May 27, 2022
Africa: Africa Day - Young African Entrepreneurs Propose Sustainable Solutions for the Future of the Continent
Young African entrepreneurs on Wednesday expressed their doubts about the future. But, above all, they shared their hopes for our continent's development. Read more »
May 10, 2022
Burkina Faso: African Development Fund Helps Women and Children in Burkina Faso Overcome Food Insecurity
Despite its tremendous agricultural potential, Burkina Faso has long grappled with the thorny problem of food and nutrition security. Read more »
November 11, 2021
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - African Development Fund Extends $3.5 Million Grant to Bolster Livelihoods of Women and Youth
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $3.5 million grant to Zimbabwe to create jobs and boost livelihoods for youth and women in artisanal… Read more »
November 05, 2021
Africa: African Youth-Led Businesses Win $1 Million in Climate Adaptation Challenge At COP26
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Africa: Winners of the 2021 Youthadapt Solutions Challenge Announced At COP26
Winners of the 2021 Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge (YouthADAPT) were unveiled today at COP26 in a ceremony held at the Africa Pavilion in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Read more »
November 02, 2021
Africa: Youth Adaptation Solutions (Youthadapt) Challenge Awards Ceremony
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September 18, 2021
Africa: Youth Adaptation Solution Challenge Information Session
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Africa: African Youth Adaptation Solution Challenge Official Launch Concept Note
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September 16, 2021
Africa: African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge
Young people worldwide are leading the way, demanding climate action. Whether in communities, in their places of study or directly lobbying politicians and businesses, they are… Read more »
September 15, 2021
Africa: Global Center On Adaptation and African Development Bank Call for Applications for the African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank have launched a call for applications for the first edition of the African Youth Adaptation Solutions… Read more »
August 24, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank's Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-Donor Trust Fund Provides More Than $7.3 Million for Youth Jobs and Skills
In June and July of this year, an African Development Bank technical review committee approved eight project proposals to receive funding in an important milestone for its Jobs for… Read more »
August 12, 2021
Africa: International Youth Day - How Winners of the Bank's Agripitch Competition Are Helping to Transform Africa's Food System
As the world observes International Youth Day, Africa is producing a growing number of young entrepreneurs who are adopting new ideas to bring more affordable, quality food from… Read more »
July 22, 2021
Ethiopia: African Development Bank Group, Ethiopia, Sign $118 Million in Grant Agreements to Support Agro Industrial Park, Youth Employment and Ethiopia-Djibouti Power Interconnection
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Ethiopia have signed two separate grant agreements for new projects to boost youth employment and electricity trade between… Read more »
July 14, 2021
Africa: Technical and Vocational Institutions Must Build Stem Skills in Africa's Youth - Adea Webinar
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digitization in the workplace, sharpening the need for technical and vocational training aligned with Africa's development needs and youthful… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, Partners, Renew Commitment to End Child Stunting in Africa
Urging unity and action to accelerate nutrition targets amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, representatives of the African Development Bank, the Aliko Dangote Foundation and Big Win… 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 »
April 29, 2021
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 »
March 15, 2021
Nigeria: In Nigeria, a Mother's Search for Tasty, Nutritious Food for Her Son Spurs a Baby Food Revolution
For Women's History Month, we spotlight Oluwaseun Sangoleye, founder of Baby Grubz, a Nigerian baby food company. As a first runner-up in the African Development Bank's 2020… Read more »
January 08, 2021
Africa: Chad - The African Development Bank Grants $11.26 Million for Women and Girls' Education
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $11.26 million to the Government of Chad to finance the Girls' Education and Women's Literacy… Read more »
December 17, 2020
Africa: Africa Must Risk Capital for Its Youth, Adesina Urges
Africa must leverage investment to unleash the potential and ingenuity of its youth, its most important asset, African development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said at a… Read more »
November 13, 2020
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 »
November 09, 2020
Africa: 25 Young African Agripreneurs Advance to 'Boot Camp' in the African Development Bank's $120,000 Agripitch Competition
Twenty-five young African agripreneurs have advanced to the "boot camp" final round of the African Development Bank's AgriPitch competition, stepping closer to a share of $120,000… Read more »
November 06, 2020
Africa: African Youth Agripreneur Forum (Ayaf) Webinar Series-Session #2
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