November 20, 2020
Africa: Africa Industrialization Day - Unlocking Africa's "Value-Added" Industrial Potential
Africa Industrialisation Day, which falls on Friday, mobilizes the commitment of the international community to the continent's industrialisation and gives us the opportunity to… Read more »
Africa: Africa Industrialisation Day - African Development Bank Calls for Faster Industrialisation of African Economies
At the forefront of promoting smart industrial policies and mobilising infrastructure development funding for Africa, the African Development Bank on Africa Industrialization Day… Read more »
West Africa: Launch of the West Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (Risp) 2020-2025
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Africa: African Development Bank's Investments Are Transforming the Continent, Unlocking Economic Potential, and Spurring Development - 2020 Ader Report
20.3 million people are benefiting from improvements in agriculture (47% women) Read more »
November 19, 2020
Africa: World Toilet Day 2020 - In the Midst of a Global Covid-19 Pandemic, Increased Toilet Hygiene Awareness More Important Than Ever
This year's World Toilet Day observance comes in the midst of COVID-19. The gravity of the COVID-19 pandemic's global spread heightens awareness about the important health benefits… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Agripitch Competition Awards $120,000 in Prizes to African Youth "Agripreneurs"
The founder of a cassava processing business in Kenya, a co-founder of a novel food processing technology start-up, and the owner of a smallholder farmer food procurement company… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan - $28.233 Million in African Development Fund Grants to Bolster Response to Covid-19
The Board of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved grants worth $28.233 million to Sudan to shore up the country's health system to effectively respond and contain the… Read more »
November 18, 2020
Africa: 2020 Civil Society Forum
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Africa: Fashionomics Africa Webinar - Words of Wisdom for Fashion Entrepreneurs From Google Africa and Us-Based Parsons School of Design
Africa's fashion industry must embrace technology in order to thrive in an increasingly global digital economy. Read more »
November 17, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Evaluation Week 2020
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Africa: Investing in Water and Sanitation Is Key to Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6, Bank VP Tells African Finance Ministers
Investing in the water and sanitation (WASH) sector in Africa is crucial to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6, which calls for universal access to clean water,… Read more »
November 16, 2020
Africa: Covid-19 Is a 'Wake-Up Command' to Address Africa's Challenges - Tony Blair
We have the same problems but what we also have is vastly increased urgency - Blair Read more »
Africa: "Knowledge and Innovation Exchange" Launches to Share Information On Covid-19 Responses in Africa's Schools
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the African Union's International Centre for Girls' and Women's Education in Africa (CIEFFA) will hold a… Read more »
November 11, 2020
Uganda: Uganda - African Development Bank Grants $500,000 for Capacity Development of Msmes Within the Petroleum Sector
The African Development Bank and the Government of Uganda have signed a $500,000 grant agreement for financing of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to boost business… Read more »
November 14, 2020
Africa: Moody's Investor Service Affirms African Development Bank's Aaa Credit Rating
Moody's Investor Service has affirmed the African Development Bank's AAA credit rating, with a stable outlook. Read more »
November 13, 2020
Africa: Ghana, African Development Bank Group Sign MOU for 2021 Annual Meetings
"We promise to champion African excellence and deliver a befitting event. We will leave no stone unturned to ensure that this is a seminal event." - Kenneth Ofori-Atta Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, Partners, Agree to Strengthen Commitment to Gender Equality
Bank Director for Women, Gender and Civil Society at Finance in Common summit online panel highlighted the Bank's commitment to achieving gender equalit Read more »
Africa: "Finance in Common Summit" - Experts Call for Greater International Cooperation to Address the Situations of Fragile Countries Worsened By the Health Crisis
International experts on Thursday called for a concerted response and broader cooperation between public development banks and actors in the field to provide concrete responses to… Read more »
Africa: Africa Youth Month - Catching Up With Agripreneur Winners At the African Development Bank Agripitch Competition
The African Development Bank's virtual African Youth Agripreneur Forum and AgriPitch Competition (AYAF/AgriPitch 2020) - currently underway - coincides with the African Union's… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank, Mdbs, to Sign Joint Statement On Road Safety
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November 12, 2020
Africa: Finance in Common Summit Rallies 450 Development Banks to Ramp Up, Deepen Collective Efforts to Address Fragility Beyond Covid-19
"Nothing can dampen our collective resolve to provide better opportunities for all" - African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Read more »
Africa: Africa Delivers - Accelerating Development Outcomes
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Africa: A Whole of Society Approach - Women Are Key to Building Resilient Communities Beyond Covid-19
In Africa's fragile contexts, the burden of conflict, poverty and climate change falls most heavily on already marginalized groups. If we do not significantly and collectively step… Read more »
November 11, 2020
Africa: 2020 Peace Forum - African Development Bank to Fully Engage On Fragility and Gender Issues At the First "Finance in Common" Summit
The African Development Bank will take an active part in sessions on fragility, gender and climate change at the "Finance in Common" summit, taking place virtually on 11 and 12… Read more »
November 12, 2020
South Africa: South Africa Civil Society Virtual Open Day
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