September 28, 2021
Africa: Africa Resilience Forum 2021 - Facing the 'Hydra-Head Challenges of Covid-19, Conflict and Climate'
The fourth edition of the Africa Resilience Forum opened on Tuesday, as the continent's most vulnerable communities confront the triple challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic,… Read more »
September 26, 2021
Africa: President Biden's Special Envoy for Climate, Secretary John Kerry Meets African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina On Climate Financing for Africa
The Special Envoy for Climate of the US President Joseph Biden, Secretary John Kerry met with the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, virtually today,… Read more »
September 24, 2021
Africa: New African Development Bank White Paper Ties Entrepreneurship to Socioeconomic Resilience
The African Development Bank has published a white paper on Entrepreneurship and Free Trade that makes a case for entrepreneurs and innovation as vital drivers of resilience and… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Adopts New Policy to Strengthen Accountability and Support People Affected By Its Operations
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group have approved a new policy framework for the Independent Recourse Mechanism (IRM) aimed at strengthening accountability… Read more »
Africa: 4th High-Level Event On the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (Idda III) - Strengthening Africa's Pharmaceutical Industry - Learning the Lessons From Covid-19"
Who: United Nations Industrial Development Organization in cooperation with the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development… Read more »
September 23, 2021
Africa: UN General Assembly 2021 - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Applauds African Development Bank's Global Leadership On Climate Adaptation
Six weeks ahead of this year's global climate summit (COP26), African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina on Thursday spoke out on the urgent need to finance climate… Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Celebrates Achievements As It Begins New 14-Year Mandate
African leaders on Wednesday lauded the African Legal Support Facility for helping governments avert billions of dollars in losses from business deals, and urged it to extend… Read more »
Africa: Tanzania - African Development Fund Approves $116 Million Loan to Upgrade Southern Road Corridor
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved a loan of around $116 million to the Tanzanian government to upgrade a 160-km Mnivata-Newala-Masasi… Read more »
September 22, 2021
Africa: UN Ga 2021 - Africa Cannot Outsource Its Health to the Rest of the World, African Development Bank Head Says During Panel On Closing the Health Gap
Global leaders, in a sideline event on health during the United Nations General Assembly, voiced the urgent need to scale up Covid-19 vaccine production and access in the wake of a… Read more »
Africa: Africa Climate Week
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September 21, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Delivers Engagement At the African Green Revolution Forum
The African Development Bank participated in a record-breaking 16 events at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), Africa's largest agriculture conference, which concluded last… Read more »
September 20, 2021
Africa: Key Financial Institutions, Developers Commit to Joint Action to Speed Up Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones in Africa
"The stakes are extremely high: during this week of the UN Food Systems Summit, we stakeholders in Africa's growth and development need to form a common vision on a road map… Read more »
September 18, 2021
Africa: Youth Adaptation Solution Challenge Information Session
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Africa: African Youth Adaptation Solution Challenge Official Launch Concept Note
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September 17, 2021
East Africa: African Development Bank's Sefa Grant to Support First Super Esco in East Africa
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has announced a $1 million grant to support the government of Kenya to create a Super Energy Service Company (ESCO). The Super ESCO,… Read more »
Africa: Global Forum Secretariat, African Development Bank and World Bank Group Deliver New Manual On Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (Global Forum), the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank have jointly published a new… Read more »
Africa: Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean Join Forces to Drive Circularity
The African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA), and the Circular Economy Coalition of Latin America and the Caribbean (CEC LAC) have organized the first regional dialogue to… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum to Host Third Market Days in Abidjan, December 1-3, 2021
The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from the 1-3 of December 2021. The annual business gathering will showcase… Read more »
September 16, 2021
Africa: African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge
Young people worldwide are leading the way, demanding climate action. Whether in communities, in their places of study or directly lobbying politicians and businesses, they are… Read more »
September 15, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Approves a $50 Million Multinational Trade Finance Risk Participation Agreement Facility for Standard Chartered Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $50 million Trade Finance Unfunded Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) facility between the African… Read more »
Africa: Global Center On Adaptation and African Development Bank Call for Applications for the African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank have launched a call for applications for the first edition of the African Youth Adaptation Solutions… Read more »
September 14, 2021
Africa: African Leaders for Nutrition Webinar
What: Addressing Hidden Hunger Through Agriculture: Progress with Biofortification in West Africa Read more »
September 13, 2021
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank President Conferred With Leadership Person of the Year Award 2020 - Leadership Newspaper Group
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has received the Leadership Person of the Year award from the Leadership Newspaper Group in Nigeria.… Read more »
September 10, 2021
Africa: Regional Deep Dive - Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean Joining Forces for Circularity
What: Regional Deep Dive: Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean Joining Forces for Circularity Read more »
September 09, 2021
Africa: Egypt-Icf High-Level Conference - African Development Bank Joins Calls for Stronger Development Partnerships to Spur Covid-19 Recovery Efforts
The African Development Bank Wednesday joined leaders of government and international organizations in calling for stronger partnerships to support Africa's recovery from the… Read more »
