November 06, 2020
Africa: Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to Deliver 2020 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers' Lecture
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November 05, 2020
West Africa: Flood Forecasting and Early Warning in West Africa
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Rwanda: African Development Bank Signs Grant Agreement to Support the Rwanda Coding Academy
The African Development Bank has signed a grant agreement with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation in Rwanda to support the Rwanda Coding Academy, set up to develop top technology… Read more »
Africa: Technology At the Heart of Tomorrow's Fashion
What: Fashionomics Africa Webinar Series, Episode 3 Read more »
November 04, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank, Africa Investment Forum Founding Partners, Announce Postponement of the Africa Investment Forum to 2021
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group and the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) founding partners have approved the postponement of the 2020 Africa Investment… Read more »
November 03, 2020
Africa: Inception Workshop for the Financial Modelling in the Extractive Sector Project
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October 31, 2020
South Sudan: African Development Bank Group Approves $440,000 Emergency Relief Assistance for Flood Victims in South Sudan and Sudan
The African Development Bank Group has approved an emergency assistance relief package of $440,000 to fund ongoing humanitarian and emergency relief efforts in areas recently hit… Read more »
October 30, 2020
Madagascar: Madagascar - The African Development Bank Extends €14 Million Loan to Support Industrial and Financial Sectors
On Wednesday 28 October the African Development Bank approved support for Madagascar's industrial and financial sectors with a loan of €14.52 million (12.08 million UA)… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Wins Afsia Development Finance Institution of the Year Award for Increasing Solar Energy Footprint Across Africa
The African Development Bank emerged Development Finance Institution of the Year at the 2020 African Solar Industry Solar Award (AFSIA) , in recognition of its increasing solar… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Energy Masterplan Takes Shape As African Development Bank and Auda-Nepad Release Key Report
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the African Development Bank have released recommendations of a baseline study that looked into the development of a… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Launches a Training of Trainers Program for Developing Project Proposals to Access Green Climate Fund
Bank builds a pool of 80 climate change experts Read more »
Africa: Workshop Teaches Financial Institutions and SMEs How to Attract Climate Funding
The Climate Change and Green Growth Department of the African Development Bank, in partnership with climate change consultancy Natural Eco Capital, recently organized two virtual… Read more »
October 28, 2020
Africa: Appointment of Mr. Lamin Barrow As Acting Senior Director, Nigeria Country Office, African Development Bank Group
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Lamin Barrow as Acting Senior Director - Nigeria Country Office, effective 1 November 2020. Read more »
October 27, 2020
Africa: A Ghanaian Maize Farmer Thrives On the Ashes of Destroyed Forest
Hundreds of farmers are benefitting from a project that repurposes degraded forest land Read more »
October 26, 2020
Kenya: African Legal Support Facility Appoints Two New Management Board Members
The African Legal Support Facility (the ALSF), is pleased to announce the appointment of Christine Anyango Agimba and Ambassador Arve Ofstad to its management board. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, Partners, Announce New Women in Ethics and Compliance in Africa Initiative
Bank-supported network to address corruption, unethical behavior, avenues of support for leadership Read more »
October 23, 2020
Africa: Roundtable On Integrated Continental Power Systems Masterplan
WHAT: Stakeholders Roundtable on Continental Power Systems Masterplan Read more »
October 22, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Project Enhances Scholarship and Research Capacity in African Countries and Regional Institutions
Through funding from the African Development Fund's (ADF) Regional Public Goods window, a training and research capacity building programme has awarded 90 Master's and five PhD… Read more »
Africa: Development Finance Institutions Pledge to Sustain Covid-19 Mitigation, Livelihood Recovery
Multilateral development finance institutions on Wednesday pledged to continue to collaborate in their efforts to mitigate the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and… Read more »
October 21, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Agripitch Competition - $120,000 in Prizes On Offer During African Youth Agripreneur Forum 3-17 November
There are just hours to go until the 23 October deadline to enter the African Development Bank's AgriPitch Competition Read more »
Africa: Building Back Better and Greener in Africa Requires Strong Partnerships, High-Level Champions Agree
COVID-19 should not be a reason to renege on global climate commitments. Read more »
October 20, 2020
Africa: African and US Development Financiers Reaffirm Their Commitment to Attracting Greater Private Sector Capital to Africa
The continent's largest development finance institutions have emphasized that a sustained and collaborative approach among development partners to scale up project development… Read more »
October 19, 2020
Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Fund Approves $50.7m Covid-19 Crisis Response Budget Support
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a loan of UA 36 million ($50.7 million) to Tanzania, to finance the nation's response to the COVID-19… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - Sharp Decline in Cases of Typhoid Fever, Diarrhoea, in Capital, Thanks to Sanitation Project
For several years now, typhoid fever and diarrhoea cases have fallen significantly in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, especially in the major district of Kawempe, according to an… Read more »
Ghana: The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism, OCP Africa Team Up to Increase Access to Fertilizers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
The African Development Bank has approved the participation of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) in a $4 million partial trade credit guarantee with OCP Africa, a… Read more »
