October 23, 2021
East Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Projects Worth $140 Million On the Table to Boost Vaccines and Healthcare in West and East Africa
Members of the Africa Investment Forum team showcased two projects during a virtual investor roundtable as the continent looks to boost its healthcare sector and attract… Read more »
October 11, 2021
Ethiopia: At Unga 2021 Ethiopia, African Development Bank, and Others, Reveal Plans to Breathe Life Into Africa's Health Sector
"Africa must not allow itself to be left behind" as it has during past industrial revolutions, Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde told heads of state and international leaders on… Read more »
September 30, 2021
Africa: Sixth Global Community of Practice (G-Cop) Webinar Participants Call for 'Brain Fund' Investment in Knowledge and Institutional Capacity to Fuel Growth After Covid-19
Stakeholders at a virtual webinar organized by the African Development Bank's African Development Institute have called for a knowledge and capacity development fund to harness the… Read more »
September 28, 2021
Africa: Africa Resilience Forum 2021 - Facing the 'Hydra-Head Challenges of Covid-19, Conflict and Climate'
The fourth edition of the Africa Resilience Forum opened on Tuesday, as the continent's most vulnerable communities confront the triple challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic,… Read more »
September 24, 2021
Africa: 4th High-Level Event On the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (Idda III) - Strengthening Africa's Pharmaceutical Industry - Learning the Lessons From Covid-19"
Who: United Nations Industrial Development Organization in cooperation with the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development… Read more »
September 22, 2021
Africa: UN Ga 2021 - Africa Cannot Outsource Its Health to the Rest of the World, African Development Bank Head Says During Panel On Closing the Health Gap
Global leaders, in a sideline event on health during the United Nations General Assembly, voiced the urgent need to scale up Covid-19 vaccine production and access in the wake of a… Read more »
September 14, 2021
Africa: African Leaders for Nutrition Webinar
What: Addressing Hidden Hunger Through Agriculture: Progress with Biofortification in West Africa Read more »
September 09, 2021
Africa: Egypt-Icf High-Level Conference - African Development Bank Joins Calls for Stronger Development Partnerships to Spur Covid-19 Recovery Efforts
The African Development Bank Wednesday joined leaders of government and international organizations in calling for stronger partnerships to support Africa's recovery from the… Read more »
August 27, 2021
Africa: International Community Must Act to Avert a Two-Speed Global Economic Recovery Post Covid-19
Heads of international development institutions held a closed-door session with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday to discuss the uneven global economic recovery, access… Read more »
August 23, 2021
Africa: 2021 Singapore Africa Business Forum - In Africa, Challenges Are the Opportunities Despite Covid-19
The global Covid-19 pandemic should not dampen investor appetite in Africa. The continent remains an investment destination of choice despite the challenges, panelists at an… Read more »
August 14, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Covid-19 Off-Grid Recovery Platform Reaches Financial Close for $20 Million Sefa Investment
The African Development Bank has reached financial close on financing agreements for a $20 million concessional investment from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) for… Read more »
July 22, 2021
Seychelles: Seychelles - African Development Bank Approves $20 Million Loan to Support Covid-19 Recovery
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $20 million flexible loan to finance Seychelles' Governance and Economic Reforms Support Program,… Read more »
July 17, 2021
Africa: Close Partnership Between India and Africa Could Improve the Welfare of 2.5 Billion People Post Covid-19, Participants At 2021 Indo-Africa Business Conclave Say
The Covid-19 pandemic has provided the impetus for a stronger partnership between India and Africa with potential benefits to both as they build back sustainably after the crisis,… Read more »
June 29, 2021
Africa: Webinar On Climate Change Adaptation Amid Covid-19
What: Webinar on climate change adaptation Read more »
June 24, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank 2021 Annual Meetings - Building Resilient Economies in Post-Covid-19 Africa - African Women Crucial to the Journey to Recovery
Women and gender-focused policies have a pivotal role in African recovery programs following the Covid-19 pandemic, affirm some of the continent's top development leaders. Read more »
June 23, 2021
Africa: Strong Partnerships, Boldness Needed to Tackle Covid-19 Challenges, Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo Says
Covid-19 provided a pressing backdrop to the meetings, which were held virtually for the second consecutive year. Noting the meetings' theme, Ghanaian president Nana Addo Dankwa… Read more »
June 21, 2021
Africa: Annual Meetings 2021 - Building Africa's Healthcare Defense System
Who: African Development Bank Group Read more »
June 22, 2021
Africa: Africa Should Produce Vaccines On the Continent, African Development Bank Group Head Says On Eve of the Group's 2021 Annual Meetings
African Development Bank Group president Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has again urged regional leaders to focus on vaccine production and access for the African continent as the Covid-19… Read more »
June 18, 2021
Africa: Banking On Nutrition Partnership
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Africa: Covid-19 - African Countries Win the Race Against Time With Testing Laboratories
Daily testing capacity of African countries rose from 13,200 at the beginning of the epidemic to 105,000 Read more »
June 16, 2021
Egypt: Egypt - African Development Bank Approves Loan of €83 Million for Egypt's Electricity Sector to Spur Economic Recovery From Covid-19
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved an €83 million loan to finance the second phase of Egypt's Electricity and Green Growth Support Program.… Read more »
Zambia: Zambia - African Development Bank Approves $1.4 Million Grant to Improve Household Food Security in the Wake of Covid-19
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $1.4 million grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program to reduce malnutrition among the… Read more »
June 08, 2021
Guinea: Guinea - African Development Bank Approves $430,000 Grant for Ebola Emergency Relief Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $430,000 grant to Guinea to fight the spread of the Ebola hemorrhagic fever epidemic throughout the country. Read more »
June 03, 2021
Mozambique: Mozambique - African Development Bank Grants $1.6 Million to Support National Covid-19 Response
Mozambique has received a $1.6 million grant from the African Development Bank to purchase emergency health materials in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. Read more »
May 28, 2021
Africa: Webinar Series On Debt Management in the Context of Covid-19
What: Webinar on the link between tax policies and debt management Read more »
