New World Bank financing to support competitive value chains, new jobs in Côte d’Ivoire

24 june 2021 - 15:54:06

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The World Bank approved on Wednesday new financing to support Côte d’Ivoire to strengthen the competitiveness of export-oriented agro-industrial and [...] Full text...

Côte d'Ivoire: Guillaume Soro sentenced to life imprisonment for 'undermining state security'

23 june 2021 - 18:31:16

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Guillaume Soro, former speaker of the Ivorian National Assembly, was sentenced on Wednesday to life imprisonment for "undermining state security", [...] Full text...

FM appeals for understanding from Int'l community on Mali's political crisis

22 june 2021 - 18:04:33

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has appealed to the international community to show a dispassionate understanding of the [...] Full text...

2021 Annual meetings of AfDB Group begin on Wednesday

22 june 2021 - 07:40:09

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The opening ceremony of the 56th Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the [...] Full text...

Africa Renewable Energy Fund II secures €125 million first close with SEFA and CTF investments

18 june 2021 - 12:54:10

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Renewable Energy Fund II (AREF II) has achieved its first close at €125 million, following a joint investment [...] Full text...

IFC and AfDB launch programme to support women farmers in Côte d’Ivoire

17 june 2021 - 15:46:24

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – In a bid to boost the professional capacities, incomes and access to finance of thousands of Ivorian women smallholder farmers [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia slams AU's 'unilateral' Tigray inquiry; calls for joint investigation

17 june 2021 - 15:07:53

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has rejected the "unilateral" establishment of a commission of inquiry into the Tigray crisis in northern Ethiopia and called [...] Full text...

Guillaume Soro says Gbagbo's return to Côte d'Ivoire should turn the page of division

17 june 2021 - 14:17:15

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The return of former President Laurent Gbagbo to Côte d'Ivoire should be an opportunity to turn the page of two [...] Full text...

Italian president says Libya's stability requires departure of mercenaries and foreign forces

17 june 2021 - 14:12:12

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Italian President Sergio Mattarella said on Wednesday that national reconciliation and stability in Libya are "priorities of Italian foreign policy" and [...] Full text...

Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo due in Abidjan on Thursday

17 june 2021 - 14:08:59

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo is due in Abidjan on Thursday, after 10 [...] Full text...

AfDB launches US $$463.9 million Kangaroo Social Bond in Australia

14 june 2021 - 12:40:01

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank has launched a US$463.9 million 5.5-year Kangaroo bond, marking its return to the Australian dollar bond [...] Full text...

Three Ivorian soldiers killed in mine explosion on border with Burkina Faso

13 june 2021 - 12:07:44

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three Ivorian soldiers were killed and four others wounded on Saturday in a mine explosion in an attack against the [...] Full text...

Pan-African Parliament asks European Parliament to remain neutral in Rabat-Madrid dispute

11 june 2021 - 17:56:36

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Pan-African Parliament has asked the European Parliament not to get involved in the crisis between the Kingdom of Morocco and [...] Full text...

Malian PM to unveil members of new transitional gov't

10 june 2021 - 17:15:25

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - After his meeting with the ECOWAS mediator for Mali and former Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Janathan, the Malian Prime Minister, Choguel [...] Full text...

Col. Assima Goita, a pure product of the Malian National Army (Portrait of Mali's transition leader)

08 june 2021 - 17:10:58

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Col. Assimi Goïta, sworn in on Monday before the Supreme Court as President of the Transition in Mali, is one of [...] Full text...

Ivorian soldier killed in armed attack on border with Burkina Faso

08 june 2021 - 10:59:53

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An Ivorian soldier was killed in an attack carried out by unidentified armed individuals on Monday evening, at around 9pm, [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: Guterres warns that Tigray on 'brink of famine'

08 june 2021 - 08:11:11

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that several areas in Tigray are "on the brink of famine". In a tweet he [...] Full text...

Mali military must ‘scrupulously’ respect human rights, free civilian leaders: UN rights expert

03 june 2021 - 06:15:36

Geneva, UN (PANA) - A UN independent human rights expert said on Wednesday that Mali’s new military authorities should “scrupulously respect human rights” and release [...] Full text...

Experts offer ways to conquer debt challenges, forge economic ties between Africa and Asia

01 june 2021 - 18:12:46

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Overcoming Africa’s debt challenges will not only benefit the continent, but profit its partners in Asia, and the world economy [...] Full text...

Third Japan-Africa Business Forum opens June 29

01 june 2021 - 15:08:36

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Asia External Representation Office of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in coordination with the African Diplomatic Corps in Tokyo, [...] Full text...

AfDB grants nearly US$1 million to strengthen regional financial market

01 june 2021 - 08:24:12

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) have signed a grant agreement to support [...] Full text...

Mandate of African Legal Support Facility extended until 2036

01 june 2021 - 08:18:57

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At the Annual Meetings of its Management and Governance Councils, held on 25 and 26 May by videoconference, the mandate [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis; Ethiopians march against 'foreign interference' in the country's internal affairs

30 may 2021 - 14:39:22

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Thousands of Ethiopians held a demonstration in Addis Ababa on Sunday against foreign interference in the internal affairs of the [...] Full text...

Mali's Constitutional Court declares coup leader, Assimi Goita, President of the Transition

29 may 2021 - 14:42:21

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali on Friday installed Col. Assimi Goita, president of the transition and head of state, following the [...] Full text...

2021 African Economic Conference scheduled for December

29 may 2021 - 08:17:31

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 2021 African Economic Conference (AEC), jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African Development Bank (AfDB), [...] Full text...

African Development Fund ranked among world’s leading providers of development assistance

29 may 2021 - 08:08:22

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has been ranked second among 49 international agencies for the quality of its development assistance, [...] Full text...

Africa Road Builders: Buhari wins 2021 Super Builder Award - Babacar Ndiaye Trophy

29 may 2021 - 07:28:47

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has been named winner of the 2021 Great Builder Super Prize, the Babacar Ndiaye Trophy, "for [...] Full text...

Military in Mali releases former Transition leaders

27 may 2021 - 15:34:33

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former top leaders of the Transition Government of Mali who resigned on Wednesday have been released from custody by the military. Transition [...] Full text...

African countries show significant progress on tax transparency – 2021 Tax Transparency report

27 may 2021 - 14:43:01

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries strengthened their ability to recover funds held offshore, directly boosting national tax revenues, according to the latest Tax [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: US President Biden calls for ceasefire

27 may 2021 - 06:20:37

Washington DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden has expressed deep concern at the escalating violence and the hardening of regional and ethnic divisions [...] Full text...

AU, ECOWAS condemn arrest of Mali Transition President and Prime Minister

25 may 2021 - 15:30:03

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

Monitoring Committee of Mali’s Transition demands release of President and Prime Minister

25 may 2021 - 12:58:32

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Local Committee for the monitoring of the Transition in Mali "demands the immediate and unconditional release" of the President of [...] Full text...

Mauritania: AfDB boosts new investment dynamics, a vector of recovery in times of crisis

21 may 2021 - 19:58:29

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a donation of nearly US3.6 million euros to [...] Full text...

AfDB Board approves new water policy

21 may 2021 - 19:44:58

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a new policy on water, prioritizing water [...] Full text...

Guinea-Bissau: AfDB grants 6m euros to empower women, youth in the cashew, fruit and vegetable sectors

19 may 2021 - 17:34:20

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a financing of 6 million euros to [...] Full text...

AfDB debars Mactebac Contractors, Mr. Joram Opala Otieno for 36 months for fraudulent practices

19 may 2021 - 17:22:10

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the 36-month debarment of Mactebac Contractors Ltd., a company registered in Kenya, [...] Full text...

Youth are Africa’s best asset; invest in them, says AfDB President, Adesina

18 may 2021 - 21:13:07

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa’s underinvested youth are in need of urgent attention and youth entrepreneurship investment banks must become the focus of global [...] Full text...

Heavy external debt burden suppresses African development endeavours

17 may 2021 - 13:26:23

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - There could be no recovery from the current economic malaise without addressing Africa’s external debt burden of US$700 billion, the [...] Full text...

South Africa condemns Israeli attack on civilians in Gaza

15 may 2021 - 12:00:29

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  The South African government on Saturday condemned Israel's "unjust attacks on civilians in Gaza and Jerusalem" and said the [...] Full text...

Sudan paves road for foreign lenders after clearing US$413 million AfDB loan pile-up

13 may 2021 - 11:20:11

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Sudan will access new funding from the African Development Bank after clearing its debt arrears of US$413 million, the African [...] Full text...

AfDB invites business enablers to apply for funding to support women entrepreneurs

10 may 2021 - 18:49:28

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is launching a call for proposals for projects enhancing the viability and [...] Full text...

ECOWAS envoy to Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako to assess the situation in the country

10 may 2021 - 17:07:44

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, arrived in Bamako on Sunday [...] Full text...

Libya rejects Chadian defence minister's statement

08 may 2021 - 11:10:38

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has rejected  pronouncement by Chadian Defence minister, Gen. Daouda Ibrahim, who described the country as a "refuge for terrorism", considering [...] Full text...

UK Parliamentary Committee recognises AfDB's effective response to Covid-19

06 may 2021 - 18:44:05

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has welcomed a report published by the UK House of Commons’ International Development Committee on [...] Full text...

Presidents Motsepe, Infantino call for sacred union around football

04 may 2021 - 18:56:58

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Present in the Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan, as part of a working visit, Dr. Patrice Motsepe, President of Confederation of [...] Full text...

CAF President, Motsepe, arrives in Abidjan

03 may 2021 - 17:49:48

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, arrived on Monday morning to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, for a two-day visit. He was received by [...] Full text...

Development banks, partners pledge over $17 billion to increase food security in Africa

30 april 2021 - 17:14:36

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over US$17 billion in financing to address rising hunger [...] Full text...

AfDB, IFAD and partners redouble efforts to stop hunger in Africa

29 april 2021 - 19:47:16

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural [...] Full text...

AfDB debars Nigeria-registered Company for 36 months for fraudulent practices

28 april 2021 - 19:48:35

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, 28 April, 2021, announced the 36-month debarment of Maxicare Company (Nigeria) Limited [...] Full text...

ECOWAS court orders Ivorian government to release citizen in pre-trial detention since 2018

27 april 2021 - 14:32:02

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered immediate release by the Cote d’Ivoire government of an Ivorian citizen, Mr. Kodjo Alain Victor Claude, [...] Full text...