May 23, 2017
Africa: U.S.$ 829 Million Support From AfDB, Partners for Songwe River Basin Program
Malawi and Tanzania have agreed to work together for the development of the Songwe River Basin Program (SRBDP). This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between… Read more »
Africa: Keynote Speech Delivered By Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group
Your Excellency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Read more »
Africa: Promoting Grey Matter Infrastructure Is a Game-Changer in Africa's Development Agenda
Developing Africa's "grey matter infrastructure" through multi-sector investments in nutrition in Africa was a key focus Monday at the African Development Bank's Annual Meetings in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Agri-Business Funding Lays Strong Foundation for Transforming African Agriculture
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided a roadmap to the growth of agriculture in African countries with a plan to inject nearly US $2.4 billion every year for 10 years to… Read more »
Africa: Stunting Costs Africa $25 Billion Annually - AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the cost of malnutrition is too huge for Africa to ignore. Read more »
Africa: Missing Links to Indian-African Trade and Investment Promotion Identified
Experts at the 52nd African Development Bank Annual Meetings, which started Monday in Ahmedabad, India, have identified the missing links to building a strong trade and investment… Read more »
May 22, 2017
Africa: Unlock the Potential of African Entrepreneurs to Accelerate Africa's Industrial Transformation, Says the African Economic Outlook 2017
African governments need to integrate entrepreneurship more fully into their industrialisation strategies, according to the African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2017 released Monday, May… Read more »
Africa: "The Time for Africa Is Now - We Can't Slow Down, We Must Quicken the Pace" - Adesina
India is the perfect place for the African Development Bank to focus on the transformative power of agriculture, Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has told the African, Indian and… Read more »
May 21, 2017
Africa: "Shared Opportunities and Deepening Partnership" - AfDB President Sees Bright Future for Africa and India
"Africa-India trade rose five-fold in the last decade and is forecast to double - to US $100 billion - by 2018," African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said Saturday. Read more »
May 19, 2017
Africa: Africans Moved More Freely in 2016, According to Second Africa Visa Openness Index
The African Development Bank, in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the World Economic Forum, launched on Friday, May 19, 2017, the second edition of the Africa… Read more »
May 18, 2017
Africa: Epsa - 7th Loan From AfDB and Japan to Support the Private Sector in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan (GOJ) have signed an agreement for a US $ 300 million facility under the joint initiative titled Enhanced Private… Read more »
May 17, 2017
Africa: All Roads Lead to India As Delegates Converge On Ahmedabad for AfDB's Annual Meetings
The Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Center in Gandhinagar area of Ahmedabad in Gujarat State is a bee-hive of activity as officials put final touches to preparations for… Read more »
May 16, 2017
Africa: The African Development Bank - Making a Sustainable Difference
For Africa's 1.2 Billion people, rural communities are home to almost two-thirds of the population. For most, Agriculture is the main source of livelihood. Even though Africa… Read more »
May 15, 2017
Africa: Launch of the African Economic Outlook 2017
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the OECD Development Centre and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will release their joint African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2017… Read more »
May 12, 2017
Africa: Infrastructure Tops Agenda As AfDB, India Work Towards a 'More Robust Africa'
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is looking to strengthening its relationship with India as part of its larger agenda for a 'a more robust Africa'. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Partners African, Indian Movie Industries to Stimulate Interest in Agriculture
What role can the movie industry play in stimulating interest and changing poor perceptions about agriculture? Read more »
May 11, 2017
Africa: African Fashion Designers Take Centre Stage in India
The tremendous opportunity for Africa's fashion industry will attract global attention at the 2017 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in India. Read more »
Africa: The West African International Arbitration Conference (Waiac) Charts Future of Investment Arbitration in Africa
More than 80 lawyers, international arbitration practitioners and government officials gathered in Abidjan last week in a lively exchange on the future of investment arbitration in… Read more »
May 10, 2017
Namibia: African Development Bank Approves U.S. $ 226.5 Million Loan to Boost Economic Governance and Competitiveness in Namibia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of US$ 226.5 million (ZAR 3 billion) to finance the Namibia Economic Governance and Competitiveness… Read more »
May 09, 2017
Eswatini: Official Launch in Swaziland of Adea Mobile Application for Capturing Teacher and Learner Attendance
Through its Working Group on Education Management and Policy Support (ADEA-WGEMPS) and in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Training in Swaziland, the Association for… Read more »
May 08, 2017
Africa: African Women Journalists Discuss Role of Women in Media in Cairo
The African Development Bank and the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD) launched on Sunday 7th May, 2017, the first session of the Egyptian-African Program for… Read more »
Africa: Spotlight On Adea 2017 Triennial and Its Key Takeaways On Education and Training in Africa
The flagship event of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the 2017 Triennial on education and training in Africa, took place from 14th to 17th March… Read more »
May 05, 2017
Africa: Africa Investor and Africa50 Partner to Co-Host African CEO Project Developers' Summit
Africa investor (Ai), the international investment and communications group, and Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure fund, in partnership with the African Development Bank,… Read more »
Africa: African Youth's Got Talent!
Ten young agripreneurs making money from Agriculture and Agribusiness Read more »
Zimbabwe: Sefa Grants U.S.$ 1 Million to a 20 MW Off-Grid Rooftop Solar Project in Zimbabwe
The African Development Bank (AfDB)-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a US$ 965,000 grant to Oxygen Energy Private Limited to support the preparation… Read more »
