July 25, 2025
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone and African Development Bank Target $90 Billion in Annual Illicit Financial Flows
A four-day high-level seminar concluded last week with concrete recommendations to combat the estimated $90 billion that Africa loses annually to illicit financial flows, as the… Read more »
June 30, 2025
Sierra Leone: African Development Bank to Host Regional Dialogue On Combating Illicit Financial Flows in Natural Resources Sector in Sierra Leone
What: Workshop on Illicit Financial Flows and Resource-Backed Loans training and policy dialogue Read more »
June 23, 2025
Central African Republic: Central African Republic - African Development Bank Strengthens Capacity to Tackle Illicit Financial Flows and Manage Resource-Backed Loans
The African Development Bank Group has successfully concluded a high-level workshop and policy dialogue aimed at enhancing the Central Africa Republic's capacity to combat illicit… Read more »
June 05, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank to Host Policy Dialogue On Combating Illicit Financial Flows in Natural Resources Sector
What: GONAT Project: Illicit Financial Flows and Resource-Backed Loans training and policy dialogue Read more »
May 20, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Group and Private Infrastructure Development Group Team Up to Scale-Up Domestic Capital Mobilization Across Africa.
The African Development Bank Group and the Private Infrastructure Development Group have agreed to work together to unlock long-term local currency capital for energy,… Read more »
February 20, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Partners With Interpol to Combat Financial Crime and Strengthen Anti-Corruption Efforts in Africa
The African Development Bank Group has taken a significant step forward in its fight against corruption and financial crime by signing a Letter of Intent with the International… Read more »
February 07, 2025
Africa: Launch of Action Plan for Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Illicit Financial Flows
What: Launch of Action Plan for Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Illicit Financial Flows Read more »
January 17, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Partners With Prosper Africa and the U.S. Department of the Treasury to Enhance Capital Flows to Africa
The African Development Bank has signed a $700,000 Donor Contribution Agreement with Prosper Africa, a U.S. Presidential initiative, and the United States Department of the… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Africa: New Report Reveals African Countries Have Generated Ꞓ1.7 Billion in Additional Revenues From Tackling Tax Evasion and Illicit Financial Flows
According to the 2023 Tax Transparency in Africa progress report unveiled at the 13th Meeting of the Africa Initiative in Cape Town today, African countries have realised… Read more »
March 09, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank, Coalition for Dialogue On Africa, Launch $5.9 Million Project to Stem Illicit Financial Flows From Africa
The African Development Bank and the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) have officially launched a three-year support project to improve regional coherent and coordinated… Read more »
February 24, 2023
Africa: Tackle Weak Governance and Illicit Finance Flows to Fully Leverage Economic Potential of Africa's Natural Resources, Say Participants At African Development Bank Workshop
Acting ANRC director Vanessa Ushie (center) and the team at the Abidjan launch of the GONAT project Read more »
June 22, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's Rating Affirmed by S&P
The rating agency positively assessed the Bank's very strong financial risk profile, very strong capital adequacy, strong funding and liquidity, extraordinary shareholder… Read more »
September 11, 2019
Africa: 5 Takeaways From the 2018 Africa Investment Forum
"We want investments in Africa to land on a smooth investment runway. No bumps," Read more »
November 14, 2018
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2018 - A New Bold Vision Tilts Capital Flows Into Africa
"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others," a saying goes. When African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina laid out his vision to tilt the flow of capital… Read more »
May 09, 2018
Africa: "Africa Business Day" Equips Southern African Companies Seeking to Expand Beyond Regional Markets
The African Development Bank, Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) jointly organized the first "Africa Business Day"… Read more »
May 04, 2018
Africa: 15th Annual AVCA Conference - African Development Bank Promotes Private Investments in Africa
The Annual African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) Conference is the world's largest private equity gathering, attracting investors from private equity funds,… Read more »
September 04, 2017
Africa: Unlocking Capital Flows for Forest Development in Africa
AFIC speakers Read more »
December 07, 2016
Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves the First Multi-Jurisdictional Fixed Income ETF in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a seed equity capital investment of USD 25 million into the African Domestic Bond Fund (ADBF). The ADBF… Read more »
November 28, 2016
Africa: "Africa Deserves More, Not Less" - Speech delivered by President Akinwumi Adesina at the Final Pledging Session for the African Development Fund 14th Replenishment, November 28, 2016, Luxembourg
Honorable Minister Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance of Luxembourg; Honorable Ministers of Finance from Africa and Governors of the African Development Bank; ADF Deputies;… Read more »
Africa: Home Stretch for ADF-14
On November 28 and 29, 2016, the third and final replenishment meeting for the 14th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-14) is taking place in Luxembourg, following… Read more »
July 22, 2016
Africa: AfDB Issues 1.250 Percent USD 1 Billion Global Benchmark Due 26 July 2021
On Tuesday, July 19, 2016, the African Development Bank ("AfDB"), rated Aaa (Moody's) / AAA (S&P) / AAA (Fitch), launched and priced a new USD 1 billion 5-year Global benchmark… Read more »
June 23, 2016
Africa: "Feed Africa" - AfDB Develops Strategy for Africa's Agricultural Transformation
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved an agricultural transformation strategy for a competitive and inclusive agribusiness sector that… Read more »
July 17, 2008
Mauritania: AfDB Approves U.S. $ 5 Million Line of Credit to Mauritania Leasing
The AfDB Group approved under its private sector window a US$ 5 million line of credit (LOC) for Mauritania Leasing (ML), a limited liability company incorporated in May 1998. Read more »
