UK re-affirms commitment to Africa's economic growth - AfDB
28 january 2020 - 15:33:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United Kingdom remains the top donor to the African Development Fund (ADF), the Bank’s [...] Full text...
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Botswana calls for women, children to be key stakeholders in peace negotiations
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Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United Kingdom remains the top donor to the African Development Fund (ADF), the Bank’s [...] Full text...
Agricultural programme launched in Mauritania
28 january 2020 - 00:09:43Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani Monday presided over the launching of a large reorganization, construction [...] Full text...
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AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina opens trading on the London Stock Exchange
25 january 2020 - 05:40:40London, UK (PANA) - “Ringing of the bell here today, marks the beginning of a new exciting, strategic, and impactful [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe: AfDB approves grant for disaster risk management training
25 january 2020 - 05:25:25Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a US$ 685,000 grant to strengthen [...] Full text...
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3rd Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Forum scheduled for Kigali
25 january 2020 - 05:13:40Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Water Development and Sanitation Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB) will hold the 3rd [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$685, 000 grant for Zimbabwe disaster risk management training
23 january 2020 - 14:20:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$685,000 grant to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage [...] Full text...
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AfDB woos British investors
21 january 2020 - 13:53:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Tuesday urged British investors to seize the many financing opportunities in [...] Full text...
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British PM, African leaders urge investors to accelerate economic role on the continent
20 january 2020 - 17:21:54London, UK (PANA) - UK companies must leap at the chance to deepen economic ties with Africa, a continent with [...] Full text...
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ECCAS to raise 2.5 billion euros to finance transport infrastructure
18 january 2020 - 13:55:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) will hold a donor roundtable in Brazzaville on [...] Full text...
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Congo to host roundtable on funding of transport infrastructure in March
16 january 2020 - 23:32:29Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - A roundtable on the funding of transports infrastructure organised by the Economic Community of Central [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe: AfDB, UN and World Bank launch 2019 Needs Assessment Report to spur economic recovery
15 january 2020 - 17:56:46Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), United Nations and World Bank Group recently launched the Zimbabwe 2019 [...] Full text...
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African Development Bank set to unveil 2020 African Economic Outlook
15 january 2020 - 17:51:09Abidjan, 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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AfDB allocates 1.2 million euros to train policymakers in boosting mining revenues
15 january 2020 - 17:46:07Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has allocated a 1.2 million-euro grant to provide training to [...] Full text...
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AfDB Fund Board approves US$37.2 million for non-sovereign operations in Kenya, Sudan and Senegal
15 january 2020 - 17:38:56Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves €8 million assistance to support Ruzizi IV hydropower project in Great Lakes region
13 january 2020 - 12:49:32Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Board of Directors of African Development Bank Group on Monday announced its approval of [...] Full text...
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AfDB contributes to funding agro-industrial project in southern Senegal
09 january 2020 - 22:24:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese minister of economy, plan and cooperation, Amadou Hott, and the deputy governor for West [...] Full text...
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Guinean PM makes positive assessment of the year 2019
09 january 2020 - 22:13:14Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has been “successful in the path towards economic and social progress in 2019” despite the [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives 97 billion CFAF for Gabon’s road sector
02 january 2020 - 19:53:28Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will grant Gabon a 97 billion-CFAF loan to build its road [...] Full text...
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Malian gov't initiates road project in Mopti and Sévaré
31 december 2019 - 11:25:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has initiated a road project of more than 34 billion CFA Francs (US$1=CFAF [...] Full text...
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EU loosens financial noose around Burundi
21 december 2019 - 14:33:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A sub-regional project to interconnect the national electricity grid has received a 14.7 million euro grant [...] Full text...
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French West African countries to benefit from new financial assistance
20 december 2019 - 12:25:16Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the West African Development Bank (WAfDB) has approved 65.2 billion FCFA [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants US$220 million loan to Morocco to 'improve territorial competitiveness'
20 december 2019 - 09:19:54Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$220 million loan to Morocco to fund [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$272 million to build fifth international airport for Tanzanian capital
19 december 2019 - 23:50:51Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The board of directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the release [...] Full text...
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AfDB loan boosts commercial agro-processing firm in Sudan
19 december 2019 - 18:59:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The African Development Bank has embarked upon its agricultural sector lending with a US$60 million loan [...] Full text...
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Congolese Parliament approves loan agreement with AfDB
19 december 2019 - 10:11:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese parliament (Senate and the National Assembly) on Wednesday approved a loan agreement of 187 million [...] Full text...
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Congo: AfDB grants US $56 million for Brazzaville-Kinshasa road-rail bridge project
18 december 2019 - 15:44:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) here Wednesday approved 56 million US dollars to finance a road [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants 238 million Euros to Tunisia
17 december 2019 - 22:17:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Minister of Finance Ridha Chalghoum, also responsible for Development, Investment and International Cooperation, and the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, AfDB to sign two financing agreements
16 december 2019 - 17:58:50Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and the African Development Bank will on Tuesday sign two financing agreements for strengthening the [...] Full text...
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ECA chief calls for inclusive land management in Africa
15 december 2019 - 12:53:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has called on States to ensure [...] Full text...
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’ Land is a tool for empowerment in Africa’ - ECA chief Vera Songwe
15 december 2019 - 12:01:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Land is an asset for empowerment in Africa, according to Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of [...] Full text...
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Congo and AfDB sign €187 million credit agreement
15 december 2019 - 11:22:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Sunday signed in Brazzaville a €187 [...] Full text...
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AfDB offers Senegal financing to promote jobs for women and youth
13 december 2019 - 18:12:14Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has availed to Senegal US$70.25 million to promote the employment of [...] Full text...
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Rwanda completes regional power electricity connector in East Africa
10 december 2019 - 17:45:15Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – A high voltage power sub-station has been commissioned in Rwanda to bolster a regional power interconnection [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian govt to secure $500 million AfDB loan to fund technological innovation
09 december 2019 - 20:12:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Federal Government says it has initiated moves to secure a $500 million African Development [...] Full text...
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AfDB supports cash-strapped African Institute of Computer Science
09 december 2019 - 18:33:59Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The African Institute of Informatics (IAI), based in Libreville, Gabon, faces operational difficulties and is burdened [...] Full text...
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Rwanda inaugurates largest hydropower plant with cross-border transmission project
06 december 2019 - 20:40:46Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Minister of Infrastructure, Claver Gatete, on Friday inaugurated a new largest hydropower plant at Shango, [...] 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 - 17:15:19Abidjan, 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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Fostering jobs, entrepreneurship and capacity development for African youth: the time for disruption is now! (An AfDB feature)
05 december 2019 - 16:55:50Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - “There is no greater asset to Africa than its youth,” a statement that has [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves 48.82 million euros for Desert to Power programme in Burkina Faso
05 december 2019 - 16:34:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a 48.82-million-euro loan [...] Full text...
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Second session of Mali-Guinea Interconnection project committee held in Bamako
04 december 2019 - 22:40:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The steering committee of the 225 KV Guinea-Mali electricity interconnection project aimed at facilitating energy management [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Completion of Kazungula Bridge project lagging behind schedule
04 december 2019 - 19:22:24Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The joint venture Kazungula Bridge project which was due to be complete in 2019 is moving [...] Full text...
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African development bank commits $25 billion for climate change finance by 2025
30 november 2019 - 15:55:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has doubled its total climate change commitment to $25 billion between [...] Full text...
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Donors to announce financing package for Africa’s low-income countries
29 november 2019 - 14:21:27Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Representatives of donor governments will meet from 4-5 December in Centurion, South Africa, to conclude [...] Full text...
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AfDB board approves US$400 million support for Mozambique's natural gas player
26 november 2019 - 18:55:38Abidjan, 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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AfDB provides budget support to Senegal
26 november 2019 - 11:35:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided Senegal with budgetary support of US$68.7 million, for the [...] Full text...
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Dialogue of association of African companies on AfCFTA to open Tuesday in Addis Ababa
25 november 2019 - 21:37:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A strategic dialogue of the associations of African companies on the implementation of the African [...] Full text...
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Global actors meet to improve gender inclusion
25 november 2019 - 12:06:24Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Hundreds of prominent leaders from around the world including heads of state, development partners, NGOs and [...] Full text...
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AfDB finances Juba power distribution upgrade
22 november 2019 - 12:05:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA)-The government of South Sudan on Thursday commissioned a $38 million upgraded power distribution system financed by [...] Full text...
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Rice sub-sector crucial to Gambia’s development - VP
18 november 2019 - 20:28:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Isatou Touray, vice president of The Gambia, said here Monday that the rice sub- sector [...] Full text...
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AfDB provides 40 billion CFAF loan for rural electrification in Benin
17 november 2019 - 14:50:40Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is committed to providing a loan of CFAF 40,518,463,890 to [...] Full text...
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AfDB supports Cotonou sanitation project
16 november 2019 - 19:04:32Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to give Benin some 40 billion CFA francs to finance [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants US$75 million for DR Congo power project
16 november 2019 - 16:23:02Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing US$75 million to finance the feasibility studies for [...] Full text...
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AfDB becomes major shareholder at Africa Finance Corporation
14 november 2019 - 18:30:26Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has become the second supranational shareholder of Africa's multilateral financing [...] Full text...
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Congo, DR Congo sign agreement to finance Brazzaville-Kinshasa road-rail bridge
14 november 2019 - 17:47:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a bilateral agreement for the financing, [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants 20 million euros to Tunisian Startups Fund
12 november 2019 - 18:02:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian start-up fund has contracted a loan of 20 million euros from the African Development [...] Full text...
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Africa can expand its economy fourfold with 50% increase in energy demand – IEA report
12 november 2019 - 13:22:59Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Africa has the potential to expand the continental economy fourfold, with energy demands expanding by [...] Full text...
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AfDB backs concession deal on Accra Skytrain project
12 november 2019 - 12:50:58Johannesburg, 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 - 12:32:55Johannesburg, 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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Addis to host AfDB financial, capital markets initiative workshop
11 november 2019 - 17:34:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI) will host its 8th annual workshop on [...] Full text...
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AfDB gains ground in SADC energy sector, regional infrastructure developments
07 november 2019 - 21:39:43Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is gaining ground and making strides in the Southern African Development [...] Full text...
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Congo, AfDB confident of implementing Central Backbone Project
05 november 2019 - 22:02:41Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy Léon Juste Ibombo and a representative of [...] Full text...
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Agribusiness: Africa’s New Investment Frontier (An AfDB Feature)
05 november 2019 - 19:36:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In the past decade, a stroll along the aisles of any African supermarket is revealing: [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, receives Honorary Doctorate from Bowen University
05 november 2019 - 16:43:47Iwo, 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 - 05:47:45Abidjan, 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$115 billion capital increase for AfDB
01 november 2019 - 15:24:19Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on Thursday in Abidjan, Governors of the African Development Bank [...] Full text...
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President Ouattara to AfDB Governors: "Make the right decision" for Africa to achieve its objectives"
31 october 2019 - 16:56:30Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, on Thursday called on the Governors of the African Development [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$ 165m loan for Angola
30 october 2019 - 16:29:57Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group said on Wednesday it has approved a US$165 million loan [...] Full text...
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AfDB says unemployment situation in Nigeria is frightening, shocking
29 october 2019 - 19:30:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) says that youth unemployment situation in Nigeria is frightening, shocking and [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: AfDB to hold a seminar on the use of drones in agriculture
29 october 2019 - 19:16:29Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will organize a seminar in Tunis on Wednesday to complete the [...] Full text...
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AfDB, BRICS bank partner to improve lives in Africa
28 october 2019 - 18:33:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the New Development Bank (NBD) on Monday signed an agreement to promote [...] Full text...
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AfDB forms climate change team
25 october 2019 - 14:49:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed a group of renowned experts to the board of [...] Full text...
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Investing in Portuguese-Speaking Africa: The Moment is Now, says AfDB
24 october 2019 - 19:48:41Abidjan, Cote d"Ivoire (PANA) - Economic reforms, a burgeoning middle class and regional diversity against the background of the new [...] Full text...
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2019 African Economic Conference to foster jobs, entrepreneurship and capacity development for African youths
24 october 2019 - 19:34:50Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The 2019 African Economic Conference (AEC), the leading platform for networking, dialogue and knowledge-sharing on [...] Full text...
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Liberia signs US$45m road financing agreements In Washington, DC
21 october 2019 - 12:50:25Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia has signed two major financing agreements totalling US$45 million for road construction on the sidelines [...] Full text...
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African Development Bank, 3 Regional Development Banks launch Joint Report on Livable Cities
20 october 2019 - 08:29:43Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Rapid urbanization has provided most cities in the world with opportunities to provide more sustainable, [...] Full text...
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AfDB, partners gear up for new heights at 2019 Africa Investment Forum
17 october 2019 - 15:49:06Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - In just a few weeks, the second edition of the annual Africa Investment Forum will [...] Full text...
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2019 Africa Investment Forum: AfDB, partners gear up for new heights
17 october 2019 - 15:43:50Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - In just a few weeks, the second edition of the annual Africa Investment Forum will [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to digitise civil registration
17 october 2019 - 09:19:48Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian Secretary for Home Affairs, Mrs.Liya Mutale, has called for the use of digital technology in [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: PM urges citizens on projects before their realization
16 october 2019 - 13:41:10Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Major integrative projects must be accepted by the population before their implementation, said Prime Minister [...] Full text...
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Poor death registration rate in Africa
16 october 2019 - 13:17:38Lusaka, Zambia (NAPA) - Africa has a low death registration rate, according to a registration situation report submitted to civil [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to harness digital technology for legal identity
15 october 2019 - 23:30:53Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A senior Zambian government official said here Monday that advances in technology presented Africa with an [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Olivier Chinganya of ECA regrets low birth registration in Africa
14 october 2019 - 21:43:05Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The director of the African Centre for Statistics of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Oliver [...] Full text...
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AfDB, partners to develop Green financing instruments for Africa
14 october 2019 - 17:25:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), has commissioned [...] Full text...
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Civil registration data are essential for African integration: AU Commission
14 october 2019 - 15:05:09Lusaka, Zambia (NAPA) - Reliable civil registration data are essential for African integration, Professor Victor Harison, Commissioner for Economic Affairs [...] Full text...
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Experts meet on civil registration in Africa
14 october 2019 - 10:12:05Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A meeting of experts on civil registration in Africa began on Monday in Lusaka, ahead of [...] Full text...
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Lusaka hosts fifth conference of African ministers of registration of civil status acts
13 october 2019 - 19:00:08Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Zambian capital, Lusaka, will from Monday host the fifth conference of African ministers in charge [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $31.3 million grants for water and sanitation facilities in Sudan
11 october 2019 - 18:13:01Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of [...] Full text...
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AfDB Chief Adesina praises 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Abiy Ahmed Ali
11 october 2019 - 18:04:53Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - "I am delighted and proud that Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has been awarded the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso, AfDB sign agreement to enhance the status of the plain of Léraba
10 october 2019 - 17:48:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Economy, Finance and Development, Lassané Kaboré, and the African Development Bank [...] Full text...
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All set for second Africa Investment Forum
08 october 2019 - 19:46:40Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The second edition of the Africa Investment Forum, a game-changer to tilt capital flow into [...] Full text...
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African ministers to discuss innovative ways to close identity gap
08 october 2019 - 14:58:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African ministers responsible for Civil Registration will gather in Lusaka, Zambia, from 14-18 October for [...] Full text...
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Washington to host 3rd Annual Babacar N'diaye Conference
07 october 2019 - 13:38:08Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) is organising the third annual Babacar N'diaye Conference [...] Full text...
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West African Development Bank to fund Benin road construction
06 october 2019 - 15:08:54Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) will release some CFAF 17 billion to fund the construction [...] Full text...
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AfDB delegation arrives in Congo on evaluation mission for bridge linking Brazzaville, Kinshasa
04 october 2019 - 23:18:37Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A delegation of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Friday arrived here on an evaluation mission in [...] Full text...
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AfDB presents private sector business opportunities for North Africa
04 october 2019 - 21:50:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Friday held a seminar here to strengthen dialogue with the private [...] Full text...
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UNGA 2019: AfDB announces new accountability index to measure institutional lending to women
03 october 2019 - 18:40:14New York, US (PANA) - A new tool to track the level of lending to women across Africa will be [...] Full text...
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AfDB to invest US$20 billion in solar, clean energy projects in Africa
01 october 2019 - 12:53:55Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is looking to invest US$20 billion in solar and clean energy [...] Full text...
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Congolese govt seeks participation of all to implement measures in deal with IMF
30 september 2019 - 18:23:29Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Togolese minister of Economy, Industry and Public portfolio, Gilbert Ondongo, has called for the participation of all [...] Full text...
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UNGA 2019: 'Hands off our girls!' - African first ladies cry out
27 september 2019 - 18:16:08New York, US (PANA) - Africa’s first ladies, led by Sierra Leone Fatima Maada Bio, brought their campaign to ban [...] Full text...
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AfDB, partners organize West Africa Fertilizer Financing Forum in Abidjan
23 september 2019 - 19:57:47Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) and the West Africa [...] Full text...
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'Mining in a Changing Climate' Forum: AfDB to tackle policy implications
21 september 2019 - 07:39:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its African Natural Resources Centre, will take part in the [...] Full text...
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AfDB’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa approves US$500,000 grant for clean energy in Nigeria
21 september 2019 - 06:36:05Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$17.7 million for first education project in South Sudan
21 september 2019 - 06:33:42Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a proposal for US$17.7 million [...] Full text...
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AfDB sets US$267m aside for G5 Sahel’s PIP
18 september 2019 - 14:37:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will contribute US$ 267 million to the achievement of projects of [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel Summit: AfDB, partners, commit to light up the Sahel with Desert to Power initiative
14 september 2019 - 09:18:52Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), ahead of the G5 Sahel [...] Full text...
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Senior bank officials discuss future of development banks at 20th annual meeting
14 september 2019 - 08:57:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Senior officials from the world’s leading financial institutions have wrapped up their 20th annual meeting [...] Full text...
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'Innovative thinking marks AfDB's Africa jobs manifesto'
14 september 2019 - 08:06:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Innovative thinking about Africa’s conventional employment issues marked the launch here Thursday of the African [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Energy access as component of strategy for development, security
13 september 2019 - 21:13:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - One of the components of the strategy for development and security for G5 Sahel member-countries [...] Full text...
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Malian President attends ECOWAS summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou
13 september 2019 - 14:04:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, for a G5 Sahel summit on [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire hosts seminar of G20 Africa
11 september 2019 - 13:32:18Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire and the African Centre for Economic Transformation are behind an international Compact peer-to-peer [...] Full text...
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Central Africa has opportunities for multiple inclusive projects, says Sassou-Nguesso
10 september 2019 - 20:16:41Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso said on Tuesday in Brazzaville, at the opening of the 5th Investing [...] Full text...
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Kenya; AfDB wins prestigious procurement award
09 september 2019 - 17:35:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has been recognized for procurement excellence by the Chartered Institute of [...] Full text...
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CCDA-8: Communication on adaptation, a priority for Africa
07 september 2019 - 19:34:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The recent Conference on Climate Change and Africa's Development (CCDA-VIII), held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, [...] Full text...
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African countries urged to legislate on renewable energies
07 september 2019 - 19:27:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants in the recently held African Conference on Climate Change and Development (CCDA-8) in Addis [...] Full text...
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Gabon seeks loan of 77 billion CFA francs from AfDB
07 september 2019 - 19:07:04Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese government has requested a loan of 117.4 million euros (about 77 billion CFA francs) [...] Full text...
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CCDA-8: Participants advocate for institutional frameworks for climate resilience and adaptation
07 september 2019 - 18:28:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants in a recently held 8th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-8) [...] Full text...
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AfDB: Côte d’Ivoire supports Adesina’s second-term bid
07 september 2019 - 08:40:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d’Ivoire will support the candidacy of the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...
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AfDB: Côte d’Ivoire supports Adesina’s second-term bid
07 september 2019 - 08:30:02Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d’Ivoire will support the candidacy of the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to host G5 Sahel Summit on Energy on 13 September
06 september 2019 - 11:28:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, will host a G5 Sahel Summit on energy on 13 September [...] Full text...
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Anohu named AfDB Investment Forum chief
03 september 2019 - 19:02:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) late Tuesday named Chinelo Anohu head of the Bank's Africa Investment [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Anohu named AfDB Investment Forum chief
03 september 2019 - 18:26:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) late Tuesday named Chinelo Anohu head of the Bank's Africa Investment [...] Full text...
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Young Africans pledge to work for resilience to climate change
02 september 2019 - 18:34:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Young people in several African countries have committed to work towards resilience to the adverse [...] Full text...
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TICAD 7: Japan, AfDB unveil enhanced private sector initiative to bolster health, energy in Africa
30 august 2019 - 13:56:03Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - Japan and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday announced a joint target of US$3.5 billion [...] Full text...
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Environment experts warn of rise of sea level along African coasts
30 august 2019 - 12:02:22Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In a few years time, African coasts will experience remarkable sea level rise, according to a [...] Full text...
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Digital agriculture, key to Africa's growth - AfDB
29 august 2019 - 16:53:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prioritizing the digital space will help shift the development focus for Africa’s agribusiness sector and overcome [...] Full text...
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Science, technology key to accelerating Africa's technology transformation - Japanese premier
29 august 2019 - 16:45:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Science, technology and innovation as well as human resource development are critical in Africa, a continent [...] Full text...
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Japanese agro-entrepreneurs commit to doubling Africa rice production
28 august 2019 - 21:14:50Yokohama, Japan (PANA) – The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) to help double rice [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia urges Africa to take action on climate change
28 august 2019 - 13:54:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Minister of State for Energy, Frehiwot Woldehanna, on Wednesday urged African countries to take action [...] Full text...
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Africa prepares for climate action summit
28 august 2019 - 09:46:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eighth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA VIII) begins on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Innovating education in Africa expo kicks off in Botswana
20 august 2019 - 20:44:26Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Basic Education is hosting several education ministers and officials from different African countries [...] Full text...
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African Development Bank gains momentum in SADC development projects
19 august 2019 - 17:35:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has gained momentum in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Utility Regulatory Authority launches Strategic Business Plan
18 august 2019 - 07:33:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Utility Regulatory (URA) on Saturday launched its first Strategic Business Plan 2019-2022, a three-year [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives 19.7 billion CFA Francs to Mali to fund various development sectors in the country
17 august 2019 - 12:34:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mali Development Bank (BDM-SA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a 30-million-euro credit line [...] Full text...
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Rwanda’s women leading the digital revolution (An AfDB Feature)
17 august 2019 - 07:35:55Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - When she was a little girl, Jeanne Yamfashije wanted to be a doctor. Her goal was [...] Full text...
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São Tomé and Príncipe signs agreement to stimulate private enterprise
16 august 2019 - 21:34:27São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe (PANA) – São Tomé and Principe has signed an agreement with the African Development [...] Full text...
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Namibia: Walvis Bay to net more tourists, thanks to upgraded port (News analysis)
14 august 2019 - 16:45:32Walvis Bay, Namibia (PANA) - With its sand dunes and abundant birdlife, Walvis Bay is already an important centre of [...] Full text...
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Malian women, small farmers see rice yields soar with help from AfDB (An AfDB Feature)
14 august 2019 - 16:30:37Bamako, Mali ((PANA) -- In Baguinéda, eastern Mali's Koulikoro region, the lowlands on the banks of the River Niger stretch (as [...] Full text...
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AfDB working with Chinese investors seeking industrial investment opportunities in Nigeria
09 august 2019 - 19:18:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) in Nigeria met a private sector consortium from China to help [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire hosts int'l workshop for the design of REDD+ Investment Projects in Africa
09 august 2019 - 15:45:53Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Program (ACSA) of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration [...] Full text...
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Africa must boost industrial capacity to benefit from free-trade zone - AfDB
03 august 2019 - 09:03:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African nations will need to boost output of goods and services and integrate payment systems [...] Full text...
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African Development Bank helps power wind of change in Kenya (An AfDB Feature)
03 august 2019 - 08:47:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Africa’s largest wind farm, a 620-million-euro energy masterpiece boosting 365 turbines in northern Kenya, will help the [...] Full text...
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COMESA and AUC to train Member States in Green Climate Financing
31 july 2019 - 15:25:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat, in collaboration with the African Union [...] Full text...
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Guinean Women, youth benefit from the AfDB-financed electrification project (AfDB news analysis)
31 july 2019 - 13:37:51Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In the main arteries of Conakry, the Guinean capital, as in many other large cities and [...] Full text...
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From youth empowerment to youth investment: the Jobs for Youth in Africa strategy (An AfDB Feature)
31 july 2019 - 13:36:50Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa’s greatest asset is its young people. However, without harnessing their potential and equipping them [...] Full text...
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AfDB funds Gambia’s sustainable urban development programme
28 july 2019 - 17:27:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The African Development Bank(AfDB) has extended a $3 million grant from its Transition Support Facility (TSF) [...] Full text...
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Mali, AfDB sign 70 million euros agreement for road project
27 july 2019 - 13:16:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday signed an agreement in Bamako under which [...] Full text...
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AfDB to modernise South Sudan financial systems
26 july 2019 - 17:37:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board has approved US$ 6.6 million funding to finance South Sudan’s [...] Full text...
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Algerian, Gambian and Zimbabwean win Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership award
26 july 2019 - 17:09:49Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Mo Ibrahim Foundation on Friday released the list of the three recipients of [...] Full text...
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Kenya: AfDB, partners propose establishment of African Education Fund
25 july 2019 - 18:49:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Association for the Development of Education in Africa and [...] Full text...
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AfDB opens new Conakry office
24 july 2019 - 15:10:46Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The new office, opened on Tuesday in Conakry by the African Development Bank (AfDB), would be [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$28.8million grant for Somalia roads, water and sanitation infrastructure
23 july 2019 - 18:37:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors has approved grants of US$28.86 million for [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$300 million to COMESA Bank for regional trade development
23 july 2019 - 12:29:08Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of US$300 million to support the [...] Full text...
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AfDB President visits Guinea
23 july 2019 - 10:19:02Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's macroeconomic performance over the past three years has been "excellent", the President of the African [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives US$25 million loan to Tunisia to fund regional agricultural project
19 july 2019 - 09:06:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$25 million loan [...] Full text...
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AfDB supports Kenyan manufacturing ventures
18 july 2019 - 20:42:07Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$8 million to finance Kenya's Credit Bank to [...] Full text...
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AfDB signs agreement to bolster research in mathematics
15 july 2019 - 23:39:18Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI) [...] Full text...
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AfDB hosts conference on Land Policy in Africa
13 july 2019 - 08:02:03Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the biennial Conference on Land Policy in Africa [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board approves recommendations of the first monitoring report on Modern Mills of Mali
13 july 2019 - 07:53:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved recommendations of the [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves new financing program for energy providers
13 july 2019 - 07:31:38Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an innovative [...] Full text...
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GCF announces $20m for AfDB's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa’s climate-resilience project in Ghana
13 july 2019 - 07:24:05Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has announced a US$20 million grant to the African Development [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum 2019: AfDB delegation presents opportunities at Japan roadshow
13 july 2019 - 07:17:05Tokyo, Japan (PANA) : Japanese companies and investors were presented with a range of investment opportunities in Africa as the [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum 2019: Nigeria expected to be major player
13 july 2019 - 07:07:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria will feature significantly in the 2019 Africa Investment Forum (AIF), scheduled to take place in [...] Full text...
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AfDB urges countries to join Africa50 for a more prosperous Africa
13 july 2019 - 06:58:54Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - "African governments need to explore innovative technologies to drive transformation on the continent," the Prime Minister [...] Full text...
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Africa, Nigeria now best investment destinations, says AfDB
13 july 2019 - 06:39:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Africa, and in particular Nigeria, has become the best place for investment following the consummation of [...] Full text...
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National IFAP Committee of Eritrea introduces digital libraries to disadvantaged communities
05 july 2019 - 15:06:53Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - With the commitment to leave no one behind, the newly-formed National IFAP Committee of Eritrea has [...] Full text...
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AfDB on roadshow in Seoul, Tokyo to woo Asian investors ahead of 2019 Africa Investment
05 july 2019 - 14:59:58Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - Representatives of the African Development Bank (AfDB) met with Asian champions of industry and businesses [...] Full text...
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The remarkable story of Anthony, President Akinwumi Adesina’s adoptive son from Madagascar (An AfDB Feature)
05 july 2019 - 14:54:03Bas Mangoky, Madagascar (PANA) - Three years ago, Anthony, then 11, showed signs of stunted growth as observed by African Development [...] Full text...
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Let’s reinforce power sector regulations to attract investments – African energy stakeholders
05 july 2019 - 14:46:22Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa’s power sector policies and regulations must be sharpened to enhance efficiency to attract commensurate [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum: South Korean investors keen to access pipeline of bankable African projects
05 july 2019 - 14:39:12Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - The 2019 edition of the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) presented a good opportunity for South [...] Full text...
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Africa needs bolder private financing models for power transmission lines - energy experts
05 july 2019 - 14:32:08Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – Africa’s power sector leaders must devise new mechanisms to attract more private sector investment into power transmission [...] Full text...
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AU Summit: President Adesina to lead AfDB’s delegation, Continental Free Trade Area talks to top summit agenda
05 july 2019 - 14:26:14Abidjan, Côte (PANA) - African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina, will lead a delegation of top Bank officials to [...] Full text...
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Zambia continues to experience critical electricity supply deficit due to droughts (Feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA correspondent)
04 july 2019 - 11:10:08Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The over-reliance on hydro-power by Zambia, which is currently experiencing critical electricity supply deficit from recent [...] Full text...
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AfDB, Portugal release 470 million dollars for Cape Verde
03 july 2019 - 23:33:02Praia, Cap-e Verde (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Portuguese government have released an amount of 470 [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives DR Congo 70 million USD to rehabilitate roads in Kinshasa, Batshamba
28 june 2019 - 22:13:26Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released USD70 million to finance the rehabilitation of the [...] Full text...
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Angolan VP in Bamako for commemoration of Alioune Blondin Bèye
26 june 2019 - 14:14:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Angolan Vice President Bonito De Sousa has arrived in Bamako for the 21st commemoration of Mr. [...] Full text...
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Shelter Afrique to resume lending after US$108 million debt restructuring
21 june 2019 - 13:27:54Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Shelter Afrique, an African housing financier, is set to resume lending after reaching an agreement with [...] Full text...
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COMESA ministers discuss Dar es Salaam-Durban highway link
20 june 2019 - 18:14:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers in charge of infrastructure development, energy and information and communication technology (ICT) are meeting in [...] Full text...
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Bamako city launches 100,000 socially subsidized water sources
15 june 2019 - 19:46:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Society of Water Heritage (Somapep), a state structure dedicated to the management of drinking [...] Full text...
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The 2019 Babacar Ndiaye Trophy awarded to Gambian President
14 june 2019 - 21:58:41Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The 2019 Babacar Ndiaye Great Trophy Builder Award was presented to Gambian President Adama Barrow [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants Tunisia 120 million Euros in loan
14 june 2019 - 21:41:54Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday signed a financial loan agreement at the [...] Full text...
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Switzerland, AfDB sign two subsidy deals in Malabo
14 june 2019 - 21:17:36Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The Secretary of State for Economy of the Swiss Confederation (SECO) and the African Development [...] Full text...
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Afreximbank wins African Bank of the year 2019
12 june 2019 - 10:57:26Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) was on Tuesday named the African Bank the year 2019 [...] Full text...
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President Felix Tshisekedi leaves for AfDB meeting in Malabo
11 june 2019 - 21:38:59Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, left here [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants 7.3 billion CFA Francs to Niger over effects of climate change
07 june 2019 - 17:25:30Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB), on Friday granted a 7.3 billion CFA Francs funding to Niger [...] Full text...
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AfDB donates 2 million USD to Guinea for port project
31 may 2019 - 23:28:48Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Guinean ministry of Planning and Economic Development Thursday [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives Guinea US$ 2 million for deepwater port project
31 may 2019 - 18:05:03Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Guinean government have signed a US$ 2 million grant [...] Full text...
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Shelter Afrique targets US$350 million eurobond for housing sector investments
31 may 2019 - 14:24:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Shelter Afrique, the Pan African Organisation involved in housing investment in Africa, has announced plans to [...] Full text...
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Tunisia gets 57-million-euro loan from AfDB to support trade
30 may 2019 - 19:22:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a EUR 57.5 [...] Full text...
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ECCAS wants management body for the Ogooué-Ntem-Nyanga and Komo river basin
26 may 2019 - 16:37:22Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Water experts from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), who have just met in [...] Full text...
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Addis Ababa to host political dialogue on African continental trade on Monday
25 may 2019 - 11:34:10Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Coalition of dialogue on Africa (CoDA) will on Monday [...] Full text...
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AfDB to review Country Strategy Paper for Benin
23 may 2019 - 18:44:55Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will Monday organize the Combined Mid-Term Review of the Country Strategy [...] Full text...
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AfDB extends $128 million to Niger for Kandadji multi-sectoral project
23 may 2019 - 14:53:36Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB)’s board of directors on Wednesday approved US$128.8 million credit for [...] Full text...
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AfDB commissions study into contribution of jewelry manufacturing industry in Africa
22 may 2019 - 22:25:27Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has commissioned a study into the contribution of the jewelry manufacturing [...] Full text...
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AfDB’s Sustainable Energy Fund approves grant to spur renewable investments in Ethiopia
22 may 2019 - 13:41:16Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday announced the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)’s [...] Full text...
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AfDB lends EUR 120 million to Tunisia
17 may 2019 - 18:37:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a EUR 120 [...] Full text...
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Global partners allocate US$61.8 million to boost AfDB initiative for women entrepreneurs
14 may 2019 - 13:23:16Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Governing Committee of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has approved a funding allocation [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives Congo 2 billion dollars to support national development plan
13 may 2019 - 17:39:03Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina, has announced a financial contribution of 2 billion [...] Full text...
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Construction of road-rail bridge between Brazzaville and Kinshasa to begin in 2020
13 may 2019 - 10:36:56Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinumi Adesina, announced on Sunday in Oyo, 400 [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives more than 7.3 billion CFA francs to Mali for Integrated Development Programme in Niger River Basin
12 may 2019 - 12:25:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Mali and minister of Economy and Finance, Boubou Cissé, and the African [...] Full text...
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World Bank grants $14.5 million to Fund Climate Resilience in Niger
09 may 2019 - 17:35:23Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank on Wednesday allocated $14.5 million (CFAF 8.5 billion) to Niger to finance climate [...] Full text...
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