November 09, 2018
Africa: Africa Investment Forum Delegates Underscore Pathways to Africa's Rapid Industrialisation
The industrialise Africa session at the Africa Investment Forum ran late into the evening on Thursday, with delegates focussing on how to drive investment, expand trade and… Read more »
November 08, 2018
Africa: The Trade and Development Bank and USAID Sign MOU to Power Africa
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) and USAID's Power Africa initiative have today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will finance power… Read more »
November 07, 2018
Africa: Renewable Energy in Africa - African Development Bank and Moroccan Agency Masen Join Forces to Roll Out 'Desert to Power' Initiative
The African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina and Mustapha Bakkoury, President of Moroccan agency Masen (Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy), have signed a… Read more »
November 08, 2018
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2018 - Lusophone Africa Sets Sight On US$5 Billion in Projects Under New Development Finance Compact
Lusophone countries have identified a pipeline of more than US$5 billion in private sector and private-public partnership (PPP) projects to accelerate growth in their economies. Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum Calls for Increased Investments Into Pension Funds On the Continent
Africa's largest economies are leading the way, investing in equity market and pension funds but more countries need to follow suit to attract much needed foreign institutional… Read more »
Africa: Adesina Shares Vision to Transform Africa Through Investment Not Aid
President Cyril Ramaphosa officially opened the inaugural edition of the Africa Investment Forum on Thursday saying Africa was not only on the rise but Africa is on the move,… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Putting Women At the Heart of Financial Systems
Panelists on the first day of the inaugural Africa Investment Forum have urged investors to ensure that women are placed at the heart of financial systems, echoing President… Read more »
Africa: Climate, Agribusiness, Gender Are Key Priorities in New Agreement Between African Development Bank and Findev Canada
The African Development Bank and FinDev Canada - the Canadian government's development finance institution - have agreed to collaborate in joint transaction opportunities, external… Read more »
Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa to Officially Open the Africa Investment Forum At the Sandton Convention Centre
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will today, Thursday, 08 November 2018, officially open the inaugural session of the African Development Bank's Africa Investment Forum. Read more »
November 07, 2018
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - African Legal Support Facility Offers Tools to Assist Negotiations for Infrastructure On the Continent
Stephen Karangizi, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the African Legal Support Facility on Monday said the facility offers the needed tools for African countries to better… Read more »
Africa: Kinshasa, Brazzaville Ink Landmark Bridge Project
On the sidelines of the Africa Investment Forum, the African Development Bank and Africa50 have signed an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo… Read more »
Africa: Niger Basin Authority Will Get US $134 Million to Spur Development and Climate Change Adaptation in the Niger Basin (PIDACC)
In a bid to improve the resilience of the people and ecosystems of the Niger River Basin, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, has approved US$76 million for the… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, International Financial Institutions Launch First-Ever Co-Guarantee Platform
The African Development Bank alongside Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) and GuarantCo, on… Read more »
November 06, 2018
Africa: Funding for Africa's Infrastructure Grows By 22 Percent (ICA), As Africa Investment Forum Opens
Funding commitments to Africa's infrastructure development rose by 22% in 2017, the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) announced today. Read more »
November 07, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank, International Financial Institutions Launch First-ever Co-Guarantee Platform
The African Development Bank alongside Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) and GuarantCo, on… Read more »
Africa: Push for Africa Investments: Finance Institutions Join Forces to 'Deliver As One For Africa'
Grab the chance to fast-track development,’ Adesina tells Africa Investment Forum Read more »
November 06, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank to Invest Over U.S.$ 500 Million in New City Wide Inclusive Sanitation Projects With Support From Gates Foundation
The African Development Bank announces a new initiative to promote innovation and citywide inclusive sanitation services for sub-Saharan Africa's urban inhabitants. The Bank's… Read more »
November 07, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Pre-Ticad7 Seminar On Investing in Africa
The African Development Bank will organise a seminar focusing on investments in Africa on 29 November 2018 in Tokyo, Japan, in collaboration with Japanese private sector. Read more »
November 06, 2018
Morocco: African Development Bank Approves € 117 Million for Secure and Sustainable Access to Drinking Water
On Monday 5 November 2018, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a €117 million loan to finance a Project to Ensure the Sustainability and… Read more »
Africa: La Banque Africaine de Développement appuie l'extension et la modernisation de l'aéroport international de Rabat-Salé
Renforcer la compétitivité et l'attractivité de la zone économique Rabat-Salé ; Read more »
November 07, 2018
Africa: Free-to-Air Broadcast Live Television Feeds From the 2018 Africa Investment Forum in South Africa Nov 7-9, 2018
Organiser: The African Development Bank in collaboration with Gauteng Province and the South African Government Read more »
November 06, 2018
Africa: Investors' Bright Future in Africa
For any investor interested in Africa, there is only one place to be this week: Johannesburg. When the three-day Africa Investment Forum opens on November 7, a total of 61 deals… Read more »
November 05, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank and Key UN Partners Push for Improved Gender Statistics
The African Development Bank is vigorously pushing through changes in its data collection to ensure it is gender disaggregated for better monitoring of how policies affect women as… Read more »
Africa: Uganda's Kampala-Jinja Expressway Project Approved By African Development Bank
The African Development Bank has approved a sovereign loan of US$229.5 million to the Republic of Uganda to finance phase one of the Kampala-Jinja Expressway project. The financing… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - All Set to Tilt the Tide of Investments Into Africa
Forum to advance projects to bankable stages, raise capital, and accelerate financial closure of deals Read more »