October 26, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Publishes New Report Linking Security, Investment and Development
"Military spending across the continent, in response to rising insecurity, is undermining our efforts to attain the UN-SDGs, Agenda 2063 and the Bank's High 5 priorities" - AfDB… Read more »
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 »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2022 - Mobihealth CEO Funmi Adewara On What the Ustda Grant Means for the Company and Its Strategic Plans
The $67 million Mobihealth Telemedicine Project is an innovative digital health transaction involving the establishment of a fully integrated telemedicine proprietary platform. It… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Africa: Joint Report On Multilateral Development Banks' Climate Finance - Climate Finance to Low - and Middle-Income Countries Hits $51 Billion in 2021
Increase in adaptation finance to over $19 billion in 2021 Read more »
October 13, 2022
Africa: European Union-African Development Bank Group High Level Conference On Water Investment
What: European Union-African Development Bank Group High Level Conference on Water Investment Read more »
October 07, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2022 - The Countdown Has Started!
The third edition of the Africa Investment Forum Market Days is fast approaching. Read more »
September 28, 2022
Africa: Africa Co-Guarantee Platform Partners Reaffirm Commitment to Catalyzing Trade and Investment
Amid rising urgency for instruments to de-risk investment across Africa, the Africa Co-Guarantee Platform's (CGP) six partners have affirmed commitments to better leverage… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Africa: Japan, UK Keen to Channel IMF Support Through Top African Lender
Five nations mulling option of channeling SDRs, AfDB head says Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's President Buhari, African Development Bank President Woo Global Investors At New York International Partnership Forum
With the right conditions in place, we can confidently say Nigeria is a great investment destination" - Adesina Read more »
September 02, 2022
Africa: Ticad8 Official Side Event - Africa Continental Investor Convening: Partnering for SDG Investments in the Green & Blue Economy in Pursuit of Agenda 2063
Date: 6 September 2022 Read more »
September 01, 2022
Africa: Virtual Meeting for Asian Investors Ahead of the Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2022
What: Virtual investor meeting for Asian investors in preparation for Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2022 Read more »
August 29, 2022
Africa: Africa Received Record Private Investment in Infrastructure in 2020, African Development Bank VP Tells Ticad Panel
Africa received its highest proportion of private sector investment in infrastructure in 2020, sending an important signal to governments and investors. Read more »
August 28, 2022
Africa: Africa's Renewable Energy Resources Offer Huge Investment Opportunities for Japanese Business - Dr Akinwumi Adesina
Japanese businesses should invest more in Africa, where investment opportunities and returns on investment are among the highest in the world, African Development Bank President… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Africa: USTDA and AIF Showcase Women As Investment Champions
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and African Development Bank's Africa Investment Forum (AIF) co-hosted a forum of 40 women leaders who are delivering high-quality… Read more »
July 21, 2022
Africa: Invest in Africa, African Development Bank Chief Urges Investors At U.S.-Africa Business Summit
The President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has given strong assurance to U.S. investors that Africa is a secure, competitive and profitable market for… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank - New Flagship Publication Looks At Ten Years of Investments in Regional Operations
The African Development Bank Group has released a new report providing a snapshot of results of regional operations financed by its concessional lending window, the African… Read more »
July 04, 2022
Africa: Invest More in Africa--Akinwumi Adesina Urges Keen Irish Business Community
Since joining the African Development Bank Group as its 81st shareholder in 2020, Ireland has shown steadily increasing interest in strengthening its economic ties with Africa.… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank, Africa50 and the Newly Launched African Sovereign Investors Forum Signal Strong Desire to Jointly Mobilize Capital for Infrastructure Projects
Africa50, the African Development Bank, and Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF), have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on developing green and climate resilient… Read more »
June 21, 2022
Cape Verde: African Development Bank Group Supports Cabo Verde's Investment Forum As It Targets €2 Billion in Investments
The fourth edition of the Cabo Verde Investment Forum has successfully ended in Sal Island, with active support from the African Development Bank. Read more »
May 29, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum Showcases Major Projects, Including $15.6 Billion Abidjan-Lagos Highway
On the margins of the African Development Bank Group's 2022 Annual Meetings, the Africa Investment Forum convened investors to promote the power of the platform to draw critical… Read more »
April 19, 2022
Africa: Multinational - African Development Bank Earmarks €10 Million Equity Investment to Drive Technologies in the Wake of Covid-19
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved an equity investment of €9.8 million to support venture capital investments in African start-ups, from seed… Read more »
March 24, 2022
South Africa: South African Investment Conference Highlights Nation's Resilience
African Development Bank pledges $2.8 billion to South Africa over five years Read more »
March 22, 2022
Africa: AIF Boardroom Sessions Attract $32.8bn in Investment Interest
The Africa Investment Forum (AIF) boardrooms have drawn $32.8 billion in investment interest in bankable projects Read more »
March 21, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: The Africa Investment Forum - Catalyzing Financing for Game-Changing Abidjan-Lagos Highway Project
The construction of the 1,081-kilometer Abidjan-Lagos highway will have a significant impact on the economies of five West African countries - Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo,… Read more »
Africa: More Investment Needed to Plug Infrastructure Gap, Says Oversight Committee of the Nepad-Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility Special Fund
The 34th Oversight Committee meeting of the New Partnership for Africa's Development Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) Special Fund has ended with renewed… Read more »