Opinion: Time to empower regional development banks for SDG financing
Russia’s war in Ukraine is raising the cost of tackling climate change, inequality, and other big development goals.
For Africa to prosper, Africans need to be able to move
By Ciku Kimeria
In 1960, the Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila made history in Rome as the first athlete from sub-Saharan Africa to win an Olympic gold, even as he broke the marathon world record. All this was made more remarkable by the fact that he ran completely barefoot.
Africa Development Bank and African Union Commission sign $9.73 million grant agreement to drive digital market development in Africa
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank have signed a grant agreement to implement Phase 1 of the Upstream Project for Digital Market Development in Africa.
On Global Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, Lionesses of Africa’s Business Confidence Report celebrates African women entrepreneurs’ optimism about...
Women entrepreneurs in Africa are expressing widespread optimism and continuing resilience despite the prevailing economic climate, according to the 2022 Lionesses Business Confidence Report and
IEA, African Development Bank to launch first Regional Training on Energy Efficiency Policy Packages for Sub Saharan Africa
What: Pre-training
Who: International Energy Agency (IEA), African Development Bank (AfDB)
When: 21-25 November 2022
Where: Online (Zoom), pre-registration required
Tracking industrialization in Africa: Launch of the inaugural Africa Industrialization Index (AII 2022) and presentation of the African Industry...
What: Launch of the African Industrialisation Index and presentation of the African Industry Observatory project at the African Union Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification
Who: African Development Bank, the African Union, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
ADF-16 Replenishment Meeting
The African Development Bank Group and the Kingdom of Morocco will host the fourth and final meeting of the Sixteenth Replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-16) in Tangiers, Morocco from 5 to 6 December 2022.
Global Community of Practice (G-CoP) Policy Dialogue : Development without Borders
What: G-CoP policy dialogue on Development without Borders: Leveraging the African Diaspora for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa.
Panel discussion: Addressing Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment (SEAH) in Development Bank Operations, Recommendations and Lessons learned
Who: The African Development Bank’s Independent Recourse Mechanism (IRM)
When: 8 December 2022, 3:00pm to 4:30pm GMT
Where: Virtual, REGISTER HERE
AfDB's support to Climate-focused ESOs through the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Lab
According to the International Labour Office (ILO), “green jobs” are created by the shift of economies, enterprises, workplaces and labour markets toward a sustainable, low-carbon paradigm that provides decent work.