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01/01/1970

In Nigeria, a mother’s search for tasty, nutritious food for her son spurs a baby food revolution

  For Women’s History Month, we spotlight Oluwaseun Sangoleye, founder of Baby Grubz, a Nigerian baby food company…

01/01/1970

Weather data helps authorities respond to deadly floods in Abidjan

When torrential rains and flash floods deluged parts of Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital, Abidjan, an African…

01/01/1970

How the Africa Investment Forum is transforming the continent’s approach to infrastructure projects

Streaming across the new bridge linking the Gambia and Senegal earlier this year, cars, trucks and pedestrians…

01/01/1970

Madagascar : première revue du portefeuille de projets de la Banque africaine de développement pour 2021

Le bureau-pays de la Banque africaine de développement à Madagascar a organisé, du 2 au 4 mars en visioconférence, la…

01/01/1970

Video: Keeping economies stimulated is the main Bank’s goal this year, VP Khaled Sherif says

2020 can easily be characterized by the impacts felt from COVID-19. The AfDB Vice President of Regional Development,…

01/01/1970

Togo : la Banque africaine de développement finance à hauteur de 29 millions de dollars la modernisation de l’administration fiscale et douanière

Mardi 1er octobre 2019. Dans les locaux de l’Office togolais des recettes (OTR), l’institut de formation…

01/01/1970

“This is no ordinary time and this calls for no ordinary response,” says Bank Vice President

For more than 55 years, the African Development Bank has played a vital role in the continent’s development. The Bank’s…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank Group’s Board of Governors to hold fifth extraordinary meeting in Abidjan

Who:              Board of Governors of the African…

01/01/1970

Webinar: Efficient Corporate Governance for Financial Sector Development

What: Webinar on “Efficient Corporate Governance for Financial Sector Development” Who: Making Finance Work for Africa…

01/01/1970

Singapore’s Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam to deliver Kofi A. Annan Eminent Speakers’ Lecture Series

What: 2019 Kofi A Annan Eminent Speakers’ Lectures Who: Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister of Singapore When: 5…

01/01/1970

Kenya: Equity Group Holdings plans trans-Africa expansion with $100 million loan from the African Development Bank

The African Development Bank and Equity Group Holdings (EGH) have signed a $100 million (Kshs 11 Billion) loan facility…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank Group supports Ghana’s COVID-19 response plan with $69 million grant

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Friday approved a $69 million grant to support Ghana’s…

01/01/1970

“News with a human face” in focus at African Development Bank and Thomson Reuters Foundation workshop for African journalists

“The training opened my eyes to see Africa as it is, and not as it is portrayed in the media,” said Thando Magudulela,…

01/01/1970

Nigerian ‘experienced beginner’ lands job with US-based software firm after taking Bank Coding for Employment course

In 2019, the African Development Bank and technology firm Microsoft launched the Coding for Employment digital training…

01/01/1970

Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Doing Business with Africa

What: Conference on Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Doing Business with Africa Who: Confederation of Indian…