October 31, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Green Jobs Can Help Shift the Climate of Gender Equality for African Women
The Africa Investment Forum has a strong track record of supporting the success of women business owners and entrepreneurs. Less well-known is that the Africa Investment Forum, an… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Nigeria: Ten Quick Facts You Should Know About Nigeria Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Program
The Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) program is a flagship African Development Bank initiative. The zones bring together the production, processing, storage,… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum Attracts Us Trade and Development Agency Support for Nigerian Telehealth Provider
Abuja-based telemedicine provider Mobihealthcare Limited has received grant funding from the United States Trade and Development Agency. The funding will support the provider of… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2022 - Medical and Vaccines Transactions Expected to Draw Healthy Investor Interest During Market Days Event
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Africa Investment Forum, a marketplace for transactions that close Africa's investment gaps, has channeled investments to projects… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Lusophone Compact Continues to Drive Private Sector Investment in Africa
The Lusophone Compact is one of many successes that have emerged from the innovative Africa Investment Forum. The compact is a financing platform that provides risk mitigation,… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - Road Users Eagerly Anticipate Relief As African Development Bank Financed '4th Abidjan Bridge' Nears Completion
This majestic structure, laid out on the right flank of the Attécoubé commune in central Abidjan, is gradually taking shape and its future users can now see it from a… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Harnessing Guarantees and Insurance to Close the Continental Financing Gap - the Africa Co-Guarantee Platform Leads the Way
Africa has long suffered from a risk perception gap - one of the main factors contributing to the continent's estimated $200 billion trade and investment financing gap. More… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Launches USD 2 Billion 5-Year 4.375 Percent Global Benchmark Due 3 November 2027
On Wednesday 26 October 2022, the African Development Bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody's / S&P / Fitch / Japan Credit Rating, all stable), launched and priced a new USD 2… Read more »
Africa: "Sustainable and Resilient Connectivity Across Borders"
What: Webinar on promoting regional connectivity for resilience building Read more »
October 26, 2022
Africa: Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program Partnerships Forum
What: Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program Partnerships Forum Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Publishes New Report Linking Security, Investment and Development
"Military spending across the continent, in response to rising insecurity, is undermining our efforts to attain the UN-SDGs, Agenda 2063 and the Bank's High 5 priorities" - AfDB… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Program Stokes Investor Interest
Nineteen more states to join second phase Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Closing the Technology Gap Promises Significant Gains for Africa's Creative Industries
Africa's creative industries have grown rapidly in recent years, as its music, films and fashion increasingly attract a global audience. Read more »
Africa: Q&A - Mobihealth CEO Funmi Adewara On What the Ustda Grant Means for the Company and Its Strategic Plans
The $67 million Mobihealth Telemedicine Project is an innovative digital health transaction involving the establishment of a fully integrated telemedicine proprietary platform. It… Read more »
Senegal: African Development Bank Group Extends €63.6 Million Loan for Agro-Processing Project in Senegal
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 26 October 2022 in Abidjan approved a loan of €63.6 million to Senegal to implement the Agropole-Centre… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2022 - Mobihealth CEO Funmi Adewara On What the Ustda Grant Means for the Company and Its Strategic Plans
The $67 million Mobihealth Telemedicine Project is an innovative digital health transaction involving the establishment of a fully integrated telemedicine proprietary platform. It… Read more »
East Africa: Launch of East Africa Regional Economic Outlook 2022
What: Launch of East Africa Regional Economic Outlook 2022 Read more »
October 25, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank VP Presents 2022 African Economic Outlook to Harvard Community, Calls for Capacity Building, Research On Impact of Climate Activities in Africa
African Development Bank Group Acting Chief Economist and Vice President Kevin Urama has called for more robust capacity development and research on the impact of climate change in… Read more »
Africa: Webinar On National Circular Economy Roadmapping
What: Webinar on National circular economy roadmapping Read more »
October 24, 2022
Africa: AAAP Webinar - Innovation Essential for Climate-Smart Future, but It's Not Enough
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, is dubbed 'African COP' as the impact of climate change on African countries will be a key theme of discussions.… Read more »
Nigeria: African Development Bank and Partners Launch $520 Million Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones to Transform Nigeria's Agriculture
"There is no reason for anyone to go hungry in Nigeria," Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina Read more »
Africa: Strengthen Collaboration On Climate Adaptation Across the Continent, Experts Say Ahead of COP27
Ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, in Egypt in November, the African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation participated in a series… Read more »
Africa: First Continental Policy Conference On the Theme "Promoting the Peace, Security, and Development Nexus - the Promise of Regional Integration."
WHAT: First Continental Policy Conference on the theme "Promoting the Peace, Security, and Development Nexus: The Promise of Regional Integration." Read more »
October 22, 2022
Burundi: Burundi - $23 Million From the African Development Bank Group to Develop the Agro-Pastoral Sector for the Youth and Women
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has greenlighted the award of a $23.26 million grant to Burundi to implement the Agro-Pastoral Entrepreneurship and… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Africa: Finance in Common Summit Closes As Cop 27 Beckons, Development Bank Heads Call for Action to Close Development Finance Gap in Africa
In advance of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) next month, public development banks meeting in Abidjan agreed on action points to tackle Africa's climate… Read more »