Africa: Raising Capital to Finance Development - The Bank As Innovator and Catalyst

In many ways, Africa needs trade and investment even more than it needs development aid. This is reflected by the African Development Bank's commitment to explore all the possible… Read more »

Africa: African Has Grasped the Fourth Industrial Revolution, According to African Development Bank Report, but Its Role Globally Could Be Even Bigger

A report compiled by the African Development Bank reveals a continent that is embracing the brave new world of the Fourth Industrial Revolution but needs to improve access to… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - "Build Mutual Trust to Attract Capital to Africa," Says Investors' Panel

Panellists included Adam Boehler, Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation; Rob Hersov, founder of the Invest Africa platform;… Read more »

Africa: Speaking Up - Diplomats, Policy Makers and the African Development Bank Share Lessons On Creating Harassment-Free Workplaces

- More people willing to speak out about abuse means there is progress - panel Read more »