June 03, 2020
Africa: African Equity Capital Markets Activity See Downward Turn, but Increase in Domestic Investors
Data presented from the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria 2019 African Capital Market Watch, which reviewed the performance of Africa's capital markets between 2010 and the… Read more »
Africa: How Fashion Entrepreneurs Can Conquer COVID-19
The African Development Bank's Fashionomics Africa initiative on Tuesday launched its first webinar series to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry. Read more »
June 02, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Reduces Poverty After a Decade of Transformative Action
For the past five decades, the African Development Bank Group has been at the forefront of driving Africa's economic transformation, leveraging its diverse resources and unique… Read more »
June 01, 2020
Africa: Africa's Biodiversity Webinar Series - World Environment Day and World Oceans Day
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May 30, 2020
Senegal: AfDB Approves 88 Million Euros Emergency Budget Support for COVID-19 Response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Friday approved a loan of 88 million euros to Senegal, hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic, in support of the costs… Read more »
May 29, 2020
West Africa: COVID-19 - African Development Bank Mobilizes $22 Million for Low-Income Ecowas Countries
The African Development Bank's Board of Directors has approved an emergency project in support of three, low-income ECOWAS nations - Gambia, Mali and Niger - to bolster their… Read more »
Africa: The "High 5s" - A Strategic Vision and Results That Are Transforming Africa
For the past ten years, Africa has recorded some of the world's strongest rates of economic growth. At the same time, many African economies continue to function at well below… Read more »
May 28, 2020
Cape Verde: African Development Bank Group Approves 30 Million Euros Loan to Fight COVID-19
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has extended a loan of €30 million to Cabo Verde to help the West African island nation fight the COVID-19 outbreak and… Read more »
May 27, 2020
Egypt: African Development Bank Approves Emergency Relief Aid to Tackle Food Insecurity for Vulnerable Workers Whose Livelihoods Are Impacted By COVID-19
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on 25 May, 2020 approved a $500,000 emergency assistance grant to Egypt to provide food relief, and to contribute to… Read more »
Africa: COVID-19 Presents Unique Opportunities to Speed Up Africa's Integration Agenda and Implementation of AfCFTA
The Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019), a new report jointly launched by the African Development Bank, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Africa Union… Read more »
May 26, 2020
Africa: African Natural Resources Centre Unveils Publication to Advance Critical Land Policy Reforms
In response to challenges across Africa around land ownership and use, the African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC) of the African Development Bank is launching a series of articles… Read more »
May 25, 2020
Africa: Africa Day 2020 - The African Development Bank Is Making a Difference
This year's celebration of Africa Day - the annual commemoration of the 1963 founding of the African Union (AU) - is themed 'Silencing the Guns', to convey the AU Commission's… Read more »
Africa: Voices From the African Development Bank's Talking Heads On Africa Day, May 25, 2020
On Africa Day, we hear from the African Development Bank's senior management on the institution's priorities and how we are making a difference in the lives of millions of… Read more »
May 22, 2020
Madagascar: Government of Madagascar Gets Euro 4 Million From African Development Fund for Sahofika Hydropower Project
The African Development Fund has approved a 4.02 million euro loan with a grant component to finance the Government of Madagascar's 30 million euro equity investment in the… Read more »
Africa: Retool Annual Budgets Toward Agriculture Production and Expand Food Reserves, As COVID-19 Exacerbates Food Scarcity, Urges African Development Institute Seminar
African countries need to urgently expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing and boost their agriculture budgets to avert a possible hunger pandemic, partly caused by the… Read more »
Mauritius: African Development Bank Lends €188 Million for COVID-19 Fight
The African Development Bank has approved a €188 mllion euro loan to the Republic of Mauritius to finance a national budget support programme to respond to the COVID-19… Read more »
Kenya: €188m African Development Bank Loan to Boost COVID-19 Response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank today approved an €188 million loan to support the Government of Kenya's efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and… Read more »
Africa: Moving Decisions From 'Authorities to the Streets' - Webinar Explores How Civil Society Can Ensure Accountability Amid COVID-19
Billions of dollars have been allocated to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but how can we ensure that the funds are used in the most effective way, with the necessary accountability? Read more »
May 18, 2020
Africa: On Turkey-Africa Partnership Panel, Participants Discuss Trade and Stimulus to Cushion the Economic Fallout of COVID-19
African Development Bank Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Khaled Sherif said trade and stimulus were needed to cushion the economic… Read more »
Africa: "City of Darkness" No Longer, African Development Bank Supported Electricity Project Lights Up Capital
Araya Hizkias, the owner of a water bottling company in South Sudan's capital Juba, used to rely on a diesel generator to keep his business going, which gobbled into his profits… Read more »
May 15, 2020
West Africa: As COVID-19 Takes Jobs Overnight, African Development Bank Partners With Ecowas Commission to Share Employment Plan
The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), held a virtual stakeholder forum to outline the regional bloc's human… Read more »
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank Approves $13.7 Million to Strengthen Health System, Boost Anti-COVID-19 Efforts
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $13.7 million grant to finance the COVID-19 response in Zimbabwe. The funds will provide an immediate lifeline… Read more »
May 14, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Joins Sanitation and Water for All's Global Call to Action for Safe and Accessible Water Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
40% of the global population doesn't have basic handwashing facilities with soap and water available at home. Read more »
Africa: Integrity in Development Projects - The African Development Bank Debars Entreprise De Travaux Et d'Etudes De Projets (Etep) SA
The African Development Bank blacklists Entreprise de Travaux et d'Etudes de Projets (ETEP) SA for 13 months for engaging in various fraudulent practices in Mali and Guinea Read more »
May 13, 2020
Zimbabwe: Chitungwiza Residents Look Forward to Healthier Lives As $1 Million Zimfund Project Tackles Sewage Woes
For Lovelin Chapfika, the excitement of purchasing a house in a residential area outside the Zimbabwean capital quickly turned to disappointment when she discovered her new… Read more »
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