September 17, 2021
Africa: Global Forum Secretariat, African Development Bank and World Bank Group Deliver New Manual On Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (Global Forum), the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank have jointly published a new… Read more »
Africa: Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean Join Forces to Drive Circularity
The African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA), and the Circular Economy Coalition of Latin America and the Caribbean (CEC LAC) have organized the first regional dialogue to… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum to Host Third Market Days in Abidjan, December 1-3, 2021
The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from the 1-3 of December 2021. The annual business gathering will showcase… Read more »
September 16, 2021
Africa: African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge
Young people worldwide are leading the way, demanding climate action. Whether in communities, in their places of study or directly lobbying politicians and businesses, they are… Read more »
September 15, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Approves a $50 Million Multinational Trade Finance Risk Participation Agreement Facility for Standard Chartered Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $50 million Trade Finance Unfunded Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) facility between the African… Read more »
Africa: Global Center On Adaptation and African Development Bank Call for Applications for the African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank have launched a call for applications for the first edition of the African Youth Adaptation Solutions… Read more »
September 14, 2021
Africa: African Leaders for Nutrition Webinar
What: Addressing Hidden Hunger Through Agriculture: Progress with Biofortification in West Africa Read more »
September 13, 2021
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank President Conferred With Leadership Person of the Year Award 2020 - Leadership Newspaper Group
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has received the Leadership Person of the Year award from the Leadership Newspaper Group in Nigeria.… Read more »
September 10, 2021
Africa: Regional Deep Dive - Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean Joining Forces for Circularity
What: Regional Deep Dive: Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean Joining Forces for Circularity Read more »
September 09, 2021
Africa: Egypt-Icf High-Level Conference - African Development Bank Joins Calls for Stronger Development Partnerships to Spur Covid-19 Recovery Efforts
The African Development Bank Wednesday joined leaders of government and international organizations in calling for stronger partnerships to support Africa's recovery from the… Read more »
September 08, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank, Partners Unveil Initiative to Secure Climate-Resilient Water and Sanitation Services in Five Drought-Prone Countries
The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Nordic Development Fund and the Government of Denmark will roll-out a program to strengthen access to climate-resilient water… Read more »
Africa: After Years of Witnessing Fights Over Water, a Family's Life Is Transformed in a Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe
For years, Josephine Mbayo watched as fights broke out in her community over water. Read more »
September 07, 2021
Africa: Put Adaptation Atop the Climate Change Agenda, Global Leaders Urge Ahead of Cop26. "We Are in the Eye of the Storm."
Global leaders stressed the critical urgency of climate adaptation when they came together in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Monday at a meeting of the Friends of the Global Center… Read more »
Africa: Appointment of Mr. Solomon Mugera As Director, Communication and External Relations
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Solomon Mugera as Director, Communication and External Relations, effective 1 October 2021. Read more »
September 02, 2021
Africa: Zimbabwe - A Farmer Harvests Success in Refugee Camp
When Jean Damacene arrived at the Tongogara Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe, he was 38 years old and hoping to return to his country Rwanda soon. Eighteen years later, the maize farmer is… Read more »
September 01, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank to Launch New Initiative to Integrate Natural Capital Into Finance in Africa
On 9 September, the African Development Bank Group, Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP), and other partners will launch a new initiative on integrating natural capital into… Read more »
Africa: Nigeria - Federal and State Governments Endorse Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Programme: African Development Bank and Partners to Mobilize $520 Million for Phase 1
Nigeria's Federal and State governments have expressed overwhelming support for an initiative to create Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) - public-private… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria / Federal and State Governments Endorse Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Programme: - African Development Bank and Partners to Mobilize $520 Million for Phase 1
Nigeria's Federal and State governments have expressed overwhelming support for an initiative to create Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) - public-private… Read more »
August 31, 2021
Africa: Leaders Group of Global Organizations to Issue Climate Emergency Call
High-Level Dialogue on Climate Adaptation with Global Leaders ahead of COP26 Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility (Alsf) Heralding a New Phase
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) will hold a high-level conference on 22-23 September 2021 to celebrate its achievements and mark the renewal of its mandate for a further… Read more »
August 30, 2021
Africa: President Akinwumi Adesina Calls for Transformational Leadership in Africa, Shares Personal Experience With Lecture Audience
African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi A. Adesina has called for bolder measures to grow the next generation into competent leaders to transform Africa in the wake of… Read more »
Africa: East and Southern Africa Fertilizer Financing Forum
What: East and Southern Africa Fertilizer Financing Forum Read more »
August 27, 2021
Africa: International Community Must Act to Avert a Two-Speed Global Economic Recovery Post Covid-19
Heads of international development institutions held a closed-door session with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday to discuss the uneven global economic recovery, access… Read more »
August 24, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank's Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-Donor Trust Fund Provides More Than $7.3 Million for Youth Jobs and Skills
In June and July of this year, an African Development Bank technical review committee approved eight project proposals to receive funding in an important milestone for its Jobs for… Read more »
August 23, 2021
Africa: 2021 Singapore Africa Business Forum - In Africa, Challenges Are the Opportunities Despite Covid-19
The global Covid-19 pandemic should not dampen investor appetite in Africa. The continent remains an investment destination of choice despite the challenges, panelists at an… Read more »
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