Tanzania lauds partnership with AfDB as Tangayinka, Zanzibar celebrate union

29 april 2024 - 12:12:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, has lauded the strong partnership with the African [...] Full text...

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AfDB appoints Ambassador Jalel Trabelsi as Special Envoy for MENA and Gulf Region

27 april 2024 - 09:55:41
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has appointed career [...] Full text...

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AfDB plans massive work on DRC's giant Inga 3 dam

29 march 2024 - 13:20:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a major political [...] Full text...

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AfDB President urges Nigeria to pursue people-centred state policies to prosper

08 march 2024 - 21:53:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Africa to account for 11 of world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024: AfDB

19 february 2024 - 05:21:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African Development [...] Full text...

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African countries scoop 11 out of 20 world's top growth economies

16 february 2024 - 20:47:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Liberia's presidential inauguration suspended after Boakai falls ill at podium (By Paul Ejime)

22 january 2024 - 15:28:54
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The swearing in ceremony of Liberia's new President Joseph Boakai came to an abrupt end after [...] Full text...

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COP28: Clean cooking for all Africans is possible, say world leaders

04 december 2023 - 12:56:10
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Leaders from around the world have declared their commitment to provide clean cooking energy by 2032 [...] Full text...

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COP28: African countries join pioneering global battery energy storage consortium

03 december 2023 - 17:51:57
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Several African countries have formally expressed interest to join the ground-breaking Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) [...] Full text...

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AfDB, Mohammed VI Investment Fund join forces to strengthen financing in Morocco

11 november 2023 - 15:24:08
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Mohamed Benchaâboun, President of the [...] Full text...

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Gambia and AfDB to boost rice output, uplift youth and women entrepreneurs

03 october 2023 - 14:02:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia and African Development Bank Group efforts to boost rice output and uplift youth and [...] Full text...

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AfDB offers fairer global financial architecture with beneficial development for Africa

26 september 2023 - 05:26:24
New York, U.S. (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said the global financial architecture [...] Full text...

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Morocco earthquake: AfDB President bemoans devastation

12 september 2023 - 10:38:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has extended deepest condolences [...] Full text...

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African leaders commit to pursue green and inclusive growth

09 september 2023 - 09:54:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders ended their three-day Africa Climate Summit with a call to the global community to [...] Full text...

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GFANZ Africa Network, AfDB announce Climate Action Partnership

08 september 2023 - 11:15:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), the world’s largest coalition of financial institutions committed [...] Full text...

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AfDB unveils new initiative to cushion farmers from climate change effects

08 september 2023 - 11:11:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA) [...] Full text...

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AfDB announces $1 billion to boost access to climate finance for Africa’s youths

06 september 2023 - 16:43:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has announced a new $1 billion fund to accelerate [...] Full text...

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African leaders vow to innovate solutions to global climate change disaster

05 september 2023 - 20:56:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders have vowed innovative solutions to the climate change crisis facing the globe, insisting natural [...] Full text...

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IEA, AfDB to launch Joint Report on Financing Clean Energy in Africa

02 september 2023 - 11:37:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will launch the pioneering [...] Full text...

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AfDB, Eritrea strengthen partnership for growth

02 september 2023 - 11:34:50
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Eritrea on Friday strengthened their partnership to support the [...] Full text...

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AfDB issues highest rated hybrid capital by multilateral development bank

30 july 2023 - 13:04:00
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has received global recognition for its inaugural hybrid capital [...] Full text...

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Africa50 invests over US$6.6 billion in infrastructure in six years

04 july 2023 - 07:03:48
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Africa50 has in six years of operation invested more than $6.6 billion in critical infrastructure, African [...] Full text...

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African Development Bank proposes sweeping reforms to bolster funding to poor countries

23 june 2023 - 22:38:12
Paris, France (PANA) - The African Development Bank has presented a plan allowing rich countries to reallocate their Special Drawing [...] Full text...

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'De-risking capital is key to scaling up development finance,' Adesina tells OPEC Fund forum

22 june 2023 - 09:17:19
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Global development financiers who attended this year’s Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund’s forum in [...] Full text...

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AfDB moves to save thousands of African children at risk of dying before their fifth birthday

21 june 2023 - 08:47:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At least 216 million African children suffer from stunting and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa, where [...] Full text...

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AfDB 2022 report shows strong performance, commitment to African countries

14 june 2023 - 16:27:38
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has released its 2022 Annual Report showing solid performance [...] Full text...

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AfDB says Africa has necessary partnerships, technologies to eradicate hunger

06 june 2023 - 06:37:02
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa has the necessary partnerships and [...] Full text...

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Africa Day: ‘Let’s put our resources at risk behind Africa’s young people’ - Adesina

26 may 2023 - 13:49:19
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Delegates attending the 2023 African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings in Sharm El Sheikh, [...] Full text...

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"Investing in Africa is profitable," AfDB President tells Japanese investors

24 april 2023 - 20:40:33
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a [...] Full text...

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Burundi to receive support from AfDB Group in key development sectors

13 april 2023 - 19:31:27
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB)Group will mobilize close to US$4 million to help Burundi urgently [...] Full text...

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Optimism as Zimbabwe holds dialogue platform meeting on arrears and debt resolution

25 february 2023 - 10:07:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe took a major step in its dialogue with creditors this week, organising a second structured [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president commiserates with Turkey, Syria on devastating earthquake

06 february 2023 - 15:27:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday commiserated with the government and people of Turkey and Syria [...] Full text...

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Technical, Financial Partners pledge CFAF 18,135 billion for food sovereignty of African countries

27 january 2023 - 19:22:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The technical and financial partners (TFPs) represented at the second Dakar Forum on Agriculture have pledged [...] Full text...

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AfDB announces $10 billion commitment to Africa's food sovereignty

25 january 2023 - 19:48:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, pledged on Wednesday in Dakar to [...] Full text...

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Dakar Forum on Agriculture and Agri-Food opens

25 january 2023 - 15:40:12
  Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The second edition of the Dakar Summit on Agriculture and Agribusiness opened on Wednesday at the [...] Full text...

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Politicians, Foreigners and Nigeria's elections (News analysis by Paul Ejime)

25 january 2023 - 11:24:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The recent call by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on foreign ambassador to desist from interfering in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President to attend Dakar International Conference on Agriculture

23 january 2023 - 13:33:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Lagos for Senegal on Tuesday where he will attend the 2nd [...] Full text...

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Africa picks up economic growth momentum after recession - AfDB

20 january 2023 - 08:51:23
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa is set to outperform the rest of the world in economic growth over the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs for Nouakchott, Mauritania Tuesday for African Conference for Peace award

16 january 2023 - 15:24:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Tuesday where he is billed to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s President assures Burundi of ‘brotherly’ support in diverse ways

04 january 2023 - 05:50:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In the spirit of African solidarity and brotherliness, Nigeria will support Burundi in diverse ways as [...] Full text...

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Former Senegalese minister to lead green energy infrastructure alliance

13 december 2022 - 17:19:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -  African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appointed Senegal’s former minister Amadou Hott [...] Full text...

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African Development Fund mobilises $8.9 billion for Africa’s low-income countries

07 december 2022 - 11:22:02
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Development partners of the African Development Fund (ADF) have agreed to commit a total package [...] Full text...

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COP27: African climate financing alliance formed to boost infrastructure

15 november 2022 - 08:44:32
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - African institutions have launched an alliance for green infrastructure projects at the UN Climate Change Conference [...] Full text...

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Africa Investment Forum 2022 draws $31 billion in investor interest

07 november 2022 - 10:58:51
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This year’s Africa Investment Forum Market Days, the continent’s premier investment platform, has drawn $31 [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president pledges non-interference In 2023 elections

30 august 2022 - 18:48:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that  he will ensure that the voters are not intimidated, [...] Full text...

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Japan, AfDB to provide $5 billion in support for Africa’s private sector

28 august 2022 - 11:11:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The government of Japan and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Saturday announced a $5 billion [...] Full text...

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AfDB, AfCFTA Secretariat, sign $11 million institutional support grant agreement

31 july 2022 - 05:25:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group  (AfDB) and the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari extols Nigeria-Jamaica relations

23 june 2022 - 19:00:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday lauded the relations between Nigeria and Jamaica. The Nigerian leader met with Jamaican [...] Full text...

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Ghana, African Development Fund, Switzerland sign agreement to support dev't of mini-grids

10 june 2022 - 10:05:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The government of Ghana has signed a grant agreement with the African Development Fund, and a [...] Full text...

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Djibouti aspires to become global ICT cente

07 june 2022 - 12:19:14
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has received Djibouti’s highest honour of ‘Commandeur dans [...] Full text...

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AfDB President outlines Bank's plan to feed the continent

25 may 2022 - 06:59:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has outlined the Bank's plans to address [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board approves US$1.5 billion facility to avert food crisis in Africa

20 may 2022 - 21:08:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors on Friday approved a US$1.5 billion facility [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: African Development Bank Mobilize $540 Million For Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones In Nigeria

27 april 2022 - 14:50:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has mobilized a total of $540 million for the establishment of [...] Full text...

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Africa Investment Forum Virtual boardrooms attract $32.8 billion in investment interest

21 march 2022 - 04:45:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum boardrooms have drawn $32.8 billion in investment interest in bankable projects, [...] Full text...

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AfDB takes lead in seeking US$500 million for climate change response in Africa

19 february 2022 - 15:00:39
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the African Union Commission and the African Union [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief pays homage to late Tanzanian leader, Magufuli

13 february 2022 - 12:35:12
Dar Es Salam, Tanzania (PANA) - The head of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, ended his [...] Full text...

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AfDB to provide US$12 million to finance AU reforms

11 february 2022 - 18:11:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) will soon benefit from an US$11.48 million grant from the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania launches construction of key link to Trans-Africa Highway

11 february 2022 - 11:12:24
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has launched the construction of a key highway link to the Dakar to Cairo Trans-African [...] Full text...

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AfDB chief says Africa cannot outsource its healthcare security to the benevolence of others

06 february 2022 - 15:51:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (OANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that the most important [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria

26 january 2022 - 23:47:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria

26 january 2022 - 23:36:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...

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I will fulfill my promises to ECOWAS, President Buhari

15 december 2021 - 07:58:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria will keep pledges made to the ECOWAS Parliament, and the [...] Full text...

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Presidents Buhari, Ramaphosa end talks in Abuja, sign new MoUs, review existing ones

01 december 2021 - 21:41:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, ended their meeting at the Presidential [...] Full text...

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Africa Investment Forum postponed due to Omicron variant

30 november 2021 - 12:55:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 2021 edition of the Africa Investment Forum (AIF), scheduled to take place from 1 to [...] Full text...

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Kenya to spearhead climate change mitigation effort in Africa

03 november 2021 - 22:30:48
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday announced Kenya's plan to work with African countries that form the [...] Full text...

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AfDB appoints ‘Swazi’ Tshabalala as Senior Vice President

14 october 2021 - 12:34:33
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Africa Resilience Forum 2021: Facing the ‘hydra-head challenges of Covid-19, conflict and climate

29 september 2021 - 13:55:17
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – Action around investing in women, youth employment, closing the digital divide, and boosting manufacturing in [...] Full text...

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Africa cannot outsource its health to the rest of the world – AfDB president

22 september 2021 - 15:15:06
New York, US (PANA) - Global leaders, in a sideline event on health during the United Nations General Assembly, voiced [...] Full text...

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President Buhari departs Abuja to attend 76th session of UN General Assembly

19 september 2021 - 16:22:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Sunday for New York to take part in the 76th [...] Full text...

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Africa Investment Forum to host third edition of Market Days in Abidjan

17 september 2021 - 13:32:04
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from [...] Full text...

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AfDB appoints Kenyan journalist as Director of Communication and External Relations

08 september 2021 - 13:45:48
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the appointment of Mr. Solomon Mugera as [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief calls for transformational leadership in Africa

30 august 2021 - 19:45:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, has called for bolder measures to grow the [...] Full text...

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Buhari celebrates Nigeria’s 5% GDP in Q2, assures “there is much to be optimistic about”

26 august 2021 - 18:27:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday welcomed the 2nd Quarter (Q2) 2021 report by the Nigerian Bureau [...] Full text...

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Challenges are opportunities in Africa despite Covid-19: 2021 Singapore-Africa Business Forum

24 august 2021 - 13:27:33
Singapore (PANA) - The global Covid-19 pandemic should not dampen investor appetite in Africa as the continent remains an investment [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president congratulates President-elect of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, on winning August 12 election

16 august 2021 - 17:37:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday congratulated the President-elect of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, on his victory in [...] Full text...

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AfDB Group-financed road interchange opens in Ghana

12 july 2021 - 14:52:12
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A modern road interchange financed by the African Development Bank Group has opened in the Ghanaian [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports creation of agricultural value chains in Côte d'Ivoire – President Adesina

08 july 2021 - 12:48:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank will support Côte d'Ivoire in creating agricultural value chains to create [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari shelves London medical trip

25 june 2021 - 15:27:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Amidst public outcry on the timing and frequency of his medical trips abroad, Nigerian President Muhammadu [...] Full text...

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Buhari embarks on 8th medical trip to London on Friday

24 june 2021 - 19:50:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari will Friday proceed to London, the United Kingdom, for a scheduled medical follow-up, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari talks tough, says “rude shock awaits” those who want to “destroy” Nigeria

01 june 2021 - 18:56:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday issued a stern warning to those he said are “bent on [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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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, [...] Full text...

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Uganda's Makerere University hounours AfDB's Adesina for science leadership

24 may 2021 - 18:01:09
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's Makerere University has awarded Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, with an [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Army Chief, others, who died in plane crash to be buried on Saturday

22 may 2021 - 06:31:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and other senior officers who died in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Army chief dies in plane crash

22 may 2021 - 05:43:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in an air crash on Friday [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President calls for debt cancellation for poor countries

19 may 2021 - 09:35:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Tuesday called for the cancellation of the debts of poor countries [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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AfDB, European bank reach deal to spur infrastructure investment

17 may 2021 - 13:46:03
Paris, France (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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Public development banks urge new financing for Africa’s post-Covid-19 recovery

12 may 2021 - 13:26:33
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - A global coalition of public development banks on Tuesday emphasized the urgency of immediate resources [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Presidency alleges plot to undermine, oust Buhari

05 may 2021 - 08:17:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Tuesday claimed it has evidence to show that some “disruptive elements” are [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria seeks US assistance in fighting Boko Haram/ISWAP, banditry, warns of spill over to other countries

27 april 2021 - 18:21:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday formally asked for the assistance of the United States (U.S.) [...] Full text...

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African presidents, global leaders support bold action on climate change adaptation for Africa

07 april 2021 - 13:58:29
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - In a historic and united show of solidarity for a continent that contributes only 5% [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ‘Mischief makers’ are dividing Nigeria, Buhari cries out

01 april 2021 - 20:00:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, reiterated his position that Nigerians are better and stronger as one [...] Full text...

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AU welcomes DRC to African Peer Review Mechanism, urges other countries to join initiative

25 march 2021 - 20:43:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the Democratic Republic of Congo as the newest member [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB President calls for global vaccine solidarity and justice for Africa

16 march 2021 - 14:15:54
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called for vaccine justice for Africa. Speaking at [...] Full text...

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AfDB President Adesina calls for African financial stabilisation mechanism

16 march 2021 - 14:06:50
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina, recipient of the 2017 World Food Prize, and [...] Full text...

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G5-Sahel countries call for their debt restructuring

16 march 2021 - 11:21:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Member countries of the G5 Sahel are calling for a profound restructuring of their debt to [...] Full text...

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AfDB named World's Best Multilateral Financial Institution 2021

09 march 2021 - 17:16:36
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Constant efforts to provide its clients, the 54 regional member countries, with support in financing [...] Full text...

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Japan, AfDB Group sign US$668.1 million loan for ADF 15th replenishment

17 february 2021 - 13:40:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) – the concessional arm [...] Full text...

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Japan, AfDB Group sign $668 million loan agreement

17 february 2021 - 09:28:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) - the concessional [...] Full text...

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AfDB, natural gas project scoop Global Multilateral Deal award

12 february 2021 - 16:13:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Area 1 Project and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have [...] Full text...

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S&P Global affirms African Development Bank’s AAA rating with stable outlook

02 february 2021 - 12:52:29
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ratings agency S&P Global has affirmed its “AAA/A-1+” foreign currency issuer credit rating of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari meets with new military chiefs, says Nigeria is in state of emergency

27 january 2021 - 19:59:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday afternoon met with the newly-appointed military Chiefs, charging them to be [...] Full text...

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AfDB, Global Centre on Adaption launch African climate adaption initiative

26 january 2021 - 19:33:36
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme (AAAP) to mobilize US$25 [...] Full text...

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New AfDB-GCA initiative to mobilise US$25 billion for scaling up African climate adaptation

26 january 2021 - 12:56:43
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwuma A. Adesina announced the launch on Monday of the [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for $100 billion in climate finance to support developing nations

12 january 2021 - 12:57:27
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said the year ahead would be critical “not only in [...] Full text...

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AfDB pledges to mobilise $6.5 billion in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative

11 january 2021 - 15:42:04
Paris, France (PANA) - The Sahel region's Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Leila Mokaddem appointed DG of the AfDB in Southern Africa

07 january 2021 - 17:57:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In a statement issued on Thursday, the African Development Bank Group announced the appointment of Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border

23 december 2020 - 21:56:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] Full text...

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AfDB chief, three others win Academy of Public Health 2020 Distinguished Fellowship Award

14 december 2020 - 13:35:21
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Academy of Public Health, the flagship body of the West African Institute of Public [...] Full text...

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Banks, IMF launch first joint report on financing sustainable development goals

11 december 2020 - 18:11:48
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank  on Thursday joined a group of 11 multilateral development banks (MDBs) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB, others raise US$230 billion in pandemic response

11 december 2020 - 12:27:01
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – International financial institutions have collectively mobilised a global response package of US$230 billion between 2020 [...] Full text...

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Malawian President calls for mining sector transparency

08 december 2020 - 23:27:10
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera Tuesday called for transparency and partnership in Africa's mining industry. The Malawian [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$120 million loan to build Malagarasi hydropower project in Tanzania

27 november 2020 - 13:27:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$120 million loan to fund the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: African leaders should bequeath a secure continent to next generation

26 november 2020 - 22:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday canvassed the need for adequate security in all African countries, an official [...] Full text...

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AfDB investments unlock economic potential, spur development - 2020 ADER report

20 november 2020 - 14:16:49
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - From agro-processing initiatives to energy, transportation and water and sanitation services, transformative investments by the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari calls for urgent international response on tuberculosis cases

19 november 2020 - 15:58:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the international community to act in unison with rededicated [...] Full text...

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Buhari mourns former Ghanaian leader, JJ Rawlings

12 november 2020 - 16:59:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sent "heartfelt condolences" to the government and people of Ghana over [...] Full text...

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Former UK PM, Tony Blair, to deliver 2020 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers’ Lecture

07 november 2020 - 12:03:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will deliver the 2020 Kofi Annan Eminent Speakers’ Lecture [...] Full text...

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AfDB flagship annual report wins top international award

01 october 2020 - 19:23:44
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has been recognized by the Stevie International Awards, joining the [...] Full text...

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Global and African Leaders launch GCA Africa at AfDB headquarters

16 september 2020 - 18:13:31
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Global Center on Adaptation on Wednesday launched its regional office in Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by [...] Full text...

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Ban Ki-moon, AfDB President Adesina, other global leaders launch GCA regional office in Africa

14 september 2020 - 19:31:50
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ban Ki-moon, Chair of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and 8th Secretary-General of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari receives AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, tells him, “nothing succeeds like success”

10 september 2020 - 19:02:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday received in audience at State House, Abuja, the newly re-elected [...] Full text...

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“We must help Africa build back boldly, but smartly,” says AfDB President, Adesina

02 september 2020 - 16:16:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In a speech kicking off his second term as African Development Bank (AfDB) chief, newly [...] Full text...

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Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, eighth AfDB President, sworn in for second term

01 september 2020 - 19:27:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - “Today, a rainbow stretches from the 81 member countries of the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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African leaders reaffirm support for AfDB as President Adesina begins second term

01 september 2020 - 19:16:03
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and [...] Full text...

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AfDB plans elaborate swearing-in ceremony for its newly-elected president

31 august 2020 - 13:46:50
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host a swearing in ceremony for its newly re-elected [...] Full text...

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AfDB chief voices optimism about Africa's future as the Bank's meetings end

28 august 2020 - 07:57:41
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire - The re-elected African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has voiced great optimism about Africa’s future as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Akinwumi Adesina re-elected AfDB President

27 august 2020 - 13:45:26
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Nigeria's Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina was Thursday re-elected to serve a second five-year term as [...] Full text...

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2020 AfDB Annual Meetings: A renewed commitment to economic resilience in Africa

26 august 2020 - 17:15:43
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 55th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 46th meetings of [...] Full text...

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AfDB to pick new president on August 27

24 august 2020 - 21:57:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Governors' Dialogue and election of a president will be top of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: AfDB mulls Building Africa back better after COVID-19 pandemic

24 august 2020 - 14:05:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the first time in the history of the African Development Bank (AfDB), its Annual [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari pledges additional funds to military, security chiefs, ignores calls for their sack

31 july 2020 - 16:23:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday gave a clean bill of performance to the nation’s military [...] Full text...

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AfDB chief Adesina 'completely exonerated' of alleged ethical wrongdoings

28 july 2020 - 08:01:51
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A much awaited report by an Independent Review Panel has completely exonerated the President of [...] Full text...

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Appointment or dismissal of military chiefs 'a presidential prerogative', says Nigerian presidency

22 july 2020 - 07:26:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has told the Senate, which passed a resolution on Tuesday asking the Chief [...] Full text...

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Fitch Rating Agency Affirms Triple A (AAA) Rating of the AfDB, with Stable Outlook

21 july 2020 - 16:04:03
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Fitch Ratings, the global credit rating agency, has affirmed the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Long-Term [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: AIF founding partners unveil unified response to support Africa’s private sector

20 july 2020 - 12:55:23
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Increased and decisive investment will be the channel for Africa’s economic recovery post COVID-19, partners [...] Full text...

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AfDB invests in empowering women and youth in Madagascar ‎

14 july 2020 - 15:01:05
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In Madagascar, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is prioritizing the empowerment of women and youth. The AfDB [...] Full text...

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Egyptian president, Al-Sisi, wins the Babacar Ndiaye Great Road Builder Award

14 july 2020 - 14:29:05
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was awarded the Babacar Ndiaye Great Road Builder Award, a [...] Full text...

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AfDB elevates Kenyan Wambui Gichuri to post of VP Agric, Human and Social Development

05 july 2020 - 07:14:33
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the promotion of Wambui Gichuri to the [...] Full text...

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International community shows strong support for Sudan with US$1.8 billion pledge

26 june 2020 - 18:08:34
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Over US$1.8 billion in pledges poured in for Sudan during a high-level Sudan Partnership Conference, held [...] Full text...

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S&P Global affirms AfDB’s AAA rating, with stable outlook

23 june 2020 - 17:12:31
New York, US (PANA) - Ratings Agency, S&P Global, has affirmed its 'AAA/A-1+' long- and short-term issuer credit assessment of [...] Full text...

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AfDB, development partners propel Somalia back from the brink

11 june 2020 - 16:56:55
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In early 2020, Somalia, with support from the United Kingdom Government and the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board authorises independent review of report on allegations against Bank chief Adesina

05 june 2020 - 10:53:15
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Bureau of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has authorised [...] Full text...

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AfDB delivers on a decade of transformative commitments to reduce poverty (A feature)

02 june 2020 - 19:59:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the past five decades, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been at the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari to AfDB President: "I’ll stand by you"

02 june 2020 - 18:36:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that Nigeria will stand solidly behind Dr Akinwumi Adesina in [...] Full text...

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AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, maintains innocence, claims there are attempts to tarnish his reputation

27 may 2020 - 18:25:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, on Wednesday claimed that in [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners call for safe, accessible water amid COVID-19

14 may 2020 - 18:55:41
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) - a global partnership of governments, donors, civil society [...] Full text...

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Malawi: AfDB-managed water, sanitation project helping to curb COVID-19 wins int'l prize

06 may 2020 - 19:08:37
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - An African Development Bank-financed and supervised water and sanitation project, now helping to curb the spread [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African leaders laud AfDB's President for visionary leadership amid COVID crisis

05 may 2020 - 17:38:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - South Africa’s President and African Union chairperson, Cyril Ramaphosa, and the Nobel peace laureate and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders meet via teleconference to deliberate on stemming the scourge of COVID-19 pandemic

23 april 2020 - 16:37:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Presidents of West African countries under the aegis of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Our collective humanity is at stake' says AfDB President

22 april 2020 - 19:01:02
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, says an accelerated global health and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's influential President's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, dies of COVID-19 complications

18 april 2020 - 08:39:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Staff Malam Abba Kyari died here Saturday morning, official sources announced here, attributing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's influential President's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, dies of COVID-19 complications

18 april 2020 - 08:34:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Staff Malam Abba Kyari died here Saturday morning, official sources announced here, attributing [...] Full text...

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AfDB unveils $10 billion response facility to curb COVID-19

08 april 2020 - 21:30:07
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA)  - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) Response [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves Gender Equality Trust Fund for women’s economic empowerment

06 april 2020 - 11:09:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new Gender [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Abuja, Lagos, Ogun States roads, streets deserted over COVID-19 movement restrictions

31 march 2020 - 15:53:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Roads and streets in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja, its commercial capital Lagos and neighbouring Ogun State  [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB launches $3 billion to alleviate virus' economic, social impact

29 march 2020 - 13:22:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has raised "an exceptional" $3 billion in a [...] Full text...

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Somalia cleared for foreign bank loans after debt relief

25 march 2020 - 00:47:22
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Somalia has cleared its debts to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and would be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria's president says govt will protect citizens from effects of virus

18 march 2020 - 10:36:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says that the government has analysed the economic problems that may come [...] Full text...

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AfDB to help Sierra Leone build resilient economy, restore self-sufficiency in rice production

13 march 2020 - 22:16:09
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone will look to the African Development Bank (AfDB) to stimulate agribusiness development in [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: Mother-child hospital shows success of public-private partnerships

10 march 2020 - 23:54:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A cutting-edge hospital in the Abidjan suburb of Bingerville is reducing maternal mortality rates in [...] Full text...

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Buhari orders new anti-smuggling operation across Nigeria's land borders

01 march 2020 - 03:53:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday ordered a new anti-smuggling border drill exercise, codenamed ‘OPERATION SWIFT [...] Full text...

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Somalia, AfDB agree repayment plan for loan arrears

26 february 2020 - 21:18:33
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) group has approved a deal for the clearance of debt [...] Full text...

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Buhari leaves Abuja for AU summit in Addis Ababa

07 february 2020 - 16:46:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Friday to attend the 33rd Ordinary Session of Heads [...] Full text...

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Nigerian governmet, Christian body bicker over release of abducted Chibok schoolgirls

05 february 2020 - 13:24:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Almost six years since 276 schoolgirls were abducted from their dormitories at Government Girls Secondary School, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian govt empower panel to address US requirements that led to travel ban on country

01 february 2020 - 16:33:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian federal government Saturday reacted to the United States travel ban and issuance of visas [...] Full text...

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Africa's economic growth seen to stagnate in 2020

30 january 2020 - 23:47:09
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  Africa’s economic growth remained stable in 2019 at 3.4 percent and is on course to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president 'surprised' at spate of armed banditry attacks

29 january 2020 - 07:51:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday in Abuja said that his administration is surprised by the [...] Full text...

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AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina opens trading on the London Stock Exchange

25 january 2020 - 05:40:40
London, UK (PANA) - “Ringing of the bell here today, marks the beginning of a new exciting, strategic, and impactful [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari assents to agreement on transfer of prisoners between Nigeria, Macao

24 january 2020 - 15:47:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assented to the Instrument of Ratification of the Agreement on [...] Full text...

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Buhari "strongly" condemns killing of abducted Nigerian cleric by Boko Haram terrorists

21 january 2020 - 19:24:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday “strongly condemned” the killing by the Boko Haram terrorist group [...] Full text...

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AfDB woos British investors

21 january 2020 - 13:53:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Tuesday urged British investors to seize the many financing opportunities in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari, Ghana President meet in London over Nigeria's land border closure

20 january 2020 - 19:37:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday met with President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana in London on [...] Full text...

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British PM, African leaders urge investors to accelerate economic role on the continent

20 january 2020 - 17:21:54
London, UK (PANA) - UK companies must leap at the chance to deepen economic ties with Africa, a continent with [...] Full text...

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African Development Bank set to unveil 2020 African Economic Outlook

15 january 2020 - 17:51:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will launch the 2020 edition of its flagship African Economic [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari signs bill increasing VAT from 5 per cent to 7.5 per cent

13 january 2020 - 17:23:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday signed the 2020 Finance Bill, which, among others, effectively increases [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president condemns killing of four aid workers by ISWAP in northeast

14 december 2019 - 09:26:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday condemned the alleged execution of four aid workers by terrorists [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president says resolution of conflicts key to Africa's development

11 december 2019 - 12:34:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday said that the resolution of conflicts in African countries remains [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari to participate in Egypt's Aswan peace forum

09 december 2019 - 18:48:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari leaves Abuja on Tuesday for Aswan, Egypt, to attend the Aswan Forum [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari mourns reknowed evangelist, Reinhart Bonke

08 december 2019 - 14:08:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday mourned the passing of renowned global evangelist Reverend Reinhard Bonnke, 79, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari congratulates Anthony Joshua on reclaiming world heavyweight boxing titles

08 december 2019 - 11:45:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday congratulated world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua for regaining his belts [...] Full text...

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AfDB Group appoints Stefan Nalletamby as Acting Vice-President for the Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization Complex

05 december 2019 - 17:15:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has announced the appointment [...] Full text...

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AfDB board approves US$400 million support for Mozambique's natural gas player

26 november 2019 - 18:55:38
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a long-term Senior Loan of US$400 million to [...] Full text...

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Global actors meet to improve gender inclusion

25 november 2019 - 12:06:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Hundreds of prominent leaders from around the world including heads of state, development partners, NGOs and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president orders 'scrupulous investigation' into post-election murder of opposition member in Kogi State

25 november 2019 - 08:07:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the post-election murder of a women's leader of the main [...] Full text...

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Buhari says Nigerian farmers helped save billions of dollars annually from food importation

23 november 2019 - 18:17:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday commended Nigerian farmers for “saving us billions of dollars yearly [...] Full text...

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Buhari signs Presidential Order to end open defecation in Nigeria by 2025

20 november 2019 - 16:49:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday signed the Executive Order 009 which is titled ‘The Open [...] Full text...

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AfDB backs concession deal on Accra Skytrain project

12 november 2019 - 12:50:58
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Development Bank has thrown its weight behind a concession agreement for the construction [...] Full text...

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AfDB, U.S. DFC team up to mobilise private capital for Africa’s development

12 november 2019 - 12:32:55
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on [...] Full text...

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AfDB gains ground in SADC energy sector, regional infrastructure developments

07 november 2019 - 21:39:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is gaining ground and making strides in the Southern African Development [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, receives Honorary Doctorate from Bowen University

05 november 2019 - 16:43:47
Iwo, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has been awarded an Honoris Causa [...] Full text...

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

05 november 2019 - 05:47:45
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host Singapore’s Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the Special [...] Full text...

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Shareholders approve landmark US$115 billion capital increase for AfDB

01 november 2019 - 15:24:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on Thursday in Abidjan, Governors of the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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President Ouattara to AfDB Governors: "Make the right decision" for Africa to achieve its objectives"

31 october 2019 - 16:56:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, on Thursday called on the Governors of the African Development [...] Full text...

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