From Mozambique in the south to Morocco in the north, 20 million people in rural and urban areas of Africa have gained access to clean drinking water for the first time, thanks to African Development Bank projects. A report by the Bank’s Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) unit, which studied projects carried out since 2005, provides key lessons for improving the… Read More

Le Projet d’appui au développement intégré de la filière karité pour l’autonomisation économique des femmes (PADIFK), mis en œuvre entre 2016 et 2019 au Burkina Faso, a stimulé les exportations des produits du karité, selon un rapport de la Banque africaine de développement publié le 16 juillet. Le PADIFK, financé à hauteur de 993 000 dollars par un don du Fonds… Read More

What: Conference on Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Doing Business with Africa Who: Confederation of Indian Industry, Ministry of External Affairs, India, African Development Bank, Absa Group Limited, ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development, Canara Bank (Tanzania) Limited, Export-Import Bank of India When: Thursday, 30 July 2020, 7 am to 12.30 pm GMT Where: Virtual – Click here to register The… Read More

A higher level of preparedness is urgently needed to prevent and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Africa, including additional resources for testing and to reduce the impact on households and the economy, the African Development Bank said in its new Southern Africa Regional Economic Outlook. In the worst-case scenario, growth in Southern Africa would fall to -6.6% in 2020… Read More

The African Development Bank on Friday 24 July approved $27.4 million in grants to boost the African Union’s (AU) efforts to mobilize continental response to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. The approval comes on the heels of a meeting of the extended Bureau of the AU Conference of Heads of State and Government with Africa’s private sector on 22 April 2020,… Read More