Miriam Nnoli
Mauritania’s former economy minister Sidi Ould Tah was elected on Thursday to succeed Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina as president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and tackle the withdrawal of US financing from the institution. Tah,…
Mariam Adebukola
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Iowa, United States (US) to participate in the African Development Bank (AfDB) World Food Prize events organized by the Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue. The Vice President arrived…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) have officially launched a three-year support project to improve regional coherent and coordinated response to illicit financial flows. According to a press…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has successfully launched an Australia Dollar (AUD) 50 million 15-year Kangaroo Green Bond due March 2038. According to a press release, the new issuance was arranged by RBC Capital Markets…
Africa’s drive to transform its agriculture and become a food basket continues to receive strong global support, with development partners agreeing to commit more than $50 billion to the plan, barely two months after its…
Taiwo Hassan
To help Africa’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the agricultural sector, the African Development Bank Group and the Canadian Government recently established the Agri-food SME Catalytic Financing Mechanism. This new agricultural development was made…
Lawrence Olaoye
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the provision of $538.05 million by the African Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for the first phase of the Special Agro-Industrial…
Tony Chukwunyem
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have concluded a technical session on how to conduct an upcoming joint study on driving development in Africa. According to a press release,…
Dominic Adewole
The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, yesterday called on African countries to improve access to quality education by adequately funding the sector to reduce youth unemployment in the continent. Adesina also…
Africa’s economic growth will stabilise at 4% over the next two years, and inflation will slow as the continent rebounds from a pandemic-induced slump and external shocks including the Ukraine war, according to the African…
