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Infrastructure & Utilities

African Mining Week: Role of infrastructure to unlock mining potential

25 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara gives rousing remarks during the African Development Bank's 60th anniversary celebrations.

Banking

African Development Bank turns 60: A legacy of hope and progress

12 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

To tackle poverty, Africa needs welfarist policies and people-centred development - Adesina

4 Apr 2024

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

#COP28: Development bank head urges African exemption from EU carbon tax

Simon Jessop 7 Dec 2023

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Energy

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Nadja Haakansson 1 Dec 2023

Source: Twitter/ @AfDB_Group President of the African Development Bank Group Akinwumi Adesina wraps up a week of learning and strengthening collaboration with the government and private sector of Korea with a visit to Busan’s port, the busiest in the world.

Banking

African Development Bank and South Korea ink $28.6m deals

18 Sep 2023

Making success repeatable in the construction industry

Sales Enablement

Making success repeatable in the construction industry

Issued by nFold 19 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

Banking

African Development Bank group to secure major funding for low-income countries

30 May 2023

AfDB proposes 'fast-track' compensation for Zim's White ex-farmers

Agribusiness

AfDB proposes 'fast-track' compensation for Zim's White ex-farmers

Nyasha Chingono 15 May 2023

Source: Supplied.

Banking

African Development Bank to commit $10bn to end hunger on the continent

30 Jan 2023

Source: Pixabay.

Covid-19

African Development Bank unveils the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation

23 Dec 2022

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Coal, Oil & Gas

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Simon Jessop and Emilie Madi 16 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, president of the African Development Bank Group.

Markets & Investment

African Development Bank secures $31bn at investment forum

Loucoumane Coulibaly and Nellie Peyton 7 Nov 2022

AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility

Agribusiness

AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility

Wendell Roelf 23 May 2022

Source: Supplied.

Banking

AfDB to support SA's private-sector development in employment, health and vaccine manufacturing

24 Mar 2022

African Development Bank secures $32.8bn for projects in Africa

Infrastructure & Utilities

African Development Bank secures $32.8bn for projects in Africa

Bate Felix 22 Mar 2022

African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road

Infrastructure & Utilities

African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road

Duncan Miriri 22 Nov 2021

Forbes Africa celebrates 10 years with NFT cover

Magazines

Forbes Africa celebrates 10 years with NFT cover

29 Sep 2021

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi receives Great Road Builder Award

Infrastructure & Utilities

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi receives Great Road Builder Award

15 Jul 2020

Ramaphosa opens infrastructure symposium, laying path for SA beyond Covid-19

Infrastructure & Utilities

Ramaphosa opens infrastructure symposium, laying path for SA beyond Covid-19

24 Jun 2020

A member of the Nigerian Health Task Force fumigates a building in Abuja, Nigeria, as the city struggles to curb the spread of coronavirus. COVID-19 Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images

Economy

Steps to inoculate African economies against the impact of coronavirus

Chuku Chuku 15 May 2020

AfDB launches $3bn 'Fight Covid-19' Social Bond

CSI & Philanthropy

AfDB launches $3bn 'Fight Covid-19' Social Bond

30 Mar 2020

AU Summit: African leaders focus on eradicating malnutrition by 2025

Food, Water & Energy Security

AU Summit: African leaders focus on eradicating malnutrition by 2025

10 Feb 2020

'Nobody eats GDP' says AfDB president during economic report launch

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

'Nobody eats GDP' says AfDB president during economic report launch

6 Feb 2020

Agriculture is the most important business in the world, says AfDB's Akinwumi Adesina

Agribusiness

Agriculture is the most important business in the world, says AfDB's Akinwumi Adesina

30 Jan 2020

African agribusinesses urged to be more self-sufficient

Agriculture

African agribusinesses urged to be more self-sufficient

16 Jan 2020

Power cuts continued to plague some African countries. Shutterstock

Energy

Progress in rolling out of national power grids has stalled across Africa

Carolyn Logan 10 Jan 2020

Winners announced in African Persons of the Year

Magazines

Winners announced in African Persons of the Year

13 Dec 2019

#GlobalGenderSummit: 'Financial sector has a responsibility to women of Africa' - AfDB president

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#GlobalGenderSummit: 'Financial sector has a responsibility to women of Africa' - AfDB president

29 Nov 2019

AfDB loans $400m for Mozambique LNG project

Coal, Oil & Gas

AfDB loans $400m for Mozambique LNG project

27 Nov 2019

African Leadership Persons of the Year nominees

Magazines

African Leadership Persons of the Year nominees

26 Nov 2019

Akinwumi Adesina

Markets & Investment

African investment confidence reaping rewards

12 Nov 2019

Agriculture

Young African agribusiness innovators fellowship launched

23 Oct 2019

Agriculture

Agriculture industry will power Africa's economic transformation, says Agra Forum

17 Oct 2019

Lifetime achievement award for AfDB's Adesina

ESG

Lifetime achievement award for AfDB's Adesina

14 Oct 2019

How business schools can prepare students for employability

Higher Education

How business schools can prepare students for employability

Ahmed Shaikh, Issued by Regent Business School 8 Oct 2019

United Nations SDG publication released this week.

ESG

United Nations sounds warning on achieving SDGs

27 Sep 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Research

Steps to regional integration for Africa's prosperity

17 Jun 2019

African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina.

Research

'To integrate Africa, bring down the walls'

17 Jun 2019

AfDB president awarded honorary doctorate

Higher Education

AfDB president awarded honorary doctorate

3 Jun 2019

African Development Bank doubles its commitment to climate finance

Climate Change

African Development Bank doubles its commitment to climate finance

19 Mar 2019

Main challenges to inclusive growth, peace and security in Central Africa

Research

Main challenges to inclusive growth, peace and security in Central Africa

14 Mar 2019

Renewed hope for Lesotho and Madagascar

ESG

Renewed hope for Lesotho and Madagascar

14 Feb 2019

Unlocking Africa's full potential

ESG

Unlocking Africa's full potential

11 Feb 2019

Economic growth of 4% forecast for Africa this year

Research

Economic growth of 4% forecast for Africa this year

7 Feb 2019

Developing the skills for Africa's energy boom

Energy

Developing the skills for Africa's energy boom

30 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa - The optimist's view

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Africa - The optimist's view

Andrew Skipper 7 Jan 2019

Graça Machel calls on Africa to 'aggressively address its gender-specific challenges'

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Graça Machel calls on Africa to 'aggressively address its gender-specific challenges'

22 Nov 2018

Markets & Investment

Invest in skills and capabilities for Africa to grow

9 Nov 2018

AfDB looks to turn African savannah into global food basket using agritech

Agribusiness

AfDB looks to turn African savannah into global food basket using agritech

8 Nov 2018