AfDB gives Mali CFAF 5 billion to support governance structures
25 november 2022 - 11:44:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday signed an agreement with the Malian government for a [...] Full text...
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday signed an agreement with the Malian government for a [...] Full text...
Africa Investment Forum 2022 draws $31 billion in investor interest
07 november 2022 - 10:58:51Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This year’s Africa Investment Forum Market Days, the continent’s premier investment platform, has drawn $31 [...] Full text...
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Namibia demands implementation of Paris climate change agreement
27 october 2022 - 15:57:12Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Africa must focus on the implementation of the Paris Agreement, recommends Tom Oweendo, Namibia's Minister of [...] Full text...
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Windhoek hosts Tenth conference on climate change and development in Africa
15 october 2022 - 11:50:48Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Tenth Climate Change and Development Conference in Africa (CCDA-X) will be held from 24 to [...] Full text...
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77th UN General Assembly: Africa must be able to exploit its resources, says Macky Sall
21 september 2022 - 17:43:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's President Macky Sall told the UN Assembly Tuesday Africa, the least polluting continent and the [...] Full text...
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Japan, AfDB to provide $5 billion in support for Africa’s private sector
28 august 2022 - 11:11:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The government of Japan and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Saturday announced a $5 billion [...] Full text...
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Japan pledges to mobilise some $30 billion for Africa
27 august 2022 - 18:15:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Saturday that the public and private sectors in his [...] Full text...
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Gambia, WFP join forces to enhance agriculture, food security of vulnerable communities
18 august 2022 - 11:11:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Government of The Gambia and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), have launched the [...] Full text...
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AfDB, AfCFTA Secretariat, sign $11 million institutional support grant agreement
31 july 2022 - 05:25:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) [...] Full text...
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ADF extends $4.3 million grant to Ethiopia for capacity building, economic resilience
28 july 2022 - 08:36:32Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $4.3 million [...] Full text...
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ADF approves US$5.6 million grant to bolster food security in Mozambique
27 july 2022 - 09:59:16Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has granted Mozambique $5.6 million in additional funding for Post-Cyclone Idai [...] Full text...
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AfDB debars Ivorian company for 'fraudulent practices'
26 july 2022 - 08:43:15Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Monday announced a nine-month debarment of Ivoian company, [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $3.5 million for Gambia rice project
24 july 2022 - 07:20:02Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a grant [...] Full text...
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Project launched to enhance investment climate in 11 refugee hosting African countries
21 july 2022 - 05:43:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board Approves $134 million loan to boost food production in Nigeria
20 july 2022 - 11:26:09Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $134 [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board approves more than $1 billion for emergency food production plan
20 july 2022 - 07:41:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Board of Directors has approved 24 fast-track programmes to help [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$ 271 million for Egypt's food security and economic resilience support programme
19 july 2022 - 10:35:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a loan of US$271 million to [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants US$5 million to Burundi for food security
18 july 2022 - 12:48:20Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The African Development Bank's (AfDB) recent US$5 million food security grant to Burundi comes at a [...] Full text...
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African Development Fund approves $11 million grant to the AfCFTA Secretariat
18 july 2022 - 06:04:12Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved an $11.02 million support package [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $150 million for Kenya highway project
18 july 2022 - 05:27:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved financing of $150 [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants $8.1 million to support food production in South Sudan
17 july 2022 - 12:58:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of [...] Full text...
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AfDB donates $5.4 million to CAR for food security project
17 july 2022 - 06:35:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives Guinea $66 million to extend access to electricity
17 july 2022 - 05:32:43Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $66.39 million [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ADF approves $27.19 million grant to boost post-pandemid recovery in Ghana
01 july 2022 - 07:16:58Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) Board of Directors has approved a US$27.19 million grant to [...] Full text...
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Ghana, African Development Fund, Switzerland sign agreement to support dev't of mini-grids
10 june 2022 - 10:05:17Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The government of Ghana has signed a grant agreement with the African Development Fund, and a [...] Full text...
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Libyan Ministry of Finance, Egyptian company sign protocol on digital transformation
10 june 2022 - 05:49:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Finance of the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the e-finance company [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants Malawi of $9.25 million for rollout of Climate Disaster Risk Financing
08 june 2022 - 12:55:23Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants of $9.25 million to implement the [...] Full text...
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Djibouti aspires to become global ICT cente
07 june 2022 - 12:19:14Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has received Djibouti’s highest honour of ‘Commandeur dans [...] Full text...
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AfDB launches first Africa Circular Economy Facility
31 may 2022 - 09:57:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group launched its first Africa Circular Economy Facility during its 2022 [...] Full text...
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AfDB President outlines Bank's plan to feed the continent
25 may 2022 - 06:59:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has outlined the Bank's plans to address [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board approves US$1.5 billion facility to avert food crisis in Africa
20 may 2022 - 21:08:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors on Friday approved a US$1.5 billion facility [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: African Development Bank Mobilize $540 Million For Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones In Nigeria
27 april 2022 - 14:50:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has mobilized a total of $540 million for the establishment of [...] Full text...
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Climate resilience and just energy transition take centre stage at AfDB's 2022 Annual Meetings
24 april 2022 - 05:02:59Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Annual Meetings in May will focus on the impact [...] Full text...
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AfDB earmarks €10 million equity investment to drive technologies in wake of COVID-19
19 april 2022 - 10:24:03Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an equity investment of [...] Full text...
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African Development Fund gives $5.5 million for energy project in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan
11 april 2022 - 05:37:02Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $5.5 million [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum Virtual boardrooms attract $32.8 billion in investment interest
21 march 2022 - 04:45:34Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum boardrooms have drawn $32.8 billion in investment interest in bankable projects, [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants Tunisia loan of €104 million
08 march 2022 - 17:11:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Monday granted Tunisia a loan of 103.950 million euros within the [...] Full text...
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Six African countries to benefit from $2.8 million AfDB grant to improve governance of natural resource outflows
07 march 2022 - 12:41:54Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Six African countries will soon benefit from a grant from the Transitional Support Facility (TSF) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa calls for equitable access to vaccines
06 march 2022 - 17:25:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The eighth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD-8) held this week in Kigali, Rwanda, has [...] Full text...
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ENDA Tiers Monde wants greater gender involvement in implementation of Africa's 2030 and 2063 agendas
01 march 2022 - 20:47:57Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The international network, Environment and Development in the Third World (ENDA Tiers Monde), has called for [...] Full text...
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Kigali hosts the 8th African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development Thursday
01 march 2022 - 13:27:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, is hosting on Thursday the eighth session of the African Regional [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves energy access financing for six African countries
22 february 2022 - 17:36:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved the Energy Access [...] Full text...
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AfDB takes lead in seeking US$500 million for climate change response in Africa
19 february 2022 - 15:00:39Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the African Union Commission and the African Union [...] Full text...
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AfDB Chief pays homage to late Tanzanian leader, Magufuli
13 february 2022 - 12:35:12Dar Es Salam, Tanzania (PANA) - The head of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, ended his [...] Full text...
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AfDB to provide US$12 million to finance AU reforms
11 february 2022 - 18:11:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) will soon benefit from an US$11.48 million grant from the [...] Full text...
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Tanzania launches construction of key link to Trans-Africa Highway
11 february 2022 - 11:12:24Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has launched the construction of a key highway link to the Dakar to Cairo Trans-African [...] Full text...
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Cabo Verde launches project to propel development of vibrant capital markets
07 february 2022 - 05:14:11Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - The government of Cabo Verde has launched a project to propel the development of vibrant [...] Full text...
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AfDB chief says Africa cannot outsource its healthcare security to the benevolence of others
06 february 2022 - 15:51:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (OANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that the most important [...] Full text...
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African Development Fund gives Ghana $27.39 million grant to support power project
02 february 2022 - 07:01:56Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $27.39 million grant [...] Full text...
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AfDB extends $10 million grant to enhance climate information systems in Liberia
31 january 2022 - 10:32:45Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $10 million [...] Full text...
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AfDB debars CP Power East Africa Limited for fraudulent practices
26 january 2022 - 23:56:35Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the 48-month debarment of CP Power East [...] Full text...
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AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria
26 january 2022 - 23:47:47Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...
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AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria
26 january 2022 - 23:36:12Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives Tunisia a €104 million loan
21 december 2021 - 18:49:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a €104 million [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum postponed due to Omicron variant
30 november 2021 - 12:55:28Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 2021 edition of the Africa Investment Forum (AIF), scheduled to take place from 1 to [...] Full text...
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AfDB supports fund-raising effort in aid of climate response in Kenya
29 november 2021 - 19:25:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will support Kenya to raise funds for climate change action to [...] Full text...
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Africa launches report on status of Nationally Determined Contributions to reduce emissions
08 november 2021 - 15:05:01Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partner institutions of the Africa NDC Hub have published a [...] Full text...
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AfDB urges traditional African values for better land management
07 november 2021 - 18:13:34Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is calling on Africa to draw on its heritage values for [...] Full text...
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AfDB , AUC, and UNECA pledge more resources to improve land governance in Africa
05 november 2021 - 14:24:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Economic Commission for [...] Full text...
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Coalition holds workshop on validation of technical documents on vaccine research, manufacturing in Africa
28 october 2021 - 21:17:06Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) Thursday began a two-day workshop to review and validate [...] Full text...
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AfDB Report predicts strong economic recovery in East Africa
28 october 2021 - 20:59:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The .African Development Bank launched the East Africa Economic Outlook 2021, reviewing the economic performance of [...] Full text...
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AfDB loans Ghana $75 million for Infrastructure Investment
27 october 2021 - 11:10:04Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has officially approved a $75 million commercial loan [...] Full text...
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AfDB appoints ‘Swazi’ Tshabalala as Senior Vice President
14 october 2021 - 12:34:33Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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African conference on land governance to engage cultural and creative sector practitioners
11 october 2021 - 20:21:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) All is set for the fourth edition of the three-day Conference on Land Policy in Africa starting [...] Full text...
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Germany commits €100 million to SEFA to unlock private investment in renewable energy
30 september 2021 - 13:36:26Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The German government will contribute €100 million to the African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund [...] Full text...
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An expert's proposals for technologies to benefit Africa
26 september 2021 - 18:57:23Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Mactar Seck, an African expert at the Digital Technologies Programme of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Africa experiencing fast technology growth: ECA official
26 september 2021 - 15:44:22Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Although underdeveloped, Africa is the continent where technology growth has been fast, according to [...] Full text...
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Senior ECA official calls on Africa to adopt technologies to counter adverse effects of climate change
26 september 2021 - 15:33:15Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Information and communication technology could help Africa combat adverse effects of climate change, according [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senior ECA official optimistic about Africa's post-pandemic recovery
25 september 2021 - 19:12:59Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - A senior official of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has expressed optimism [...] Full text...
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AfDB adopts new policy to strengthen accountability
24 september 2021 - 16:13:59Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new policy [...] Full text...
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Africa cannot outsource its health to the rest of the world – AfDB president
22 september 2021 - 15:15:06New York, US (PANA) - Global leaders, in a sideline event on health during the United Nations General Assembly, voiced [...] Full text...
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Africa has everything to gain from green and blue economy - Paul Adam
18 september 2021 - 11:01:54Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Africa has everything to gain from the green and blue economy, Jean-Paul Adam, director [...] Full text...
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ECA hails Africa's leadership in climate action
17 september 2021 - 18:27:15Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has hailed the continent's leadership in climate [...] Full text...
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Climate change: Conference alerts on the vulnerability of African SIDS
16 september 2021 - 18:57:34Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IX), which kicked off [...] Full text...
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Cape Verdean PM outlines resolutions for climate-resilient Africa
16 september 2021 - 17:59:52Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva on Wednesday set out his resolutions [...] Full text...
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Climate change: AfDB backs progressive transition in Africa
16 september 2021 - 17:18:44Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is advocating a just and gradual transition of Africa [...] Full text...
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African Ministers meet on combating environmental threats
16 september 2021 - 14:12:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries have spent US$1 billion to deal with the impact of the coronavirus, dedicating the [...] Full text...
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Calling for SIDS' specificities to be taken into account on climate change
15 september 2021 - 20:59:41Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The prime minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva, on Wednesday called for [...] Full text...
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Call for concerted action to address triple crisis of climate change, COVID and development in Africa
15 september 2021 - 20:28:20Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mrs. Vera Songwé, has [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves Multinational Trade Finance Risk Participation Agreement facility for Standard Chartered
15 september 2021 - 15:03:08Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $50 [...] Full text...
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Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa begins in Cape Verde
15 september 2021 - 11:49:50Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IX) started on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Africa set to draw profit from green and blue economy
14 september 2021 - 21:40:46Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANNA) - The ninth conference on Africa’s climate and development (CCDA-IX) begins Wednesday in Santa Maria, [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $137 million loan for post-pandemic economic recovery in Botswana
10 september 2021 - 15:36:21Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Botswana’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic got a boost after the Board of Directors [...] Full text...
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AfDB, partners unveil initiative to secure climate-resilient water and sanitation services in five drought-prone countries
09 september 2021 - 13:54:58Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Nordic Development Fund and the Government of [...] Full text...
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AfDB appoints Kenyan journalist as Director of Communication and External Relations
08 september 2021 - 13:45:48Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the appointment of Mr. Solomon Mugera as [...] Full text...
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AfDB sponsors virtual African Green Revolution Forum
07 september 2021 - 13:14:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) [...] Full text...
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Japan Credit Rating Agency reaffirms AfDB’s AAA rating with a stable outlook
03 september 2021 - 14:39:56Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has affirmed the African Development Bank’s long-term rating at AAA [...] Full text...
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AfDB Chief calls for transformational leadership in Africa
30 august 2021 - 19:45:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, has called for bolder measures to grow the [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde to host 9th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa
27 august 2021 - 18:19:33Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The ninth conference on climate change and development in Africa (CCDA-IX) will be held from September [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel force donates food, other items to Mali for vulnerable communities
25 august 2021 - 12:06:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The G5 Sahel multinational force, in partnership with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), [...] Full text...
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AfDB supports Ghana to improve domestic resource mobilization, debt management capacity
19 august 2021 - 12:50:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group and the Ministry of Finance in Ghana have launched a $7.4 [...] Full text...
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AfDB debars Nigerian firm and affiliates for 18 months for fraudulent practices
17 august 2021 - 14:41:30Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Tuesday announced an 18-month debarment of Sargittarius Nigeria Limited [...] Full text...
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AfDB Coding for Employment programme enrols 130,000 users across Africa
12 august 2021 - 15:16:33Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - On International Youth Day, the African Development Bank announced Thursday the enrolment of 130,000 users [...] Full text...
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ADF grants $2.5 million to support regulatory environment in SADC, COMESA electricity markets
06 august 2021 - 13:54:37Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved grants of $2.5 million [...] Full text...
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AfDB supports development of satellite observations for early warning systems
30 july 2021 - 13:35:29Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - As a result of African Development Bank support, Africa now has direct access to satellite [...] Full text...
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IFAD and partners announce coalition to support development banks’ financing of sustainable food systems
27 july 2021 - 14:05:08Rome, Italy (PANA) – Creating sustainable and equitable food systems that benefit the world’s most vulnerable people will require substantial [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$20 million loan to support Covid-19 recovery in Seychelles
22 july 2021 - 19:32:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a US$20 [...] Full text...
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AfDB launches $2.75 billion 0.875% Global Benchmark five-year bond
22 july 2021 - 14:32:38Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank has launched and priced a $2.75 billion 5-year Global Benchmark bond [...] Full text...
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AfDB to expand lending to 8% after strong Fitch Rating
22 july 2021 - 11:30:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) —The African Development Bank (AfDB) has scored the highest ever rating of triple A, as a result [...] Full text...
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AfDB project to stimulate domestic resource mobilisation in Africa’s transitional countries
21 july 2021 - 14:10:35Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC) of the African Development Bank has launched a first [...] Full text...
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ADF extends US$4.25 million loan to modernize tax collection, boost revenue in Lesotho
20 july 2021 - 18:35:00Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of [...] Full text...
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India-Africa close partnership to improve welfare of 2.5 billion people post Covid-19
18 july 2021 - 05:55:12Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Covid-19 pandemic has provided the impetus for a stronger partnership between India and Africa [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants Tunisis 60 million euros in support of economic recovery
15 july 2021 - 12:32:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted Tunisia €60 million for implementing its Economic Recovery and [...] Full text...
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AfDB and partners renew commitment to end child stunting in Africa
14 july 2021 - 12:59:05Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Urging unity and action to accelerate nutrition targets amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, representatives of [...] Full text...
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AfDB Group-financed road interchange opens in Ghana
12 july 2021 - 14:52:12Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A modern road interchange financed by the African Development Bank Group has opened in the Ghanaian [...] Full text...
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ADF extends $83.6 million in grants to boost Ethiopia-Djibouti electricity trade
09 july 2021 - 12:28:02Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group is extending two grants worth $83.6 million to boost cross-border [...] Full text...
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Troika Envoys visit Khartoum over PM's new initiative, Sudan’s achievement on key economic benchmarks
08 july 2021 - 18:04:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Special Envoys to the Sudan and South Sudan from the United Kingdom, Norway and the United [...] Full text...
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AfDB supports creation of agricultural value chains in Côte d'Ivoire – President Adesina
08 july 2021 - 12:48:02Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank will support Côte d'Ivoire in creating agricultural value chains to create [...] Full text...
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Green Climate Fund approves $170.9m for AfDB’s LEAF programme
07 july 2021 - 13:19:17Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $170.9 million in financing for the African Development [...] Full text...
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Green Climate Fund approves US$170.9m in co-financing for AfDB's LEAF programme
06 july 2021 - 19:35:23Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved US$170.9 million in financing for [...] Full text...
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Sudan to receive debt relief under HIPC Initiative
30 june 2021 - 09:50:34Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sudan has taken the necessary steps to begin receiving debt relief under the enhanced Heavily [...] Full text...
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Mozambique: AfDB, Italian Technical Cooperation Fund extend €990,000 grant to boost agricultural value chains
24 june 2021 - 13:43:29Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank, with financing from the Italian Technical Cooperation Fund, has provided a €990,000 [...] Full text...
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African Union backs local production of vaccines in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
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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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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