December 07, 2018
Africa: Europe's Future Lies in the South and Not the North, Says Italian Finance Minister At Africa Conference
"Africa is a continent of great change and opportunities. However, Europe finds it difficult to understand that its future lies in the South and not in the North," said Giovanni… Read more »
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks - Turning the Paris Agreement Into Reality
Financial support is a critical element when it comes to achieving the world's climate goals, such as keeping the raise in temperature to well below 2 degrees. For many developing… Read more »
West Africa: African Development Bank Pushes for a Solar-Secure Sahel Region
Africa's Sahel region is sitting on a goldmine when it comes to renewable energy, the African Development Bank said on Tuesday at COP24. The Bank noted that at a time when about… Read more »
Africa: Combating Deforestation - Optimizing the Implementation of the Redd+ Mechanism in Africa
A special session of the REDD+ mechanism was held in the Pavilion of the African Development Bank on the fourth day of COP24, 6 December 2018. Read more »
December 06, 2018
Africa: AEC Urges African Countries to Embrace Economic Integration As Game Changer for Inclusive Sustainable Growth
"Economic integration is a game-changing reality and African countries must fully embrace it to achieve sustainable and inclusive development that reduce poverty and inequality in… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank and Nigerian Government Launch Multimillion-Dollar Initiative to Support Recovery Efforts in Northeast
In collaboration with Nigeria's Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative, the African Development Bank is launching the Bank-financed Inclusive Basic Delivery and… Read more »
Africa: At Closing of the 2018 African Economic Conference, Economic Integration Is Seen As a Game-Changer for Achieving Inclusive Sustainable Development
Economic integration is a game-changing reality and African countries must fully embrace it to achieve sustainable and inclusive development that reduce poverty- and inequality in… Read more »
Nigeria: Vice President Osinbajo Launches African Development Bank-Funded U.S $258 Million Landmark Northeast Recovery Programme
"When the story of northeast's recovery is told, the work of the African Development Bank will occupy a well-merited and prominent chapter - Osinbajo Read more »
Africa: Speech Delivered By President Akinwumi A. Adesina Joint Interactive Session With the Minister of Finance of Italy
Good morning everyone. Thank you Minister of Finance, Giovanni Tria, for inviting me to this special session with you this morning. Yesterday we had a great day at the Ministry of… Read more »
Malawi: African Development Bank U.S.$ 35 Million Loan to Boost Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
The African Development Bank has approved a US$ 35 million loan for the Shire Valley Transformation Program - Phase 1 (SVTP-1), aimed at reducing poverty through the development of… Read more »
Africa: A New Climate Action - Digital Decarbonization of the African Continent
The African continent is one of the regions most impacted by the effects of climate change, and least capable to deal with them. The Global South in general, and Africa in… Read more »
December 05, 2018
Africa: New Africa's Sustainable Development Report Urges Improved Planning to Leverage Potential of Urbanization and Address Attendant Environmental Challenges
The latest report on Africa's sustainable development urges governments to strengthen their urban planning capacities to manage the potential of the region's ever-expanding cities… Read more »
Africa: AEC2018 - African Governance Report Calls for Better Management of Natural Resources
The African Governance Report 2018 has called for better management of the continent's natural resources to match the expected yields generated by the African Continental Free… Read more »
Africa: AEC2018 - Calls for Quality Research to Boost African Economies and Integration
Jean-Guy Afrika, a Principal Trade Expert at the African Development Bank, has tasked researchers on the continent to provide quality evidence-based studies that can help… Read more »
Africa: Cop24 - "If Climate Change Gets Any Worse, We're Simply Going to Disappear!", 12-Year Old Mounir Mbogo Warns
At just 12 years of age, Mounir Mbogo wades into the climate discourse and has sounded the alarm on climate impacts to humanity's survival. Read more »
Africa: Unlocking the Transformative Potential of Small-Scale Renewables Energy in Africa
Africa has access to a unique wealth of primary renewable energy supplies. It has enough solar, wind and hydro resources to power up the whole continent and to increase the… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2018 - Investing in Youth, a Must for Africa's Future
An Ivorian youth was among a select group who took centre stage on the final day of the Africa Investment Forum - to demonstrate their business acumen and to secure investment in… Read more »
Africa: Cop24 Panel On Need to Prioritise Energy Efficiency in Africa
On Tuesday, the second day of the UN climate change conference (COP24) the African Development Bank held a session on energy efficiency in Africa in its Pavilion, where panellists… Read more »
December 04, 2018
Africa: AEC 2018 - Moving the Africa Free Trade Area Agreement Ahead With Quick Win Solutions
A total of 44 African nations signed the landmark African Continental Free Trade agreement earlier this year, with only 12 out of the required 22 countries ratifying the accord,… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Unveil New Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan
The African Development Bank is organizing regional dissemination events to share its newly adopted Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan (2018-2025) and secure stakeholders buy-in… Read more »
Africa: Training Young African Journalists On Climate Issues
This week in Poland, more than 20,000 delegates from 196 countries are participating in COP24, considered to be the most important climate conference, held this year in Katowice,… Read more »
December 03, 2018
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks (Mdbs) Announced a Joint Framework for Aligning Their Activities With the Goals of the Paris Agreement
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) today announced a joint framework for aligning their activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement, reinforcing their commitment to combat… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference 2018 Focusses On Africa Visa Openness and Integration
For millions of ordinary travellers, inter-African travel is still too often a nightmare. Be it border hassles, lack of road or air routes linking key cities, or the frustrations… Read more »
Africa: Paris Agreement Takes Center Stage As Climate Negotiations - Cop24 - Open in Poland
The core business of climate negotiations officially opened today, Monday 3 December, in the heart of the Silesia region of southern Poland. At the Katowice Conference Centre, more… Read more »
Africa: "Infrastructure Development Key to Accelerated Regional Integration," Says Negatu
Gabriel Negatu is the Director General for East Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office at the African Development Bank. Representing the Bank Group President at… Read more »
