The African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted an inaugural Innovation Weekend at its headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from October 9-11. The goal: to find technology-led solutions from West Africa to better the lives of women and youth.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, in Abidjan, a US $15-million trade finance line of credit for UniBank Ghana (UniBank) to enhance its capacity to finance small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and indigenous firms operating within the tradable sector in Ghana. 

The facility is a fully funded three-year trade facilitation (senior) loan which will be used by UniBank to support trade finance (TF) instruments issued largely in favour of SMEs and indigenous firms in Ghana.

On October 14, 2015, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved the Bank’s new procurement framework. The need for a comprehensive revision of the African Development Bank’s two procurement policy documents, namely, the “Rules and Procedures for Procurement of Goods and Works” and the “Rules and Procedures for the Use of Consultants” was recognized over the last few years.

La Banque africaine de développement (BAD)  vient d’allouer un financement de 132 millions de dollars au Maroc. Cette approbation de son Conseil d’administration intervenue, le 14 octobre 2015, à Abidjan, vise à appuyer la 2è phase du Programme d’appui au Plan Maroc vert (PAPMV-2) afin de renforcer la compétitivité du secteur agricole  et promouvoir une croissance économique inclusive, sensible au genre et verte.

The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Africa Hub launched on Tuesday, October 13 in Abidjan its Annual Report for 2014-2015, which outlines the progress made to date in helping the 44 partner countries create strategic frameworks necessary to mobilize investment for realizing their long-term e