May 19, 2021
Africa: The Economics of Biodiversity
What: Virtual event to present key findings of the report, The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, and discuss implications for Africa Read more »
Africa: Us, Germany, UK Target Africa for Increased Trade At African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Conference
Investor and trade interest in Africa remains strong despite challenges around Covid-19, senior officials from the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom said at the… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Debars Mactebac Contractors Limited and Mr. Joram Opala Otieno for 36 Months for Fraudulent Practices
The African Development Bank Group announces the 36-month debarment of Mactebac Contractors Limited, a company registered in Kenya and Mr. Joram Opala Otieno, the director and… Read more »
May 18, 2021
Southern Africa: Kazungula Bridge Project to Expand Regional Integration and Trade Across Southern Africa
On Monday, 10 May 2021, the Kazungula Bridge Project was officially commissioned by the Presidents of Botswana and Zambia, who applauded the Bank for its work on this… Read more »
May 17, 2021
Africa: Youth Are Africa's Best Asset - Invest in Them - African Development Bank President Adesina
Africa's underinvested youth are in need of urgent attention and youth entrepreneurship investment banks must become the focus of global support, the African Development Bank head… Read more »
May 14, 2021
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - African Development Bank Group Signs Grant Agreement for $31 Million to Tackle Nutrition and End Child Stunting
The African Development Bank and the Government of Ethiopia have signed an agreement for a $31 million grant to boost health and nutrition for children under the age of five. Read more »
Africa: Virtual Roundtable - Scaling Up Financing for Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Africa
What: Roundtable on scaling up financing for youth and innovation in Africa Read more »
Africa: Sustainable and Responsible Finance
What: Webinar Read more »
May 17, 2021
Africa: Key Take-Aways From the Finance in Common Summit Spring Meeting
It would be like trying to run up a steep hill with a backpack filled with sand. That was how Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina described a predicament in which Africa could potentially find… Read more »
Africa: Finance in Common Summit Spring Meeting - Joint Declaration of African Public Development Banks
We the undersigned African Public Development Banks gathered today for the Spring meetings of the Finance in Common Summit, commit to supporting African heads of state and… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, Ebrd Partner to Unlock Additional Sustainable Investment Opportunities in Africa
The African Development Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to promote sustainable private… Read more »
May 12, 2021
Sudan: Sudan - African Development Bank Group Completes Clearance of Sudan's $413 Million Arrears
5th May 2021, Dr. Gibril Ibrahim Mohammed, Sudan's Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Nnenna Nwabufo,African Development Bank Director-General, East Africa Region, sign… Read more »
May 11, 2021
Africa: Finance in Common Summit Spring Meeting - Public Development Banks Call for New Financing for Africa's Recovery Post-Covid-19
A global coalition of public development banks today emphasized the urgency of immediate resources for Africa's recovery post-Covid 19. Together, they committed to deepening… Read more »
Africa: In Niger, a Rare Scene in the Pandemic - Covid-19 Wards Remain Empty, Agriculture and Business Benefit From Support Programs
Looking over his hectares of rice in Saga, less than 10 minutes from central Niamey, Garba Soumana's face is radiant. A gust of wind from the Niger River drowns out his voice, but… Read more »
May 10, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Invites Business Enablers to Apply for Funding to Support Women Entrepreneurs
This May, the African Development Bank Group is launching a call for proposals for projects enhancing the viability and sustainability of women entrepreneurship enablers. Read more »
May 05, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Holds Webinar On Accountability for Southern African CSOs
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from eight Southern African countries participated in a webinar on accountability and good governance in projects funded by multilateral… Read more »
Africa: Social Safety Nets, Community Spirit Help South African Mother Through Covid-19 Crisis
About 2.6 million South Africans have lost their jobs since the pandemic hit Read more »
Africa: Fashionomics Africa, DHL Express Train African Fashion Entrepreneurs to Excel in International Trade, Logistics and E-Commerce
More than 280 million online shoppers in Africa represent a huge opportunity for e-commerce development on the continent, attendees of a recent Fashionomics Africa webinar heard. Read more »
Africa: Finance in Common Spring Meeting - Africa's Green and Resilient Recovery: a Common Objective
WHAT: Finance in Common Spring Meeting Read more »
April 30, 2021
Africa: African Countries Commit to Double Agricultural Productivity As Development Banks and Partners Pledge Over $17 Billion to Increase Food Security
A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over $17 billion in financing to address rising hunger on the African continent, and to improve… Read more »
April 29, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank, Ifad and Partners Redouble Efforts to Stop Hunger in Africa and Strengthen Food Security
The number of people living with hunger across the African continent increased from 214 million to 246 million between 2015 and 2020. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - African Development Fund Provides $31.2 Million to Boost Nutrition and End Child Stunting
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of $31.2 million to the Government of Ethiopia to increase access to multi-sectoral nutritional services… Read more »
April 28, 2021
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - Vulnerable Households and Small Businesses Find Relief From Government Program to Ease Covid-19 Headaches
For Hortense Koné, the manager of a small restaurant in Abobo Belleville, north of Côte d'Ivoire's economic capital Abidjan, paying her water and electricity bills… Read more »
Nigeria: African Development Bank Debars Maxicare Company (Nigeria) Limited for 36 Months for Collusive and Fraudulent Practices
The African Development Bank Group, on 28 April 2021, announces the 36 month debarment of Maxicare Company (Nigeria) Limited with effect from 23 February 2021. Maxicare Company… Read more »
April 27, 2021
Africa: Women's Economic Empowerment Critical for Sustainable Post-Covid Recovery, African Development Bank Country Gender Profiles Show
African women are still disproportionately affected by poverty, and the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating gender inequalities, according to new African country gender profiles… Read more »