March 04, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Trains 100 Fashion and Creative Industry Entrepreneurs During Fashionomics Africa Masterclass in Nairobi
The African Development Bank's Fashionomics Africa initiative hosted 110 entrepreneurs from the textile, apparel and accessories industry for a workshop on how to establish a… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank and Association for the Development of Education in Africa Urge Partners to Tackle Skills Mismatch
The African Development Bank and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) have called for stronger links between technical and vocational education and… Read more »
Ghana: "You Have Been in the Trenches With Us,"Ghana Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia Tells African Development Bank
The African Development Bank's support for the west African nation Ghana has boosted its government's efforts to consolidate the economy, the country's Vice President, Mahamudu… Read more »
March 03, 2020
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints M. Solomon Quaynor As Vice-President, Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Solomon Quaynor as the Vice President for the Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Dr. Kevin Kanina Kariuki As Vice-President, Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kevin Kanina Kariuki as the Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate & Green Growth, effective… Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Launches New Handbook On Sovereign Debt At 10th Anniversary
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has launched a handbook on sovereign debt aimed at improving users' understanding of the subject and offering development and… Read more »
March 02, 2020
Somalia: Somalia and the African Development Bank Group Sign Agreement for Arrears Clearance Support
Somalia's Minister of Finance, Dr. Abdirahman Beileh and the African Development Bank's Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, Khaled Sherif on… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group President Appoints Ms. Bajabulile "Swazi" Tshabalala As Acting Senior Vice President
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Bajabulile "Swazi" Tshabalala as Acting Senior Vice… Read more »
March 01, 2020
Nigeria: 83rd Birthday Message To President Olusegun Obasanjo
Dearest Baba, Read more »
Africa: President of The AfDB Receives 8th African Leadership Magazine African of The Year Award
Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 March 2020 – Over 200 leading African political, business, and diplomatic leaders gathered in Johannesburg for the 8th African Leadership… Read more »
South Africa: Keynote Speech by Dr Adesina, President of the AfDB Group, on the occasion of the 8th African Leadership Persons of the Year Award Investiture
Good evening to you all! Read more »
February 26, 2020
Somalia: African Development Bank Group Approves Framework to Clear Nation's Arrears
The African Development Bank and African Development Fund today approved a framework for $122.55 million to clear Somalia's arrears, paving the way for the Bank Group to fully… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Board Bids Farewell to Senior Vice President Charles Boamah
"You've been a pillar of this institution. You've done very well." - Bright Okogu, Dean of the Board of Directors Read more »
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank Executive Directors Conduct Consultative Mission, Tour Project Sites
A seven-member delegation of Executive Directors of the African Development Bank visited Zimbabwe on a week-long fact-finding mission where they held meetings with a number of… Read more »
February 25, 2020
Botswana: African Development Bank Supports Development Finance Agency BDC With $80 Million Line of Credit
The African Development Bank and the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) on Friday signed a Line of Credit (LOC) totaling $80 million to help scale up key investments in the… Read more »
Africa: African Union Executive Council Endorses African Development Bank President Adesina for Second Term
The Executive Council of the African Union has supported Dr. Akinwumi Adesina's candidacy for a second term as President of the African Development Bank. 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 21, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Issues Call to Strengthen Fertilizer Value Chains At Argus Africa Fertilizer Conference
The African Development Bank urged development finance institutions, NGOs, farmer cooperatives, and the private sector to develop more effective financing solutions for Africa's… Read more »
Africa: All Hands On Deck to Implement Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, Says Minister Nanono
The African Development Bank, in collaboration with the government of Nigeria, has held a meeting with stakeholders to discuss details around Special Agro-Industrial Processing… Read more »
Kenya: Celebrated Entrepreneur Calls for Better Policies and Resources to Support Youth and Women Entrepreneurship
Multi-award-winning entrepreneur Ahmad Ashkar has called on policymakers to develop better policy options, backed by dedicated resources to support the youth and women to become… Read more »
February 20, 2020
Africa: "Our Goal Is to Surpass Developed Countries," African Development Bank VP Tells Fourth Industrial Revolution Forum
Africa is not only ready for the fourth industrial revolution. It is set to outdo the achievements of the developed world. That was one of the messages that emerged at a seminar… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Joins Other Development Finance Institutions to Deepen Private Investment in Fragile States
Representatives of 27 Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) met at the University of Oxford on 11-13 February for a follow-up forum to strengthen private investment inflows into… Read more »
February 19, 2020
Africa: EAC Hosts the 30th Nepad-Ippf Oversight Committee in Arusha
The New Partnership for Africa's Development Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) held its 30th Oversight Committee meeting for the Special Fund at the… Read more »
February 18, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Director Hanan Morsy Named One of Egypt's 50 Most Influential Women
The Director of Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research at the African Development Bank, Dr Hanan Morsy, has been named one of Egypt's 50 most influential women. Read more »
February 14, 2020
Zimbabwe: $33 Million African Development Bank Clean Water and Sanitation Project Nears Completion
Safe water access and cleaner waste collection are set to become a reality for vulnerable communities in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, as a Bank-funded water and sewerage improvement project… Read more »
