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01/01/1970
African Development Bank strongly rebuts claims that it plans to provide financial support to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project
The African Development Bank has become aware of an inaccurate news article stating that the institution plans to…
01/01/1970
Daniel Yatta, truck driver: Nairobi-Addis in 24 hours instead of 2 weeks!
Daniel Yatta is a Kenyan truck driver from Makueni County. He has been transporting goods from Nairobi to Addis…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank’s seed-bulking scheme boosts cassava yields in Zambia
For centuries, African farmers across the continent have grown cassava. The woody shrub was introduced to Africa from…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank debars China Zhonghao Nigeria Limited for 18 months for fraudulent practices
The African Development Bank Group on 14 April 2020, announced the debarment of China Zhonghao Nigeria Limited, a civil…
01/01/1970
Our collective humanity is at stake: African Development Bank President
African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina says an accelerated global health and economic effort is…
01/01/1970
South Africa: African Development Bank, SA Taxi sign $100 million loan agreement to boost industrialization, enhance transport sector
The African Development Bank and SA Taxi Development Finance Proprietary Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of SA Taxi…
01/01/1970
EARTH DAY: ‘We must not take our eyes off climate change threats as we battle COVID-19’- African Development Bank
The African Development Bank joins the global community in celebrating 50 years of Earth Day on the theme “Climate…
01/01/1970
African Legal Support Facility: Charles Boamah interview about the Facility
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01/01/1970
Dr Akinwumi A Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group - World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April 2020
I am delighted to join the international community as we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day 2020 under the theme…
01/01/1970
Subira, Tanzania: From house help to business owner
Like Subira, 85% of the young people who have been trained in Tanzania’s alternative learning and vocational centers…
01/01/1970
African Development Institute to hold virtual seminar on macro-economic policy responses to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
WHAT: E-seminar on COVID-19 macro-economic policy planning for Africa WHO: African Development Institute, African…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank Chief Financial Economist Edson Mpyisi discusses the locust crisis in the East and Horn of Africa regions and the Bank’s...
A new wave of billions of locusts is set to devour crops across the East and Horn of Africa region, setting off…

01/01/1970
E-seminar on COVID-19 macro-economic policy options for Africa
The African Development Institute (ADI), jointly with anchor economic policy think-tanks and universities in Africa,…
01/01/1970
African Development Institute to rally African policy planning for macroeconomic resilience against COVID-19 pandemic
The African Development Institute of the African Development Bank will host a virtual seminar on Wednesday, 29 April…