April 12, 2019
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Approves $15 Million Investment Package for Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company
The Board of the African Development Bank has approved a $15-million investment package to Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company (InfraCredit), to support infrastructure… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative to Hold First-Ever Regional Summit in Cote d'Ivoire
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Africa: African Development Bank to Host Expert Working Group On Informal Cross-Border Trade
WHAT: Expert Group Meeting on Informal Cross-Border Trade (ICBT). Read more »
April 11, 2019
Rwanda: The African Development Bank Commemorates Kwibuka25
Who: Rwandan Embassy in Côte d'Ivoire, Rwandan Community in Côte d'Ivoire and the African Development Bank Read more »
Angola: African Development Bank to host Investment Forum Roadshow in Angola
Who: Country Office of the African Development Bank in Angola Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Convene Workshop On Portfolio Improvement
The Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department of the African Development Bank will organize a two-day workshop on portfolio improvement in Nairobi, Kenya from 11-12 April 2019. Read more »
April 10, 2019
Sudan: In Sudan Technology Helps Farmers Overcome Wheat Woes
Women's groups from Maukashfi IP sites display bread products during "Field Day" Read more »
Africa: Agriculture Fast Track Fund to Launch 17 New Projects in Support of Agribusiness SMEs in Ghana and Seven Other African Countries
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Africa: African Development Bank Board Approves $4.8 Million Grant to Accelerate African Free Trade
On 1 April 2019, the Board of the African Development Bank approved an institutional support grant of $4.8 million to the African Union (AU) to accelerate the momentum of the… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank President Tells African Youth to Get Into Agriculture
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has urged African youth to get involved in agriculture, saying that the Bank has invested massively in jobs for youth in rural… Read more »
April 09, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank President Makes Strong Case for Increased U.S. Investment in Africa
Speaking at a high-level dialogue in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, said… Read more »
Africa: Invitation to the African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF)
Climate Smart Agriculture: Business and Employment Opportunities for Africa's Youth Read more »
April 08, 2019
Africa: Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Announces Revamped Website
The redesigned MWF4A website offers visitors an invaluable window into its vast African financial sector resources and unique knowledge collection. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Welcomes Partners to Mdb Roundtable to Strengthen Collaboration On Donor Relations and Fund Management
The African Development Bank Group hosted 11 sister institutions for the annual multilateral development bank (MDB) roundtable on trust funds and co-financing, held on 28-29 March,… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Leads Delegation to IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina is expected in Washington DC, on Monday, to take part in the IMF/ World Bank Spring meetings from 9-12 April. Read more »
Africa: World Health Day 2019 - African Development Bank Joins the Global Call for Universal Health Coverage for All
On the occasion of World Health Day 2019, the African Development Bank Group is renewing its call for firmer commitment to pledges made by countries for universal health coverage… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Launches a Dual Tranche Nok 500 Million 3-Year Social Bond and Sek 1.25 Billion 5-Year Green Bond
On Thursday 4 April 2019, the African Development Bank successfully priced a dual tranche NOK 500 million 3-year fixed Social Bond and SEK 1.25 billion 5-year fixed Green Bond… Read more »
April 07, 2019
Senegal: African Development Bank VP Amadou Hott Joins New Senegal Cabinet
President Macky Sall of Senegal has announced the appointment of Amadou Hott, Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth at the African Development Bank, as… Read more »
April 05, 2019
Somalia: African Development Bank Multi-Partner Somali Fund to Receive U.S.$3 Million From Isdb
The African Development Bank has welcomed the Islamic Development Bank's agreement to contribute USD$3 million to the multi-partner Somalia Infrastructure Fund (SIF). The signing… Read more »
Africa: "Coding Must Be Compulsory, At All Levels. the Currency of the Future Is Going to Be Coding... We Must Democratize Technology," Adesina Tells Mo Ibrahim Governance Week
African Development Bank President Adesina, on Friday, pleaded for Africans to embrace technology, and governments to urgently move away from "investing in the jobs of the past,… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Announces U.S.$100 Million Comprehensive Relief, Reconstruction and Mitigation Plan for Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe
Following the devastating impact of Cyclone Idai and the unprecedented loss of life and property in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi, the African Development Bank has announced a… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Launches Pan-African Urban and Municipal Development Fund
The African Development Bank has launched the Urban and Municipal Development Fund, a multi-donor trust fund to scale up interventions in urban development and drive sustainable… Read more »
April 04, 2019
Africa: East Africa's Economy Races Ahead of Its African Peers, Modest Growth Forecast for the Rest of the Continent - African Development Bank
Job creation and ramping up manufacturing will continue to be major priority areas for creating growth - African Development Bank Regional Economic Outlook Reports 2019 Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina to Address Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend On Migration
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina will this weekend join Africa's most influential leaders and thinkers at the Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend, which celebrates the… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank and Microsoft Launch All-Female Coding Training in Nigeria
One hundred and sixty young women have begun a month-long coding class on two Nigerian campuses under a new programme to give African youth digital skills for the work force. The… Read more »
