May 31, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Driving Innovation to Scale Up Climate Adaptation
(From left) AfDB VP Kevin Kariuki, GCA Acting Africa Regional Director Charles Nhemachena, AfDB Director Anthony Nyong and AfDB Manager Gareth Phillips during a session on the… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Group Financial Report and Development Impact - Bank Group Proves Its Resilience With Strong Record of Activity in 2022 - Over $8 Billion Invested to Support the Continent's Recovery
African Development Bank Group vice presidents in a panel discussion during the Financial Presentation and Development Impact session at the 2023 Annual Meetings, Sharm El Sheikh,… Read more »
East Africa: Let's Tap the Private Sector to Change the 'Horn of Africa Narrative' Say Finance Ministers
African Development Bank VP Marie Laure Akin-Olugbade (center left) and Ethiopia's Finance Minister Ahmed Shide (center right) chaired the 17th Ministerial Roundtable of the Horn… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania - the African Development Bank Provides a Usd 2 Million Partial Credit Guarantee and a Usd 528,600 Grant to Facilitate Access to Fertilizer for Smallholder Farmers
The partial credit guarantee will enable the African Fertiliser and Agro-Industry Partnership (AFAP) to provide fertilisers to 550,000 smallholder farmers in Tanzania through… Read more »
Africa: Five AfDB Regional Member Countries Set to Join African Development Fund Replenishment
The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan plan to contribute $1 million each to ADF's next replenishment cycle Read more »
May 26, 2023
Africa: Africa Day - 'Let's Put Our Resources At Risk Behind Africa's Young People' - Adesina
African Development Bank's 2023 Annual meetings delegates celebrate Africa Day in pageantry Read more »
Africa: Akinwumi Adesina and Heads of African Regional and Continental Institutions Affirm Solidarity On Moving Africa Forward
African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, and heads of intergovernmental organisations and African development finance institutions following a meeting in Sharm… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group to Unlock Significant Additional Resources for Low Income Countries--Adesina
Bank Group draws curtain on 2023 Annual Meetings with a call for action to do more for Africa Read more »
Africa: From a Passion for Nature to a Vocation in Development
"I have made my passion a vocation. Every day, I think how lucky I am to be able to work in a respectful relationship with nature," says Mohamed Adnene Bezzaouia. A keen trekker… Read more »
Africa: In Zagora, an Abundance of 'Blue Gold' Brings New Opportunities
South of Morocco's Atlas Mountains, the River Draa, the Kingdom's longest, winds through lush palm groves before disappearing into the dunes of the Sahara. The valley is home to… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group to Unlock Significant Additional Resources for Fragile States - Adesina
Bank Group draws curtain on 2023 Annual Meetings with a call for action to do more for Africa Read more »
Senegal: United Kingdom Announces First Water Infrastructure Resilience Projects in Egypt and Senegal Under Its Room2run Guarantee Program
Andrew Mitchell, UK Minister of State for Development and Africa (left); Rania Al-Mashat, Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation; Oulimata Sarr, Senegal's Minister of… Read more »
Nigeria: Letshego Microfinance Bank Nigeria Named Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa Initiative's First 'Afawa Bank of the Year' At African Business Awards
Giles Aijukweb, representing Leshego Microfinance Bank Nigeria accepts the AFAWA Bank of the Year award from Malado Kabba, African Development Bank's Director for Gender, Women and… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Africa: Africa Set to Be the Second-Fastest Growing Region After Asia, but Headwinds Remain, Says AfDB's African Economic Outlook Report
Flagship report recommends incentives to draw private investment in green growth Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Report 2023 - Africa Remains Resilient to New Shocks, but Progress and Financing Must Be Accelerated
The Bank proved agile and responsive to Africa's needs by making transformative investments in the High 5s totalling $8.2 billion in 2022 Read more »
May 24, 2023
Africa: Bolster Africa to Resist Financial Shocks, Build Climate-Resilient Economies, Say African Leaders At African Development Bank's Annual Meetings
African Development Bank head, continent's leaders call for overhaul of global financial architecture. Read more »
Egypt: Press Conference - Support for Egypt's Wastewater Treatment Plant Under Room2run Guarantee
Wednesday 24 May, 19:00 Fayrouz room, SSHICC Read more »
Africa: Collaboration for Pharmaceutical Self-Sufficiency - African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation Receives Strong Endorsement From Eminent Panel At African Development Bank Annual Meetings
The newly established African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) will be instrumental in propelling Africa towards the attainment of the United Nations' Sustainable… Read more »
May 23, 2023
Africa: Africa Investment Forum Showcases $1.475 Billion in Green and Renewable Energy Deals At African Development Bank 2023 Annual Meetings
Africa Investment Forum's current pipeline, comprises 90 deals valued at $62.9 billion Read more »
May 22, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank 2023 Annual Meetings - African Development Bank Chief Says Dearth of Climate Finance Flows 'Choking' Africa
Adesina calls out developed nations for not honoring $100 billion-a-year pledge Read more »
May 21, 2023
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks, Levers for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
The African Development Bank supports renewable energy development in Africa, thus contributing to green economic growth and reducing poverty. Read more »
May 20, 2023
Africa: Egypt - African Development Bank Approves $345 Million in Partial Credit Guarantees to Bolster Funding for Green and Social Initiatives.
The African Development Bank is supporting Egypt's efforts to tap the Panda bond market to advance the renewable energy and sustainable water management sectors among others Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Prioritizing Social Entrepreneurship As Key to Africa's Social Development Minister Says During Visit to African Development Bank
AfDB Senior Vice President Swazi Tshabalala (right) and Vice President Beth Dunford (left) received South African Government Minister Lindiwe Zulu for a courtesy visit at AfDB… Read more »
May 19, 2023
Africa: 2023 Financial Presentation and Development Impact
WHAT: Financial Presentation and Development Impact (Luncheon) Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Mike Salawou As Director of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department
The African Development Bank has appointed Mike Salawou as Director of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, effective 16th May 2023. Read more »
