Africa: African Development Bank Group Becomes a Shareholder in Africa Finance Corporation

Shareholding follows investment of $50 million in AFC's equity by Bank Group African Development Bank becomes second investment-grade Supranational Finance Institution to join and… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Unveiling the Boardroom: $67.6 billion dollars of deals tabled, $40.1 billion investor interest secured

Africa is winning... Africa is bankable- African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique Features Strongly At 2019 Africa Investment Forum With $24.6 Billion Project, the Largest Deal

Mozambique's state oil and fuel company Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), tabled a $24.6 billion transformative project for Mozambique's economy, the largest deal to… Read more »

Africa: Toilets in Schools Matter - How African Development Bank Is Making a Difference

At 14, Mercy Kamanga dropped out of school at Standard eight in St Paul's Primary School in Mzimba, Malawi, due to a lack of suitable sanitation facilities. Read more »

Africa: Raising Capital to Finance Development - The Bank As Innovator and Catalyst

In many ways, Africa needs trade and investment even more than it needs development aid. This is reflected by the African Development Bank's commitment to explore all the possible… Read more »

Africa: African Has Grasped the Fourth Industrial Revolution, According to African Development Bank Report, but Its Role Globally Could Be Even Bigger

A report compiled by the African Development Bank reveals a continent that is embracing the brave new world of the Fourth Industrial Revolution but needs to improve access to… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - "Build Mutual Trust to Attract Capital to Africa," Says Investors' Panel

Panellists included Adam Boehler, Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation; Rob Hersov, founder of the Invest Africa platform;… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - MOU Brings Good News for Africa's Rail Networks

Another deal signed on second day of the Africa Investment Forum 2019 Read more »

Africa: Africa's Infrastructure Financing Reaches an All-Time High in 2018, Surpassing $100 Billion - Ica

The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) on Tuesday announced a 24% leap in infrastructure financing in Africa in 2018, surpassing $100 billion for the first time, but… Read more »

Africa: The Africa Investment Forum: An Accelerator for Africa's Agricultural Transformation

This week, business leaders, project developers, development finance professionals, institutional investors representing pension and sovereign wealth funds, as well as policymakers… Read more »

Africa: Speaking Up - Diplomats, Policy Makers and the African Development Bank Share Lessons On Creating Harassment-Free Workplaces

- More people willing to speak out about abuse means there is progress - panel Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Billion Dollar Boost for African Female Entrepreneurs

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a $1.1 billion lending programme to help women entrepreneurs on the continent. Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - Reinventing Ways of Acting and Thinking for More Efficient Projects

Greater donor mobilization is needed to support the project preparation process that is so strategic for investment on the continent." These are the words of Patricia de Lille,… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - African Development Bank U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Team Up to Mobilise Private Capital for Africa's Development

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the African Development Bank Group, today signed an agreement to mobilize private capital in support of development… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank, Credit Suisse, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Ghana Cocoa Board Ink $600 Million Loan Agreement to Boost Cocoa Production

Agreement is a turning point for scaling up the cocoa value chain - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum / Family Businesses - An Underestimated Economic Driving Force

Family businesses are rarely viewed as a sector which could influence economic growth, but the Africa Investment Forum is recognising them as important players on the continent. Read more »

Africa: The Africa Investment Forum - An Accelerator for Africa's Agricultural Transformation

This week, business leaders, project developers, development finance professionals, institutional investors representing pension and sovereign wealth funds, as well as policymakers… Read more »

Africa: 2019 Africa Investment Forum - Achieving an African Economy Four Times Bigger With Only a 50 Percent Increase in Energy Demand

Africa has the potential to expand the continental economy fourfold, with energy demands expanding by only 50 percent, according to a new report. The International Energy Agency… Read more »

Africa: 2019 Africa Investment Forum - Historic Signing of High-Speed Railway Construction Concession Agreement for Ghana

The African Development Bank has thrown its weight behind a concession agreement for the construction of a high-speed railway in Accra, Ghana's capital. Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - "No Country On the Continent Left Behind," Says Akinwumi Adesina

The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has given the assurance that no country would be left behind as the institution accelerates its development… Read more »

Africa: 2019 Africa Investment Forum - There's Never Been a Better Time to Invest in Africa Than Now, Infrastructure, Agriculture Investment Opportunities Abound

It was a presidential start on Monday to the African Development Bank's Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more »

Africa: 2019 Africa Investment Forum Kicks Off Delivering On the Promise to Redefine and Unpack the Continent's Investment Opportunities

The 2019 Africa Investment Forum opened on Monday living up to its promise to move from commitment to action. Read more »

Africa: Opening Remarks by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank at the Africa Investment Forum 2019, Johannesburg, South Africa, 11 November 2019

His Excellency, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa , President Of The Republic Of South Africa, And My Dear Brother Read more »

Africa: 2019 Africa Investment Forum Kicks off Delivering on the Promise to Redefine and Unpack the Continent's Investment Opportunities

$500 million equity closed for the Africa Infrastructure Investment Fund to speed up investments in agriculture Financial close for the Africa Guarantee Fund $175 Equity… Read more »

Africa: 2019 African Investment Forum Builds On 2018 Successes, Attracts Growing International Interest

The Africa Investment Forum is making phenomenal progress in attracting interest from all over the world since launching at the Sandton Convention Centre last year. The value of… Read more »