November 21, 2019
Africa: 2019 Conference On Land Policy in Africa - Why It Matters for the Continent, By Cosmas Milton Ochieng
Cosmas Milton Ochieng, an expert in natural resource governance and economic development in Africa, is the Director of the African Natural Resource Centre at the African… Read more »
November 19, 2019
Africa: Gazelles Among the Elephants and Lions - Msmes Carve Out Space to Grow
Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are the heartbeat of Africa's economies. They represent 95% of all firms and generate more than 80% of new jobs on the continent… Read more »
November 12, 2019
Africa: Africa's Infrastructure Financing Reaches an All-Time High in 2018, Surpassing $100 Billion - Ica
The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) on Tuesday announced a 24% leap in infrastructure financing in Africa in 2018, surpassing $100 billion for the first time, but… Read more »
November 18, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - African Development Bank Signs $250-Million Risk Participation Agreement With Absa, to Address Africa's Trade Financing Gap
The African Development Bank has signed an unfunded $250-million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) facility with ABSA - a pan-Africa financial institution with a solid presence in… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 / Promises Made, Promises Kept - Champions Share Why Investments Benefit Women
60% of Mara phones' 400-450 employees are women: This is why our quality is better than anyone else's - Ashsish Thakkar Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Masai Ujiri Urges African Leaders to Invest in Sports, Commissions Two New "Players"
We need to invest in sports; African talent is like gold and diamonds - Masai Ujiri Read more »
November 12, 2019
Africa: The Africa Investment Forum: An Accelerator for Africa's Agricultural Transformation
This week, business leaders, project developers, development finance professionals, institutional investors representing pension and sovereign wealth funds, as well as policymakers… Read more »
November 13, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019: Unveiling the Boardroom: $67.6 Billion Dollars of Deals Tabled, $40.1 Billion Investor Interest Secured
Africa is winning…Africa is bankable- African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Read more »
November 14, 2019
Africa: 2019 Africa Investment Forum: African Development Bank, EU Reaffirm Partnership, Ambition to De-risk Business Environment, Create Jobs in Africa
EU is Bank’s partner of choice for development – Akinwumi Adesina Read more »
November 11, 2019
Africa: Opening Remarks by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank at the Africa Investment Forum 2019, Johannesburg, South Africa, 11 November 2019
His Excellency, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa , President Of The Republic Of South Africa, And My Dear Brother Read more »
November 14, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - "Africa's Time Is Now!", Says Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank
At the close on Wednesday of the second edition of the Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina put the accent on current… Read more »
November 13, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Group Becomes a Shareholder in Africa Finance Corporation
Shareholding follows investment of $50 million in AFC's equity by Bank Group African Development Bank becomes second investment-grade Supranational Finance Institution to join and… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Unveiling the Boardroom: $67.6 billion dollars of deals tabled, $40.1 billion investor interest secured
Africa is winning... Africa is bankable- African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Read more »
Africa: Toilets in Schools Matter - How African Development Bank Is Making a Difference
At 14, Mercy Kamanga dropped out of school at Standard eight in St Paul's Primary School in Mzimba, Malawi, due to a lack of suitable sanitation facilities. Read more »
Africa: Raising Capital to Finance Development - The Bank As Innovator and Catalyst
In many ways, Africa needs trade and investment even more than it needs development aid. This is reflected by the African Development Bank's commitment to explore all the possible… Read more »
Africa: African Has Grasped the Fourth Industrial Revolution, According to African Development Bank Report, but Its Role Globally Could Be Even Bigger
A report compiled by the African Development Bank reveals a continent that is embracing the brave new world of the Fourth Industrial Revolution but needs to improve access to… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - "Build Mutual Trust to Attract Capital to Africa," Says Investors' Panel
Panellists included Adam Boehler, Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation; Rob Hersov, founder of the Invest Africa platform;… Read more »
November 12, 2019
Africa: Speaking Up - Diplomats, Policy Makers and the African Development Bank Share Lessons On Creating Harassment-Free Workplaces
- More people willing to speak out about abuse means there is progress - panel Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Billion Dollar Boost for African Female Entrepreneurs
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a $1.1 billion lending programme to help women entrepreneurs on the continent. Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Reinventing Ways of Acting and Thinking for More Efficient Projects
Greater donor mobilization is needed to support the project preparation process that is so strategic for investment on the continent." These are the words of Patricia de Lille,… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - African Development Bank U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Team Up to Mobilise Private Capital for Africa's Development
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the African Development Bank Group, today signed an agreement to mobilize private capital in support of development… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, Credit Suisse, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Ghana Cocoa Board Ink $600 Million Loan Agreement to Boost Cocoa Production
Agreement is a turning point for scaling up the cocoa value chain - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana Read more »
November 13, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - MOU Brings Good News for Africa's Rail Networks
Another deal signed on second day of the Africa Investment Forum 2019 Read more »
November 12, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum / Family Businesses - An Underestimated Economic Driving Force
Family businesses are rarely viewed as a sector which could influence economic growth, but the Africa Investment Forum is recognising them as important players on the continent. Read more »
November 11, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - "No Country On the Continent Left Behind," Says Akinwumi Adesina
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has given the assurance that no country would be left behind as the institution accelerates its development… Read more »