Category: Business

The Senior Director of the African Development Bank’s Africa Investment Forum, Chinelo Anohu, praised the Biden administration’s efforts to channel investment into Africa,  and singled out Prosper Africa as illustrative of a deepening commitment to Africa. Anohu took part in a virtual Africa Investment Roundtable that included U.S. House of representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Gregory W. Meeks; Deputy Assistant… Read More

IMLD 2022 aims to contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 by recognizing the role of teachers in promoting multilingual teaching and learning through technology. A recent UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank and OECD survey on national education responses to COVID-19 school closures of 143 countries showed that only 58 per cent of low-income countries provided remote learning through online platforms… Read More

What:   8th G-CoP E-Policy Dialogue – Managing Public Finance in Times of Crisis in Africa Who:     African Development Institute, the African Development Bank Group When:   28 February 2022, 14:00–17:00 GMT for delegates from the Western Hemisphere: Africa, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, and the Caribbean. 1 March 2022, 08:30-11:30 GMT for delegates from the Eastern Hemisphere: Indian Ocean… Read More

The Senegalese and French presidents yesterday committed to stronger Europe-Africa partnership and to empowering youth. A day ahead of the European Union-African Union Summit , Presidents Macky Sall and Emmanuel Macron underscored the partnership and interconnection between their respective countries and continents. The two presidents spoke in Paris during the Investing Together, for a New Alliance Between Africa and Europe… Read More

The coalition for a sustainable and inclusive recovery of the private sector, an international group of 20 development finance institutions that came together in 2020, today announced commitments of over $5.55 billion of financing to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa between mid-2020 and end of 2021, beating their set target of $4 billion over the period. The… Read More

Who:        African Development Bank Group What:       6th European Union-African Union Summit When:      17-18 February 2022 Where:     Brussels, Belgium The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, will attend the sixth European Union-African Union Summit in Brussels on 17-18 February 2022. The meeting will bring together European and African leaders and heads… Read More

We are pleased to invite you to the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Partners’ Meeting on February 24, 2022, from 12:00 pm to 01:05 pm (GMT+0). Please find below the agenda for the event: 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm Updates on the Africa Investment Forum portfolio Presentation of AIF 2021 Interactive Discussions 01:00 pm – 01:05 pm Closing Remarks The AIF… Read More