December 06, 2019
Africa: Are Nature Based Solutions the Key to Africa's Climate Response?
While the UN climate talks are celebrating their 25th year, carbon emissions around the world have continued to climb. For many, that is where natural solutions could play a key… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference - The Do's and Don'ts of Youth Employment
African governments, working with civil society and the private sector, should formulate deliberate policies to boost employability, particularly of the continent's youth,… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank President Wins All Africa Business Leaders Awards ™ 2019 African of the Year Award
To follow in the footsteps of my big brother President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, who won the award in 2018, is an honour beyond description - Akinwmi Adesina Read more »
December 05, 2019
Africa: ADF-15 Replenishment - Donors Commit $7.6 Billion, a 32 Percent Boost From Last Replenishment, in Support of Africa's Low-Income, Fragile, Countries
Donors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Thursday agreed to commit $7.6 billion to speed up growth in Africa's poorest nations and help lift millions out of poverty. Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Management Board Approves Work Plan and Budget for 2020
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) Management Board, the legal support arm of the African Development Bank, met in Abidjan, to review the institution's activities, work plan… Read more »
Africa: 2019 African Economic Conference - Work As One and Listen to the Youth to Create Jobs for Africa's Next Generation, Delegates Urge Policymakers
Africa must work as one to turn the continent's 'youth bulge' into opportunities, delegates at the closing of the 2019 African Economic Conference said on Wednesday. Read more »
Africa: The African Development Fund - Over 45 Years of Support to Strengthen the Continent's Least Developed and Fragile Nations
In 38 of the continent's most vulnerable countries, the African Development Fund or ADF is enhancing livelihoods by promoting regional integration, fostering businesses and… Read more »
December 04, 2019
Africa: Fostering Jobs, Entrepreneurship, and Capacity Development for African Youth - the Time for Disruption Is Now!
"There is no greater asset to Africa than its youth," a statement that has been repeatedly proclaimed, but the continent still has a long way to go. Despite robust economic growth… Read more »
Burkina Faso: African Development Bank Approves €48,82 Million for Desert to Power Yeleen Programme to Increase Solar Generation
The Board of Directors of the Bank has approved a €48,82 million loan to the Government of Burkina Faso for the Yeleen solar plant, intended to boost national power supply. Read more »
Africa: Bring Us to the Table to Unlock Youth Jobs and Power Growth, Say Young African Entrepreneurs
Young African entrepreneurs urged to make their voices heard in business policy-making across the continent and called on governments to implement friendlier tax policies, improve… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Stefan Nalletamby As Acting Vice-President for the Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization Complex
President Akinwumi Adesina of the African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment Mr. Stefan Nalletamby, as Acting Vice-President for the Private Sector,… Read more »
Africa: "Let's Address Skills Mismatch in Jobs for the Youth," Speaker Tells African Economic Conference
The second day of the 2019 African Economic Conference, exploring ways to create jobs for Africa's youth, focused on the youth skills gap issue across the continent. Read more »
December 03, 2019
Africa: Doughnuts From Sweet Potatoes - Young African Entrepreneur Makes Business a Tasty Success
When Regis Umugiraneza graduated from college in Rwanda he didn't know what to do. Then he discovered that sweet potatoes, a popular harvest in his country, could be the answer. Read more »
Africa: Bank Group President and Colleagues Bid Farewell to Outgoing Vice President Pierre Guislain
The African Development Bank, on Thursday, bid farewell to retiring Vice-President for the Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, Pierre Guislain. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Launches Digital Tool to Help African Youth Learn to Code
The African Development Bank and technology firm Microsoft today launched the 'Coding for Employment' digital training platform, an online tool to provide digital skills to African… Read more »
December 02, 2019
Africa: Government of Flanders Grants 1 Million Euros to the Africa Climate Change Fund to Support 5 Projects in Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa
The Government of Flanders this year has committed 1 million euros to the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) to support five projects in three African countries - Malawi, Mozambique… Read more »
Africa: 2019 African Economic Conference - A Clarion Call for Bolder Action to Tackle Africa's Youth Jobs Crisis
The 2019 African Economic Conference (AEC) opened in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh on Monday with a call on African policymakers to take bold steps to tackle red-tape… Read more »
Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Grants Nearly $1 Million to Support Access to Climate Finance in Benin and Lesotho
The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) has approved a project proposal for a total of $997, 524 to support Benin and Lesotho to access international climate finance, an initiative… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference 2019 - Participants Converge On Sharm El Sheikh to Debate Jobs, Skills and Capacity Development for Africa's Youth
More than 350 stakeholders are converging on Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to participate in the 2019 African Economic Conference (AEC), with this year's focus on jobs, skills and… Read more »
November 29, 2019
Africa: Hola, Madrid! African Development Bank Takes the Continent's Climate Agenda to Cop25 in Spain
The Bank is playing a leading role in guiding progress on climate change on the continent. The Bank has doubled its total climate change commitment to $25 billion between 2020 and… Read more »
South Africa: Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Allies, Join Hands With African Development Bank to Spur Cross-Border Investments in Africa
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), working with seven African exchanges, the African Development Bank and the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) hosted the African… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $210 Million Financing for Transmission Expansion Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $210 million financing package to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for the Nigeria Transmission… Read more »
Guinea Bissau: African Development Bank Presents the Lusophone Compact to Private Sector At Economic Forum
The African Development Bank presented the Lusophone Compact to the private sector in Guinea-Bissau last month, during an event at the national Economic Forum. Read more »
November 27, 2019
Africa: Land Policy in Africa - Expert Panel Calls for "Fair, Efficient Land Management"
Experts attending this year's conference on Land Policy in African have called for fair and efficient land management to support moves to transform the continent. Read more »
Africa: 2019 Global Gender Summit marks concrete gains and actionable goals to surge ahead on gender equality
Highlights of the Summit include the launch of: Read more »
