October 04, 2021
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2021 - Accelerating Transformative Investments in Africa
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September 30, 2021
Africa: Sixth Global Community of Practice (G-Cop) Webinar Participants Call for 'Brain Fund' Investment in Knowledge and Institutional Capacity to Fuel Growth After Covid-19
Stakeholders at a virtual webinar organized by the African Development Bank's African Development Institute have called for a knowledge and capacity development fund to harness the… Read more »
Africa: Germany Commits €100 Million to Sefa to Unlock Private Investment in Renewable Energy
The German government will contribute €100 million to the African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), affirming its commitment to efforts to tap… Read more »
September 17, 2021
Africa: Africa Investment Forum to Host Third Market Days in Abidjan, December 1-3, 2021
The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from the 1-3 of December 2021. The annual business gathering will showcase… Read more »
September 01, 2021
Nigeria: Nigeria / Federal and State Governments Endorse Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Programme: - African Development Bank and Partners to Mobilize $520 Million for Phase 1
Nigeria's Federal and State governments have expressed overwhelming support for an initiative to create Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) - public-private… Read more »
August 14, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Covid-19 Off-Grid Recovery Platform Reaches Financial Close for $20 Million Sefa Investment
The African Development Bank has reached financial close on financing agreements for a $20 million concessional investment from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) for… Read more »
August 02, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Highlights the Need for Strategic Partnerships and Innovative Financing Mechanisms to Promote Quality Education and Skills Development
The African Development Bank joined the Global Partnership for Education and other multilateral development banks during the Global Education Summit: Financing GPE 2021-2025, to… Read more »
July 09, 2021
Africa: First Hydromet Gap Report Calls for Scaled-Up Investments in Weather Forecasts and Early Warning Systems
Hydromet create benefits worth at least ten times their costs and are vital to build resilience to extreme weather Read more »
June 30, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Participates in Launch of Agrf Platform Linking Africa's SMEs to Investment Opportunity
The African Development Bank's incoming Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Dr. Beth Dunford, and Director for Agricultural Finance and Rural… Read more »
June 26, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank 2021 Annual Meetings - Investment in Healthcare Will Help Prepare for the Next Pandemic
Africa's ability to respond to future pandemics will depend on making investments in health and education, and governments must immediately intensify efforts to avoid further… Read more »
June 14, 2021
Africa: G7 Development Finance Institutions and Multilateral Partners to Invest Over $80 Billion Into African Businesses Over the Next Five Years
The G7 DFIs, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD and the European Investment Bank today announced that they were committed to investing $80… Read more »
May 31, 2021
Rwanda: Rwanda - African Development Bank Extends $84 Million in Financing to Boost Electricity Access
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $84.22 million in loans and grants to electrify nearly 80,000 rural households in south Rwanda. The… Read more »
May 17, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank, Ebrd Partner to Unlock Additional Sustainable Investment Opportunities in Africa
The African Development Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to promote sustainable private… Read more »
April 01, 2021
Africa: The African Development Bank and the West African Development Bank Agree to Co-Finance the Preparation of Regional Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
The African Development Bank and the West African Development Bank (BOAD) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) defining a strategic partnership framework to co-finance… Read more »
February 19, 2021
Africa: Investing in Local Production Capacity to Keep Africa's Fashion Industry Alive
Emanuela Gregorio, coordinator of the African Development Bank's Fashionomics Africa initiative, recently sat down with Alan Kasujja, the presenter of BBC's Africa Daily podcast,… Read more »
January 21, 2021
Africa: U.K. Africa Investment Summit - Renewable Energy Critical Driver of Africa's Post-Covid-19 Growth Recovery and Economic Prosperity, Panel Says
Renewable energy will be a critical driver of Africa's post-COVID-19 growth recovery and economic prosperity, panelists in a 2021 UK Africa Investment Summit event said Wednesday,… Read more »
January 20, 2021
Africa: U.K. Africa Investment Conference - Africa Is the World's Next Business Frontier, Says AfDB's Akinwumi Adesina
African Development Bank President Akinwumi A. Adesina said on Wednesday that Africa remained fertile ground for investment, but much hinged on the continent's ability to boost its… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, European Investment Bank Sign Joint Partnership Action Plan to Fast-Track Development in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) today signed a joint partnership action plan highlighting their strengthened cooperation and mutual… Read more »
January 14, 2021
Africa: Signing Ceremony and High-Level Announcement of Joint Partnership Action Plan Between the European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank
What: Signing of Joint Action Plan outlining strengthened cooperation to support high-impact investment across Africa Read more »
December 18, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $7 Million in Sefa Technical Assistance to Transform Mini-Grid Investment in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved a $7 million grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), for technical assistance in setting up a… Read more »
December 16, 2020
Africa: How Can Africa's Fashion Entrepreneurs Access Finance to Grow Their Businesses?
Enhancing access to finance for Africa's fashion entrepreneurs is critical if the industry is to develop its full potential and tap global markets in a post-COVID-19 world. That… Read more »
December 08, 2020
Africa: Irena and African Development Bank Partner to Scale Up Renewable Energy Investments in Africa
"The Bank's partnership with IRENA will support Africa's energy transition and our goal to achieve universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy in Africa… Read more »
November 26, 2020
Africa: Put Small-Scale Traders At the Heart of Efforts to Accelerate Trade and Investment in Africa Post Covid-19
The AfCFTA will not in one dramatic swoop alter existing commercial and economic realities on a vast scale, but its implementation could lead the recovery efforts from the COVID-19… Read more »
November 11, 2020
Africa: AfCFTA - Covid-19 As a Catalyst for Accelerating Trade and Investment in Africa
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November 06, 2020
Africa: There Are Unmatched Investment Returns in Africa Despite the Challenges, Aif's Anohu Tells Global Business Leaders
Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Senior Director Chinelo Anohu on Thursday joined business leaders in a webinar to discuss opportunities for Africa in the wake of the COVID-19… Read more »
