African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has been honored with the distinguished Ronald Harmon Brown Award of International Distinction, by the National Bar Association, in the United States. The award is named…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will within the next five years double the climate change finance of Africa to 25 billion dollars. AfDB Vice-President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, Dr Kevin…
Taiwo Hassan
Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), a flagship programme from the African Development Bank (AfDB), has hosted its maiden edition of TAAT investors forum in African agriculture, targeted at boosting food production and sufficiency in…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that the eight approved project proposals for its “Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy,” will receive grant funding of more than $7.3 million to operationalize their activities, creating…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest up to $3 billion over the next 30 years to advance the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and the development of healthcare infrastructure across the continent, the bank’s Group Vice…
Bamidele Famoofo
Bank (AfDB) has said entrepreneurship must be at the heart of efforts to transform Africa’s economic prospects. The statement is contained in the Bank’s White Paper for June 2021 titled: “Entrepreneurship and Free Trade: Africa’s…
African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for the support of African public development banks towards the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) as well as tackling youth unemployment on the continent. President of…
Samson Akintaro
The Federal Government has said it is currently engaging with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to set up a $500 million Innovation Fund. This, government said, would provide support for the tech startup ecosystem across…
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) yesterday announced the debarment of a Nigerian consulting organisation, Maxicare Nig. Ltd, for three years over alleged fraud in a road project to connect the north-west region of Cameroon…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the second phase of West African Capital Markets Integration (WACMI) Project to establish a common securities listing and trading platform across West African bourses, according to a statement…