December 11, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Participates in Women Empowering Africa Panel At Africa 2018 Forum
At the Africa 2018 Forum held in Sharm-El-Sheik from 8-9 December 2018, the role of women and young people in unlocking the economic potential of Africa took centre stage. The… Read more »
Africa: 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate Leymah Roberta Gbowee to Speak On Grassroots Women's Activism At Kofi A. Annan Eminent Speakers' Lecture Series
The African Development Institute of the African Development Bank, as part of its Kofi A. Annan Eminent Speakers Lecture Series, will host Leymah Roberta Gbowee, a renowned peace… Read more »
November 27, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Partners With Entreprenarium Foundation to Train 1,000 Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
As part of its Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program, the African Development Bank is partnering with Entreprenarium Foundation to train 1,000 women… Read more »
November 16, 2018
Africa: Women Must Redesign the Table, and Not Just Expect to Be At the Table, Says Ģraça Machel
Dame Ģraça Machel, one of Africa's foremost advocates for the rights of women and children, has called on African women and policy makers to challenge gender inequality and… Read more »
November 12, 2018
Africa: African Development Institute to Host Women's Rights Advocate, Graca Machel, to Deliver the 22nd Eminent Speakers' Lecture Series On Friday, 16 November 2018
The African Development Institute will host Her Excellency, Graca Machel as the Special Guest Speaker of the institute's Eminent Speakers' Lecture Series on Friday, 16 November… Read more »
November 08, 2018
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Putting Women At the Heart of Financial Systems
Panelists on the first day of the inaugural Africa Investment Forum have urged investors to ensure that women are placed at the heart of financial systems, echoing President… Read more »
Africa: Climate, Agribusiness, Gender Are Key Priorities in New Agreement Between African Development Bank and Findev Canada
The African Development Bank and FinDev Canada - the Canadian government's development finance institution - have agreed to collaborate in joint transaction opportunities, external… Read more »
November 05, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank and Key UN Partners Push for Improved Gender Statistics
The African Development Bank is vigorously pushing through changes in its data collection to ensure it is gender disaggregated for better monitoring of how policies affect women as… Read more »
November 02, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Collaborates With Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative
The African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program has signed a financial procedures agreement with the World Bank-led Women… Read more »
October 26, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Urges Power Sector to Capitalize On Women's Capabilities
The African Development Bank Group, in partnership with the French Development Agency, Association of Power Utilities of Africa and African Network of Centers of Excellence (ANCEE)… Read more »
October 18, 2018
Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves U.S. $ 50mn Facility to Support SMEs and Women Owned Enterprises in Nigeria
The African Development Bank has approved a US$50 million line of credit to Nigeria's Fidelity Bank Plc to support small and medium sized, and women-owned enterprises in selected… Read more »
October 16, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank to Host Seminar On Promotion of Gender Equality in Africa's Power Sector
The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Association of Power Utility of Africa and the French Development Agency will host a seminar on "How to Promote Gender… Read more »
October 12, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank, Technology Stakeholders Seek to Bridge Africa's Digital Gender Gap
'Unlocking Africa's Digital Future' was the theme of the 2018 Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology (#TechWomenAfrica) convened by the African Development Bank in… Read more »
September 27, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Convenes Climate Change Seminar On Gender Mainstreaming for African Group of Negotiators
The African Development Bank will conduct a seminar on gender mainstreaming in climate negotiations for the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) in Dakar, Senegal, on Wednesday, 27… Read more »
September 18, 2018
Africa: What Could Women Do With $ 3 Billion?
Keynote Speech Delivered by Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank, at the Inauguration of Canada's Financial Development Institution (FINDEV Canada), Montreal,… Read more »
August 22, 2018
Africa: Textile and Clothing Industries Can Drive Africa's Industrialization, Benefit Women
As the African Development Bank celebrates World Fashion Day, we take this opportunity to reflect on the potential of the Fashion industry to create value and wealth across the… Read more »
August 17, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank and Canada Share Commitment to Women's Empowerment On the Continent
On her first visit to the West African nation of Côte d'Ivoire, Canada's Minister of International Development, Marie-Claude Bibeau, and the President of the African… Read more »
July 23, 2018
Cape Verde: Water Project in Cabo Verde Saves Communities, Transforms Livelihoods of Women
A water irrigation and supply system funded by the African Development Bank has transformed the lives of rural farming communities in Cabo Verde's Santiago Island, sparing farmers… Read more »
May 04, 2018
West Africa: African Development Bank Hosts Ecowas Workshop Ushering a New Era of Women's Roles in West Africa's Energy Transition
The African Development Bank hosted a workshop of energy experts, women entrepreneurs and government officials to discuss a Bank-funded feasibility study on Business Opportunities… Read more »
March 08, 2018
Africa: International Women's Day Portrait - Leila Farah Mokaddem
On the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8, we shine a spotlight on eight women plus one - the Director of Gender, Women and Civil Society - who are making a difference… Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day Portrait - Christiane Moulo
On the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8, we shine a spotlight on eight women plus one - the Director of Gender, Women and Civil Society - who are making a difference… Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day Portrait - Hassatou Diop N'sele
On the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8, we shine a spotlight on eight women plus one - the Director of Gender, Women and Civil Society - who are making a difference… Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day Portrait - Victoria Flattau
On the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8, we shine a spotlight on eight women plus one - the Director of Gender, Women and Civil Society - who are making a difference… Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day Portrait - Astrid Manroth
On the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8, we shine a spotlight on eight women plus one - the Director of Gender, Women and Civil Society - who are making a difference… Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day - Nine Profiles of Inspiring Women At the African Development Bank
Established in 1977 by the United Nations, International Women's Day, March 8, is not just a one-time event celebrating women's rights. It's also an opportunity to discover the… Read more »