September 09, 2020
Africa: Small and Medium Enterprises Lynchpin of African Agriculture - African Development Bank
Africa's emerging agripreneurs call for increased SME-to-SME cooperation at Bank-organized food systems webinar attached to the African Green Revolution Forum Read more »
September 08, 2020
Namibia: Walvis Bay Port Now a Regional Logistic Hub As New Container Terminal Runs At Full Capacity
The new container terminal at the Namibian Port of Walvis Bay, built between 2014 and 2019, gives the country a high-end port facility. The terminal, commissioned in August 2019,… Read more »
September 07, 2020
Africa: African Water and Sanitation Projects Critical to Preparedness for Covid-19-Like Pandemics
As the prevalence of COVID-19 accelerates across Africa, over 40% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to clean water and are unable to heed the advice of… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Partners With Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa As Sponsor of Virtual African Green Revolution Forum (Agrf)
The African Development Bank returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) - Africa's largest agriculture conference - to be held online for the first… Read more »
September 04, 2020
Africa: Watch - A Look Back At the Swearing-in Ceremony of President Adesina
African leaders and dignitaries gathered on Tuesday to witness the swearing in of African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina. Read more »
Africa: With African Development Bank Support, Two West African Science and Tech Institutions Are Driving Local Solutions to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bank-funded institutes in Nigeria and Burkina Faso are domestically producing much-needed personal protective equipment for African workers on the frontline of the COVID-19… Read more »
Africa: Discussion On Integrating African Food Systems Through the Lens of SME Champions
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September 03, 2020
Africa: Call for Papers - A Special Issue of the African Development Review On the Impact of Covid-19 On African Economies
The African Development Review, one of the flagship publications of the African Development Bank Group devoted to the study and analysis of development policy in Africa, invites… Read more »
Kenya: In Kenya, a Water Project Results in Unexpected Increase in Property Development
A water supply and sanitation project for small towns and rural areas, implemented between 2011 and 2017 in Kenya, has helped improve the quality and sustainability of these… Read more »
Africa: Financing Natural Capital - Policies for Value Chain Development in Natural Resources in Post Covid-19 Africa
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September 02, 2020
Africa: Virtual Workshop On Designing the African Development Bank's Public Private Partnership Framework
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September 01, 2020
Africa: African Leaders Reaffirm Support for African Development Bank As President Adesina Begins Second Term
African leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for the African Development Bank Group and its leadership under Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as he begins his second five-year term with… Read more »
Africa: Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Eighth President of the African Development Bank, Sworn in for Second Term
Adesina - "Let us move forward, driven by the power of our mission, inspired by the primacy of our vision and emboldened by the strength of our togetherness" Read more »
Africa: "We Must Help Africa Build Back Boldly, but Smartly," Says African Development Bank President Adesina
In a speech kicking off his second term as African Development Bank chief, newly sworn in President Akinwumi Adesina unveiled a sweeping vision to consolidate the institution's… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement for Asian Audiences
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August 31, 2020
Africa: Swearing in Ceremony of Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group
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Africa: Promoting Renewable Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development in Africa Post Covid-19
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August 28, 2020
Africa: Au revoir, Abidjan. Hello, Accra - African Development Bank 2021 Annual Meetings to Be Held in Ghana
Ghana will host the African Development Bank's next Annual Meetings in May 2021, it was announced Thursday, at the end of the Group's 2020 meetings. Read more »
August 27, 2020
Africa: Governors Endorse President Adesina's Bold Development Program
Newly reelected African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina voiced great optimism about Africa's future as the institution closed its 55th Annual meetings. The Bank's Board… Read more »
Africa: Highlights - Day 2 of the African Development Bank Group's 2020 Annual Meetings
The African Development Bank Group on Thursday climaxed its 2020 Annual Meetings with a decisive reelection of President Akinwumi Adesina for a second five-year term as the… Read more »
Africa: Highlights - Day 1 of the African Development Bank's 2020 Annual Meeting
Video presentations showcased COVID-19 pandemic and the African Development Bank's efforts to cushion member countries against its impacts Read more »
Africa: 2020 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group - Final Communiqué
FINAL COMMUNIQUE OF THE FIFTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) AND THE FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank 2020 Annual Meetings - Governors' Dialogue: a Key Moment of the Meetings
On the first day of the African Development Bank's 2020 Annual Meetings, President Akinwumi Adesina on Wednesday 26 August 2020, outlined the Bank's successes and challenges. Read more »
Africa: Dr. Akinwumi Adesina Re-Elected As President of the African Development Bank Group
Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has been re-elected to serve a second five-year term as President of the African Development Bank Group on Thursday, August 27, 2020 by the Board of… Read more »
August 26, 2020
Africa: 2020 Annual Meetings - African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Seeks a Second Term "To Serve Africa"
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina on Wednesday made a case for his re-election as head of the institution, saying that he wanted to fulfil "his sense of duty and… Read more »
