July 21, 2020
Mozambique: African Development Bank Set to Join Landmark $20 Billion Mozambique LNG Financing
The African Development Bank has concluded its bid to co-finance the construction of Mozambique's integrated Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant by signing a senior loan of $400… Read more »
Africa: Fitch Rating Agency Affirms Triple a (Aaa) Rating of the African Development Bank, With Stable Outlook
Fitch Ratings, the global credit rating agency, has affirmed the African Development Bank's (AfDB) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AAA', with stable outlook. Read more »
July 20, 2020
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Founding Partners Unveil Unified COVID-19 Response to Support Africa's Private Sector
15 deals in the Africa Investment Forum's portfolio, valued at $3.79 billion earmarked to address COVID-19 impacts Read more »
July 17, 2020
Africa: African Education Experts Push for More Virtual Learning to Cushion Against Pandemics - Adea Webinar
Africa must develop new education models that feature well-resourced virtual teaching and learning schemes to insulate it against disruptions due to disasters such as the COVID-19… Read more »
Africa: Video - Keeping Economies Stimulated Is the Main Bank's Goal This Year, VP Khaled Sherif Says
The COVID-19 pandemic can be described as a health and economic crisis with spillover effects on other areas such as trade and agriculture. Read more »
South Africa: African Development Bank Board Approves Fourth Monitoring Report On Management Action Plan for Eskom's Medupi Power Project
The African Development Bank approved the recommendations of the Fourth Monitoring Report of the Independent Review Mechanism on the implementation of the Updated Management Action… Read more »
Senegal: Board Approves Independent Review Mechanism's Recommendations of the First Monitoring Report On Sendou Coal-Fired Power Plant Project in Senegal
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved recommendations of the First Monitoring Report of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) on the Sendou Coal-Fired… Read more »
July 15, 2020
Africa: Africa Investment Forum (Aif) Partners' Meeting
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Africa: African Development Bank VP for Power and Energy Welcomes You to the 2020 Annual Meetings
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank will be held virtually and in a global pandemic that nation states are grappling to manage against… Read more »
July 14, 2020
Egypt: Africa Road Builders Babacar Ndiaye Trophy 2020 - Egyptian President to Receive Great Road Builder Award
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was awarded the Babacar Ndiaye Great Road Builder Award it was announced Monday, a distinction for heads of state whose countries initiate… Read more »
July 13, 2020
Africa: Africa's Fertilizer Sector and the Bank's High 5s
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Africa: Launch of the 2020 North Africa Economic Outlook Report
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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 »
