Africa Investments 

2023 Financial Presentation and Development Impact

WHAT:    Financial Presentation and Development Impact (Luncheon) WHO:     The African Development Bank WHEN:    Thursday, May 25, 2023, TIME: 12:15-14:15 (local time) WHERE: Restauration Tent (near The Capital), livestreamed via this link Summary: The Financial Presentation and Development Impact lunch is a signature event at the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings and provides the opportunity to highlight the… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank appoints Mike Salawou as Director of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department

The African Development Bank has appointed Mike Salawou as Director of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, effective 16th May 2023. Salawou, a Danish national, has been the Acting Director of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, where he led sovereign and non-sovereign operations. He also doubled as the department’s Infrastructure and Partnerships Division Manager. Salawou has extensive years of… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa Investment Forum to hold Investment Roundtable during African Development Bank Group’s 2023 Annual Meetings

What:             Africa Investment Forum Investment Roundtable Who:              Africa Investment Forum founding partners When:            Monday, 22 May 2023; 15:00-17:00 Egypt time (GMT+3) Where:           The Capital Restaurant, Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Center. (Participation is by invitation only)    The Africa Investment Forum will organize an investment roundtable at the Capital Restaurant in the Sharm El Sheikh Conference… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank names Armand Nzeyimana Acting Director of Development Impact and Results Department

The African Development Bank Group has appointed Mr. Armand Nzeyimana, a national of Burundi, as Director of the Development Impact and Results Department, effective 1st May 2023. Nzeyimana, a results-oriented professional with over 30 years of experience, has been Manager of the Bank’s Delivery Support and Implementation Division since November 2017. He has been instrumental in enhancing accountability for delivery… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Chronic diseases taking ‘immense and increasing toll on lives’, warns WHO

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the latest World Health Statistics check-up – covering data up to 2022 – “sends a stark message on the threat of noncommunicable diseases, which take an immense and increasing toll on lives, livelihoods, health systems, communities, economies and societies”. The report calls for a substantial increase in investments in health and health systems “to get… Read More
Development Health Advice 

One billion people in 43 countries face cholera risk, amid ‘bleak’ outlook

In a new alert, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that more countries now face outbreaks, increasing numbers of cases are being reported and the outcome for patients is worse than 10 years ago. Killing the poor in plain sight “The pandemic is killing the poor right in front of us,” said Jérôme Pfaffmann Zambruni, Head of… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank approves $15 million loan for Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited to support infrastructure financing in Nigeria

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Africa Investments 

African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings 2023 – The African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation

Who:       The Government of Egypt; the Government of Germany; European Investment Bank Global; African Development Bank; African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases When:     22 May 2023, 9:00 to 10:30am GMT+3 Occasion: 58th African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings Where:    Fayrouz Room, Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt The African Development Bank will host a… Read More
Africa Business Ghana West Africa World 

IMF approves $3 billion Ghana loan after debt restructuring delays

The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Wednesday approved a $3 billion, three-year loan program for Ghana. The approval comes after months of delays due to a difficult debt restructuring program. With the approval, the West African nation would now access about $600 million immediately towards tackling its worst economic crisis in decades. But the IMF said in a statement… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank-funded enterprise produces affordable, healthier vegetables using urban rooftop hydroponics

Africa is highly vulnerable to climate change, and its impacts—flooding, droughts, cyclones, sea-level rise– are already driving shifts in how Africans grow food, live, and earn their livelihoods. Yet, most of the climate funding for the continent goes toward climate mitigation rather than adaptation. This is a problem, partly because adaptation creates well-paying jobs and diversifies economies, strengthening societal resilience.… Read More
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