July 13, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Group Appoints Dr. Rabah Arezki As Chief Economist and Vice President, Economic Governance and Knowledge Management
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Rabah Arezki as Chief Economist and Vice President, Economic Governance and Knowledge… Read more »
North Africa: Lancement du Rapport « Perspectives Économiques En Afrique du Nord » (Édition 2020)
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July 10, 2020
Africa: Impact of COVID-19 On Africa's Education - Reflecting On Promising Interventions and Challenges, Towards a New Normal
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July 09, 2020
Cote d'Ivoire: Weather Data Helps Authorities Respond to Deadly Floods in Abidjan
When torrential rains and flash floods deluged parts of Côte d'Ivoire's economic capital, Abidjan, Read more »
Mozambique: First Flood, Then Drought - Climate-Resilience Project Helps Farmers Thrive in Mozambique
Mozambican farmer Alima Matusse is the head of a household of six and she used to worry that her children would go without nutritious food because her small plot of land was bone… Read more »
Libya: African Development Bank Grants $0.5 Million Emergency Relief Assistance for Ppe Protection Against COVID-19
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved a grant of $480,000 to Libya under the Special Relief Fund (SRF) for the procurement of much-needed personal… Read more »
July 08, 2020
Africa: VP Solomon Quaynor On How the "High 5s" Remain Relevant Amid COVID-19
COVID-19 has significantly shifted the world's priorities towards addressing the urgent needs to support healthcare systems and hard-hit economic drivers on the continent. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (Afawa), Impacther and UN Women Policy Briefing Webinar
"Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the Fight Against COVID-19 - The Role of Government" Read more »
July 07, 2020
Africa: Post COVID-19 - Africa's Growth Stands to Rebound to 3 Percent in 2021, African Development Bank Says in African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement
Governments and development partners must respond in a more coordinated, targeted, and rapid manner to be effective in limiting impacts Read more »
Africa: African Economic Outlook Supplement - Here Is How African Countries Can Deal With COVID-19, Reopen Economies and Accelerate Recovery, By Charles Lufumpa
Charles Lufumpa, the African Development Bank's Acting Chief Economist and Vice President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management speaks on the recent release of the… Read more »
Africa: Data-Driven Advisory Services Key for Africa's Agricultural Development
What are some of the barriers preventing small farmers in Africa from adopting digital advisory services? What do we mean by big data? What can governments do to encourage greater… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Bank Project Tripled Incomes of Rural Producers and Traders
An African Development Bank project to enhance market infrastructure, value addition and rural finance (MIVARF) in Tanzania produced highly satisfactory results, according to a… Read more »
July 06, 2020
Gabon: Covid-19 - « La Banque africaine de développement est la première à répondre positivement à l'appel du Gabon »
Le directeur du Bureau-pays de la Banque africaine de développement au Gabon, Robert Masumbuko répond aux questions sur l’intervention de la Banque africaine de… Read more »
Africa: Global Experts Call for a Radical Health Policy Shift in Post COVID-19 Africa
Global health experts and practitioners at a policy webinar hosted by the African Development Institute (ADI) called for a "Marshall Plan on Inclusive Health in Africa." Read more »
July 04, 2020
Madagascar: African Development Bank Provides $2.13 Million for Farmers to Cover Drought-Related Economic Losses
The African Risk Capacity Insurance Company presented a cheque for $2,126,803 to the Republic of Madagascar to cover anticipated livelihood losses for 600,000 vulnerable Malagasy… Read more »
Africa: Appointment of Acting Vice President Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank Group - Wambui Gichuri
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Wambui Gichuri as Acting Vice President- Agriculture, Human and Social Development, effective 5 July… Read more »
July 03, 2020
Africa: Scaling Climate Action Through Technology and Innovation By SMEs for Green Investment in Africa
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East Africa: Launch of the 2020 Regional Economic Outlook Report for East Africa
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Africa: VP Kariuki Explains How AfDB Supports Countries in Face of Climate Change
"Climate business is simply and profoundly good business," Vice President Kevin Kariuki says in an interview leading to the 2020 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Concludes R2 Billion Investment in Nedbank SDG-Linked Bonds
The African Development Bank Group has concluded the investment of R2 billion (around $116 million) in Sustainable Development Goals-linked bonds (SDG bonds) issued by Nedbank… Read more »
Africa: African Development Fund Approves $165 Million Grant for National COVID-19 Emergency Response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July approved a grant of $165.08 million to support Ethiopia's response to the health and economic impacts of the… Read more »
Africa: VP Kariuki Explains How AfDB Supports Countries in Face of Climate Change
"Climate business is simply and profoundly good business," Vice President Kevin Kariuki says in an interview leading to the 2020 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank. Read more »
July 02, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Joins WTO and Other Mdbs to Support Trade Finance Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The African Development Bank Group has joined the World Trade Organisation and other multilateral development banks to reduce trade finance gaps that emerge as a result of the… Read more »
Africa: The Africa We Want After COVID-19 - A Blogger, a Politician and a Diplomat in Conversation
Four inspiring young Africans have set out their vision of the Africa they would like to see in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
Mozambique: In Mozambique, Water Project Boosts Yields As Farmers Grapple With Climate Extremes
Felicidade Machava, 60, likes to recount the story about how, one year, she filled a small truck with maize from her harvest. Read more »