African Development Bank Group to unlock significant additional resources for low income countries—Adesina
The Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group has approved management’s request to leverage the equity of the African Development Fund, to mobilize more resources on the capital markets. The Fund is the Bank’s concessional lending window.
Akinwumi Adesina and heads of African regional and continental institutions affirm solidarity on moving Africa forward
African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, and heads of intergovernmental organisations and African development finance institutions following a meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on 25 May 2023.
Speech Delivered by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank Group Inauguration Lecture for the New President of Nigeria 27 May...
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Your Excellencies,
I wish to thank President Muhammadu Buhari for his personal invitation to me to attend the ceremonies for the swearing-in of the incoming President-elect, H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Congratulations Mr. President on Nigeria’s 7th consecutive democratic transition.
Congratulations to the incoming President and Vice President.
Closing Speech by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank Group - Annual Meetings 2023, African Development Bank Group - Sharm El...
Your Excellencies,
Dear Governors,
Commissioner of the African Union Commission,
Honorable Ministers,
Heads of Regional Economic Communities,
Heads of international, bilateral, and regional financial institutions,
Delegates and shareholders,
Executive Directors, Senior management, and staff of the African...
Tanzania: The African Development Bank provides a USD 2 million partial credit guarantee and a USD 528,600 grant to facilitate access to fertilizer...
The partial credit guarantee will enable the African Fertiliser and Agro-Industry Partnership (AFAP) to provide fertilisers to 550,000 smallholder farmers in Tanzania through suppliers and major distributors.
Let’s tap the private sector to change the “Horn of Africa narrative” say Finance Ministers
African Development Bank VP Marie Laure Akin-Olugbade (center left) and Ethiopia’s Finance Minister Ahmed Shide (center right) chaired the 17th Ministerial Roundtable of the Horn of Africa Initiative in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
African Development Bank participates in the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF)
What: African Development Bank participates in the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF)
Who: African Development Bank, Nordic Innovation and the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, with international partners
When: 30 May - 2 June 2023
Where: Helsinki, Finland and online
Five AfDB regional member countries set to join African Development Fund replenishment
AfDB Executive Director Rufus Darkortey; Seedy Keita, Finance Minister and AfDB Governor for The Gambia; Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Ghana; Augustus Flomo, Deputy Minister for Economic Management, Liberia; Bockarie Kalokoh, Deputy Minister of Finance, Sierra...
African Development Bank driving innovation to scale up climate adaptation
(From left) AfDB VP Kevin Kariuki, GCA Acting Africa Regional Director Charles Nhemachena, AfDB Director Anthony Nyong and AfDB Manager Gareth Phillips during a session on the Adaptation Benefits Mechanism