Category: Investments

The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism’s Governing Council closed its eighth meeting with a call for increased investment to boost agricultural yields and build the industry across the continent. The Council met on 24 January at the Abidjan headquarters of the African Development Bank, which hosted the talks. The meeting was attended by  its 12 institutional members, who reviewed its 2019… Read More

Izerik Moussa Idriss is a plumber in Kélo, a city in southern Chad. Today, when he hops onto his moped, he can go about his work knowing that at the end of the day he won’t have the stress and fatigue of trekking long distances in search of drinking water. “Seven years ago, it was hard for us to get… Read More

La directrice du Département d’appui aux opérations non-souveraines et au secteur privé de la Banque africaine de développement fait le point sur la politique en direction du secteur privé et parle du secteur dit informel.   Comment la Banque pourrait-elle accompagner les organisations mal structurées ? La politique du secteur privé a le mérite d’avoir plus de flexibilité et de souplesse… Read More

What: The 3rd Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Forum When: 24 to 26 March 2020 Where: Kigali, Rwanda The Water Development and Sanitation Department of the African Development Bank cordially invites you to the 3rd Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Forum, hosted by the Government of Rwanda from 24 to 26 March 2020. The Forum will welcome the… Read More

 The third review of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) of the African Development Bank Group started in December 2019 and will run until January 2021. An international and independent firm called Savanas E Enseadas LDA was selected to conduct this assignment through a competitive bidding process. This review is in fulfilment of the statutory requirement of the IRM Enabling Resolution… Read More

The Board of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday approved a $685,000 grant to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage disaster risks, including droughts, floods and tropical cyclones, through the Bank’s Africa Disaster Risk Financing (ADRiFi) programme. The grant will cover training for various national agencies involved in disaster risk management and financing and contingency planning as part of the… Read More

Don Robert, Chairman of London Stock Exchange Group, welcomed the president of the African Development Bank to open markets for trading at London Stock Exchange on Wednesday 22 January. The reception in London followed the African Development Bank’s Africa Investment Forum, held in November last year. The innovative market-place for accelerating investment into the continent is playing a valuable role… Read More

What: Business Opportunity Seminar When: 11-12 March 2020, 8:00 am-5:00 pm each day Where: African Development Bank – CCIA Building, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire The African Development Bank will host its first 2020 Business Opportunity Seminar (BOS) in March for consultants, producers and suppliers from member countries looking to provide goods and services to the Bank Group projects in Africa. The BOS,… Read More

Africa is on the cusp of unmatched economic transformation, and the UK must engage in a “partnership of change,” African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said Tuesday in a keynote address at a UK Parliamentary Symposium. “The Africa of the 21st century is very different. The Africa of the 21st century is new and more confident,” he said. The Symposium… Read More

WHAT: Regional consultation workshop WHEN: 20 – 21 January, 2020 WHERE: Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire The African Development Bank will host the first regional consultation workshop in preparation for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) project focusing on strengthening capacity and technical assistance for the implementation of the Minimata and Stockholm Conventions in African Least Developed Countries (AFLDC-2). The workshop will take… Read More