Africa: Joint MDB Statement On Critical Minerals to Manufacturing Value Chains

We, the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), recognize the importance of working together to help build diversified, resilient, and responsible critical minerals to manufacturing… Read more »

Zambia: Zambia's Path to Fertilizer Self-Sufficiency

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Africa: South Africa - African Development Bank Approves $75 Million in Nyanza Light Metals to Drive Large-Scale Titanium Processing

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $75 million in financing to support South Africa-based Nyanza Light Metals Pty Ltd (Nyanza) to boost… Read more »

Botswana: Wiring Africa's Industrial Future - African Development Bank's Helping to Spur Botswana's Automotive Revolution

The Botswanan town of Lobatse, some 70 km south of Gaborone, has been transformed into a vibrant manufacturing centre. Across sprawling factory floors, hundreds of skilled hands… Read more »

Africa: Global Partners Invest $45 Million to Boost African Vaccine Production

In significant efforts to strengthen public health and improve vaccine access in Africa, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, the African Development Bank, and… Read more »

Africa: Critical Minerals - Africa Seeks Transformation From Raw Export of Critical Minerals to Battery Manufacturing

African and Asian investors, entrepreneurs and industrialists came together for a panel discussion on how to take best advantage of the surge in demand for Africa's critical… Read more »

Nigeria: African Development Bank Group and Nigerian Government to Accelerate Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Program

What: High-Level Dialogue on Accelerating the Implementation of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) program in Nigeria Read more »

Nigeria: African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation and Pharmaceutical Institute Partner to Strengthen Nigeria's Pharmaceutical and Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity

The African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) and Nigeria's National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) will work together to revolutionize the… Read more »

Africa: African Economic Conference 2023 - Africa Can Leapfrog to the 4th Industrial Revolution With the Right Skills and Policies

African countries should bolster skills training and implement the right policies to tap the benefits of the 4th Industrial Revolution, experts said at the 2023 Africa Economic… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Teams Up With Airplane Manufacturers Airbus, Atr to Boost African Commercial Aviation

The African Development Bank has held workshops with aircraft manufacturers Airbus and ATR to explore ways of strengthening access to finance for African airlines. Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Hosts Lead Partners of Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (Pavm) for Review of Vaccine Manufacturing Ecosystem in Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) hosted its lead partners at a meeting on the sidelines of the Africa Health Agenda International Conference 2023… Read more »

Benin: Benin - African Development Bank, Government and Stakeholders Explore Strategies to Boost the Textile Sector

The African Development Bank Group's country office in Benin held a workshop on the challenges facing the country's textile industry and how to build the capacity of stakeholders… Read more »

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 »

Southern Africa: African Development Fund Invests Over $6 Million to Develop the Pharmaceutical Sector in Southern and Eastern Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional lending arm of the African Development Bank Group, on 2 November 2022 in Abidjan, approved a $6.63 million… Read more »

Africa: Move Africa's Industrialization Goals and Trade Competitiveness With Network Planning and Implementation At a Regional Cross Border Level Now - Transnet-AfDB Conference

Joint network lifetime planning and implementation of regional borderless crossings are key tools for the scaling up of integrated regional freight transport and logistics systems… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia's New Industrialization and Innovation Strategy Supported By the African Development Bank

Tunisia's Head of Government, Najla Bouden Ramadan launched a new strategy for industrialization and innovation on 6 July in Tunis to help create 840,000 industrial jobs and… Read more »

Africa: From Fruit to Footwear - How Fashionomics Africa's Sustainable Fashion Competition Brought Pine Kazi, a Women-Led Design House, a Year of Mentorship, Learning and Growth

The International Women's Day theme "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow" recognizes the contribution of women and girls around the world who are leading the charge to… Read more »

South Africa: Biovac and Development Partners Collaborate to Support South Africa's Vaccine Manufacturing Expansion and Advance Long-Term Health Security Across Africa

Consortium of nine development partners to support Biovac's expansion of its existing vaccine manufacturing plant capacity, and enable the production of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19… Read more »

Senegal: At Senegal's Home of Vaccines, African Development Bank President Reiterates Commitment to Africa's Pharmaceutical Industry

Bank President visits pioneering Covid-19 vaccine production center, discusses $3 billion investment in the pharmaceutical industry Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank and AfCFTA Secretariat Partner to Stimulate Industry

African Development Bank Group President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, said on Friday that the Bank will integrate the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) into its country and… Read more »

Africa: Boost Industrial Manufacturing to Accelerate Economic Growth and Development in Nigeria, African Development Bank Head Says

African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has said low levels of industrial manufacturing are hampering economic growth and development in Nigeria and many… Read more »

Africa: Africa Should Produce Vaccines On the Continent, African Development Bank Group Head Says On Eve of the Group's 2021 Annual Meetings

African Development Bank Group president Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has again urged regional leaders to focus on vaccine production and access for the African continent as the Covid-19… Read more »

Africa: African Union Holds Global Conference to Accelerate African Vaccine Development and Manufacturing Capacity

African leaders assembled at a global meeting to discuss the status of local pharmaceutical manufacturing on the continent, underscored the need to increase local production of… Read more »

Africa: Women-Led Kenyan Design House Wins Fashionomics Africa Sustainable Design Competition for Turning Fruit Waste Into Eco-Friendly Footwear

The African Development Bank's Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house as the winner of its competition to support producers of sustainable… Read more »