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 »
Africa: Fashionomics Africa Webinar Series Episode 6 - African Continental Free Trade Area - Opportunities for Fashion Entrepreneurs
What: Fashionomics Africa Webinar Series, Episode 6 Read more »
February 18, 2021
Africa: Série De Webinaires Fashionomics Africa - Épisode 6
La Zone de libre échange continentale africaine : Les opportunités pour les entrepreneurs de la mode Read more »
February 17, 2021
Africa: Dfi Working Group Launches Report On Blended Concessional Finance for Private Sector Projects
The Mobilization of Private Finance by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and Development Finance Institutions (DFI) Report Read more »
Africa: End of the Second Public Consultation Period for the Third Review of the Independent Review Mechanism (Irm) of the African Development Bank Group
The Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) of the African Development Bank Group would like to thank all who have contributed to the Second Public Consultation of its Third Review. Read more »
February 15, 2021
Nigeria: Ehingbeti - Lagos Economic Summit 2021
What: 8th Lagos Economic Summit: discussing issues critical to development of the mega city Read more »
Kenya: Strengthening Gender Mainstreaming in Kenya's Energy Sector
What: Webinar - Strengthening Gender Mainstreaming in Kenya's energy sector Read more »
February 12, 2021
Africa: Appointment Announcement - Mr. Ifedayo Orimoloye As the Group Chief Risk Officer
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ifedayo Orimoloye as the Group Chief Risk Officer, effective 1 April 2021. Read more »
Africa: Implementing the AfCFTA - The Need for Deepening Private Sector Engagement and Commitment
What: Joint webinar on the implementation of the AfCFTA within the WTO Aid-for-Trade Stocktaking Event 2021 Read more »
Africa: Kix Observatory - Adea and AU-Cieffa Launch a Brief On Teacher and Learner Well-Being Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) Observatory on COVID-19 Responses in Educational Systems in Africa, a consortium that includes… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Afawa, African Guarantee Fund, Partner to Unlock $1.3 - $2 Billion in Loans to Women Entrepreneurs
Financial institutions in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda are signing on to the program Read more »
February 11, 2021
Africa: African Women in Science Are Making Waves
To mark International Day for Women and Girls in Science, we asked contributors to the recently released Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas for Africa about the science that went into… Read more »
Africa: Development Challenges and Opportunities Facing Africa's Mineral Sector
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Mozambique: African Development Bank and Mozambique LNG Area 1 Project Win Multilateral Deal of the Year Award for $24 Billion Global Syndicated Finance
The Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Area 1 Project and the African Development Bank have jointly received the prestigious Global Multilateral Deal of the Year 2020 award by… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank and Harvard Kennedy School Train Country Economists On "Building Back Better" Post-Covid-19
The Country Economics Department (ECCE) and the Human Resources Departments (CHHR) of the African Development Bank are collaborating with researchers at Evidence for Policy Design… Read more »
Africa: NDC Private Sector Reports for Africa
What: Webinar on NDC Private Sector Reports for Africa Read more »
February 10, 2021
Africa: Promoting Good Governance of Regional Public Institutions - The Example of Cafrad
What: A meeting on promoting good governance of regional public institutions: the example of CAFRAD Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group 2021 Business Opportunities Seminar
What: 2021 Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS) Read more »
February 09, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Assists West African Countries to Deliver Carbon Emission Reductions and Meet Their Paris Agreement Commitments
The African Development Bank has extended financial support to a project that will strengthen the efforts of West African countries to meet their Nationally Determined… Read more »
February 08, 2021
Africa: The Acceleration of Digitalization in Covid-19 Times
What: Webinar: The acceleration of digitalization in COVID-19 times Read more »
February 05, 2021
Africa: International Day for Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
This year, we are a mere decade away from the 2030 deadline of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Sadly, as we approach this key milestone of human progress, we are losing the… Read more »
Africa: How the Covid Pandemic Has Spurred Innovation in Africa's Fashion Industry
The African Development Bank's latest Fashionomics Africa webinar attracted an impressive "who's who" of industry talent to share ideas on how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank and Who Cut Sod for Public Health Emergency Operations Center Building in Juba, South Sudan
The African Development Bank is financing the construction of the second phase of the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) in Juba, South Sudan. Read more »
February 04, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank to Join UNFPA to Commemorate International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
What: Global high-level event to accelerate investment and action to end female genital mutilation Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, FAO and South Sudan's Government Ink Protocols for $14 Million Grant to Boost Agricultural Markets
The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to the Government of South Sudan to boost agricultural markets in a project to be… Read more »
