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 »
January 21, 2020
Africa: Ride the Wave of the African Continental Free Trade Area, African Development Bank President Adesina Urges UK Investors
Africa is on the cusp of unmatched economic transformation, and the UK must engage in a "partnership of change," African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said Tuesday in… Read more »
January 20, 2020
Africa: British Prime Minister, African Leaders Urge Investors to Accelerate Economic Role On the Continent
UK companies must leap at the chance to deepen economic ties with Africa, a continent with unmatched investment opportunities, several African leaders said at a high-level panel. Read more »
January 17, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's Akinwumi Adesina Heads to UK-Africa Investment Summit
New opportunities for bi-lateral trade and increasing UK investor appetite in Africa will be the main focus of the UK-Africa summit, convened by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on… Read more »
January 15, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank, UN and World Bank Launch 2019 Needs Assessment Report to Spur Economic Recovery
The African Development Bank, United Nations and World Bank Group recently launched the Zimbabwe 2019 Joint Needs Assessment Report. Read more »
December 06, 2019
Africa: Are Nature Based Solutions the Key to Africa's Climate Response?
While the UN climate talks are celebrating their 25th year, carbon emissions around the world have continued to climb. For many, that is where natural solutions could play a key… 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 04, 2019
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank and World Food Programme Seek Closer Collaboration to Improve Livelihoods
Officials from African Development Bank and World Food Programme during a two day workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe. Read more »
October 24, 2019
Africa: Investing in Portuguese-Speaking Africa - The Moment Is Now
Economic reforms, a burgeoning middle class and regional diversity against the background of the new African Continental Free Trade Area - are making Africa's Portuguese-speaking… Read more »
October 15, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - USA Roadshow Generates Strong Interest
More than 30 U.S pension fund managers, private sector CEOs and institutional investors have signaled their strong interest in participating in the second Africa Investment Forum,… Read more »