June 24, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Calls for Boost to Private Sector Investments As Well As Fiscal and Debt Sustainability At T20 Summit in Tokyo
Sound policies to improve investor interest and address fiscal sustainability concerns in Africa were key points made by Director General of the Bank's Southern African Bureau,… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Welcomes Eur 40 Million Investment From the European Commission for the Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI)
The African Development Bank announced a EUR 40 million investment from the European Commission for the Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI), a new platform for financing… Read more »
June 14, 2019
Africa: Flying 'Sky-High' - African Development Bank Annual Meetings Conclude With Consensus On Regional Integration
The African Development Bank on Friday concluded its Annual Meetings, amid growing consensus that regional integration is imperative to a new phase in African prosperity. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Showcases Impact of Korean Drone Technology On Agricultural Productivity
At a special event highlighting the partnership between the African Development Bank and Korea held on the sidelines of the Bank's Annual Meetings, the role of drone technology to… Read more »
Africa: Korea Program On International Agriculture (Kopia)
Korea imported 900,000 tons of rice every year in the 1970s and became self-sufficient in five years. What made this happen? Read more »
June 13, 2019
Africa: Switzerland Gives 3.2 Million Swiss Francs to African Development Bank's 'Boost Africa' E-Lab and Urban Development Fund
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of the Government of the Swiss Confederation (SECO) and the African Development Bank on Thursday signed two agreements to fund African… Read more »
Africa: Switzerland Governor Raymond Furrer On the Two Bilateral Agreements Signed During the Bank's Annual Meetings in Malabo
Q 1. Switzerland just signed two bilateral agreements for grants with the African Development Bank. Can you tell us about them? Read more »
June 12, 2019
Africa: "To Integrate Africa, Bring Down the Walls," Adesina Urges At 2019 African Development Bank Annual Meetings Open in Malabo
African leaders on Wednesday underscored the urgent need to fast-track the continent's regional integration process in order to accelerate Africa's economic transformation. Read more »
May 28, 2019
Africa: Japan and Austria to Support Private Sector Climate Change Investments On the Continent
The governments of Japan and Austria have approved a $1 million fund to strengthen the participation of the private sector in combating climate change. Read more »
April 12, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Hails Canada's US$1.1 Billion Pledge in Callable Capital Support
On the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings, Canada announced a $1.1 billion commitment in temporary callable capital to support the African Development Bank. Read more »
April 09, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank President Makes Strong Case for Increased U.S. Investment in Africa
Speaking at a high-level dialogue in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, said… Read more »
March 20, 2019
Somalia: African Development Bank Multi-Partner Infrastructure Fund to Receive €1 Million From Italy
The Italian Government has signed an agreement for an additional €1 million contribution to the Multi-Partner Somalia Infrastructure Fund. Read more »
March 11, 2019
Africa: The African Development Bank and Sophia University in Japan Sign MOU to Build Capacity
The African Development Bank and Sophia University in Japan, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote capacity development within the two institutions for their mutual… Read more »
March 04, 2019
Africa: Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation, African Development Bank, Connect to Bridge East Africa's Digital Divide
Group photograph of participants at the workshop on "Digital Economy and e-Government: Bridging the Digital Divide" held in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more »
February 21, 2019
Africa: African Union - Fashionomics Africa Supports Launch of Pan-African Fashion Initiative
The Fashionomics Africa initiative of the African Development Bank, together with the African Union, the AfroChampions initiative, and other institutional partners and private… Read more »
February 13, 2019
Africa: Increasing the Economic Momentum of Africa-Korea Partnerships to Advance Africa's Agro-Industrialization
African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina has called for increased economic momentum in Africa through partnerships with Korea to advance trade and the… Read more »
February 12, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Seminar - "Chinese Industrial Investment Will Help to Achieve African Economic Transformation" - Speaker Yuan Sun Explains Chinese Investment Motives in Africa
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February 08, 2019
Africa: African Union Summit - Packed Schedule On Pressing Issues Awaits African Development Bank President
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina is expected in Addis Ababa on Sunday, 10 February to take part in the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State… Read more »
February 14, 2019
Africa: Japan - Pre-Ticad7 Seminar - Financing for Project Implementation and Infrastructure and Energy Investment Opportunities in Africa
The African Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will organize a Pre-TICAD 7 Seminar on Thursday 14 February 2019 in Tokyo, on the theme:… Read more »
January 15, 2019
Africa: The African Legal Support Facility to Receive € 5 Million Grant From the European Union
The European Commission has approved a grant of 5 million euros to the African Legal Support Facility, to finance the Facility's Medium Term Strategy for the next five years. Read more »
December 18, 2018
Africa: The African Legal Support Facility Receives €4 Million From Germany
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and KfW Development Bank have signed an agreement to extend a €4 million grant from the Federal Republic of Germany through KfW to… Read more »
December 07, 2018
Africa: Europe's Future Lies in the South and Not the North, Says Italian Finance Minister At Africa Conference
"Africa is a continent of great change and opportunities. However, Europe finds it difficult to understand that its future lies in the South and not in the North," said Giovanni… Read more »
December 06, 2018
Africa: Speech Delivered By President Akinwumi A. Adesina Joint Interactive Session With the Minister of Finance of Italy
Good morning everyone. Thank you Minister of Finance, Giovanni Tria, for inviting me to this special session with you this morning. Yesterday we had a great day at the Ministry of… Read more »
November 29, 2018
Africa: Cop24 - Progress On Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
The Paris Climate Agreement in 2015 was by far the most ambitious effort yet made to strengthen the global response to the increasingly urgent challenges of climate change, with… Read more »
November 12, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Invest EUR150 Million in Sanitation in Tunisia
During the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) held in Johannesburg, South Africa, the president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, and the president of the European Bank… Read more »
