November 02, 2018
Africa: African Economic Conference - Interview With African Development Bank's Regional Integration and Business Delivery Vice-President, Khaled Sherif
In this interview ahead of the African Economic Conference, the African Development Bank's Vice-President for Regional Integration and Business Delivery, Khaled Sherif disagrees… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Collaborates With Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative
The African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program has signed a financial procedures agreement with the World Bank-led Women… Read more »
November 01, 2018
Africa: "Chancellor Merkel Your Name Is Written in Gold in Africa" - African Development Bank's Adesina to Stakeholders At G20 Investment Summit, Germany
The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina on Tuesday commended the Presidents and Heads of State of the Compact with Africa countries for their strong… Read more »
October 31, 2018
Africa: 2018 African Economic Conference to Focus On Innovative Solutions to Impediments to Africa's Regional and Continental Integration
The 2018 African Economic Conference (AEC) will take place at the Kigali Marriott Hotel, KN 3 Avenue, District de Nyarugenge, Conference Center, in Kigali, Rwanda from December… Read more »
November 07, 2018
Africa: All Set for Africa's First Investment Marketplace - the Africa Investment Forum, an Initiative of the African Development Bank
The African Development Bank's Africa Investment Forum (AIF), a game changer for financing Africa's infrastructure development, is scheduled to take place at the Sandton Convention… Read more »
October 30, 2018
Tanzania: Alternative Learning and Skills Development Project
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Africa: 2018 African Economic Conference to Offer Practical Solutions - African Development Bank
"The 2018 African Economic Conference (AEC) will feature practical solutions from regional integration experts and the private sector," a senior African Development Bank staff has… Read more »
Africa: Nigeria's Emir Sanusi Urges Africa to Put Education and the Poor At the Centre of Development
One of Nigeria's foremost traditional rulers has challenged Africans and development experts to rethink development financing to reach the poorest communities on the continent, to… Read more »
October 29, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Rolls Out Programme to Boost Climate Risk Financing and Insurance for African Countries
The African Development Bank has approved the Africa Disaster Risks Financing (ADRiFi) Programme, the institution's first climate risk management programme to boost resilience and… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, Partners, Launch E-Learning Program for African Financial Institutions in Africa
Five hundred trade finance staff of 200 local partner banks in 35 African countries to be trained over a three-year period Read more »
October 26, 2018
Nigeria: Bank Strives to Boost Job Creation and Entrepreneurship in Nigeria
Engages Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, National Universities Commission, Siemens, GE, Master Card Foundation, World Bank &t NESG Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Urges Power Sector to Capitalize On Women's Capabilities
The African Development Bank Group, in partnership with the French Development Agency, Association of Power Utilities of Africa and African Network of Centers of Excellence (ANCEE)… Read more »
October 25, 2018
Africa: Speech Delivered By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group, At the African Development Fund (ADF-14) Mid-Term Review Meeting
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October 24, 2018
Africa: Interview With Moono Mupotola, African Development Bank's Director for Regional Integration
"How would this year's African Economic Conference (AEC) advance latent issues for Africa, including free movement of goods, people, labour, services and currency restrictions?… Read more »
October 23, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Headlines Strong Performance Ahead of Key Investment Forum
Ahead of its maiden African Investment Forum next month, the African Development Bank continues to see another year of sustained indicators, underlined by a stellar Triple A rating… Read more »
October 22, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Group Announces Appointment of Director, Integrity and Anti-Corruption and Director Human Resources
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, is pleased to announce the following senior appointments. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Launches Landmark U.S. $500 Million Credit Insurance Deal With African Trade Insurance Agency and UK Reinsurers
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) announce the successful completion of a US$500 million credit insurance deal structured to cover a… Read more »
October 24, 2018
Rwanda: The 2018 Mid-Term Review of the African Development Fund, Kigali, Rwanda
"The Bank knows how much more still needs to be done in the economic transformation of Africa. This is why being fit for purpose in every respect is necessary for improving… Read more »
October 22, 2018
South Africa: South Africa's Mass Transit Sector Secures U.S.$ 10 Million and Zar 1.4 Billion African Development Bank Loans
The African Development Bank has approved over US$100 million in loans to SA Taxi Development Finance Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of SA Taxi Finance Holdings Proprietary… Read more »
October 29, 2018
Africa: Renowned Banker, HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II Speaks At the Eminent Speakers' Seminar of the African Development Bank
The African Development Institute, the knowledge promotion and capacity development department of the African Development Bank will host an Eminent Speakers' Seminar on 29 October… Read more »
October 22, 2018
Africa: Afe Babalola University Confers Honorary Doctorate Degree On African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina
The Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, has conferred a Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa on the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina in recognition… Read more »
October 19, 2018
Africa: Appointments in the Office of the President, the African Development Bank
The President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, is pleased to announce the following appointments in the Office of the President; Read more »
October 18, 2018
Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves U.S. $ 50mn Facility to Support SMEs and Women Owned Enterprises in Nigeria
The African Development Bank has approved a US$50 million line of credit to Nigeria's Fidelity Bank Plc to support small and medium sized, and women-owned enterprises in selected… Read more »
October 29, 2018
Zambia: African Financial Markets Initiative in Partnership With Central Bank of Zambia Will Organise a Workshop On Local Currency Bond Markets and Financial Sector Development
The African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI) of the African Development Bank, in partnership with the Central Bank of Zambia (BOZ) is organising the 7th Annual Workshop on Local… Read more »
October 17, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Leads Pan-African Campaign Against Fall Army Worm
The African Development Bank recently convened a meeting of experts and stakeholders in the agricultural sector to design integrated pest and disease management mechanisms for… Read more »