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The African Development Bank obtains US$ 52.5 million Green Climate Fund for Zambia Renewable Energy
07-Mar-2018 - At its 19th Board Meeting in Songdo, South Korea, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved the first funding proposal of the African Development Bank for Zambia’s Renewable Energy Financing Framework. The GCF will provide a US$ 50 million loan and a US$ 2.5 million grantAfrican Development Bank approves US $100-million Trade Finance Facility in Angola
06-Mar-2018 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a US $100-million Trade Finance Line of Credit to Angola’s Investment Bank (Banco Angolano de Investimentos, BAI). The funding will support international trade transactions of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and local corporates in identified transformative sectors in Angola.
Senior Management appointments at the African Development Bank
05-Mar-2018 - The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, is pleased to announce the following Senior Management appointments:
Data can help to end malnutrition across Africa, writes Kofi Annan
05-Mar-2018 - In 2000, the United Nations hosted the largest gathering of political leaders ever held. At that meeting, all 189 UN member states, plus leading development institutions, committed to the Millennium Development Goals, a set of eight ambitious goals for lifting more than one billion people worldwide out of extreme poverty.
Partnerships are key to protecting the continent’s wildlife: African Development Bank joins international community to commemorate World Wildlife Day
04-Mar-2018 - The African Development Bank Group joined the international community to commemorate World Wildlife Day on March 3, 2018. On the occasion, we spoke with Anthony Nyong, the Bank’s Director of Climate Change and Green Growth, on what the African Development Bank is doing to protect one of the continent’s most precious resources: its wildlife.President Adesina leads Bank delegation to Nordic countries
25-Feb-2018 - A high level delegation from the African Development Bank delegation led by its President, Akinwumi Adesina, will early next week visit four Nordic countries as part of efforts to further accelerate the implementation of the High 5 operational priorities of its 10-Year Strategy. The Bank’s priorities are crucial in transforming the lives of African peoples, and are in line with the United Nations agenda on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the international development policy of the Nordic countries.
African Development Bank and Mozambique sign US$ 29 million grant agreements to finance agriculture and skills acquisition projects
23-Feb-2018 - On Wednesday, 21 February 2018, the African Development Bank and the Government of Mozambique signed grant agreements for two operations totaling US$ 29 million. The first intervention will support the uptake of agricultural technologies and techniques, as well as small scale irrigation equipment to increase climate resilience of small agricultural producers in southern Mozambique. Another operation will strengthen the curricula and teaching facilities at the University of Lurio, in the north of the country, focusing on creating skills for...Tackling Brain Drain through "Brain Circulation"
23-Feb-2018 - During a meeting organized by the African Development Bank in Cairo, Egypt, 11 February 2018 organized on the theme, “improving partnerships in higher education, research and development; promoting brain circulation,” participants observed that brain drain is partly responsible for Africa’s underdevelopment. They argue that better management of “brain circulation”, can help curb this trend. The meeting, attended by more than 45 participants, was part of the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum organized from 10 to 12 February 2018.African Development Bank supports Gabon's Optic Fiber Backbone Project
23-Feb-2018 - The African Development Bank and the Gabonese National Agency for Numerical Infrastructure and Frequency (ANINF) have signed agreements a feasibility study for the country’s component of the Central African Backbone (CAB) project. The project is an integrated, innovative and transformative infrastructure which consist of completing the 901.8 km fiber optic connectivity to cover 14 missing links on the Gabonese national backbone.President Adesina is Distinguished Speaker at 2018 United States Agricultural Outlook Forum
22-Feb-2018 - President of the African Development Bank and 2017 World Food Prize Laureate, Akinwumi Adesina, will be the Distinguished Speaker at the 2018 US Agricultural Outlook Forum, to be held from February 22–23, 2018, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. Now in its 94th year, the Agricultural Outlook Forum is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s largest annual meeting, attracting as many as 2,000 attendees from the U.S. and abroad.Adesina urges America to support African agriculture as a business
22-Feb-2018 - The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has made a strong case for increased American and global investments to help unlock Africa’s agriculture potential. He made the remarks as the Distinguished Guest Speaker, at the USDA’s 94th Agriculture Outlook Forum in Virginia on Thursday, on the theme The Roots of Prosperity.
"The Africa of My Dreams" - Young Africans, Get Writing!
22-Feb-2018 - What does the future of Africa look like? How will the fourth industrial revolution shape the economies, jobs and lives of tomorrow? The African Development Bank is prompting Africa’s youth to think about these questions, put pen to paper and enter The Africa of my Dreams writing contest, launched on Thursday, 22 February 2018.African Development Bank Board Approves Rockefeller Foundation Trust Fund with initial US$ 3 million to support the High 5s
21-Feb-2018 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved the establishment of a Rockefeller Trust Fund to be hosted by the Bank. With an initial endowment of US$ 3 million dollars, the Fund will support the Bank’s activities, particularly with regards to two of its five high priorities – Feed Africa and improve the quality of life for the People of Africa. Subsequent contributions may also be received to support other areas of the High 5s.African Development Bank Group rallies support for Gambia’s National Development Plan 2018-2021
20-Feb-2018 - A donor pre-engagement on Gambia’s new National Development Plan (NDP), is scheduled to take place in Dakar, Senegal from 20 to 22 February 2018. Following the election of President Adama Barrow in December 2016, the country has a new window of opportunity to lay the foundations for a modern democratic state and key reforms for sustainable growth.
Illicit financial flows in West Africa: launch of new joint African Development Bank and OECD report
20-Feb-2018 - The official launch of a new joint report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the African Development Bank entitled Illicit Financial Flows: The Economy of Illicit Trade in West Africawill take place in the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, France, on Tuesday 20 February 2018.Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Conclude Consultation Mission to Sudan
19-Feb-2018 - The Executive Directors of the African Development Bank concluded a five-day Consultation Mission to Sudan on Tuesday, 15th February 2017 with a wrap-up meeting at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.Strengthening Regional Collaboration on STI, Education & Research Networks in Africa
16-Feb-2018 - Scientific Research and Technology are expected to play a huge role in development and industrialization in the coming years. They are strategic to Africa’s industrialization and can enable the continent to leapfrog to the fourth industrial revolution. Strengthening regional collaboration on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) education and research networks was the subject of a panel discussion held on Sunday, 11 February 2018 at the Third Africa STI forum held in Cairo.
Africa commits to support youth to build tomorrow's society through innovation
15-Feb-2018 - African Ministers and heads of delegations attending the third Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Africa in Cairo, Egypt, on February 10-12, have committed to support the continent’s youth to build tomorrow’s society through innovation.