Tag: AFDB
AfDB partners Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa to sponsor...
AGRF online will convene the most senior decision-makers of governments in the same digital space as grassroots players along the agricultural value chain
The African...
AfDB to Support Establishment of Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Banks
The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has disclosed that the bank will support the establishment of youth entrepreneurship investment banks to...
AfDB Urges Greater Support for Young Entrepreneurs
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for greater support of young entrepreneurs in the continent. The Bank made the call during a virtual...
Awakening the entrepreneurial spirit of every young African is key to...
The webinar, themed Investing in Africa’s Future: Youth Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship, invited a range of private and public sector representatives to discuss the challenges...
Nigeria receives AfDB financing for rural electrification project
Nigeria’s Federal Government has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB), for the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP), a nationwide initiative aimed at delivering...
AfDB approves $27 million to boost AU’s COVID-19 Response
The approval comes on the heels of a meeting of the extended Bureau of the AU Conference of Heads of State and Government with...
Post COVID-19: Africa’s growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021...
Governments and development partners must respond in a more coordinated, targeted, and rapid manner to be effective in limiting impact; An additional 49 million...
AfDB to support newly launched Nigeria’s cassava project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will be supporting the newly launched BASIC–II project of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). This disclosure was made in...
AfDB joins WTO and other Multilateral Development Banks to support trade...
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, multilateral development banks have stepped up their trade finance programs to support essential imports and key exports
The...
Africa’s GDP may drop by $88.3 billion due to Covid-19 –...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has forecasted a drop of between $22.1billion and $88.3billion in Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) due to the ravaging...
