Category: Business

Easter Kumbana knew the novel coronavirus was a deadly and highly contagious disease, but he could not afford the basic items needed to protect himself and his family from it. “I had no money to buy face masks and hand sanitizers because the little money I had was needed to feed my children,” said Kumbana, a resident of Kanyama, an… Read More

What: Webinar for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Southern Africa Who:  African Development Bank and Graca Machel Trust When:  Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 0800 – 1030 GMT Where:  Virtual The Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), in conjunction with the Graca Machel Trust, is organizing a webinar for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Southern Africa… Read More

The writer is president of the African Development Bank In the global effort to bring the pandemic under control, attention has shifted to ensure that safe and effective vaccines are available to all, including people in poor countries. Yet while vaccines are a game-changer, they are not a quick fix. The World Health Organization has warned of inequalities of vaccine… Read More

The African Development Bank and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday led calls among partner institutions for greater vigilance to tackle corruption and ensure the best environment to build back African economies after the Covid-19 pandemic. The organizations made the call at a virtual roundtable meeting, titled “Corporate Compliance in the Fight against Corruption in Africa:… Read More

The African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and CGIAR, System Organization, will co-host a high-level dialogue: Feeding Africa: leadership to scale up successful innovations. Forum participants will identify ways to expand activities, financing and partnerships that promote Africa’s agricultural transformation through technology and innovation.… Read More

Il est 8h du matin. Le soleil se lève sur la vibrante métropole de Casablanca, bordée par l’océan Atlantique. D’un pas vif, Mohamed Al Mamoune en arpente les artères bondées. Il se dirige vers la gare ferroviaire direction Rabat, la capitale du Royaume, où un client l’attend. Jeune trentenaire, d’origine sénégalaise, Mohamed est entrepreneur dans les métiers du numérique. Il… Read More

The African Development Bank hosted its first virtual business opportunities seminar (BOS) of 2021 on 6 and 7 April. The BOS seminars offer a one-stop shop for companies, civil contractors, manufacturers, consultants, and suppliers from the Bank Group’s regional and non-regional members seeking to provide goods and services to projects or to the Bank. Held virtually as a result of… Read More