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01/01/1970
Leaders Summit on Climate: African Development Bank President says the continent is “ground zero” of the crisis as major economies boost climate...
African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina on Thursday joined 40 heads of state and government at the…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank 2020 Annual Meetings: Governors’ Dialogue: a key moment of the meetings
On the first day of the African Development Bank’s 2020 Annual Meetings, President Akinwumi Adesina on Wednesday 26…
01/01/1970
Ethiopia: African Development Fund provides $31.2 million to boost nutrition and end child stunting
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of $31.2 million to the Government of…
01/01/1970
Au revoir, Abidjan. Hello, Accra: African Development Bank 2021 Annual Meetings to be held in Ghana
Ghana will host the African Development Bank’s next Annual Meetings in May 2021, it was announced Thursday, at the end…
01/01/1970
Opening remarks by Dr Akinwumi A Adesina President of the African Development Bank Group - Global Gender Summit - Kigali, Rwanda - Monday 25 November...
Your Excellency, Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda; Your Excellency, Sahle-Work Zewde, President of the…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank's response to COVID-19 in Côte d'Ivoire
In Côte d’Ivoire, COVID-19 restrictions initially brought down the number of infections. However, as the restrictions…
01/01/1970
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, eighth President of the African Development Bank, sworn in for second term
“Today, a rainbow stretches from the 81 member countries of the African Development Bank across the deep blue skies of…
01/01/1970
“Women are an excellent investment”: finance leaders call for increased support for in women in business
Leaders from multilateral development banks, financial institutions and the private sector called on peers to dispel…
01/01/1970
Land policy in Africa: Expert panel calls for "fair, efficient land management"
Experts attending this year’s conference on Land Policy in African have called for fair and efficient land management…
01/01/1970
2019 Annual Report confirms an African Development Bank of Africa and for Africa
The African Development Bank Group recently released its 2019 Annual Report, a flagship document which takes an in-…
01/01/1970
Nigeria: African Development Bank approves $210 million financing for Transmission Expansion Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $210 million financing package to the…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank holds webinar on accountability for Southern African CSOs
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from eight Southern African countries participated in a webinar on accountability…