March 08, 2021
Africa: International Women's Day - Bank Operations Are Impacting Women and Girls At Scale
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Africa: On International Women's Day, Acting VP Gichuri Reflects On Africa's Gender Wins
To mark International Women's Day, development leader Wambui Gichuri shares her thoughts on how far Africa has come on gender equity. She also reveals personal life lessons that… Read more »
Africa: The Africa Digital Inclusion Facility Approves Grants Worth $1.3 Million for Two Research Efforts to Enhance Women's Digital Access to Loans and Micro-Insurance
The African Development Bank has approved two grants for research that will increase African women's access to a range of digital financial services including loans and… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Celebrates International Women's Day By Spotlighting Women Entrepreneurs As Key Drivers of Economic Growth
In celebration of International Women's Day, and to mark the rollout of the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Guarantee for Growth program, the African… Read more »
Africa: Strengthening Institutional Capacities for Inclusive Development in Africa Post-Covid-19
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March 05, 2021
Africa: The African Development Bank to Introduce First Women Beneficiaries of Afawa Guarantee for Growth Program
In celebration of International Women's Day, and to mark the rollout of the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Guarantee for Growth program, the African… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Group Provides $400,000 Grant for Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria to Support Capital Markets Development
The African Development Bank Group today signed a $400,000 grant agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria to strengthen securities market regulation and… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Extends a Grant of $2 Million to Strengthen Cybersecurity and Boost Financial Inclusion in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has awarded a $2 million grant to establish the African Cybersecurity Resource Center (ACRC) for Financial Inclusion to… Read more »
Africa: Egypt - The African Development Bank Signs Agreements Worth €109 Million to Transform Sewage Coverage in Rural Areas
The African Development Bank Group has signed financing agreements of €109 million with the Government of Egypt to improve sanitation infrastructure and services for rural… Read more »
Burundi: African Development Bank's Independent Review Mechanism Registers Complaints About Bank-Funded Projects in Burundi and Kenya
The African Development Bank's Independent Review Mechanism (IRM), has registered two new complaints about projects funded by the Bank Group in Burundi and Kenya. Read more »
March 04, 2021
Africa: Making Finance Work for Africa Webinar - Experts Discuss African Capital Market Space, Joint African Exchanges Linkages Project
The Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) partnership, hosted by the African Development Bank, and the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) have provided a recent… Read more »
Africa: Mining Sector Urged to Adapt to Changes Brought By Covid-19, Climate Change
The mining sector has been urged to adapt to 21st century challenges, such as climate change and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
March 03, 2021
Tanzania: Solar Technology Helps Women Farmers in Tanzania Cut Post-Harvest Losses
Women farmers in Tanzania have harnessed solar technology to reduce post-harvest losses, enhancing food security, panelists learned at an African Development Bank event held… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt - The African Development Bank Approves a Loan of Over $27 Million to Establish Kom Ombo Solar Power Plant
The African Development Bank's Board of Directors today approved $27.2 million in loan financing for the design, construction and operation of a 200 MW photovoltaic solar power… Read more »
Zambia: Zambia - The Bank Helps Cushion the Impact of Covid-19 With Livestock and Aquaculture Projects
The African Development Bank has helped communities in Zambia acquire goods worth around $450,000 since mid-2020 to cushion vulnerable people from the impact of COVID-19. Read more »
March 02, 2021
Africa: Aswan II Forum - African Leaders Identify Security and Health Challenges to the Continent's Recovery
The second edition of the Aswan Forum on peace, security and development opened on Monday, 1 March in Cairo, Egypt, with African leaders identifying insecurity and the burden of… Read more »
Africa: "I Am #afawa" Virtual Event
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Africa: Aswan Forum - Put Healthcare, Including Vaccines, At the Center of Rebuilding Africa Back Better and More Resilient - Who, African Development Bank, Africa CDC
WHO, African Development Bank and Africa CDC call for coordinated vaccination rollout and investments in local manufacture of drugs and diagnostics as a defense system for Africa Read more »
West Africa: African Development Bank Provides $320 000 in Grant Funding to Mainstream Gender in Ecowas' Digital Financial Operations
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has awarded a grant of $320, 535 to the West African Monetary Agency to mainstream gender in ECOWAS' core digital financial… Read more »
March 01, 2021
Africa: Information Is Power - Data Is Key to Closing Gender Gaps in Energy Access in Kenya
Gender-specific data, especially detailed information on how women and men use financial resources, is needed to improve interventions geared to closing the gender gap in energy… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - Push for Women's Access to Energy Will Boost Economic Participation and Gender Equality
Uganda is implementing initiatives to enhance women's access to clean energy in the form of energy-efficient cooking stoves and home lighting solutions, which will accelerate… Read more »
February 25, 2021
Rwanda: Flick the Switch for Women in Rwanda's Power Sector With Financial Support and Training
Most women in Rwanda still depend on environmentally harmful and health-damaging firewood as a source of energy. Therefore, measures to improve access to clean and affordable… Read more »
February 24, 2021
Uganda: African Development Bank Group New Country Manager in Uganda Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan Presents Credentials
The African Development Bank Group's new country manager in Uganda, Mr. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, formally presented his letters of accreditation to Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam… Read more »
Africa: Connecting Africa's Capital Markets
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Africa: Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development
What: Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development II Read more »
