February 07, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's African Economic Outlook 2020 Lauded At 33rd AU Summit
"The report reminds us of the size of the investment that must be made in the development of human capital in Africa." - Victor Harison, the African Union Commissioner for Economic… Read more »
February 04, 2020
Liberia: African Development Fund Approves Close to $35 Million to the Government of Liberia for Renewable Energy
The African Development Fund has approved a $34.74 million grant and loan to boost renewable energy access and promote an attractive investment climate in Liberia. Read more »
January 21, 2020
Africa: Ride the Wave of the African Continental Free Trade Area, African Development Bank President Adesina Urges UK Investors
Africa is on the cusp of unmatched economic transformation, and the UK must engage in a "partnership of change," African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said Tuesday in… Read more »
January 20, 2020
Africa: British Prime Minister, African Leaders Urge Investors to Accelerate Economic Role On the Continent
UK companies must leap at the chance to deepen economic ties with Africa, a continent with unmatched investment opportunities, several African leaders said at a high-level panel. Read more »
January 17, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's Akinwumi Adesina Heads to UK-Africa Investment Summit
New opportunities for bi-lateral trade and increasing UK investor appetite in Africa will be the main focus of the UK-Africa summit, convened by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on… Read more »
January 07, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $20 Million Investment in Metier Fund to Support Renewable Energy in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $20 million investment in the Metier Sustainable Capital International Fund II, which channels funds to… Read more »
December 23, 2019
Africa: Global Gender Summit 2019 - Climate Investment Funds Can Cushion Women From Adverse Effects of Climate Change
Gender-sensitive climate action can help reduce women's vulnerability to climate change, according to experts. Read more »
December 13, 2019
Tanzania: Kenya & Tanzania - Over 3 Million People to Benefit From African Development Bank's €345 Million Road Construction Support
Over three million people in Tanzania and Kenya will benefit from a €345 million financing package for road construction support, approved by the African Development Bank's… Read more »
November 29, 2019
South Africa: Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Allies, Join Hands With African Development Bank to Spur Cross-Border Investments in Africa
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), working with seven African exchanges, the African Development Bank and the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) hosted the African… Read more »
November 26, 2019
Africa: "Women Are an Excellent Investment" - Finance Leaders Call for Increased Support for in Women in Business
Leaders from multilateral development banks, financial institutions and the private sector called on peers to dispel myths about women being too "high risk" for financing - and to… Read more »
November 18, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - African Development Bank Signs $250-Million Risk Participation Agreement With Absa, to Address Africa's Trade Financing Gap
The African Development Bank has signed an unfunded $250-million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) facility with ABSA - a pan-Africa financial institution with a solid presence in… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Masai Ujiri Urges African Leaders to Invest in Sports, Commissions Two New "Players"
We need to invest in sports; African talent is like gold and diamonds - Masai Ujiri Read more »
November 12, 2019
Africa: The Africa Investment Forum: An Accelerator for Africa's Agricultural Transformation
This week, business leaders, project developers, development finance professionals, institutional investors representing pension and sovereign wealth funds, as well as policymakers… Read more »
November 13, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019: Unveiling the Boardroom: $67.6 Billion Dollars of Deals Tabled, $40.1 Billion Investor Interest Secured
Africa is winning…Africa is bankable- African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Read more »
November 14, 2019
Africa: 2019 Africa Investment Forum: African Development Bank, EU Reaffirm Partnership, Ambition to De-risk Business Environment, Create Jobs in Africa
EU is Bank’s partner of choice for development – Akinwumi Adesina Read more »
November 11, 2019
Africa: Opening Remarks by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank at the Africa Investment Forum 2019, Johannesburg, South Africa, 11 November 2019
His Excellency, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa , President Of The Republic Of South Africa, And My Dear Brother Read more »
November 14, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - "Africa's Time Is Now!", Says Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank
At the close on Wednesday of the second edition of the Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina put the accent on current… Read more »
November 13, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Group Becomes a Shareholder in Africa Finance Corporation
Shareholding follows investment of $50 million in AFC's equity by Bank Group African Development Bank becomes second investment-grade Supranational Finance Institution to join and… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Unveiling the Boardroom: $67.6 billion dollars of deals tabled, $40.1 billion investor interest secured
Africa is winning... Africa is bankable- African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Features Strongly At 2019 Africa Investment Forum With $24.6 Billion Project, the Largest Deal
Mozambique's state oil and fuel company Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), tabled a $24.6 billion transformative project for Mozambique's economy, the largest deal to… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - "Build Mutual Trust to Attract Capital to Africa," Says Investors' Panel
Panellists included Adam Boehler, Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation; Rob Hersov, founder of the Invest Africa platform;… Read more »
November 12, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Billion Dollar Boost for African Female Entrepreneurs
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a $1.1 billion lending programme to help women entrepreneurs on the continent. Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Reinventing Ways of Acting and Thinking for More Efficient Projects
Greater donor mobilization is needed to support the project preparation process that is so strategic for investment on the continent." These are the words of Patricia de Lille,… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - African Development Bank U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Team Up to Mobilise Private Capital for Africa's Development
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the African Development Bank Group, today signed an agreement to mobilize private capital in support of development… Read more »
November 13, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - MOU Brings Good News for Africa's Rail Networks
Another deal signed on second day of the Africa Investment Forum 2019 Read more »
