February 28, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves Historic Health Infrastructure Strategy
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved its Strategy for Quality Health Infrastructure in Africa 2022-2030, a historic first for the Bank. The… Read more »
February 23, 2022
Africa: Six African Countries to Receive Initial Transfer of Mrna Vaccine Technology
Six African countries - Egypt, Senegal, Kenya, South Africa, Tunisia and Nigeria - have emerged as the first African recipients of mRNA technology under the global mRNA technology… Read more »
February 10, 2022
South Sudan: African Development Bank and Who Strengthen South Sudan's Emergency Response With Phase Two of Public Health Center
The government of South Sudan on Thursday inaugurated its Public Health Emergency Operations Center designed to respond promptly and effectively to public health risks and… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank and Partners Publish Guide to Help Governments Address Public Health Investments
The African Development Bank, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa and their partners in the Harmonization for Health in Africa Initiative have published A… Read more »
February 06, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank's African Leaders for Nutrition Lauded By African Union During Assembly Declaration of 2022 As "African Union Year of Nutrition"
The African Leaders for Nutrition initiative, housed at the African Development Bank, has been honored by the African Union for progress made toward advancing investments in… Read more »
February 04, 2022
Africa: As Covid-19 strains health budgets, African Development Bank and partners develop tool to enhance public-private collaboration
The African Development Bank, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa and their partners in the Harmonization for Health in Africa Initiative have published a… Read more »
February 03, 2022
Senegal: At Senegal's Home of Vaccines, African Development Bank President Reiterates Commitment to Africa's Pharmaceutical Industry
Bank President visits pioneering Covid-19 vaccine production center, discusses $3 billion investment in the pharmaceutical industry Read more »
January 30, 2022
Africa: Senegal - African Development Bank President Visits Pasteur Institute in Dakar
Akinwumi A. Adesina announces $3 Billion in funding to strengthen Africa's pharmaceutical industry Read more »
December 23, 2021
Africa: Year in Review 2021 - African Development Bank Group Maintains Strategy for Building the Continent's Resilience and Recovery in the Face of Covid-19
Against the challenges of an ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the African Development Bank's efforts to support Africa's most vulnerable over 2021 yielded strong results. Read more »
December 15, 2021
Africa: 2021 Visa Openness Index Calls for Easier Travel to Propel Africa Out of Covid-19 Slump
Opening up Africa's borders to travel will drive investment and an economic rebound, according to the authors of the 2021 Africa Visa Openness Index. Read more »
December 14, 2021
South Sudan: South Sudan - A Doctor Recalls Trauma and Triumphs With Covid-19 Patients
Dr. Abe Manase Lori is haunted by the memory of a 45-year-old patient who succumbed to Covid-19 at the beginning of the pandemic in South Sudan. Read more »
December 03, 2021
Africa: 2021 AEC - Africa Must Manage Resources Better, Strengthen Human Capital to Build Back After Covid-19 - Panelists
Africa can rebuild following the Covid-19 pandemic by pushing through urgent reforms that tackle illicit fund outflows, improve management of indigenous resources, and invest in… Read more »
December 02, 2021
Africa: African Economic Conference - Development Community Calls for Universal Vaccine Access to Mitigate Impact of Omicron, Other Covid-19 Variants
Cabo Verde President José Maria Neves on Thursday joined the development community in calling for urgent universal vaccine access as a way to mitigate the impact of Omicron… Read more »
December 01, 2021
Africa: Cabo Verde Set to Host Hybrid 2021 African Economic Conference On Financing Development in the Covid-19 Era
African heads of state and government together with senior policymakers will share their perspectives on how to reshape Africa's development financing models at the 2021 African… Read more »
November 23, 2021
Africa: Annual Development Effectiveness Report Credits African Development Bank With Impressive Results Despite Covid-19 Pandemic
Almost 16.5 million people benefited from improvements in agriculture More than 9 million people gained access to better transport services More than 8 million people with new or… Read more »
November 17, 2021
Africa: At Iatf, Multilateral Financiers Discuss Trade Initiatives After Covid-19
Multilateral financial institutions on Tuesday discussed their role in promoting trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), an ambitious plan to create the… Read more »
November 12, 2021
Africa: African Economic Conference - - Financing Africa's Post-Covid-19 Development
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November 10, 2021
Africa: COP26 - "Mission 1 for 200", a Financing Facility for Food and Nutrition in Africa, Will Give African Farmers Support to Adapt to Climate Change
COP26: "Missão 1 para 200", um veículo de financiamento para a alimentação e nutrição em África, vai dar apoio aos agricultores… Read more »
November 03, 2021
East Africa: East Africa's Economic Outlook Bullish Despite Covid-19 Setback, African Development Bank Report Projects
East Africa's economic growth is expected to recover to an average of 4.1% in 2021, up from 0.4% posted in 2020, according to the African Development Bank's latest economic outlook… Read more »
October 23, 2021
East Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Projects Worth $140 Million On the Table to Boost Vaccines and Healthcare in West and East Africa
Members of the Africa Investment Forum team showcased two projects during a virtual investor roundtable as the continent looks to boost its healthcare sector and attract… Read more »
October 11, 2021
Ethiopia: At Unga 2021 Ethiopia, African Development Bank, and Others, Reveal Plans to Breathe Life Into Africa's Health Sector
"Africa must not allow itself to be left behind" as it has during past industrial revolutions, Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde told heads of state and international leaders on… Read more »
September 30, 2021
Africa: Sixth Global Community of Practice (G-Cop) Webinar Participants Call for 'Brain Fund' Investment in Knowledge and Institutional Capacity to Fuel Growth After Covid-19
Stakeholders at a virtual webinar organized by the African Development Bank's African Development Institute have called for a knowledge and capacity development fund to harness the… Read more »
September 28, 2021
Africa: Africa Resilience Forum 2021 - Facing the 'Hydra-Head Challenges of Covid-19, Conflict and Climate'
The fourth edition of the Africa Resilience Forum opened on Tuesday, as the continent's most vulnerable communities confront the triple challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic,… Read more »
September 24, 2021
Africa: 4th High-Level Event On the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (Idda III) - Strengthening Africa's Pharmaceutical Industry - Learning the Lessons From Covid-19"
Who: United Nations Industrial Development Organization in cooperation with the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development… Read more »
September 22, 2021
Africa: UN Ga 2021 - Africa Cannot Outsource Its Health to the Rest of the World, African Development Bank Head Says During Panel On Closing the Health Gap
Global leaders, in a sideline event on health during the United Nations General Assembly, voiced the urgent need to scale up Covid-19 vaccine production and access in the wake of a… Read more »