June 20, 2019
West Africa: African Development Bank to Host the Food Systems Action Platform Workshop Enabling Food Systems Transformation in West Africa
The African Development Bank will be hosting a workshop with Food Systems Action Platform (FSAP) for West Africa in Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire on 20-21 June. Read more »
June 17, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: The President of the African Development Bank Begins an Official Visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo From June 17 to 20, 2019
The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina and a delegation begin a four-day official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria and the Continental Free Trade Area Agreement
The attention of the African Development Bank has been drawn to a story published by Sahara Reporters on June 16 quoting our Director of Industrial and… Read more »
June 15, 2019
Africa: Final Communique of the Board of Governors of AfDB and ADF
WE, the Governors, representing Member Countries of the African Development Bank and State Participants of the African Development Fund (the "Bank Group"), meeting in Malabo,… Read more »
June 14, 2019
Africa: Africa Ready to Commit to Free Trade
A growing commitment to a free trade area deal by the continent's leaders will spur efforts to create the world's largest free trade zone. Read more »
Africa: Flying 'Sky-High' - African Development Bank Annual Meetings Conclude With Consensus On Regional Integration
The African Development Bank on Friday concluded its Annual Meetings, amid growing consensus that regional integration is imperative to a new phase in African prosperity. Read more »
Africa: "Let's Learn to Build It Ourselves," Bank Vice President Sherif in a Clarion Call to Regional Economic Blocs
"The day we see an Egyptian farming in Sudan, growing wheat, rather than Egypt getting its wheat from Ukraine, Russia - this is regional integration. The day we see a Sierra… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Showcases Impact of Korean Drone Technology On Agricultural Productivity
At a special event highlighting the partnership between the African Development Bank and Korea held on the sidelines of the Bank's Annual Meetings, the role of drone technology to… Read more »
Africa: Korea Program On International Agriculture (Kopia)
Korea imported 900,000 tons of rice every year in the 1970s and became self-sufficient in five years. What made this happen? Read more »
June 13, 2019
Gambia: Gambia President Adama Barrow Awarded the Great Builder Super Prize
At a ceremony held on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, 12 June, the president of Gambia, Adama Barrow, was awarded the Great… Read more »
Africa: Despite Challenges, Africa's Debt Is Still Under Control Says African Development Bank
The African Development Bank remains strong with growing operating revenues and allocable income generated since 2010 reaching $2.5 billion, the Bank Group's Treasurer, Hassatou… Read more »
Africa: Switzerland Gives 3.2 Million Swiss Francs to African Development Bank's 'Boost Africa' E-Lab and Urban Development Fund
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of the Government of the Swiss Confederation (SECO) and the African Development Bank on Thursday signed two agreements to fund African… Read more »
Africa: 'Sometimes You Need to Relocate Elephants' to Advance Regional Integration - Europe, South America and Asia Share Insights
Would you describe yourself as an African? Or is your primary identity based on your nationality? Read more »
Africa: Switzerland Governor Raymond Furrer On the Two Bilateral Agreements Signed During the Bank's Annual Meetings in Malabo
Q 1. Switzerland just signed two bilateral agreements for grants with the African Development Bank. Can you tell us about them? Read more »
June 12, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank, Partners Launch New Fund to Boost Digital Financial Inclusion
The African Development Bank and its partners on Wednesday launched the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI), designed to aid safety and expansion of digital… Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Share Their Vision for an Integrated Continent
Leaders from four African countries on Wednesday shared their vision for an integrated and borderless Africa that would foster economic growth and development. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, African Union-Nepad, Partners Launch African Agri-Business Engine for Private Sector Agricultural Finance With Fapa Grant
The African Development Bank and the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), a multi-donor trust fund financed by the Governments of Japan and Austria, today launched… Read more »
Africa: You Must Be Torch-Bearing Partners in Regional Integration Efforts
Ethiopia's Admassu Tadesse, named 'African Banker of the Year' Read more »
Africa: "To Integrate Africa, Bring Down the Walls," Adesina Urges At 2019 African Development Bank Annual Meetings Open in Malabo
African leaders on Wednesday underscored the urgent need to fast-track the continent's regional integration process in order to accelerate Africa's economic transformation. Read more »
Africa: Opening Speech By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group, At the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank
Your Excellency, President OBIANG NGUEMA MBASAGO of Equatorial Guinea - our host President; Your Excellencies Heads of State and Governments (names), Governors of the African… Read more »
June 11, 2019
Africa: African Financial Institutions Play a Key Role in the Continent's Regional Integration, Says African Development Bank Vice-President Pierre Guislain
African Development Bank Vice-President for the Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, Pierre Guislain, on Tuesday stressed the major role that African financial… Read more »
Africa: Donors Pledge $17 Million to Africa Solidarity Trust Fund At African Development Bank Annual Meetings Side Event
African and non-regional donors on Tuesday pledged $17 million to replenish the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund, an initiative which aims to provide food security and eliminate rural… Read more »
Niger: African Development Bank and Niger Sign Financing Agreement to Support Kandadji Project
The Republic of Niger and the African Development Bank on Tuesday signed a $128.8 million financing agreement to support the "Kandadji" project for the regeneration of ecosystems… Read more »
Africa: Ensuring a Colourful and Safe Meeting Environment - Malabo Goes the Extra Mile
Malabo not only rolled out the red carpet Tuesday for delegates arriving at the ultramodern Sipopo Congress Centre for this year's Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank… Read more »
Central Africa: Central Africa Could Be the Continent's Rising Star, Thanks to the African Continental Free Trade Area
Central Africa stands to benefit the most from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), data from the African Development Bank shows. Read more »
