March 08, 2023
Cote d'Ivoire: International Women's Day 2023 - Digital Expert Honored By Government of Côte d'Ivoire Talks to Bank Vice President Dr. Beth Dunford About Women in Digital Sector
Ivorian Karine Oulaté is a former professional basketball player who in a second career, has become a most valuable player in West Africa's digital scene. Read more »
March 09, 2023
Africa: Scaling Up Youth-Led Adaptation Technology Solutions - 3rd Gobeshona Global Conference
What: Session on Scaling Up Youth-led Adaptation Technology Solutions during the 3rd Gobeshona Global Conference Read more »
March 14, 2023
Nigeria: African Development Bank and Partners Invest $618 Million in Nigeria's Digital and Creative Industries
iDICE initiative will create 6 million jobs and position Nigeria's as Africa's leading hub for young tech and creative entrepreneurs Read more »
March 06, 2023
Senegal: Gender in Focus - Senegalese 'Agripreneur' and African Development Bank Agripitch Competition Winner Says Digital Marketing Key to Luxury Tea Startup Success
Senegalese businesswoman Adja Sembene Fall said she had no choice but to launch her start-up business online because her new Contanna fair-trade tea company only had $200 to its… Read more »
February 15, 2023
Kenya: Kenya - The African Development Bank's Coding for Employment Program Opens Second Center of Excellence to Boost Youth Digital Skills
The African Development Bank has opened a second Information and Communications Technology Centre of Excellence at the United States International University-Africa in Nairobi.… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Africa: Dakar 2 Summit - Partnership to Deliver Technologies to Farmers to Feed Africa - Says Adesina
L-R: Panel Moderator Daouda Sembene; Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank Group; Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Africa: Dakar 2 Summit - Optimism Abounds As African Leaders Share Experiences of Agricultural Transformation.
President of Burundi Évariste Ndayishumiye welcomed to the Dakar 2 summit by Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. He is one of 34 leaders to… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Ethiopia: Whistles and Whips - Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation Program Results in Sounds of Success in Ethiopia's Lowlands
(Korofto, Adama District, Ethiopia) If the shrill sounds of policemen's whistles echoing across Ethiopia's Awash River Valley do not seem out of place, the crack of whips in the… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Sudan: New Data Collection Tool Launched in Sudan
A group photo of Stakeholders of Bank-financed projects at the RASME training Read more »
December 22, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Unveils the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation At the 2nd International Conference On Public Health in Africa
The African Development Bank Group has formally introduced its new initiative that will join hands with the African Union to boost Africa's capacity to produce drugs, vaccines,… Read more »
Senegal: Senegal - African Development Bank Provides an Additional €5.01 Million for the Diamniadio Digital Technology Park
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 8 December 2022 approved additional financing of €5.01 million for the future Digital Technology Park in… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Africa: African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation - Enhancing Technology Access and Transfer for Domestic Manufacturing in Africa
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Africa: Enhancing Technology Access and Transfer for Domestic Manufacturing in Africa
What: Forum to introduce newly launched African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation Read more »
November 18, 2022
Africa: Africa Development Bank and African Union Commission Sign $9.73 Million Grant Agreement to Drive Digital Market Development in Africa
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank have signed a grant agreement to implement Phase 1 of the Upstream Project for Digital Market Development in… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Building Out Africa's ICT Infrastructure Can Pave the Way for a Digital Leap Forward
One major lesson for Africa from the Covid-19 pandemic is that it had an outsize negative impact on workers in jobs that cannot be performed remotely. Such jobs are typically in… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Closing the Technology Gap Promises Significant Gains for Africa's Creative Industries
Africa's creative industries have grown rapidly in recent years, as its music, films and fashion increasingly attract a global audience. Read more »
October 27, 2022
Africa: "Sustainable and Resilient Connectivity Across Borders"
What: Webinar on promoting regional connectivity for resilience building Read more »
October 13, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank to Showcase Its Youth Agenda At Youth Connekt Africa Summit
What: African Development Bank to host session at Youth Connekt Africa Summit Read more »
October 06, 2022
Rwanda: How Rwanda Is Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Healthcare
Drug stock-outs and shortage of medical equipment in health facilities in Rwanda are becoming a thing of the past, thanks to an innovation that is addressing procurement… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Africa: Ticad8 Side Event - Africa Continental Investor Convening: Partnering for SDG Investments in the Green & Blue Economy in Pursuit of Agenda 2063
The recently concluded Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) culminated in the announcement of Japan's $4 billion Green Growth Initiative with… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Africa: Connecting Africa Conference
WHAT: Connecting Africa conference Read more »
September 12, 2022
Cape Verde: African Development Bank's Support to Propel Cabo Verde's Efforts to Become Regional ICT Hub
Cabo Verde is on course to becoming a regional ICT hub, thanks to the country's investment in a digital transformation vision, with active support from the African Development… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Africa: Ticad 8 - African Development Bank to Complement Japan Africa Dream Scholarship With African Education Science, Technology and Innovation Fund - Dr. Adesina
African Development Bank head Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has commended the Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Grant, established by the Bank and the government of Japan,… Read more »
Africa: Ticad8 - African Development Bank to Complement Japan Africa Dream Scholarship With African Science, Technology and Innovation Fund - Dr. Adesina
African Development Bank head Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has commended the Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Grant, established by the Bank and the government of Japan,… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Africa: Burundi - Rasme Computer Tool Enables Remote Monitoring and Evaluation of African Development Bank Projects
From 7 to 10 June 2022, the African Development Bank organized a training in Bujumbura, Burundi on the use of an IT solution for the preparation, supervision, monitoring and… Read more »
