September 05, 2022
Central Africa: African Climate Week 2022 - In Central Africa, the African Development Bank Collaborates With UN Agencies to Advance Climate Action
The African Development Bank and several UN agencies - the UN Regional Office for Central Africa, the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the UN Office… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank and Portugal Sign Eur 400 Million Guarantee Agreement to Underpin Lusophone Compact
The African Development Bank and the Portuguese government have signed a guarantee agreement to be extended to the African Development Bank under the Lusophone Compact. The Compact… Read more »
Chad: Chad - No More Class Disruptions for Pupils As Project Delivers Toilets in 11 Regions
Until three years ago, pupils at the Number One Evangelical Church of Chad primary school were forced to relieve themselves in the open air or go home to use the toilet. Now the… Read more »
September 02, 2022
Madagascar: In the Southwest of Madagascar, New Roads Mean Easier Access to Health Services
The year is 2018. Sitting in her office in the southwest of Madagascar, Razay Zanabaindrano recounts a tragic incident that resulted from poor roads in her hometown. Read more »
Africa: Ticad8 Official Side Event - Africa Continental Investor Convening: Partnering for SDG Investments in the Green & Blue Economy in Pursuit of Agenda 2063
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Africa: Africa Climate Week - Just Transition in Africa Calls for Creativity and Stronger Financial Commitments
African countries must chart their unique paths toward achieving a just transition, experts during a session said, to assess the needs, challenges, and opportunities of… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Africa: Ticad 8 - African Development Bank to Complement Japan Africa Dream Scholarship With African Education Science, Technology and Innovation Fund - Dr. Adesina
African Development Bank head Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has commended the Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Grant, established by the Bank and the government of Japan,… Read more »
Africa: Africa Adaptation Summit Leaders From Government, the United Nations, and Business Gather for First-Ever Global Summit to Focus Solely On Accelerating Climate Adaptation in Africa
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Africa: Ticad8 - African Development Bank to Complement Japan Africa Dream Scholarship With African Science, Technology and Innovation Fund - Dr. Adesina
African Development Bank head Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has commended the Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Grant, established by the Bank and the government of Japan,… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique - African Development Bank Vice-President Quaynor Meets With Government At Outset of New Country Strategy
African Development Bank Vice-President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, Mr. Solomon Quaynor, officially visited Mozambique last week. He met with… Read more »
Africa: Virtual Meeting for Asian Investors Ahead of the Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2022
What: Virtual investor meeting for Asian investors in preparation for Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2022 Read more »
August 31, 2022
Africa: 2022 Africa Climate Week - Experts Discuss Africa's Needs and Priorities Ahead of COP27
Amid a call for urgent action to safeguard the continent from climate change, Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba opened the 2022 Africa Climate Week by highlighting his country's… Read more »
August 29, 2022
Africa: Africa Received Record Private Investment in Infrastructure in 2020, African Development Bank VP Tells Ticad Panel
Africa received its highest proportion of private sector investment in infrastructure in 2020, sending an important signal to governments and investors. Read more »
Africa: Africa Adaptation Dialogue - Implementing the Vision
What: Africa Adaptation Dialogue: implementing the vision Read more »
August 28, 2022
Africa: Japan and the African Development Bank Announce Up to $5 Billion in Support for Africa's Private Sector
The government of Japan and the African Development Bank have announced a $5 billion financial cooperation under the fifth phase of the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Renewable Energy Resources Offer Huge Investment Opportunities for Japanese Business - Dr Akinwumi Adesina
Japanese businesses should invest more in Africa, where investment opportunities and returns on investment are among the highest in the world, African Development Bank President… Read more »
August 26, 2022
Africa: Abe's Legacy in Africa Under Scrutiny At Development Summit
Whereas once it sought UN votes, Tokyo now has much more urgent needs given the hunt for rare metals and other commodities Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - Stakeholders Endorse African Development Bank Country Strategy, Urge Greater Engagement With Diaspora
Representatives of Nigeria's Diaspora, national networks, and youth and women groups have hailed the African Development Bank for supporting transformational projects in the… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Africa: The 8th Tokyo International Conference On African Development to Shore Up Japanese-Africa Economic Cooperation
The African Development Bank Group will play a key role in the eighth edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) taking place in the Tunisian… Read more »
Chad: Chad - African Development Bank Extends Training to Government Staff, Advancing Desert to Power Initiative
The African Development Bank has provided a financial modeling training to staff of the government of Chad, helping prepare the national utility as part of Desert to Power… Read more »
Africa: Burundi - Rasme Computer Tool Enables Remote Monitoring and Evaluation of African Development Bank Projects
From 7 to 10 June 2022, the African Development Bank organized a training in Bujumbura, Burundi on the use of an IT solution for the preparation, supervision, monitoring and… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - Senior African Development Bank Officials Highlight Private Sector Development, Renewable Energy Opportunities
Senior African Development Bank officials recently undertook a three-day business mission to Zimbabwe. The bank's vice president for power, energy, climate and green growth, Dr… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Southern Africa: African Development Bank Optimistic About Economic Prospects for Southern Africa Region
The Southern Africa region's investment opportunities and prospects for economic growth are encouraging despite recent headwinds of a global pandemic and food crisis, the African… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank President Named Among Winners of 2021 Global Brand Award
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been awarded Nigeria Global Brand Award of the Year 2021 by Blueprint Newspapers, a national daily print and… Read more »
Africa: Eighth Tokyo International Conference On African Development Side Event - Re-Imagining Resilient and Sustainable Universal Health Coverage in Africa
What: Webinar on re-imagining resilient and sustainable Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Africa, on the side-lines of the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African… Read more »
