March 15, 2023
Africa: International Women's Month 2023 - Abidjan-Based Women Investment Champions Share Their Journeys With Africa Investment Forum
The Africa Investment Forum marked International Women's Day by hosting a special evening session for African women business leaders and innovators under its "Women as investment… Read more »
March 13, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria to Launch the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises Program (I-Dice)
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February 17, 2023
Africa: Dakar Financing Summit - African Development Bank Is Lead Financier of Pida Infrastructure Projects
The African Development Bank has provided over 50% of financing secured by infrastructure projects under the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), making it… Read more »
Africa: Africagogreen Fund Closes $47m in New Equity Investments to Advance Climate Resilience in Africa
The AfricaGoGreen Fund (AGGF) has made headlines today with the announcement of its successful second fundraising close, securing $47 million in combined investments from top… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank's Afawa Hits $1 Billion Investment Milestone in Lending to Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
AfDB Vice President Beth Dunford announces AFAWA's $1 billion milestone at the African Food Summit in Dakar. Read more »
January 30, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $50 Million and Eur 50 Million Trade Finance Transaction Line of Credit for Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development (Ebid) to Enhance Food Security and Boost Agricultural Value Chains in the Region
EBID headquarters building in Lome, Togo Read more »
January 23, 2023
Africa: Regular Economic Performance Analysis Could Bolster Investment Decisions in Africa, Says African Development Bank Chief Economist
The African Development Bank Group's Acting Chief Economist and Vice President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, Professor Kevin Chika Urama, shares his thoughts on… Read more »
December 23, 2022
Africa: Founding Partners of Africa Investment Forum Secure $1 Billion in Memoranda of Understanding During U.S.-Africa Leaders' Summit
Africa Investment Forum (AIF) last week garnered strong support in the U.S. to help advance key infrastructure projects for the continent. Three founding members of the Africa… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Africa: Côte d'Ivoire - African Development Bank, Africa Finance Corporation, German Investment Corporation and Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund Reach Financial Close On €174.3 Million Singrobo Hydropower Plant
Financing for the Singrobo-Ahouaty 44-megawatt hydropower project in Côte d'Ivoire has reached financial close with the African Development Bank Group as mandated lead… Read more »
December 17, 2022
Africa: African Leaders and U.S. Government Affirm Commitment to Nutrition Investment for Africa On Margins of U.S.-African Leaders Summit
U.S. Government is committing $760 million to expand and scale agricultural programs that support farmers and communities around the world hit by rising food, fuel, and fertilizer… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: CBD COP15 - New African Development Bank, Wwf Study Calls for Urgent Attention and Increased Investment in Africa's Biodiversity
From left: Vanessa Ushie, Arona Soumare, Jo Mulongoy , Prudence Galega, Ousseynou Kasse, Jeanne Ntain and Innocent Maloba Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: Senegal - African Development Bank Approves a €68 Million Loan to Strengthen Domestic Resource Mobilization and Attract Private Investment
The African Development Bank is working with Senegal to mobilize domestic resources and attract more private investment. Read more »
November 30, 2022
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Fund Approves a Grant of 6.4 Million Usd to Increase Access to Finance for Agricultural Value Chain Entrepreneurs
A rice field over a large area in The Gambia Read more »
December 02, 2022
Africa: Diaspora's Remittances, Investment and Expertise Vital for Africa's Future Growth, Say Participants At African Development Bank Forum
Bank president Akinwumi Adesina opens a two-day event in Abidjan on tapping the skills and wealth of the African Diaspora Read more »
November 30, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Climate Investment Funds Announces Nine Countries to Participate in the First Nature, People and Climate Platform
Vice president Beth Dunford (at right) and other participants at a Climate Investment Funds event during COP27 Read more »
November 29, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Launches Model for Deploying Green Financing Across the Continent
Abdou Aziz Diedhiou, head of studies and strategy, La Banque Agricole Sénégal; Kossivi Domegni, Expert in Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Togo;… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Africa: African Development Fund Invests More Than $6 Million to Strengthen Public Finance Governance in African Countries
The support of the African Development Fund will strengthen the capacities of African tax administrations for improved domestic revenue mobilization. Read more »
November 11, 2022
Africa: $2 Million in Prizes Awarded At COP27 to African Youth-Led Businesses
Twenty African youth-led enterprises have won grant funding of up to $100,000 each in this year's African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge (YouthADAPT) competition. In addition… Read more »
November 05, 2022
Africa: African Investment Forum - Africa Remains Attractive to Investors, Despite Occasionally Complex Local and Geopolitical Situations
The African continent has enormous potential and remains an attractive destination for investors, despite complex national contexts and geopolitical changes, say experts attending… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2022 - Before Exporting Its Gas, Africa Should Meet Its Own Needs
Africa should satisfy its own natural gas needs first before considering exports in the wake of the growing interest among European countries, which is linked to the… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - African Investors Asked to Mobilize More for Infrastructure in Africa
At the November 2 opening of the 2022 Africa Investment Forum, panelists called on African investors to increase financing for African infrastructure to make the sector attractive… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2022 Market Days - Press Conference
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November 03, 2022
Africa: Africa Is Open for Business, Continent's Leaders Tell Investors As Africa Investment Forum Kicks Off
'Let's aim for more than $100 billion in investor interest' - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara Read more »
November 02, 2022
Zimbabwe: Africa Investment Forum 2022 Market Days - High-Level Panel Discussion On Investment Opportunities in Zimbabwe
What: High-level panel discussion on investment opportunities in Zimbabwe Read more »
November 01, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2022 Market Days - - Opening Ceremony / Press Conference
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