June 12
Africa: African Development Bank Strengthens Transition States' Capacity for More Productive, Effective and Transparent Debt Management.
The African Development Bank Group has launched a series of training programmes to support 22 Transition or fragile states in Africa to manage their debt more effectively. Read more »
Mozambique: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism to Launch Fertilizer Financing Scheme in Mozambique
What: Launch of Fertilizer Financing for Sustainable Agriculture Management Project in Mozambique Who: The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism When: Friday, 14 June 2024;… Read more »
June 11
Africa: 2024 Annual Meetings - African Scientific Community Validates Project for African Renaissance Institute for Science and Technology
As part of its 2024 Annual Meetings, the African Development Bank held a high-level session with a broad range of representatives from the African scientific community, to discuss… Read more »
West Africa: African Development Bank Group Appoints Lamin Barrow As Director General for West Africa Region
The African Development Bank Group has appointed Lamin Barrow, an economist, as the Director General for the West Africa Region, effective June 1, 2024. Read more »
East Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Dr. Léandre Bassole As Deputy Director General for East African Region
The African Development Bank has appointed Dr. Léandre Bassole, a seasoned economic development specialist, as Deputy Director General for the East African Region, effective… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Max Magor Ndiaye As Senior Director of Syndications, the Africa Investment Forum and Client Solutions
The African Development Bank has appointed Max Magor Ndiaye as Senior Director of Syndications, the Africa Investment Forum and Client Solutions, effective 12th June 2024. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Chioma Onukogu As Director of Board Affairs and Proceedings
The African Development Bank has appointed Chioma Angela Onukogu as the Director of Board Affairs and Proceedings in the Office of the Secretary General and the General… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank and Dentons Canada Llp, Toronto PPP Webinar Series
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June 10
Niger: Niger - Integrated Programme for Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Niger Basin Mid-Term Results Evaluated
The African Development Bank and the Niger Basin Authority (ABN) organized a regional workshop to evaluate the mid-term results of the Integrated Program for Development and… Read more »
Africa: Switzerland, in Partnership With the African Development Bank Group, Aims to Expand Opportunities for the Swiss Private Sector in Africa
The Swiss private sector would like to play a more substantial role in the African Development Bank's operations in Africa. This desire was expressed during meeting between Bank… Read more »
Africa: MDBs' Common Approach to Measuring Climate Results
At COP28, multilateral development banks (MDBs), including the African Development Bank, agreed to develop a common approach for measuring and reporting climate results.… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Public Finance Management Academy for Africa to Host Policy Dialogue On Debt Management in Transition States
WHAT: Policy dialogue on public debt management in transition states and the inauguration of the Africa Debt Managers Initiative Network Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Releases Highlights of Its Purchasing Power Parities Report
The African Development Bank Group has published highlights of its purchasing power parities (PPP) findings for Africa, following the International Comparison Program (ICP)'s… Read more »
June 08
Africa: 'Africa Will Be the Pivotal Continent in the World, Given Its Economic Prospects'--African Development Bank Group President
In a packed auditorium at the renowned Chatham House, African Development Bank President Group Dr Akinwumi Adesina delivered an inspiring address to a diverse audience of… Read more »
June 07
Benin: Benin - Solid Support From the African Development Fund Dissuades Emigration in the Countryside
"Thanks to the African Development Fund project, we have decided not to try our luck in Europe or anywhere else." Read more »
Senegal: Senegal - African Development Bank and Islamic Development Bank Fund Livestock Project to Improve Animal Product Quality
The project three project components -- animal productivity, products and product processing, animal product marketing and skill enhancement, and project coordination and… Read more »
Africa: Digital Future for Africa - African Development Bank and Intel to Train Millions in Ai
The African Development Bank and technology giant Intel have formalized their cooperation to transform the African digital ecosystem. The partnership aims to equip 3 million… Read more »
June 06
Africa: African Development Bank Annual Meetings 2024 - Experts Call for a New Financial Mechanism to Mitigate Foreign Exchange Risk in Energy Financing
At a session organised on Thursday 30 May 2024 by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group as part of its 2024 Annual Meetings in Nairobi, debates focused on rethinking how clean… Read more »
Africa: Dr Adesina Tells the Invest Africa Debate - 'We're Taking Africa to the World'
The 10th Invest Africa Debate has opened in the City of London's prestigious Guildhall with a fireside chat between the president of the African Development Bank Group Dr Akinwumi… Read more »
June 05
Africa: Making a Future Together - Inspiration From the Miracle On the Han River
African governments and institutions gathered in Seoul from June 4-5, 2024, for the inaugural Korea-Africa Summit to learn from Korea's remarkable economic transformation and forge… Read more »
June 04
Africa: Korea Pledges Billions of Dollars At Inaugural Leaders' Summit With Africa
The Republic of Korea will commit $14 billion in export financing to support Korean companies investing in Africa while increasing its official development assistance (ODA) to $10… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group's Updated Integrated Safeguards System (Iss) Becomes Effective
The African Development Bank Group's updated Integrated Safeguards System (ISS), approved by the Board of Directors on 12 April 2023, has come into force since 31 May 2024. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, African Union, United States Government, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Cgiar Advance Ties to Boost Africa's Food Production
Top development organisations have pledged to forge partnerships to expand the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS), an initiative aimed at building resilient African food… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's New Ship Repair Dock Project Funding Sealed As Financiers Sign $94 Mn Syndicated Loan
A consortium, including the African Development Bank, has signed an agreement to extend $94 million in senior debt funding to PMD Assetco Limited (PMD) for the construction and… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Participates in Congo Basin Forest Partnership's 20th Meeting of Parties.
What? 20th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership: workshop on accelerating the development of innovative financing mechanisms Read more »
