November 11, 2019
Africa: 2019 Africa Visa Openness Index - African Union Commission, African Development Bank Report Shows Wins in Visa Restrictions Across Africa
For the first time, African travellers have liberal access to over half the continent, the 2019 Africa Visa Openness Index published by the African Union Commission and African… Read more »
Africa: Free-to-air Broadcast live television feeds from the 2019 Africa Investment Forum, South Africa 11-13 Nov, 2019
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November 10, 2019
Africa: Increased Private Sector Engagement Is Critical to Move the Needle On Africa's Infrastructure Financing - Pierre Guislain, Vice-President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialisation, African Development Bank
The numbers tell the story. Africa's infrastructure needs currently amount to a whopping $130 to $170 billion per year with a financing gap of $68 million to $108 billion. While… Read more »
Africa: "News With a Human Face" in Focus At African Development Bank and Thomson Reuters Foundation Workshop for African Journalists
"The training opened my eyes to see Africa as it is, and not as it is portrayed in the media," said Thando Magudulela, a journalist with the South African Broadcasting Corporation,… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - "Short On Talk, Heavy On Deals", African Development Bank, South African Government and Partners Affirm
The Africa Investment Forum will be short on talk and heavy on deals, the South African Government, the African Development Bank and key partners affirmed at a press conference… Read more »
November 09, 2019
Africa: Why the Africa Investment Forum Matters for the Continent's Energy Transformation - - Wale Shonibare, Acting Vice-President, Power, Energy, Climate Change & Green Growth, African Development Bank
The African Development Bank's New Deal on Energy for Africa underlines the urgency to power the continent in order to end energy poverty, catalyze industrialization, and stimulate… Read more »
November 05, 2019
Africa: Why Global and Pan African Investors Need to Set Their Sights On the 2019 Africa Investment Forum
The year 2019 will be one of the defining moments in Africa's investment landscape. Bigger, bolder and more ambitious projects await delegates and investors as we prepare to kick… Read more »
Africa: Africa Can Be World's Next Economic Hub If Supported With Right Policies
With the right policies and linkages, Africa can become an indispensable global economic hub, Singapore's Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam noted Tuesday, commending the… Read more »
Africa: Agribusiness - Africa's New Investment Frontier
In the past decade, a stroll along the aisles of any African supermarket is revealing: there is a new wave of home-brewed brands that are fast becoming household names. Products… Read more »
November 04, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Receives Honorary Doctorate From Bowen University
The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has been awarded an Honoris Causa from Bowen University in Nigeria. The award, which was presented at the 14th… Read more »
East Africa: Horn of Africa Countries Launch Regional Initiative As Peace Dividend Beckons, $15 Billion Investment On the Cards
Five Horn of Africa countries have launched an initiative to forge closer economic ties, building on the improving political climate in the sub-region. Read more »
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank and World Food Programme Seek Closer Collaboration to Improve Livelihoods
Officials from African Development Bank and World Food Programme during a two day workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe. Read more »
November 01, 2019
Africa: 'Today Is a Day of Joy for Africa' - African Development Bank Celebrates Historic Capital Increase
The African Development Bank on Thursday celebrated a historic $115 billion increase from its shareholders, the largest in the bank's 55-year history. Read more »
October 31, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Shareholders Approve Landmark $115 Billion Capital Increase, Signalling Strong Support
Bank's capital base more than doubles. Jumps from $93 billion to $208 billion Largest capital increase in the Bank's history signals a united front by shareholders Read more »
Africa: Extraordinary Meeting of African Development Bank Governors - "Make the Right Decision" for Africa to Achieve Its Objectives, Says Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire
The President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, on Thursday called on the Governors of the African Development Bank to "make the right decision" to enable… Read more »
October 30, 2019
Africa: Nigeria Country Office of the African Development Bank Launches Jobs Report
The Nigeria country office of the African Development Bank on 28 October 2019 launched the Bank's 'Creating Decent Jobs: Strategies, policies and instruments' report in Nigeria. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group's Board of Governors to Hold Fifth Extraordinary Meeting in Abidjan
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October 29, 2019
Africa: In Togo, Youth and SMEs Receive the African Development Bank's Full Support
In a large building located in the Vakpossito district, south of the Togolese capital Lomé, the main equipment in the Agrokom soya processing plant is fully operational. In… Read more »
Angola: African Development Bank Approves $165 Million for Economic Diversification
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Tuesday approved a $165 million loan to finance part of Angola's three-year economic diversification support program… Read more »
October 28, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank, New Development Bank Partner to Deliver Life-Changing Projects for Millions of Africans
The African Development Bank and the New Development Bank have signed an agreement to promote new impact projects to improve lives of millions of Africans. Read more »
Togo: African Development Bank Provides $29 Million for Tax and Customs Modernization
Tuesday 1 October 2019. The Togolese Revenue Authority (OTR), the professional development institute, is officially opening its doors. There are 60 students in its first cohort, of… Read more »
October 24, 2019
Africa: AfDB Climate Change Initiative - Top Experts Form the Adaptation Benefits Mechanism Board
The African Development Bank has appointed a group of renowned experts to the board of a continental initiative to mobilize financing for resilience to the negative impacts of… Read more »
Africa: Investing in Portuguese-Speaking Africa - The Moment Is Now
Economic reforms, a burgeoning middle class and regional diversity against the background of the new African Continental Free Trade Area - are making Africa's Portuguese-speaking… Read more »
October 23, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Funds Angola Initiative to Improve Business Environment and Diversify Exports
L to R: Joohoon Kim, Chargé d' Affaires of the Republic of Korea in Angola; Moono Mupotola, the Bank's Director for Regional Development & Regional Integration; Joffre… Read more »
Africa: How the Africa Investment Forum Is Transforming the Continent's Approach to Infrastructure Projects
Streaming across the new bridge linking the Gambia and Senegal earlier this year, cars, trucks and pedestrians celebrated a new era of integration between the two West African… Read more »
