Category: Business

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

African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina concluded a three-day official visit to Washington DC on Saturday. Alongside the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, the visit included several bilateral engagements with stakeholders on African development. Adesina garnered broad strong support for a robust 16th replenishment of the African Development Fund, the Bank Group’s concessionary… Read More

African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina says “Africa must prepare for the inevitability of a global food crisis.” He was speaking about Africa’s priorities, as a guest at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center on Friday. Fielding questions from the Council’s Africa Center Chair, Ambassador Rama Yade; Senior Fellow Aubrey Hruby; and Washington/UN correspondent for Jeune Afrique and The… Read More

What:       Virtual book launch      Who:        Sahel and West Africa Club, African Development Bank, and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa When:      26 April 2022 12.00 – 13.00 GMT (Abidjan)                 14.00 – 15.00 GMT+2 (Paris & Johannesburg) / 15.00 – 16.00 GMT +3 (Addis Ababa) Where:     Virtual – Click here to Register The Sahel and West Africa Club, the United… Read More

The African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings in May will focus on the impact of climate change on Africa and the need for a just energy transition  on the continent, the Bank Group’s Secretary General said on Wednesday. Professor Vincent Nmehielle spoke during a virtual press conference convened to brief journalists about the agenda of the five-day meetings, to be… Read More