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Côte d'Ivoire: African Development Fund to release $10.53 million to secure electricity access for approximately 500,000 inhabitants in 739…

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional financing window of the African Development Bank Group has approved $10.53 million in financial support to Côte d’Ivoire. The funds, to be disbursed to the Ivorian government, will be used to connect 739 rural localities to clean, affordable electricity as part of the government’s ” Electricity for All Program.”… Read More
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Ghana: Hundreds displaced by flood water

– – Hundreds of people have been displaced in Ghana’s capital Accra after torrential rains continue to wreck havoc in parts of the country. The rains have increased the water level in the Weija Dam which is the main water treatment plant in the capital. The dam is currently at a level of 49.5 feet as against the maximum operating… Read More
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African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina awarded Man of the Year (Africa) in 2022 by Exclusive Men of the Year Awards

African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been named 2022 Man of the Year (Africa) by Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY), for his visionary leadership as the president of the African Development Bank Group and for his outstanding contribution to Africa during his period as agriculture minister of Nigeria. The EMY awards are organized by the EMY Africa… Read More
Africa Investments 

How Rwanda is using Artificial Intelligence to improve healthcare

Drug stock-outs and shortage of medical equipment in health facilities in Rwanda are becoming a thing of the past, thanks to an innovation that is addressing procurement constraints. Viebeg Technologies, a venture capital-backed Health Tech company, is helping to expand access to affordable health care in Central and East Africa by aiding healthcare facilities in procuring supplies in real-time. It… Read More
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Gambia: WHO issues alert over  66 cough syrup related deaths 

– – The World Health Organisation(WHO) has issued an alert over the use of some Indian manufactured cough syrup following the death of some 66 children in the Gambia. According to the WHO, the syrups have been “potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children”. The products were manufactured by an Indian company, Maiden Pharmaceuticals, which had… Read More
Africa Investments 

Morocco: African Development Bank Group Executive Directors take note of country’s development progress

At the end of a five-day visit to Morocco, Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Group lauded the Moroccan government’s vision for development and the progress the country has achieved. The Bank Group’s Board delegation of about 10 executive directors, accompanied by the Country Manager for Morocco, Achraf Hassan Tarsim, met with government officials, civil authorities and private sector… Read More
Africa Investments 

New report sheds light on the potential of the Egyptian entrepreneurial ecosystem and its stakeholders

The African Development Bank’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Lab and the Swiss State Secretariat have launched a new report assessing the state of entrepreneurship in Egypt. Dr Ayman Ismail, a professor at the American University in Cairo, presented findings and recommendations of Entrepreneurship in Egypt: an ecosystem overview 2022 to participants from a number of countries during a virtual event held… Read More
Africa Business Ghana World 

Ghana to host inaugural Africa Bitcoin Conference

– – Jack Dorsey, Chairman of Block and co-founder of Twitter will attend the first Africa Bitcoin Conference happening in Accra, Ghana on 5 – 7 December 2022, as a keynote speaker. Jack Dorsey who co-founded Twitter now heads Block, a conglomerate of fintech companies housing Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, TBD. Block builds tools to make the economy more… Read More
Africa Investments 

Nigeria: African Development Bank approves $25 million Trade Finance Facility for FSDH Merchant Bank for local SMEs

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $15 million trade finance line of credit and $10 million transaction guarantee for FSDH Merchant Bank in Nigeria. FSDH will use the line of credit to provide loans to local enterprises in Nigeria. The $25 million package will help to reduce the trade finance gap in Nigeria… Read More
Africa Investments 

Maroc : 3e Forum africain de financement des engrais le 12 octobre prochain à Casablanca

Quoi ?         3e Forum africain de financement des engrais Qui ?           Banque africaine de développement, OCP Africa et le Mécanisme africain de financement du développement des engrais Quand ?      Du 12 au 13 octobre 2022, à partir de 8h (GMT+1) Où ?            En présentiel à l’Hôtel Hyatt Casablanca (Maroc)                     En visioconférence, sur la plateforme de la conférence (lien ci-dessous) Le Groupe… Read More
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