March 02, 2017
Africa: German Government Unveils Marshall Plan With AfDB Leadership
Africa is a continent of opportunity facing many challenges that the Plan can help resolve. Focus on entrepreneurship, private sector, renewable energy and green growth. Read more »
March 20, 2017
Africa: 5th Edition of the Africa CEO Forum in Geneva - AfDB at the African Private Sector Meeting
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, will be among the featured speakers at the 5th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, taking place in Geneva on… Read more »
January 14, 2017
Africa: Africa/France Summit - AfDB President Urges Action to Finance Africa's Economic Transformation
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, has called for improved access to financing to accelerate the transformation of African economies. Read more »
January 13, 2017
Africa: Swedish Firm Wins AfDB Contract to Develop Market-Friendly Adaptation Benefit Mechanism for Climate Resilience
The African Development Bank (AfDB), with support from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), has awarded a contract to Swedish consulting firm CPMA International to help develop a… 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 »
November 22, 2016
Africa: Launch of Boost Africa Initiative, a New Integrated Approach to Boost Young Innovative Entrepreneurs Across Africa
Over 1,500 start-ups and high-growth SMEs to be supported across the continent Read more »
October 26, 2016
Africa: AfDB and Norad Shed Light On Private Sector Development Actions
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) hosted a seminar on Private Sector Assistance: Current Evidence on Additionality on… Read more »
October 18, 2016
Africa: European Investment Bank-AfDB Africa Day 2016
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with European Investment Bank (EIB) is organising the second Africa Day. Read more »
June 10, 2016
Africa: President Adesina Outlines Bank's New Agenda for Transformation On First Official Visit to Finland
On June 9, 2016, the President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, met with Finnish officials, in Helsinki, in the last leg of his three-country Nordic visit.… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Discusses Partnerships and Cooperation During Meetings in Stockholm, Sweden
AfDB President with Swedish Minister of Finance, Magdalena Andersson, in Stockholm. Read more »
June 06, 2016
Africa: Bank Strengthens Nordic Partnerships - "Our Priorities Are Aligned"
The Bank strengthens its longstanding partnerships with the Nordic countries this week as its President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, visits Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden. Read more »
May 10, 2016
Africa: EU Joins AfDB in Operationalizing Nile Equatorial Lake Countries Interconnection Project
The African Development Bank announced on April 19, 2016 that it is helping operationalize studies financed by the European Union Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-AITF) which… Read more »
March 29, 2016
Africa: Paris Agreement On Climate Change Places Africa At the Fulcrum of Renewable Energy Deployment, Experts Agree
The Paris Agreement on climate change of December 2015 has placed Africa at the fulcrum of renewable energy deployment, but African countries have to take the responsibility for… Read more »
December 15, 2015
Africa: Italy Joins Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa With Usd 8-Million Contribution, Raises Continent's Green Energy Potential
At the global climate summit in Paris on December 10, the Government of Italy announced a USD 8-million contribution to the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) managed by the… Read more »
December 14, 2015
Africa: Italy Joins Africa Climate Change Fund With €4.7 Million - Fund Grants Us $0.36 Million to Enhance Climate Resilience in Zanzibar
The Italian government announced on Thursday, December 10 that it will contribute €4.7 million to the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), an initiative launched last year by… Read more »
December 10, 2015
Africa: African Environment Ministers Reiterate Call for Binding Agreement or Nothing At All At Paris Climate Talks
African Environment Ministers, under the auspices of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), have restated their resolve to collectively demand for a binding… Read more »
December 07, 2015
Africa: EU Set to Boost Post-Cop21 Climate Financing to Developing Countries
Blending projects with climate finance is helping to bring many climate change related projects to life in several regions around the globe, thanks to the dedicated commitment and… Read more »
Africa: Africa Ties Its Agricultural Transformation Agenda to Cop21 Climate Outcome
A high level panel of African agricultural experts has said that the continent's agricultural transformation depends on the successful outcome of the climate negotiation process. Read more »
December 05, 2015
Africa: Africa At Cop21 - Three Gives to the Rest of the World, and Three Asks
The term 'glacial pace' - implying millennially slow movement - takes on real and literal meaning with climate change. The disappearance of our glaciers may in fact have hastened… Read more »
December 04, 2015
Africa: Africa Raises Red Flag On Possible Paris Outcome
Leading members of the African Group of Negotiators and civil society leaders at the ongoing UN climate talks in Paris have expressed their dissatisfaction with the pace of the… Read more »
November 19, 2015
Africa: Renewable Energy Could Be "Game Changer" in Africa
Members of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) gave their full support this week to helping Africa achieve its target of 300GW of power from renewable energy by 2030,… Read more »
November 17, 2015
Africa: AfDB-Funded Conference On African Public Private Partnerships Concludes in London
On November 11, 2015, the African Development Bank-funded conference on African Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) concluded in London with a strong call on governments and private… Read more »
November 16, 2015
Africa: AfDB President Pays Visit to French Ambassador in Wake of Terrorist Attacks in Paris
On Monday, a minute of silence was observed at 12 noon Paris time (11 a.m. in Abidjan), at the Residence of France in Abidjan, following the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday,… Read more »
November 13, 2015
Africa: AfDB President in Paris Ahead of Cop21 Climate Talks, Alongside African Heads of State
At the invitation of French President François Hollande, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina joined African leaders, including Guinea's President Alpha… Read more »
October 26, 2015
Africa: AfDB and KfW Announce Broad Collaboration That Aims to Advance Agricultural Transformation Agenda
On Thursday, October 22, at the "Feeding Africa" conference in Dakar, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and KfW in its role as Germany's development bank, announced a broad… Read more »
