June 10, 2022
Ghana: Ghana - Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Extends $2m to Etg Inputs Ghana Limited to Boost Farmers' Access to Fertilizers
The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) will extend a $2 million partial trade credit guarantee to ETG Inputs Ghana Limited to support delivery of fertilizer to 200,000… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina to Deliver the 2022 William G. Demas Lecture
President of the African Development Bank Group, (AFDB) Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina will deliver the prestigious William G. Demas Memorial Lecture at the Caribbean Development Bank's… Read more »
June 09, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank to launch public financial management academy to build capacity in African countries
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved the creation of a virtual academy to build public financial management capacity in African countries.… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: Malawi - African Development Bank Extends Grants of $9.25 Million for Rollout of Climate Disaster Risk Financing
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved two grants of $9.25 million to implement the Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme (ADRiFi) in Malawi. The… Read more »
Africa: Global Community of Practice (G-Cop) Policy Dialogue Series - The Success or Failure of Current Development Finance Models in Africa
What: 9th G-CoP E-Policy Dialogue Read more »
June 06, 2022
Africa: Djibouti Strategically Placed to Become Global ICT Center, Says Adesina
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti Guelleh and senior government officials at the weekend to discuss… Read more »
June 04, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Group President Calls for More Partnerships to Build Africa's Social Infrastructure
African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina wrapped up his official visit to Kenya on Friday, meeting with African diplomatic envoys and international development… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank, Global Center on Adaptation host dialogue to look at climate risks facing Gambia's port of Banjul fourth expansion project
The African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation hosted a virtual dialogue on Monday last week to discuss climate adaptation related to the Port of Banjul Fourth… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Launches New Initiative to Build Financial Acumen of African Cities
The African Development Bank and United Cities and Local Governments, a global umbrella group for local and metropolitan governments, have announced the launch of a new program to… Read more »
Mozambique: After Cyclones, Conflict and Covid-19, Recovering Mozambique Prepares Next Five-Year Strategy
The national economy is beginning to recover from the economic contraction seen in 2020, and has attracted greater volumes of domestic and foreign investment, said Mozambique… Read more »
Africa: Africa Information Highway Live Exchange - Innovation in Official Statistics
What: Panel discussion: Innovation in official statistics - hype or here to stay? Read more »
North Africa: Conference On the Future of Labor and the Role of Entrepreneurship and Msmes in North Africa
Who: African Development Bank Group and the Ministry of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills of Morocco Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Reaffirms Its Commitment to Combating Desertification and Land Degradation At COP15
The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification concluded with a united global pledge to boost drought resilience and land… Read more »
June 02, 2022
Africa: Introducing the Green Minerals Partners - Mining Indaba Session Reveals Africa's Plan to Cash in On Battery and Electric Mineral Market
The African Development Bank affirmed its commitment to supporting African countries to harness their mineral resources at the recent Mining Indaba held in Cape Town. Read more »
Africa: Liberia, DRC, South Sudan, Chad, Provide Lessons On Promoting Resilience in Africa
The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) unit at the African Development Bank has published two evaluation reports that examine the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi - African Development Bank Gives Financial Sector a Boost With New Tools to Support Local Corporates, SMEs and Domestic Trade
Members of the African Development Bank Group's Financial Sector Development Department (trade finance division) have concluded a successful visit to Malawi aimed at strengthening… Read more »
June 01, 2022
Kenya: African Development Bank President to Brief the Media in Kenya
What: Press Briefing Read more »
May 31, 2022
Kenya: African Development Bank Group President Begins Official Visit to Kenya
African Development Bank Group chief Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, will call on President Uhuru Kenyatta today at the start of a four-day official visit to Kenya . Read more »
Sierra Leone: Access to Clean, Piped Water Offers a Paraplegic Seamstress in Sierra Leone Hope for a Brighter Future
When Hawa Koroma moved to Kenema in Sierra Leone's Eastern Province twelve years ago, she was looking for a fresh start following the civil war, which claimed her husband's life.… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Financing for Kenya Roadway Boosts Local Economy and Regional Integration
Kenya is making rapid progress in the construction of its part of the Great Trans-African highway that runs from Cairo in Egypt to South Africa's Cape Town. Read more »
Africa: On Its 50th Anniversary, the African Development Fund Draws Accolades, Gratitude, for Its Achievements in Africa
"The ADF has expanded opportunities and brought hope wherever it has operated in Africa" -Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. Read more »
May 30, 2022
Africa: Key Lessons in Mainstreaming Green Growth and Climate Change in the African Development Bank's Interventions
The African Development Bank has won praise, in particular from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, for setting the bar in 2019 by allocating half of its climate finance… Read more »
Africa: 2022 Annual Meetings - Africa Needs to Turn Climate Change Challenges Into Green Job Opportunities for Youth and Women
Africa -- the main victim of climate change, despite emitting only 3% of greenhouse gases -- should turn its climate challenges into opportunities to create green jobs for youth… Read more »
Africa: Winners of the 2021 Youthadapt Challenge Acquire Skills to Accelerate Climate Adaptation Innovation and Create Green Jobs
Winners of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program's 2021 YouthADAPT Challenge have received training to equip them to produce and scale climate-related innovation and create… Read more »
May 29, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum Showcases Major Projects, Including $15.6 Billion Abidjan-Lagos Highway
On the margins of the African Development Bank Group's 2022 Annual Meetings, the Africa Investment Forum convened investors to promote the power of the platform to draw critical… Read more »
