April 20, 2018
Africa: MDBs Launch New Platform to Coordinate Support for Economic Migration and Forced Displacement
Seven Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) launched a new platform to enhance their collaboration on economic migration and forced displacement today on the margins of the… Read more »
April 19, 2018
Africa: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and African Development Bank Sign MOU to Promote Cooperation
Joachim von Amsberg, AIIB Vice-President for Policy and Strategy, and Charles Boamah, African Development Bank Senior Vice-President, at the MoU signing ceremony in Washington, DC. Read more »
Africa: EIB and African Development Bank to Support Private Sector Investment in Nigeria With Development Bank of Nigeria Backing
The European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank have agreed to support the creation of the new Development Bank of Nigeria to strengthen lending for business and… Read more »
April 18, 2018
Africa: Successful Completion of Third West African Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing in Abidjan
The third West African Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing (WAFCCEF-3) was held on Thursday, April 12 in the Babacar Ndiaye Auditorium at the African Development Bank in… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, African Institute of Mathematics and Science to Transform Industry-Led Research in Africa
The African Development Bank and the African Institute of Mathematics and Sciences (AIMS) have initiated a landmark relationship aimed at building an industry-led research… Read more »
April 17, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Launches the Africa Investment Forum
The African Development Bank will officially launch the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) ‒Africa's premier investment marketplace - on April 19, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more »
West Africa: African Natural Resources Centre to Host West Africa Gas Competence Seminar
The African Natural Resources Centre of the African Development Bank will host a high-level West Africa gas competence seminar in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on April 17-18,… Read more »
April 16, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Releases First-Ever Highlights of 2018 African Economic Outlook in Arabic, Hausa and Kiswahili
For the first time ever, the African Development Bank has released summaries of the <a target="_blank"… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Supports Nigeria's Healthcare Sector
Lagos State, Nigeria's largest healthcare market, lacks an adequate supply of quality secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities with only about 700 to 1,000 quality beds for a… Read more »
April 13, 2018
Africa: Three Leading Development Finance Institutions Sign Loan Agreement to Support Capital Markets and High Impact Sectors in Africa
US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the African Development Bank, and KfW support to African Local Currency Bond (ALCB) Fund to focus on housing, microlending, and… Read more »
April 12, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank and Portuguese Government Plan to Unlock Growth Opportunities in Africa's Lusophone Countries
Portugal to provide Portuguese-language training to Bank staff Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Expresses Its Most Sincere Condolences to Government and Families Following Algerian Military Plane Crash
The African Development Bank Group expressed its most sincere condolences to the families of the victims as well as to the Algerian authorities following the crash of a military… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Trade Finance Operation Signs U.S. $100-Million Soft Commodity Finance Facility Agreement With the Export Trading Group
(from left) Mahesh Patel, Executive Chairman, Export Trading Group; Temple Uchegbune and Bleming Nekati of the African Development Bank (Senior Legal Counsel and Chief Trade… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank and Portuguese Government Plan to Unlock Growth Opportunities in Africa's Lusaphone Countries
Portugal to provide Portuguese-language training to Bank staff Read more »
Africa: Uganda Secures Oil Refinery Deal, Following African Legal Support Facility Interventions
The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni (centre), congratulates Irene Muloni, Ugandan Minister of Energy and Minerals (centre right), and Rajakumari Jandhyala, CEO of Yaatra… Read more »
April 10, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Is Key to Africa's Economic Development, Say Southern African Governors
Bank described as trusted partner to jumpstart economic growth Read more »
April 09, 2018
Africa: Ahead of 2018 Annual Meetings, African Legal Support Facility Management Board Reviews Its Activities and Achievements
The ALSF Management Board is composed of (from left to right): Amadou Dieng (Senegal); Stephen Karangizi, the Director and CEO of the ALSF; Dorcas Achapa (Kenya) as Chairperson;… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, Stakeholders Chart New Course for Aviation
The African Development Bank assembled top representatives from African airlines, aviation industry organizations, civil aviation and regulatory authorities, airplane… Read more »
West Africa: Workshop On New Business Opportunities in West Africa's Evolving Energy Sector
On April 13, 2018, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) is organising a regional workshop to present… Read more »
Africa: Third West African Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the third West Africa Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing (WAFCCEF-3) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on April 12, 2018. This… Read more »
Africa: Invitation to the African Youth Agripreneur Forum (Ayaf) and Agri-Pitch Competition - "Technologies and Innovations for Youth in Agribusiness"
The African Development Bank (AfDB), together with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, is organizing the 2nd edition of African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) and Agri-Pitch… Read more »
Africa: Africa Climate Week (Acw)
The African Development Bank is co-organizing, together with other members of the Nairobi Framework Partnership (NFP), the Africa Climate Week 2018 (ACW) from 9th to 13th April in… Read more »
April 06, 2018
Africa: Fund for African Private Sector Assistance Approves Three Projects to Spur SME Development in Africa
Donors to the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) - consisting of the African Development Bank, the Government of Japan and the Government of Austria - have approved… Read more »
Africa: World Health Day - Strengthened Health Systems and Sound Financing Key to Achieving Health for All
On the occasion of World Health Day, April 7, 2018, the African Development Bank calls for increased and more quality investments in Africa's health sector to achieve universal… Read more »
April 05, 2018
Africa: ACCF Secretariat and Experts Meet in Abidjan On Second Call for Proposals Assessment
The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF)'s second call for proposals, which closed in August 2017, received unprecedented numbers of proposals from diverse government and… Read more »
