African Union backs local production of vaccines in Africa
22 june 2021 - 10:59:44Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union has voiced support for efforts to establish a continent-wide vaccine research and [...] Full text...
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Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union has voiced support for efforts to establish a continent-wide vaccine research and [...] Full text...
2021 Annual meetings of AfDB Group begin on Wednesday
22 june 2021 - 07:40:09Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The opening ceremony of the 56th Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the African [...] Full text...
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Africa Renewable Energy Fund II secures €125 million first close with SEFA and CTF investments
18 june 2021 - 12:54:10Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Renewable Energy Fund II (AREF II) has achieved its first close at €125 [...] Full text...
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IFC and AfDB launch programme to support women farmers in Côte d’Ivoire
17 june 2021 - 15:46:24Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – In a bid to boost the professional capacities, incomes and access to finance of thousands [...] Full text...
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AfDB lends €83 million to Egypt in support of electricity sector operations
17 june 2021 - 12:39:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB)’s Board of Directors has approved an €83 million loan to finance [...] Full text...
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G7 Development Finance Institutions and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses
14 june 2021 - 13:15:11Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) of the G7 member countries have for the first time come [...] Full text...
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AfDB launches US $$463.9 million Kangaroo Social Bond in Australia
14 june 2021 - 12:40:01Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank has launched a US$463.9 million 5.5-year Kangaroo bond, marking its return [...] Full text...
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African Development Bank grants $1.6 million to support Mozambique Covid-19 response
04 june 2021 - 13:16:08Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique has received a $1.6 million grant from the African Development Bank to purchase emergency health [...] Full text...
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AfDB Group supports risk-based supervision for capital markets in Ghana
03 june 2021 - 15:12:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Ghana on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Experts offer ways to conquer debt challenges, forge economic ties between Africa and Asia
01 june 2021 - 18:12:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Overcoming Africa’s debt challenges will not only benefit the continent, but profit its partners in [...] Full text...
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Third Japan-Africa Business Forum opens June 29
01 june 2021 - 15:08:36Abidjan, 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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AfDB grants nearly US$1 million to strengthen regional financial market
01 june 2021 - 08:24:12Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) have signed [...] Full text...
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AfDB extends US$84m to Rwanda to boost electricity access
01 june 2021 - 08:21:10Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved US$ 84.22 million [...] Full text...
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Mandate of African Legal Support Facility extended until 2036
01 june 2021 - 08:18:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At the Annual Meetings of its Management and Governance Councils, held on 25 and 26 [...] Full text...
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2021 African Economic Conference scheduled for December
29 may 2021 - 08:17:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 2021 African Economic Conference (AEC), jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), [...] Full text...
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African Development Fund ranked among world’s leading providers of development assistance
29 may 2021 - 08:08:22Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has been ranked second among 49 international agencies for the [...] Full text...
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Africa Road Builders: Buhari wins 2021 Super Builder Award - Babacar Ndiaye Trophy
29 may 2021 - 07:28:47Abidjan, 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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Tanzania, AfDB sign loan agreements for US$140 million to raise power generation
27 may 2021 - 14:41:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Government of Tanzania have signed loan [...] Full text...
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Uganda's Makerere University hounours AfDB's Adesina for science leadership
24 may 2021 - 18:01:09Kampala, 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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Mauritania: AfDB boosts new investment dynamics, a vector of recovery in times of crisis
21 may 2021 - 19:58:29Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a donation of [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board approves new water policy
21 may 2021 - 19:44:58Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a new [...] Full text...
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US amends law to remove Sudan from list of state sponsors of terrorism
21 may 2021 - 09:13:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has amended the law that removes Sudan from countries that sponsor terrorism. A [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau: AfDB grants 6m euros to empower women, youth in the cashew, fruit and vegetable sectors
19 may 2021 - 17:34:20Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a financing [...] Full text...
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AfDB debars Mactebac Contractors, Mr. Joram Opala Otieno for 36 months for fraudulent practices
19 may 2021 - 17:22:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the 36-month debarment of Mactebac Contractors Ltd., [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President calls for debt cancellation for poor countries
19 may 2021 - 09:35:46Tunis, 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 - 21:13:07Abidjan, 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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Kazungula Bridge Project to expand regional integration, trade across southern Africa
18 may 2021 - 20:53:24Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - On Monday, 10 May 2021, the Kazungula Bridge Project was officially commissioned by the presidents of [...] Full text...
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IMF, WB, AfDB write off Sudan's debts, says PM Hamdouk
18 may 2021 - 07:19:20Paris, France (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, announced on Monday that the World Bank, the International Monetary [...] Full text...
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AfDB, European bank reach deal to spur infrastructure investment
17 may 2021 - 13:46:03Paris, 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 - 13:26:23Abidjan, 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 - 11:20:11Abidjan, 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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In Niger, Covid-19 wards remain empty, as agriculture and business benefit from support programmes
11 may 2021 - 19:35:14Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After achieving outstanding results in its management of the COVID-19 pandemic, Niger, which is expected to [...] Full text...
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AfDB invites business enablers to apply for funding to support women entrepreneurs
10 may 2021 - 18:49:28Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is launching a call for proposals for [...] Full text...
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UK Parliamentary Committee recognises AfDB's effective response to Covid-19
06 may 2021 - 18:44:05Abidjan, 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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Development banks, partners pledge over $17 billion to increase food security in Africa
30 april 2021 - 17:14:36Abidjan, 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 - 19:47:16Abidjan, 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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ADF provides $31.2 million to boost nutrition and end child stunting in Ethiopia
29 april 2021 - 19:37:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a grant of [...] Full text...
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AfDB debars Nigeria-registered Company for 36 months for fraudulent practices
28 april 2021 - 19:48:35Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, 28 April, 2021, announced the 36-month debarment [...] Full text...
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New reports from AfDB, FAO and CGIAR showcase digital agriculture for Africa
26 april 2021 - 13:11:21Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Drones, satellites, geographic information systems, weather stations and advanced analytics are among promising technologies for [...] Full text...
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EBRD finances Kom Ombo solar plant in Egypt
22 april 2021 - 13:34:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC [...] Full text...
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2021 AfDB virtual Annual Meetings scheduled for 23-25 June
10 april 2021 - 14:01:32Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will hold its 2021 Annual Meetings virtually, from 23-25 [...] Full text...
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AfDB distances from electricity load shedding in South Sudanese capital
07 april 2021 - 21:23:35Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Wednesday it was not involved in a decision [...] Full text...
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Renewable energy access key to climate adaptation in Africa: UN chief
06 april 2021 - 17:13:43New York, US (PANA) - Support for climate adaptation in Africa is crucial, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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AfDB extends €145 million loan to bolster Egypt’s railway safety and reliability
06 april 2021 - 14:41:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of €145 [...] Full text...
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Women-led Kenyan design house wins Fashionomics Africa competition
29 march 2021 - 20:30:58Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house [...] Full text...
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Uganda, AfDB sign $229.5 million financing deal for Kampala-Jinja expressway project
19 march 2021 - 11:42:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $229.5 million financing agreement for the [...] Full text...
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AfDB supports domestic debt market development in four West African countries
18 march 2021 - 13:58:10Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has launched a project to support development of domestic [...] Full text...
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Kenyan shoe start-up wins AfDB 'Fashionomics' award
17 march 2021 - 13:01:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan fashion start-up, Pine Kazi, which has excelled in the production of fashionable shoes using [...] Full text...
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AfDB funds $530 million electricity project to expand renewable energy, regional connectivity in Angola
16 march 2021 - 14:54:43Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed $530 million to finance the construction of a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB President calls for global vaccine solidarity and justice for Africa
16 march 2021 - 14:15:54Abidjan, 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 - 14:06:50Abidjan, 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 - 11:21:22Bamako, 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 provides $1 million for AI-based national customer management systems
10 march 2021 - 16:23:31Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted $1.024 million for artificial intelligence enabled systems to [...] Full text...
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AfDB offers $2.33 million support to modernisation of electronic payments infrastructure in Ethiopia
10 march 2021 - 15:42:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of $2.33 million to EthSwitch Share [...] Full text...
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AfDB purchases temporary bridges to replace infrastructure destroyed in Mozambique cyclones
09 march 2021 - 18:23:08Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank has finalised the purchase of 26 modular steel bridges to replace infrastructure [...] Full text...
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AfDB named World's Best Multilateral Financial Institution 2021
09 march 2021 - 17:16:36Abidjan, 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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AfDB to introduce first women beneficiaries of AFAWA Guarantee for Growth programme
05 march 2021 - 20:40:38Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In celebration of International Women’s Day, and to mark the rollout of the Affirmative Finance [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: AfDB provides grant for Securities and Exchange Commission for capital markets development
05 march 2021 - 20:32:01Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Friday signed a US$400,000 grant agreement with the [...] Full text...
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AfDB moves to strengthen cybersecurity, boost financial inclusion in Africa
05 march 2021 - 20:24:55Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has awarded a US$2 million [...] Full text...
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Egypt, AfDB sign agreement to transform sewage coverage in Egypt's rural areas
05 march 2021 - 20:16:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has signed financing agreements of 109 million euros with the [...] Full text...
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Egypt, AfDB sign agreements worth €109 million to transform sewage coverage in rural areas
05 march 2021 - 17:00:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has signed financing agreements of €109 million with the Government [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants $2 million to beef up cybersecurity, boost financial inclusion in Africa
05 march 2021 - 16:45:03Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank has awarded a $2 million grant to establish the African Cybersecurity [...] Full text...
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AfDB provides US$320 000 in grant funding to mainstream gender in ECOWAS’ digital financial operations
02 march 2021 - 21:12:43Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has awarded a grant of [...] Full text...
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7th African regional sustainable development forum opens in Congo
02 march 2021 - 02:19:54Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The seventh African regional forum for sustainable development (FRADD) began on Monday evening in the Congolese [...] Full text...
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Brazzaville to host Seventh African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development
20 february 2021 - 12:15:55Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The seventh edition of the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (FRADD) will be held in [...] Full text...
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Africa’s first Energy Service firm in Morocco gets $965,000 boost from AfDB
17 february 2021 - 14:04:46Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is providing a US$965,000 grant [...] Full text...
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Japan, AfDB Group sign US$668.1 million loan for ADF 15th replenishment
17 february 2021 - 13:40:53Abidjan, 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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AfDB grants Morocco $965,000 energy giant for development
17 february 2021 - 12:02:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing a $965,000 grant to Morocco's Super Energy Service [...] Full text...
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Japan, AfDB Group sign $668 million loan agreement
17 february 2021 - 09:28:19Abidjan, 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 debars Kenyan firm for tender fraud
16 february 2021 - 11:34:50Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has debarred a Kenyan company for engaging in fraudulent practices [...] Full text...
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Bamako hosts conference for mobilization of skills of the diaspora for employment
15 february 2021 - 14:11:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The high-level conference is being held in Bamako to mobilise the financial and technical resources necessary for [...] Full text...
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AfDB, natural gas project scoop Global Multilateral Deal award
12 february 2021 - 16:13:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Area 1 Project and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have [...] Full text...
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AFAWA, African Guarantee Fund partner to unlock loans to women entrepreneurs
12 february 2021 - 13:19:44Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) programme has agreed [...] Full text...
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AfDB assists West Africa to deliver carbon emission reductions, meet Paris deal commitments
09 february 2021 - 12:45:42Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has extended financial support to a project that will strengthen [...] Full text...
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AfDB, FAO, South Sudan ink protocols for $14 million grant to boost agricultural markets
04 february 2021 - 14:11:51Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to [...] Full text...
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Africa must invest in innovative sanitation, wastewater management - Report
02 february 2021 - 13:05:02Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal have released the [...] Full text...
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S&P Global affirms African Development Bank’s AAA rating with stable outlook
02 february 2021 - 12:52:29Abidjan, 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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AfDB, Global Centre on Adaption launch African climate adaption initiative
26 january 2021 - 19:33:36Abidjan, 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 - 12:56:43Abidjan, 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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Guinea government names 16 cabinet ministers
20 january 2021 - 11:07:37Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé on Tuesday evening made public a partial list of 16 ministers who [...] Full text...
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AfDB pledges to mobilise $6.5 billion in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative
11 january 2021 - 15:42:04Paris, 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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AfDB grants $11.26 million for women and girls’ education in Chad
08 january 2021 - 13:04:02Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $11.26 [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Leila Mokaddem appointed DG of the AfDB in Southern Africa
07 january 2021 - 17:57:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In a statement issued on Thursday, the African Development Bank Group announced the appointment of Tunisian [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves new Gender Strategy for 2021-2025
07 january 2021 - 16:48:09Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday announced its approval of a new Gender Strategy [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves programme to expand solar energy generation to G5 Sahel countries
20 december 2020 - 15:09:16Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a Desert-to-Power (D2P) [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $7 million to transform mini-grid investment in Africa
20 december 2020 - 14:33:11Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $7 million [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board of Directors approves borrowing programme for 2021
20 december 2020 - 14:24:36Abidjan, Core d'Ivoire - The Board of Directors of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants Guinea US$11m for internal resource mobilization
19 december 2020 - 13:39:31Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has given Guinea a grant of US$11.64 million to implement the [...] Full text...
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Senegalese economist named to lead AfDB operations in Rwanda
17 december 2020 - 13:07:54Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – A Senegalese economist, Aissa Toure, has been appointed the Country Manager for Rwanda at the African [...] Full text...
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Africa's vast mineral potential to power 'green energy' shift
16 december 2020 - 14:07:24Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries should rise to the growing demand for clean energy products to effectively market [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $14.96 million project to boost women entrepreneurs in Sudan
15 december 2020 - 14:03:56Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) _ The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant for a $14.96 million project to [...] Full text...
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AfDB launches ‘Fashionomics Africa’ contest to promote innovative circular fashion
14 december 2020 - 15:07:56Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative is launching a competition to support designers of [...] Full text...
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AfDB chief, three others win Academy of Public Health 2020 Distinguished Fellowship Award
14 december 2020 - 13:35:21Abidjan, 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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Tunisia ranks 30th in Africa in visa granting on continent
11 december 2020 - 22:50:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia ranks 30th among African countries granting visas, a report issued Thursday by the African Union [...] Full text...
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Banks, IMF launch first joint report on financing sustainable development goals
11 december 2020 - 18:11:48Abidjan, 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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AfDB, IRENA to jointly advance Africa’s energy transition
11 december 2020 - 13:48:52Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) will jointly support investment in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB, others raise US$230 billion in pandemic response
11 december 2020 - 12:27:01Abidjan, 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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AfDB, AU joint visa transparency index shows 9% improvement
10 december 2020 - 14:06:07Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The upward trend in African countries liberalizing visa regimes and welcoming African travellers has improved [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: African economists continental trade accelerating recovery from pandemic slowdown
10 december 2020 - 02:26:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Experts attending the African Economic Conference here Wednesday identified the pending entry into force of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ECA chief pleads for African solutions to Covid-19
09 december 2020 - 18:34:47Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary has called for African solutions to counter [...] Full text...
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African Economic Conference to be held virtually from 8 to 10 December
07 december 2020 - 12:51:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 2020 edition of the African Economic Conference will take place virtually from 8 to [...] Full text...
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China offers comprehensive support to kick-start African Free Trade
06 december 2020 - 18:01:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - China is prepared to assist countries in Africa launch a continental free trade and investment platform [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$120 million loan to build Malagarasi hydropower project in Tanzania
27 november 2020 - 13:27:13Dar 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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Chambers of Commerce of the G5 Sahel meet in Nouakchott
25 november 2020 - 17:07:12Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nouakchott is hosting a meeting of the Executive Assembly of the Union of Chambers of Commerce [...] Full text...
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AfDB investments unlock economic potential, spur development - 2020 ADER report
20 november 2020 - 14:16:49Abidjan, 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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Coronavirus: ADF approves $28.233 million grant for Sudan’s response to pandemic
19 november 2020 - 13:28:25Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved grants worth $28.233 million to [...] Full text...
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Investing in WASH key to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 – AfDB
17 november 2020 - 12:51:10Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Investing in the water and sanitation (WASH) sector in Africa is crucial to achieving the [...] Full text...
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AfDB, partners agree to strengthen commitment to gender equality
15 november 2020 - 11:19:47Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners have agreed to strengthen their commitment to gender [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants Uganda $0.5 million for petroleum sector development
13 november 2020 - 06:43:50Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Uganda have signed a $500,000 grant agreement [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB gives Morocco nearly €120 million to fight pandemic
05 november 2020 - 12:02:43Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on Wednesday that it has approved additional funding of nearly [...] Full text...
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AfDB signs grant agreement to support the Rwanda Coding Academy
05 november 2020 - 10:48:21Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a grant agreement for $150,000 with the Ministry of [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $440,000 relief package for flood-hit Sudan, South Sudan
01 november 2020 - 12:44:59Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an emergency assistance relief package of $440,000 [...] Full text...
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Africa’s energy masterplan takes shape as AfDB, AUDA-NEPAD release key report
31 october 2020 - 04:26:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have released recommendations [...] Full text...
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AfDB wins International award for increasing solar energy footprint across Africa
31 october 2020 - 04:22:56Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has emerged the 'Development Finance Institution of the Year' at [...] Full text...
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Madagascar: AfDB strengthens industrial, financial sectors with 14 million euros
31 october 2020 - 04:20:51Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the Industrialization and Financial Sector Support Project (PAISF), [...] Full text...
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AfDB launches train-the-trainers' programme on access to Green Climate Fund
31 october 2020 - 04:09:48Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has designated representatives from 80 government institutions, civil society organizations [...] Full text...
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Niger: AfDB grants US$35m to ensure food security for 1.5 million people in rural areas
31 october 2020 - 03:31:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday donated US$ 35.4 [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s record wheat harvest proves success of AfDB’s agricultural transformation programme
20 october 2020 - 16:06:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest, according [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board raises the bank's capital by 125 per cent
15 october 2020 - 15:26:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) country manager at the Regional Office of Development and Service Delivery for [...] Full text...
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AfDB urges Japanese investors to seek investment partners in Africa
07 october 2020 - 13:49:30Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged Japanese investors to collaborate with local partners in [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: AfDB's support gives Zanzibar's urban residents improved access to water and sanitation
06 october 2020 - 18:53:07Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Zanzibar Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project, implemented between 2012 and 2018 in [...] Full text...
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Zanzibar's urban residents get improved access to water, sanitation with AfDB support
06 october 2020 - 09:59:05Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - Around 287,000 residents of Saateni and Welezo areas of Zanzibar city now benefit from water and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Partners, leading experts discuss Africa’s post pandemic sustainable recovery
05 october 2020 - 16:08:28Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday organised a high-level session on fostering inclusivity and [...] Full text...
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Health: AfDB wins global award for COVID-19 bond issue
01 october 2020 - 19:39:21Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) was selected in a poll of bond market players as [...] Full text...
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AfDB flagship annual report wins top international award
01 october 2020 - 19:23:44Abidjan, 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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Nigeria: AfDB partners with government and Microsoft to launch Digital Nigeria e-Learning Platform
01 october 2020 - 19:01:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the government of Nigeria and Microsoft on Monday launched the Digital [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants US$27 million loan to develop agricultural value chains in Madagascar
30 september 2020 - 19:27:47Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday approved a loan [...] Full text...
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AfDB named latest board member of the World Business Angels Investment Forum
28 september 2020 - 18:59:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) on Monday named the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...
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AfDB named to board World Business Angels Investment Forum
28 september 2020 - 12:50:53Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA0 - The World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) on Monday announced the African Development Bank as [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian govt. presents Extended Priority Programmes to partners
22 september 2020 - 15:07:00Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government on Tuesday presented its Extended Priority Programmes to Technical and Financial Partners (TFPs), [...] Full text...
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Africa needs urgent trade finance boost in the wake of COVID-19 - Report
19 september 2020 - 05:18:14Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - There is an urgent need for financing to re-energize Africa’s trade in the wake of [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$2.1 million for Disaster Risk Financing in Mauritania
19 september 2020 - 05:05:59Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a grant of US$2.1 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: AfDB approves emergency relief to boost clean-up of marine oil spill
18 september 2020 - 18:22:19Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a US$500,000 [...] Full text...
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GCA Africa launch seeks to improve effectiveness of climate adaption activities across Africa
18 september 2020 - 18:10:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The regional office of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) was inaugurated on Wednesday in [...] Full text...
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Panelists call for collaboration among funders to meet ambitious targets for a climate-resilient Africa
16 september 2020 - 18:22:39Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Experts at the 2020 Global Philanthropy Forum on Tuesday called for greater collaboration among funders [...] Full text...
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Global and African Leaders launch GCA Africa at AfDB headquarters
16 september 2020 - 18:13:31Abidjan, 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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African Leaders for Nutrition call on leaders to embed nutrition within the Covid-19 response and recovery
15 september 2020 - 18:19:52Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) have unveiled a position paper calling upon African Heads [...] Full text...
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Nutrition experts discuss ways to advance nutrition and gender at the African Green Revolution Forum
15 september 2020 - 17:58:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A panel of gender, nutrition and food specialists explored food access challenges that vulnerable groups [...] Full text...
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Ban Ki-moon, AfDB President Adesina, other global leaders launch GCA regional office in Africa
14 september 2020 - 19:31:50Abidjan, 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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"Despite COVID-19 pandemic, Africa still a prime investment destination" - AfDB webinar participants
14 september 2020 - 19:19:54Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Participants in a webinar to present the African Development Bank’s African Economic Outlook Supplement to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari receives AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, tells him, “nothing succeeds like success”
10 september 2020 - 19:02:42Abuja, 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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Senegal: Nearly 29,000 jobs created in four years under AfDB-supported Emerging Senegal Plan
09 september 2020 - 16:13:31Dakar, Seneral (PANA) - So far, 28,852 jobs were created in four years in Senegal, thanks to the implementation of [...] Full text...
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AfDB supports decentralization of water and sanitation services in Benin
08 september 2020 - 18:04:29Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Support Project for the Decentralization of Drinking Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Services in Atacora-Donga (LEauCal [...] Full text...
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Mali: AfDB improves regional integration, local economy and employment
08 september 2020 - 17:54:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Carrefour de la Paix-Pont Woyowayanko-Point Y road widening project, carried out between 2010 and 2013 [...] Full text...
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AfDB helps to improve access to drinking water, sanitation for nearly one million Chadians
08 september 2020 - 17:43:40N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has contributed to the financing of a project benefiting more than [...] Full text...
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AfDB partners AGRF as sponsor of virtual African Green Revolution Forum
07 september 2020 - 17:48:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution [...] Full text...
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Nigeria increases shareholding in African housing financier, Shelter Afrique
04 september 2020 - 20:59:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African housing development financier, Shelter Afrique, has received US$$9.4 million from Nigeria, the first tranche of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 2 West African Science and Tech institutions driving local solutions to COVID-19 pandemic
04 september 2020 - 16:03:19Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Bank-funded institutes in Nigeria and Burkina Faso are domestically producing much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) [...] Full text...
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“We must help Africa build back boldly, but smartly,” says AfDB President, Adesina
02 september 2020 - 16:16:32Abidjan, 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 - 19:27:30Abidjan, 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 - 19:16:03Abidjan, 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 Webinar on 'Promoting renewable energy technologies for sustainable development in post-Covid-19 Africa
31 august 2020 - 14:00:18Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI), and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will Thursday, [...] Full text...
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AfDB plans elaborate swearing-in ceremony for its newly-elected president
31 august 2020 - 13:46:50Abidjan, 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 - 07:57:41Abidjan, 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 - 13:45:26Abidjan, 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 - 17:15:43Abidjan, 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 - 21:57:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Governors' Dialogue and election of a president will be top of [...] Full text...
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AfDB holds its Annual Meetings in virtual mode from August 25 to 27
24 august 2020 - 14:51:24Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will hold its Annual Meetings for the year 2020 [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: AfDB mulls Building Africa back better after COVID-19 pandemic
24 august 2020 - 14:05:09Abidjan, 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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AfDB sanctions four Nigerian companies over fraud
20 august 2020 - 14:18:48Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Thursday slapped a 24-month debarment on four Nigerian [...] Full text...
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'Awakening entrepreneurial spirit of every young African is key to continent’s future'
14 august 2020 - 14:06:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has joined a number of development leaders in calling for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea records 98 new positive cases
12 august 2020 - 22:13:18Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Wednesday recorded 98 new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) after tests carried out on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: External partners give Guinea US$308 million for pandemic fight
11 august 2020 - 09:17:29Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's financial partners have provided the West African country with US$308.1 million between March and June [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants CFAF 155.3 billion for Congo-Cameroon interconnection works
10 august 2020 - 16:32:53Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, Léon Juste Ibombo, on Saturday launched [...] Full text...
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Climate financing by leading multilateral development banks tops US$ 61.6 billion
06 august 2020 - 16:18:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Climate financing by seven of the world's largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) totalled US$ 61.6 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB supports Mauritius
01 august 2020 - 08:20:09Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided a COVID-19 Crisis Response Budget Programme of 188 million [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: How cryptocurrency can help govts fund COVID-19 stimulus packages (Analysis)
30 july 2020 - 22:13:14Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Never spend your money before you have it” is a famous quote from the late third [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: For 20 million Africans first-time access to clean water proves crucial amid COVID-19
29 july 2020 - 16:16:55Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - From Mozambique in the south to Morocco in the north, 20 million people in rural and [...] Full text...
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South African villagers find fresh water in ancient mountain springs (An AfDB Feature)
29 july 2020 - 16:15:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The village of Tsakhuma in the Vhembe district of South Africa’s Limpopo region has shown [...] Full text...
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AfDB project enhances primary, secondary school education in Lesotho - Report
29 july 2020 - 16:14:15Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - An educational project in Lesotho, financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and implemented between 2008 [...] Full text...
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AfDB chief Adesina 'completely exonerated' of alleged ethical wrongdoings
28 july 2020 - 08:01:51Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A much awaited report by an Independent Review Panel has completely exonerated the President of [...] Full text...
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Malawi youth foresee bright future, thanks to university education funding from AfDB
27 july 2020 - 18:42:29Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - For many youth in Malawi, achieving a university-level education remains a distant dream due to the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB approves $53 million grant for COVID-19 response in Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone
26 july 2020 - 15:42:02Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $53.25 million multi-country grant to Gambia, Liberia [...] Full text...
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AfDB commits $98 million for multisector COVID-19 response to Rwanda
25 july 2020 - 18:15:07Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a concessional loan of $97.675 million to Rwanda to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: US$20 million provided to curb the impact of COVID-19 on refugees and their hosts in the Sahel
23 july 2020 - 19:58:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Public health, the wellbeing of refugees and the host communities in the Sahel are the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB commits US$1.04 million towards two COVID-19 research projects in Angola
23 july 2020 - 17:03:44Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Funds from the African Development Bank’s ongoing Science and Technology Development Project have been committed towards [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB gives South Africa 5 billion Rands towards COVID-19 response
22 july 2020 - 19:59:20Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of [...] Full text...
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Fitch Rating Agency Affirms Triple A (AAA) Rating of the AfDB, with Stable Outlook
21 july 2020 - 16:04:03Abidjan, 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 - 12:55:23Abidjan, 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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African agricultural insurer hires former AfDB VP Jennifer Blanke
14 july 2020 - 21:48:11Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The immediate former Vice-President for Agriculture at the African Development Bank (AfDB), Jennifer Blanke, has [...] Full text...
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Germany grants 150 million euros to Tunisia
14 july 2020 - 16:30:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Germany has granted a credit of 150 million euros to support the public sector in Tunisia, [...] Full text...
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AfDB to launch 2020 edition of "Regional Economic Outlook in Central Africa"
14 july 2020 - 15:20:14Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Regional Office of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for Central Africa will Thursday (July [...] Full text...
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AfDB invests in empowering women and youth in Madagascar
14 july 2020 - 15:01:05Antananarivo, 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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AfDB supporting the hospital sector, helping to improve access to quality care in Uganda
14 july 2020 - 14:39:06Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The project to improve the quality of health services at Mulago hospital and in the city [...] Full text...
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Egyptian president, Al-Sisi, wins the Babacar Ndiaye Great Road Builder Award
14 july 2020 - 14:29:05Abidjan, 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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Weather data helps authorities respond to deadly floods in Abidjan
10 july 2020 - 18:11:24Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - When torrential rains and flash floods deluged parts of Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital, Abidjan, an [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB grants Libya US$0.5 million emergency relief assistance for PPE protection
10 july 2020 - 18:03:38Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved a grant of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Tanzania’s economic growth fastest in Eastern Africa - AfDB Report
10 july 2020 - 12:35:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A new report shows Tanzania’s economy is forecast to grow at 5.2 percent in [...] Full text...
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Data-driven advisory services are key for Africa’s agricultural development - AfDB
08 july 2020 - 14:37:13Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - What are some of the barriers preventing small farmers in Africa from adopting digital advisory [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021 in post-Covid-19, says AfDB
08 july 2020 - 14:25:17Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa’s economic growth could rebound in 2021, provided that governments manage the COVID-19 infection rate [...] Full text...
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“Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the Fight Against COVID-19 – The Role of Governments”
08 july 2020 - 13:44:51Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative, in collaboration [...] Full text...
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AfDB project triples incomes of rural producers and traders in Tanzania
08 july 2020 - 03:41:25Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An African Development Bank (AfDB) project to enhance market infrastructure, value addition and rural [...] Full text...
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Madagascar receives US$ 2 million from ARC to cover drought risks
05 july 2020 - 07:32:56Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The government of Madagascar has received a cheque of US$2.13 million from the Insurance Company of [...] Full text...
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AfDB elevates Kenyan Wambui Gichuri to post of VP Agric, Human and Social Development
05 july 2020 - 07:14:33Abidjan, 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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AfDB concludes R2 billion investment in Nedbank SDG-linked bonds
03 july 2020 - 15:03:25Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has concluded the investment of 2billion Rands (about US$116 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ADF approves US$165 million grant for Ethiopia's national COVID-19 emergency response
03 july 2020 - 14:52:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July, 2020, approved [...] Full text...
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AfDB to launch African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement
02 july 2020 - 16:08:18Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will launch its African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement in a [...] Full text...
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ADF approves US$9.52 million to enhance coordinated COVID-19 response in East Africa, Horn of Africa and the Comoros
01 july 2020 - 12:40:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved grants totalling US$9.52 [...] Full text...
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AfDB's Legal Service Department gets new Director
30 june 2020 - 17:16:33Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the appointment of Mr. Souley Amadou as Acting [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to intensify fight against corruption
30 june 2020 - 16:42:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday told Parliament that the government is committed to shed [...] Full text...
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