Category: Business

The newest digital training centres of the African Development Bank’s Coding for Employment program will set aside half of their initial training slots to women applicants, the Bank said on International Girls in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Day. The Coding for Employment program, which equips African youth with the digital skills they need to contribute meaningfully to the global… Read More

The head of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Tuesday to discuss the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and the Bank’s strategy to avoid a food crisis in Africa. Adesina informed President Buhari that the African Development Bank has designed a $1.5 billion Africa Emergency Food Production Plan to support countries… Read More

What:       Webinar on findings of a study on the Blue Economy Who:         African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC), Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department When:       Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 10:00-1200 GMT. Where:      Virtual. Click here to register. The African Natural Resources Centre, in collaboration with the Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department, will host a webinar on 10 May 2022 to present the findings… Read More

We-Fi announces new round of funding for women entrepreneurs; $15 million to the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility to improve access to finance for women-owned small businesses | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow <!– African Development Bank Group Read More

Dans les couloirs du lycée Massira, à Ouled Ghanem, au sud de Casablanca, la peinture, à l’heure de la rentrée des classes, est encore fraîche sur les murs. À 17 heures tapantes, la sonnerie marque la fin des cours et libère les élèves qui se ruent vers la sortie. Au milieu de l’allée centrale, la voix d’Abdel Hadi Sabioui résonne… Read More

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved two loans amounting to $180 million to co-finance a major energy project that will extend electricity access to rural areas and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Rwanda.  This follows the 26 May 2021 approval for $84.2 million from the resources of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window… Read More

Fifty years ago, the African Development Fund was founded on one fundamental principle: To promote economic and social development in the lives of people in low-income and fragile African countries. Today, the Fund remains a staunch partner of these countries, touching the lives of millions of people across the continent. A people-first approach remains at the core of the Fund’s… Read More