February 12, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank's Afawa, African Guarantee Fund, Partner to Unlock $1.3 - $2 Billion in Loans to Women Entrepreneurs
Financial institutions in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda are signing on to the program Read more »
February 11, 2021
Africa: African Women in Science Are Making Waves
To mark International Day for Women and Girls in Science, we asked contributors to the recently released Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas for Africa about the science that went into… Read more »
Africa: Development Challenges and Opportunities Facing Africa's Mineral Sector
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Africa: African Development Bank and Harvard Kennedy School Train Country Economists On "Building Back Better" Post-Covid-19
The Country Economics Department (ECCE) and the Human Resources Departments (CHHR) of the African Development Bank are collaborating with researchers at Evidence for Policy Design… Read more »
Africa: NDC Private Sector Reports for Africa
What: Webinar on NDC Private Sector Reports for Africa Read more »
February 10, 2021
Africa: Promoting Good Governance of Regional Public Institutions - The Example of Cafrad
What: A meeting on promoting good governance of regional public institutions: the example of CAFRAD Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group 2021 Business Opportunities Seminar
What: 2021 Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS) Read more »
February 09, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Assists West African Countries to Deliver Carbon Emission Reductions and Meet Their Paris Agreement Commitments
The African Development Bank has extended financial support to a project that will strengthen the efforts of West African countries to meet their Nationally Determined… Read more »
February 08, 2021
Africa: The Acceleration of Digitalization in Covid-19 Times
What: Webinar: The acceleration of digitalization in COVID-19 times Read more »
February 05, 2021
Africa: International Day for Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
This year, we are a mere decade away from the 2030 deadline of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Sadly, as we approach this key milestone of human progress, we are losing the… Read more »
Africa: How the Covid Pandemic Has Spurred Innovation in Africa's Fashion Industry
The African Development Bank's latest Fashionomics Africa webinar attracted an impressive "who's who" of industry talent to share ideas on how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank and Who Cut Sod for Public Health Emergency Operations Center Building in Juba, South Sudan
The African Development Bank is financing the construction of the second phase of the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) in Juba, South Sudan. Read more »
February 04, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank to Join UNFPA to Commemorate International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
What: Global high-level event to accelerate investment and action to end female genital mutilation Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, FAO and South Sudan's Government Ink Protocols for $14 Million Grant to Boost Agricultural Markets
The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to the Government of South Sudan to boost agricultural markets in a project to be… Read more »
February 02, 2021
Africa: New Sanitation and Wastewater Management Benchmark Tool Highlights Opportunities to Boost Health and Economic Growth in Africa
Africa must invest in innovative sanitation and wastewater management to achieve development goals - report Read more »
February 01, 2021
Africa: S&p Global Affirms African Development Bank's AAA Rating With Stable Outlook
Ratings agency S&P Global has affirmed its "AAA/A-1+" foreign currency issuer credit rating of the African Development Bank with a stable outlook. Read more »
January 29, 2021
Africa: Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 - "Whole Systems" Approach to Public-Private Cooperation for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure in Africa Urged
Governments and the private sector must adopt a 'whole systems approach' to urgently deliver the climate-resilient and clean infrastructure that Africa needs, panelists at the 2021… Read more »
January 28, 2021
Africa: Nepad Affirms Close Ties to the African Development Bank As It Assesses Achievements and Challenges After Two Decades
African leaders and representatives from the development community, civil society and private sector came together on Thursday for a symposium to celebrate two decades of the New… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Adaptation Benefits Mechanism Helps to Climate-Proof Ivorian Smallholder Farms' Cocoa Yields
Help is on the way for the global cocoa supply chain, severely threatened by climate change. Read more »
January 27, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank-Cif Climate Resilient Project in Zambia Wins Water Changemaker Award
A climate resilient project in Zambia supported by the African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has won the Water ChangeMaker People's Choice Award-Africa, it… Read more »
January 26, 2021
Africa: Gobeshona Global Conference - Communities Must Be At the Centre of Climate Adaptation Solutions, Says African Development Bank
The African Development Bank hosted a session on locally led climate adaptation at the Virtual Gobeshona Global Conference on January 21, with a focus on agricultural solutions… Read more »
Africa: New African Development Bank-Gca Initiative Will Galvanize $25 Billion to Scale Up African Climate Adaptation
African Development Bank President Akinwuma A. Adesina announced the launch on Monday of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) to mobilize $25 billion to scale up and… Read more »
January 21, 2021
Africa: U.K. Africa Investment Summit - Renewable Energy Critical Driver of Africa's Post-Covid-19 Growth Recovery and Economic Prosperity, Panel Says
Renewable energy will be a critical driver of Africa's post-COVID-19 growth recovery and economic prosperity, panelists in a 2021 UK Africa Investment Summit event said Wednesday,… Read more »
Africa: 2021 Outlook - the New Normal and How Financial Institutions Can Continue to Offer Responsible Financial Services
What: Webinar: 2021 Outlook - The new normal and how financial institutions can continue to offer responsible financial services Read more »
January 20, 2021
Africa: U.K. Africa Investment Conference - Africa Is the World's Next Business Frontier, Says AfDB's Akinwumi Adesina
African Development Bank President Akinwumi A. Adesina said on Wednesday that Africa remained fertile ground for investment, but much hinged on the continent's ability to boost its… Read more »