Category: Investments

America’s Duke University today conferred honorary doctorate degrees on four recipients during its 2022 Commencement ceremonies in Durham, North Carolina. The honorees were African Development Bank Group President and World Food Prize recipient Dr. Akinwumi Adesina; rocket scientist, businesswoman and former non-profit leader Sylvia Acevedo, who currently serves on the board of Qualcomm, a global leader in semiconductors and wireless… Read More

Marchant en silence dans le désert, Safa Jouadi va à la rencontre d’un monde infini, où changer de perspective redevient possible. Elle embrasse du regard les dunes de Tozeur, ville symbole du Grand Sud tunisien, aux portes du Sahara. Safa rêve simplement d’eau, une ressource rare dans un paysage à la beauté fascinante, qui rayonne en silence. Cette rareté, la… Read More

Supporting Botswana’s ambition to diversify its economy and accelerate its structural transformation towards sustainable and inclusive growth is the main objective of the African Development Bank Group’s Country Strategy Paper 2022-2026 (CSP 2022-2026) for the Southern African country. Approved in March 2022 by the Bank Group’s Board of Directors, the Country Strategy Paper sets out two priority areas of intervention… Read More

In November 2021, stakeholders from around the world gathered in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the DRC Business Forum to discuss moving Africa up the ladder in the battery, electric vehicle and renewable energy value chain and market. This event affirmed the continent’s ambition to harness its green energy potential and totally eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.… Read More

The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) hosted a session titled, “AAAP: Transformative Adaptation to Accelerate and Scale Climate Action” at the Virtual Gobeshona Global Conference on 29 March. The session focused on policy shifts, the enabling environment, financing, community engagement and private sector involvement to accelerate and scale climate adaptation in Africa. The session brought together policy makers, sustainable financiers, climate resilience… Read More

Au nord de la Tunisie, face à la mer Méditerranée, le soleil fait miroiter l’eau du port de Bizerte. Il est tôt le matin, les mouettes survolent les bateaux et il sent bon l’air marin. Tandis que les pêcheurs à la ligne s’animent près de la promenade du port, la lagune de Bizerte se prépare à accueillir un autre type… Read More

The African Development Bank has kicked off virtual consultations on its Integrated Safeguards System to adequately address emerging environmental and social issues. The session for Anglophone West African countries, held on 21 April 2022, registered participants from Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone. Opening the event, the Director General of the Nigeria Country Department, Lamin Barrow, underscored the importance of these… Read More

What:        African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings Who:         The African Development Bank Group When:       23 to 27 May 2022 Where:      Accra International Conference Center (AICC), Accra, Ghana The 57th Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank and the 48th Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund, the concessional arm of… Read More

Join us for a special launch event of the “Trade Finance Demand and Supply in Africa: Evidence from Kenya and Tanzania” Report to be held this Wednesday, 4 May at 1300 GMT. During this virtual launch, expert panelists will unpack the current trade finance landscape in the region, addressing, amongst other topics, drivers of trade finance demand and supply in Africa, unmet trade finance demand at the country level, and the impact of the trade finance gap on trade participation by firms.… Read More