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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Zambia: Zambia - Lusaka's Water Point Ambassadors Turn the Tap to Protect Residents From Covid-19

A water point attendant in Zambia's capital Lusaka has a new role beyond filling up containers for residents at the community tap. John Nyambe spreads the word about the novel… Read more »

Africa: The Impact of Covid-19 On the African Tourism and Transport Industries

What: Webinar Read more »

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: Finance in Common Summit Spring Meeting - Public Development Banks Call for New Financing for Africa's Recovery Post-Covid-19

A global coalition of public development banks today emphasized the urgency of immediate resources for Africa's recovery post-Covid 19. Together, they committed to deepening… Read more »

Africa: In Niger, a Rare Scene in the Pandemic - Covid-19 Wards Remain Empty, Agriculture and Business Benefit From Support Programs

Looking over his hectares of rice in Saga, less than 10 minutes from central Niamey, Garba Soumana's face is radiant. A gust of wind from the Niger River drowns out his voice, but… Read more »

Africa: Social Safety Nets, Community Spirit Help South African Mother Through Covid-19 Crisis

About 2.6 million South Africans have lost their jobs since the pandemic hit Read more »

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 »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - Vulnerable Households and Small Businesses Find Relief From Government Program to Ease Covid-19 Headaches

For Hortense Koné, the manager of a small restaurant in Abobo Belleville, north of Côte d'Ivoire's economic capital Abidjan, paying her water and electricity bills… Read more »

Africa: Women's Economic Empowerment Critical for Sustainable Post-Covid Recovery, African Development Bank Country Gender Profiles Show

African women are still disproportionately affected by poverty, and the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating gender inequalities, according to new African country gender profiles… Read more »

Africa: African Trade Finance Sees $5 Bn in Portfolio Outflows in Q1 2020 Due to Covid-19, but Opportunities Exist - Report

Constrained global financial conditions caused by Covid-19 have led to massive portfolio outflows from Africa, exceeding $5 billion in the first quarter of 2020, a new… Read more »

Africa: 'Saving Lives and Livelihoods' - Reflecting On One Year of the African Development Bank's Covid-19 Response Facility

Easter Kumbana knew the novel coronavirus was a deadly and highly contagious disease, but he could not afford the basic items needed to protect himself and his family from it. Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Vaccines Race for Covid Vaccines in Africa Is Hiding the Key Role of Nutrition

Access to adequate food for all must be a priority in the continent's fight against the pandemic Read more »

Africa: Fighting Corruption in Africa - African Development Bank and Oecd Call for Greater Vigilance to Ensure Business Integrity Amid Covid-19 Crisis

The African Development Bank and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday led calls among partner institutions for greater vigilance to tackle… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Pandemic Impetus for Greater Regional Integration, African Countries Told At Presentation of Regional Integration Index Report

As countries rebuild their economies following COVID-19, Africa needs to step up productive and infrastructural integration, participants heard at a regional presentation of the… Read more »

Africa: African Union Holds Global Conference to Accelerate African Vaccine Development and Manufacturing Capacity

African leaders assembled at a global meeting to discuss the status of local pharmaceutical manufacturing on the continent, underscored the need to increase local production of… Read more »

Africa: African Legal Support Facility - Governing Board Lauds Covid-19 Support to Clients

The governing board of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has met to review its progress over the past year, noting its strong performance in providing solutions to its… Read more »

Africa: Webinar On Countering Misinformation About the Covid-19 Vaccine

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Africa: African Fisheries Need Reforms to Boost Resilience After Covid-19 - Study

The African fisheries sector could benefit substantially from proper infrastructure and support services, which are generally lacking. The sector currently grapples with fragile… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank, Global Center On Adaptation to Host Virtual Leaders' Dialogue On the Africa Covid-Climate Emergency

What: Leaders' Dialogue on the Africa Covid-Climate Emergency Read more »

Africa: Morocco and the African Development Bank On the Frontline in the Fight Against Covid-19

It was around midnight in Rabat in December 2020. The neighbourhoods are empty; time seems suspended in the kingdom's capital. The only people seen are the occasional police patrol… Read more »

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 »