September 28, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Named to the Board of World Business Angels Investment Forum
The World Business Angels Investment Forum today announced the African Development Bank as its newest Board Member. In this capacity the Bank will represent Africa's early-stage… Read more »
September 25, 2020
Africa: Aih Live Exchange #session 3
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September 24, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's Second Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar (E-Bos)
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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 »
Zambia: Face Masks and Water Point Ambassadors Help Fight Covid-19 in Zambia
Easter Kumbana had heard about the dangers of the coronavirus, but he could not afford the basic items needed to protect himself and his family from the disease. Read more »
September 22, 2020
Africa: Expediting Japanese Private Sector Engagements in Africa
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South Sudan: African Development Bank Covid-19 Response Grant Is Saving Lives in South Sudan
A $4 million COVID-19 response grant from the African Development Bank has boosted South Sudan's capacity to respond to the health crisis created by the pandemic. Read more »
September 18, 2020
Africa: Africa Needs Urgent Trade Finance Boost in the Wake of Covid-19, Report Finds
There is an urgent need for financing to reenergize Africa's trade in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest trade finance report released jointly by the… Read more »
Africa: The Third Review of the Independent Review Mechanism (Irm) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
The Resolution of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, which established the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), as… Read more »
September 17, 2020
Africa: Gca Africa Launch - 'Let's Save the Planet's Second Ecological Lung'
The regional office of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) was inaugurated on Wednesday in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Read more »
September 16, 2020
Africa: Africa's Climate Change Fight Gets a Boost As Global Center On Adaptation Sets Up Regional Home At the African Development Bank
African leaders welcomed the opening of a regional office of the Global Center on Adaptation on Wednesday, voicing hopes it will spur the continent's efforts to combat climate… Read more »
Africa: Global and African Leaders Welcome Launch of GCA Africa As "Historic Moment to Accelerate Adaptation" On the Continent
The Global Center on Adaptation today announced the launch of its regional office in Côte d'Ivoire. Read more »
Africa: Global Philanthropy Forum Panelists Call for 'Smarter' Collaboration Among Funders to Meet Ambitious Targets for a Climate-Resilient Africa
Experts at the 2020 Global Philanthropy Forum on Tuesday called for greater collaboration among funders to address the severe threat that climate change poses to Africa's… Read more »
September 15, 2020
Africa: African Leaders for Nutrition Call On Leaders to Embed Nutrition Within the Covid-19 Response and Recovery
The African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) have unveiled a position paper calling upon African Heads of State and Governments to ensure that financing for nutrition is included in… Read more »
Africa: Nutrition Experts Discuss Ways to Advance Nutrition and Gender At the African Green Revolution Forum
A panel of gender, nutrition and food specialists explored food access challenges that vulnerable groups such as women and children face in Africa's urban areas, at the African… Read more »
September 14, 2020
Africa: Despite Covid-19 Pandemic, Africa Still a Prime Investment Destination, Participants Affirm At AfDB Webinar for Asian Audiences
The supplement revises the growth projections and outlook for Africa for 2020 and 2021 and highlights the impact of COVID-19 on Africa's socio-economic landscape. It recommends… Read more »
Africa: 8th UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Joins AfDB President Adesina, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and Other Global Leaders to Launch Global Center On Adaptation's Regional Office in Africa
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September 11, 2020
East Africa: In Eastern Uganda, the African Development Bank Is Helping Provide Climate-Resilient Facilities to 100 000 People
The provision of additional funds for the Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (WSSP) in Uganda in 2015, has helped improve access to water and sanitation for one hundred thousand… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Webinar - Asian Private Sector - Doing Business in Africa
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September 10, 2020
Africa: Supporting Public Private Partnerships in Africa - African Development Bank Ready to Scale Up
Representatives of the African Development Bank, governments, Development Finance Institutions, the private sector and professional associations joined a September 8 workshop to… Read more »
Africa: Development Partners Explore Scaling Up Food Systems Transformation in Africa Post-Covid-19
The COVID-19 crisis is highlighting many fragilities in contemporary food systems. But the pandemic has also created opportunities for local organizations and technologies to… Read more »
September 09, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $27.33 Million to Ramp Up the African Union's Covid-19 Response Initiative
The African Development Bank's Board of Directors on Wednesday approved $27.33 million in grants to boost the African Union's (AU) efforts to mobilize a continental response to… Read more »
Africa: Small and Medium Enterprises Lynchpin of African Agriculture - African Development Bank
Africa's emerging agripreneurs call for increased SME-to-SME cooperation at Bank-organized food systems webinar attached to the African Green Revolution Forum Read more »
September 08, 2020
Namibia: Walvis Bay Port Now a Regional Logistic Hub As New Container Terminal Runs At Full Capacity
The new container terminal at the Namibian Port of Walvis Bay, built between 2014 and 2019, gives the country a high-end port facility. The terminal, commissioned in August 2019,… Read more »
September 07, 2020
Africa: African Water and Sanitation Projects Critical to Preparedness for Covid-19-Like Pandemics
As the prevalence of COVID-19 accelerates across Africa, over 40% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to clean water and are unable to heed the advice of… Read more »