ADI convenes world experts to tackle global challenges
World experts gather for African ‘fireside chats’ to tackle humanity’s challenges
COVID-19 will come and go, yet other global problems, such as climate change and...
The $42b financing gap facing Africa’s women enterpreneurs
Marieme Esther Dassanou is the Coordinator of Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) the African Development Bank’s flagship pan-African initiative, which aims...
How Africa can deal with Covid-19, reopen and recover
African Economic Outlook Supplement: Here is how African countries can deal with COVID-19, reopen economies and accelerate recovery
by Charles Lufumpa
Charles Lufumpa, the...
2nd term for Adesina at AfDB will deepen Brazil-Africa ties, says IBRAF president Monte
The re-election of Dr Akinwumi Adesina to second term of office as the President of the African Development Bank-AFDB will greatly deepen and broaden...
Stop “frivolous allegations” against Adesina, says Oteh
by Chris Bishop, CNBC
Former World Bank Treasurer Arunma Oteh has gone into bat for her former colleague Akunwumi Adesina the under pressure president of...
COVID-19 presents opportunity to speed up Africa integration, implement AfCFTA
The Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019), a new report jointly launched by the African Development Bank, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and...
Q&A: How to make agriculture a viable business
by Baraka Rateng’
The African Development Bank aims to boost agricultural productivity by helping scale up proven technologies. Its flagship programme, Technologies for...
Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santos of Angola, opens on key to success
Many people around the world are familiar with Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian who is often described as Africa's richest man. But Isabel dos Santos,...
Nigerian women wear the face of HIV burden than men – NEPWAN
by Ndidichukwu Odoh
Beyond discrimination and poor access to treatment, Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NEPWAN) in Nigeria says their women wear the face...
Africa prefers fair trade to Marshall plans – VP Osinbajo
Remarks by His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, The Vice President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, at an Interactive Session Titled “Stabilizing...