July 07, 2020
Africa: African Economic Outlook Supplement - Here Is How African Countries Can Deal With COVID-19, Reopen Economies and Accelerate Recovery, By Charles Lufumpa
Charles Lufumpa, the African Development Bank's Acting Chief Economist and Vice President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management speaks on the recent release of the… Read more »
Africa: Data-Driven Advisory Services Key for Africa's Agricultural Development
What are some of the barriers preventing small farmers in Africa from adopting digital advisory services? What do we mean by big data? What can governments do to encourage greater… Read more »
July 06, 2020
Africa: Global Experts Call for a Radical Health Policy Shift in Post COVID-19 Africa
Global health experts and practitioners at a policy webinar hosted by the African Development Institute (ADI) called for a "Marshall Plan on Inclusive Health in Africa." Read more »
July 04, 2020
Africa: Appointment of Acting Vice President Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank Group - Wambui Gichuri
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Wambui Gichuri as Acting Vice President- Agriculture, Human and Social Development, effective 5 July… Read more »
July 03, 2020
Africa: VP Kariuki Explains How AfDB Supports Countries in Face of Climate Change
"Climate business is simply and profoundly good business," Vice President Kevin Kariuki says in an interview leading to the 2020 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Concludes R2 Billion Investment in Nedbank SDG-Linked Bonds
The African Development Bank Group has concluded the investment of R2 billion (around $116 million) in Sustainable Development Goals-linked bonds (SDG bonds) issued by Nedbank… Read more »
Africa: African Development Fund Approves $165 Million Grant for National COVID-19 Emergency Response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July approved a grant of $165.08 million to support Ethiopia's response to the health and economic impacts of the… Read more »
Africa: Scaling Climate Action Through Technology and Innovation By SMEs for Green Investment in Africa
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July 02, 2020
Africa: The Africa We Want After COVID-19 - A Blogger, a Politician and a Diplomat in Conversation
Four inspiring young Africans have set out their vision of the Africa they would like to see in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Joins WTO and Other Mdbs to Support Trade Finance Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The African Development Bank Group has joined the World Trade Organisation and other multilateral development banks to reduce trade finance gaps that emerge as a result of the… Read more »
July 03, 2020
Africa: VP Kariuki Explains How AfDB Supports Countries in Face of Climate Change
"Climate business is simply and profoundly good business," Vice President Kevin Kariuki says in an interview leading to the 2020 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank. Read more »
July 01, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank to Launch African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement
What: Launch of African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement Read more »
Africa: Five years of the New Deal on Energy for Africa
Five years into the African Development Bank’s ambitious New Deal on Energy for Africa (NDEA), the Bank’s investments are set to provide electricity access to around 13… Read more »
June 30, 2020
Africa: AfDB Vice President of Human and Social Development On Preparing for the Next Pandemic
The Vice President of Agriculture, Human and Social Development at the African Development Bank, Jennifer Blanke, says the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded countries and development… Read more »
East Africa: African Development Fund Approves $9.52 Million to Enhance Coordinated COVID-19 Response in East and Horn of Africa and the Comoros
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) have approved grants totaling $9.52 million to strengthen responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in East Africa and the… Read more »
Africa: Appointment of Souley Amadou As Acting General Counsel and Director of the Legal Service Department
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Souley Amadou as Acting General Counsel and Director of the Legal Service Department, effective 1 July… Read more »
June 26, 2020
Africa: Video - AfDB Private Sector VP On Country Needs for Better Economic Stabilization Strategies
Solomon Quaynor, the Vice President of Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization at the African Development Bank, says during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, private… Read more »
Africa: International Community Shows Strong Support for Sudan With $1.8 Billion Pledge
Over $1.8 billion dollars in pledges for Sudan poured in during a high-level Sudan Partnership Conference held on Thursday, 25 June 2020, marking an important step in the African… Read more »
Africa: African Countries Making Headway in Tackling Tax Evasion and Money Laundering, 2020 Tax Transparency Report Says
African countries made great strides in strengthening commitments and capacity to achieve tax transparency and exchange information on illicit fund flows in 2019, the latest Tax… Read more »
June 25, 2020
Africa: African Development Fund Approves COVID-19 Response Grants for Six Southern African Countries and São Tomé & Príncipe
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Tuesday approved nearly $8.9 million in grant funding to bolster COVID-19-related control measures in six Southern African… Read more »
June 24, 2020
Africa: Women At the Forefront of Aid to Countries During COVID-19
Across the development and medical community, experts have acknowledged the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on women. Many in Africa work in agriculture and the informal… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Ranks 4th On Global Index of Transparency
Publish What You Fund has ranked the African Development Bank fourth out of 47 global development institutions on its Aid Transparency Index. The Index is the only independent… Read more »
June 23, 2020
Africa: Building the Momentum to Enhance Private Sector Participation in Climate Change and Green Investment in Africa
What: Consultation workshop to showcase options for private sector investments in climate change Read more »
June 22, 2020
Africa: Africa's Agriculture Value Chains Must Go Digital to Transform Production - Webinar
Africa must seize the opportunity of the COVID-19 pandemic to deepen the digitalization of agricultural value chains and transform the sector, speakers at a webinar jointly hosted… Read more »
Africa: How Rwanda Is Spurring a Generation of Women in Technology
Rwanda is renowned as a pioneer for gender equality. Read more »