In the heart of Nigeria’s Ekiti State, a groundbreaking initiative is taking shape – the Ekiti Knowledge Zone (EKZ), a bold step to transform the region into a hub for digital innovation and knowledge economy. The African Development Bank has committed $80 million in loan financing for this state-led pioneering …
Read More »Allow Multilateral Development Banks(MDBs) use Special Drawing Rights-Adesina urges IMF
The President of African Development Bank (AfDB),Dr Akinwumi Adesina has called on the International Monetary Fund((IMF) to grant permission to Multilateral Development Banks(MDBs) to use its Special Drawing Rights to meet the financing deficit of vulnerable jurisdictions. Speaking on a panel at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, …
Read More »Africa Investment Forum: Adesina calls for new paradigm
African Development Bank Group president Akinwumi Adesina called for new ways of preparing and de-risking projects to mobilise private sector investment for sustainable development. “We need new ways of aggregation to prepare the projects, to de-risk the projects and lower the transaction cost for those deploying capital,” he said. Adesina …
Read More »UN appoints Akinwumi Adesina, others to banish malnutrition
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina and 21 other leaders to spearhead the fight against malnutrition in all its forms as members of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Lead Group. Mr Adesina, who is currently the President of the African Development Bank was appointed together with …
Read More »Despite Debt Burden, COVID-19 Constraints Hope Rises for Africa’s Growth in 2021
Despite the challenging backdrop of a global pandemic and external economic shocks, Africa is expected to recover from its worst recession in half a century and reach 3.4 percent growth in 2021, the African Development Bank said in its 2021 African Economic Outlook report. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus …
Read More »AU Recognises Adesina, 10 Others for Supporting AfCFTA
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank have been honoured for his leadership in successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area(AfCFTA). African Development Bank in a statement, said Adesina received award for strong leadership and support alongside 10 African heads of state and government. The AfCFTA, …
Read More »AfDB to Mobilise $6.5bn for Great Green Wall Initiative in Africa
The Sahel region’s Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank on Monday. During a forum hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Bank pledged to assist in mobilising up to $6.5 billion over five years, to advance …
Read More »Africa Capable of Rising from COVID-19 Ashes– Experts
The 2020 African Economic Conference ended on an upbeat note on Thursday as the continent’s policymakers, leading researchers, economists and other experts called for a united approach to beating the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting called on the private sector to take up the opportunity to fill the gap in declining …
Read More »COVID-19 ‘Wake-up Command’ to Address Africa’s Challenges – Tony Blair
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the challenges and opportunities of Africa’s development landscape, former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday in a lecture organized by the African Development Institute in Abidjan. “We have the same problems but what we also have is vastly increased urgency…not so much a …
Read More »AfDB AgriPitch Competition Offers US$120,000 in Prizes to Youth
There are just hours to go until the 23 October deadline to enter the African Development Bank’s AgriPitch Competition. Selected entries by African youth agripreneurs will be invited to showcase their agribusiness startup plans and compete for a share of $120,000 in funding seed prizes, a slot of the competition’s …
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