October 20, 2020
Africa: African and US Development Financiers Reaffirm Their Commitment to Attracting Greater Private Sector Capital to Africa
The continent's largest development finance institutions have emphasized that a sustained and collaborative approach among development partners to scale up project development… Read more »
October 07, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Urges Japanese Investors to Seek Investment Partners in Africa
The African Development Bank has urged Japanese investors to collaborate with local partners in Africa in order to stimulate growth on the continent. Read more »
September 23, 2020
Africa: Africa Offers Asian Business an Abundance of Investment Opportunities, Webinar Participants Learn
The African Development Bank today held a workshop to convey the continent's immense investment and partnership opportunities to Asian business leaders, particularly as the… Read more »
September 22, 2020
Africa: Expediting Japanese Private Sector Engagements in Africa
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September 11, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Webinar - Asian Private Sector - Doing Business in Africa
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September 01, 2020
Africa: African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement for Asian Audiences
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July 27, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $27 Million to Boost African Union's Covid-19 Response Initiative
The African Development Bank on Friday 24 July approved $27.4 million in grants to boost the African Union's (AU) efforts to mobilize continental response to curb the COVID-19… Read more »
July 03, 2020
East Africa: Launch of the 2020 Regional Economic Outlook Report for East Africa
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July 02, 2020
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 »
May 05, 2020
Africa: Republic of Ireland Becomes African Development Bank Group 81st Shareholder
The Republic of Ireland has become the African Development Bank Group's 81st shareholder, following a declaration issued by the institution's President, Akinwumi Adesina, on 24… Read more »
April 06, 2020
Africa: Appointment of Acting Director, Communication and External Relations
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Nafissatou N'diaye DIOUF as the Acting Director for Communications and External Relations… Read more »
April 03, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Celebrates Milestone With First Social Bond Listing On London Stock Exchange
Record-breaking $3 billion Fight Covid-19 social bond launches on LSE: a first for the Bank Read more »
April 01, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $2 Million Emergency Assistance for Who-Led Measures to Curb Covid-19 in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Tuesday approved $2 million in emergency assistance for the World Health Organization (WHO) to reinforce its capacity to… Read more »
February 24, 2020
Africa: Ireland Moves Closer to Becoming the 81st Member of the African Development Bank Group
Ireland moved a step closer to becoming a member of the African Development Bank Group after a government delegation on Monday deposited ratification instruments during an official… Read more »
February 12, 2020
Africa: AFAWA Initiative - French Delegation Follows Through Its Commitment With Working Visit to AfDB Headquarters
A delegation from the French government, led by Philippe Lacoste, director of sustainable development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, paid a working visit to African… Read more »
February 13, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Rebuts World Bank President's Comments On Africa's Debt Profile
In several news reports, World Bank President David Malpass was recently quoted as saying some Multilateral Development Banks, including the African Development Bank, have a… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Rebuts World Bank President's comments on Africa's debt profile
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 13 February 2020 - In several news reports, World Bank President David Malpass was recently quoted as saying some Multilateral Development Banks,… Read more »
February 10, 2020
Africa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Meets African Leaders to Advance Conflict Resolution and Economic Security
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened a meeting for African heads of state, foreign ministers and representatives of the United Nations and other multilateral bodies on… Read more »
February 07, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's African Economic Outlook 2020 Lauded At 33rd AU Summit
"The report reminds us of the size of the investment that must be made in the development of human capital in Africa." - Victor Harison, the African Union Commissioner for Economic… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina to Lead Delegation to 33rd African Union Summit
Key engagements include a presidential dinner to address malnutrition, a high-level meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, and the presentation of the 2020 African Economic… Read more »
February 09, 2020
Africa: AU Summit - African Leaders Call for Action to End Malnutrition By 2025
African countries have made progress toward eradicating malnutrition and stunting but need to do more to hit United Nations malnutrition targets by 2025. This was the main message… Read more »
Africa: AU Summit - First Continental Report On Implementation of Agenda 2063 Unveiled
The African Development Bank, the United Nations, and the African Union on Saturday acknowledged the significant progress made in implementing Agenda 2063 and urged African… Read more »
January 28, 2020
Africa: The United Kingdom Reaffirms Its Commitment to Africa's Economic Transformation
The United Kingdom is the top donor to the African Development Fund (ADF), the Bank's concessional lending arm for its next three-year cycle, ADF-15 (2020 - 2022), a position it… Read more »
January 27, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Hosts Talks With ICRC On Making an Impact Through Collaboration
The African Development Bank held talks with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Vice-President Gilles Carbonnier at the Bank's headquarters in Abidjan on furthering… Read more »
January 23, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Opens Trading On London Stock Exchange
"My ringing of the bell here today, marks the beginning of a new exciting, strategic, and impactful engagement." - African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Read more »
