February 28, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves Historic Health Infrastructure Strategy
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved its Strategy for Quality Health Infrastructure in Africa 2022-2030, a historic first for the Bank. The… Read more »
February 27, 2022
Africa: Africa Is the Place to Invest, Visiting Us Congressional Delegation Acknowledges to African Development Bank Chief
United States Congressman Gregory Meeks has warned that the United States will only be part of the future if it invests in Africa now. Read more »
February 25, 2022
Africa: Accelerating a Just Transition to a Circular Economy in Africa
What: Side event at fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum to Hold Virtual Boardroom Sessions 15-17 March, Showcasing Over $50 Billion in Bankable Projects
The Africa Investment Forum will host virtual boardroom sessions, a key component of the Africa Investment Forum market days, next month, following a postponement late last year,… Read more »
February 23, 2022
Africa: Six African Countries to Receive Initial Transfer of Mrna Vaccine Technology
Six African countries - Egypt, Senegal, Kenya, South Africa, Tunisia and Nigeria - have emerged as the first African recipients of mRNA technology under the global mRNA technology… Read more »
Zambia: The African Development Bank's 2017-2021 Country Strategy Paper Extended to 2023
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a two-year update and extension of Zambia's 2017-2021 Country Strategy Paper through to 2023, according to a… Read more »
February 22, 2022
Africa: EU-Africa Business Forum 2022 - Speakers Call for New Strategic Partnership to Spur Mutual Economic Benefits
African Development Bank to boost regional integration initiatives with $2 billion in 2022 and 2023. Read more »
February 21, 2022
Africa: International Mother Language Day
IMLD 2022 aims to contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 by recognizing the role of teachers in promoting multilingual teaching and learning through technology. Read more »
Africa: Roundtable Event Showcases Biden Administration's Commitment to Accelerating Us Investments in Africa
The Senior Director of the African Development Bank's Africa Investment Forum, Chinelo Anohu, praised the Biden administration's efforts to channel investment into Africa, and… Read more »
February 18, 2022
Africa: Fashionomics Africa Initiative Offers Insights On Creating a More Sustainable, Digital and Circular Textile and Fashion Value Chain
Africa's textile and fashion industry holds immense potential for economic transformation. According to some economists, continent-wide industry retail sales are worth around $1.3… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves Leaf Program to Promote Investment in Decentralized Renewable Energy
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday approved the Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF), under which the Bank will commit up to… Read more »
Africa: Liberia - African Development Fund Approves $12.13 Million Savings to Fund Additional Works Under the Bank-Sponsored Fish Town-Harper Road Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, on Wednesday approved funding of $12.13 million to finance… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Africa50, in Partnership With the African Union Commission and Auda Nepad, to Create Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa With Global Partners
The Alliance will: Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves $379.6 Million Desert to Power Financing Facility for the G5 Sahel Countries
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved the Desert to Power G5 Sahel Financing Facility, covering Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.… Read more »
February 17, 2022
Senegal: Senegal's Macky Sall and France's Emmanuel Macron Commit to Stronger Europe-Africa Partnership
The Senegalese and French presidents yesterday committed to stronger Europe-Africa partnership and to empowering youth. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group - Global Community of Practice (G-Cop) Seminar
What: 8th G-CoP E-Policy Dialogue - Managing Public Finance in Times of Crisis in Africa Read more »
February 16, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Group President Attends 6th European Union-African Union Summit
Who: African Development Bank Group Read more »
Africa: Global Development Finance Coalition Commits Over $5.5 Billion for Msme Financing in Africa
Coalition exceeds its $4 billion target by 40% in an effort to help MSMEs face the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum (Aif) Partners' Meeting
We are pleased to invite you to the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Partners' Meeting on February 24, 2022, from 12:00 pm to 01:05 pm (GMT+0). Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group President to Press for Sdr Reallocation, Vaccine Equality At EU-AU Summit
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina will attend the sixth European Union-African Union (EU-AU) summit in Brussels this week. He is expected to call for… Read more »
Africa: Promoting Long-Term Finance Through Local Currency Bond Markets - Evidence From Selected African Countries
What: Webinar Read more »
Somalia: African Development Fund Approves $4.3 Million Grant to Somalia for Statistics Development
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $4.3 million grant to support statistics development in Somalia. Read more »
Uganda: More Than 800,000 Additional People Gain Access to Clean Water in Uganda's Rural Communities Areas and Small Towns
More than 800,000 additional Ugandans have gained access to safe drinking water following the execution of the second phase of the Water Supply and Sanitation Programme, according… Read more »
February 15, 2022
Africa: EU-Africa Business Forum 2022
What: Sideline events at 7th Europe-Africa Business Forum 2022 Read more »
Tanzania: Businesswoman Thrives in Tanzania's Male-Dominated Fertilizer Sector, Thanks to Credit Guarantee Scheme
As the morning mist rises over the rolling hills of Tanzania's Southern Highlands, Tumaini Kilawa carefully paces through the rows of her cabbage. Cabbage is a heavy feeder,… Read more »
