October 19, 2016
Africa: AfDB Approves Us $40-Million Corporate Loan for Afe Babalola University (ABUAD)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an eight-year US $40-million corporate loan to the Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) in Ado Ekiti… Read more »
Africa: "If Youth Is Our Future, Then We Are Already Behind Schedule," AfDB President Tells West African Ministerial Conference On Youth Employment in Africa
Africa's youth are the future. We must invest in them for the good of society and for the benefit of the continent. These were among the messages delivered Tuesday, during a… Read more »
October 18, 2016
Africa: AfDB President Akinwumi A. Adesina's Opening Remarks At "Jobs for Youth in Africa" West African Ministerial Conference
Good morning everyone. Read more »
October 10, 2016
Africa: West African Ministerial Conference On Youth Employment in Africa to Be Held in Abidjan
A West African ministerial conference on youth employment will be held on 18 October 2016 at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) headquarters in Abidjan. Read more »
October 05, 2016
Malawi: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 22 Million to Finance Youth Agribusiness Project in Malawi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$22.33 million concessional loan to the Republic of Malawi to finance the country's Agricultural Infrastructure and Youth in… Read more »
North Africa: The Renewable Energy Sector and Youth Employment in the Maghreb
"Despite transition contexts, negative impacts of the global economic and financial crises, and important socio-economic pressures, the Maghreb countries should maintain their… Read more »
August 29, 2016
Kenya: AfDB Approves US $100-Million Non-Sovereign Guarantee Corporate Loan for Export Trading Group (ETG)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a seven-year, non-sovereign guarantee, US $100-million corporate loan to the Export Trading Group… Read more »
August 23, 2016
Africa: AfDB President Adesina's First Year in Office and a Remarkable Transformation Agenda
During his investiture as the 8th elected President of the African Development Bank Group on 1st September 2015, Akinwumi Adesina pledged "to help build a new Africa with… Read more »
August 28, 2016
Africa: Japan Pledges Investment in Quality Infrastructure in Africa
Investing in infrastructure and human resource development are crucial for Africa to realise Agenda 2063, a high-level panel during the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on… Read more »
August 29, 2016
Africa: AfDB Youth Empowerment Effort Addresses Africa's Fragile Industrialisation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, has addressed the challenge of creating jobs for youth in Africa, while outlining a number of initiatives the Bank… Read more »
August 24, 2016
Africa: With Fashionomics, the AfDB Plans to Raise the Profile of African Fashion and Textiles On the International Stage
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, unveiled a new project within the Fashionomics initiative, launched last year under her… Read more »
August 11, 2016
Africa: Youth Development Initiatives Are Key for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
The focus of this year’s International Youth Day (IYD), to be observed on August 12, 2016, resonates with the African Development Bank’s key efforts that recognise the… Read more »
July 27, 2016
Africa: Poverty and Inequality Reduction has Remained Less Responsive to Growth Successes Across the Continent, Says AfDB African Development Report 2015
African economies have grown substantially over the past decade, but poverty and inequality reduction has remained less responsive to growth successes across the continent,… Read more »
July 14, 2016
Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB Helps Cote d'Ivoire Train the Next Generation of Agriculture Entrepreneurs
The African Development Bank's Agriculture and Agro-industry Department (OSAN) in conjunction with the Ministry for the Promotion of Youth, Youth Employment, and Civic Engagement… Read more »
July 08, 2016
Cote d'Ivoire: Enable Youth Côte d'Ivoire - Ivorian Government-AfDB Host Workshop for Success
The Ivorian Ministry for the Promotion of Youth, Youth Employment, and Civic Engagement and the African Development Bank's Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department are hosting a… Read more »
June 02, 2016
Africa: A Postscript to the 2016 Annual Meetings: Building on the Momentum, and Looking Ahead with the High 5s
"We are agents of change and we have an agenda for change, and that agenda is called the High 5s" Read more »
May 27, 2016
Africa: President Adesina Reaffirms Commitment to Support African Youth Entrepreneurship
With almost 200 million people between the ages of 15 and 24, the African continent boasts the youngest population in the world. By 2045, that figure is expected to double. Read more »
May 25, 2016
Africa: AfDB Signs a New Partnership Agreement With Big Win Philanthropy and the Dangote Foundation to Generate Economic Growth Through Improved Child Nutrition
The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, on Monday, May 23, signed a new partnership agreement on promoting nutrition in Africa with Jamie Cooper, Chair of… Read more »
Africa: Leaders Underscore Urgent Need to Create Jobs for African Youth through Agriculture, ICT, Industry
Africa needs to step up investments in skills development and promotion of entrepreneurship to create jobs for young people, African leaders and businesses executives have… Read more »
May 23, 2016
Africa: Jobs for Women and Young People - The Transformative Potential of Agribusiness
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May 18, 2016
Africa: AfDB Champions Energy Access and Job Creation for Youth At the WEF
At the just-concluded World Economic Forum on Africa, the African Development Bank reiterated the need to improve energy access to all in efforts to industrialise the continent.… Read more »
May 11, 2016
Africa: AfDB Pushes Energy and Youth Job Creation Agenda At World Economic Forum in Kigali
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May 09, 2016
Africa: AfDB Enable Youth Design Workshop - Empowering the Next Generation of Agripreneurs in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), successfully organized the ENABLE (Empowering Novel… Read more »
April 12, 2016
Africa: AfDB and Lita Invite Africa to 'Think Big' for Youth and Agriculture in Two-Day Design Workshop On Enable Youth Program
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November 17, 2015
Africa: Infrastructure Able to Create Jobs for Africa's Youth, Panel Hears
On Day 3 of the first-ever Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week at the African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan, the session on "PIDA Creating… Read more »
