May 10, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Invites Business Enablers to Apply for Funding to Support Women Entrepreneurs
This May, the African Development Bank Group is launching a call for proposals for projects enhancing the viability and sustainability of women entrepreneurship enablers. Read more »
May 05, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Holds Webinar On Accountability for Southern African CSOs
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from eight Southern African countries participated in a webinar on accountability and good governance in projects funded by multilateral… Read more »
Africa: Social Safety Nets, Community Spirit Help South African Mother Through Covid-19 Crisis
About 2.6 million South Africans have lost their jobs since the pandemic hit Read more »
Africa: Fashionomics Africa, DHL Express Train African Fashion Entrepreneurs to Excel in International Trade, Logistics and E-Commerce
More than 280 million online shoppers in Africa represent a huge opportunity for e-commerce development on the continent, attendees of a recent Fashionomics Africa webinar heard. Read more »
Africa: Finance in Common Spring Meeting - Africa's Green and Resilient Recovery: a Common Objective
WHAT: Finance in Common Spring Meeting Read more »
May 01, 2021
Africa: FAO and Badea Agree MOU to Advance African Agriculture At Africa High-Level Dialogue On Food Security
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) signed a memorandum of understanding for future… Read more »
April 30, 2021
Africa: African Countries Commit to Double Agricultural Productivity As Development Banks and Partners Pledge Over $17 Billion to Increase Food Security
A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over $17 billion in financing to address rising hunger on the African continent, and to improve… Read more »
April 29, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank, Ifad and Partners Redouble Efforts to Stop Hunger in Africa and Strengthen Food Security
The number of people living with hunger across the African continent increased from 214 million to 246 million between 2015 and 2020. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - African Development Fund Provides $31.2 Million to Boost Nutrition and End Child Stunting
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of $31.2 million to the Government of Ethiopia to increase access to multi-sectoral nutritional services… Read more »
April 28, 2021
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - Vulnerable Households and Small Businesses Find Relief From Government Program to Ease Covid-19 Headaches
For Hortense Koné, the manager of a small restaurant in Abobo Belleville, north of Côte d'Ivoire's economic capital Abidjan, paying her water and electricity bills… Read more »
Nigeria: African Development Bank Debars Maxicare Company (Nigeria) Limited for 36 Months for Collusive and Fraudulent Practices
The African Development Bank Group, on 28 April 2021, announces the 36 month debarment of Maxicare Company (Nigeria) Limited with effect from 23 February 2021. Maxicare Company… Read more »
April 27, 2021
Africa: Women's Economic Empowerment Critical for Sustainable Post-Covid Recovery, African Development Bank Country Gender Profiles Show
African women are still disproportionately affected by poverty, and the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating gender inequalities, according to new African country gender profiles… Read more »
Africa: Banker-Turned-Poultry Farmer Becomes Champion for African Agriculture
"If we must satisfy Africa's food security with our growing population, then there must be high commercialization of agriculture. That is modern farming." - Ayotomiwa Yinka… Read more »
April 26, 2021
Africa: New Reports From African Development Bank, FAO and Cgiar Showcase Digital Agriculture Opportunities
Drones, satellites, geographic information systems, weather stations and advanced analytics are some of the most promising technologies for providing solutions to Africa's… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Outlook 2021 for Asian Audiences
What: Webinar to discuss the African Economic Outlook 2021 for Asian audiences Read more »
April 23, 2021
Africa: Leaders Summit On Climate - African Development Bank President Says the Continent Is "Ground Zero" of the Crisis As Major Economies Boost Climate Targets
African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina on Thursday joined 40 heads of state and government at the Leaders Summit on Climate, where the United States, Japan and… Read more »
April 22, 2021
Egypt: Egypt's Largest Solar Plant, Kom Ombo, Receives U.S.$ 114 Million Financing Package
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Green Climate… Read more »
Africa: African Trade Finance Sees $5 Bn in Portfolio Outflows in Q1 2020 Due to Covid-19, but Opportunities Exist - Report
Constrained global financial conditions caused by Covid-19 have led to massive portfolio outflows from Africa, exceeding $5 billion in the first quarter of 2020, a new… Read more »
April 21, 2021
Africa: 'Saving Lives and Livelihoods' - Reflecting On One Year of the African Development Bank's Covid-19 Response Facility
Easter Kumbana knew the novel coronavirus was a deadly and highly contagious disease, but he could not afford the basic items needed to protect himself and his family from it. Read more »
Africa: New Report By the African Circular Economy Alliance Shines Light On 'Five Big Bets' for Circular Economy
The African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) has launched a report that identifies five sectors that have the greatest potential to drive the circular economy, a model that… Read more »
April 20, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Vaccines Race for Covid Vaccines in Africa Is Hiding the Key Role of Nutrition
Access to adequate food for all must be a priority in the continent's fight against the pandemic Read more »
Southern Africa: The Independent Review Mechanism of the African Development Bank Equips Southern Africa CSOs in Accountability and Governance Processes in MDB-Funded Projects
What: Webinar for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Southern Africa Read more »
April 19, 2021
Africa: Call to Action - Scaling Up Green Energy Investments in Fragile States
What: Dialogue on scaling up green energy investments in crisis settings Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Pandemic Impetus for Greater Regional Integration, African Countries Told At Presentation of Regional Integration Index Report
As countries rebuild their economies following COVID-19, Africa needs to step up productive and infrastructural integration, participants heard at a regional presentation of the… Read more »
April 16, 2021
Africa: Feeding Africa - Leadership to Scale Up Successful Innovations
The online forum will bring together African heads of state, senior government officials, heads of multilateral development banks, development partners, regional organizations,… Read more »
