Tag: African Development Bank (AfDB)
AfDB approves $400K grant to SEC of Nigeria
The African Development Bank Group has signed a $400,000 grant agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria to…
AfDB, EIB partner to fast-track development in Africa
The African Development Bank, AfDB, and the European Investment Bank, EIB, have signed a joint partnership action plan highlighting their…
AfDB president bags CIBN award
President of African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr Akinwumi Adesina on Saturday tasked leaders in the banking sector on “audacious leadership”…
AfDB grants Uganda $0.5 million oil development fund
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Uganda have signed a grant agreement, worth US$500,000, for the financing…
AfDB: Ex-ECOWAS Speaker hails Adesina’s re-election
Former Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, has congratulated…
AfDB signs first private sector loan in Sudan
The African Development Bank has signed an agreement with DAL Group, one of Sudan’s largest conglomerates, for the provision of…
$100m loan: National Assembly approves Kogi’s request
The Kogi State government says it has received the approval of the National Assembly to obtain a foreign loan of…
African Bank fires back, says World Bank’s report misleading
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has clarified the debts incurred by Africa.
Africa’s rising level of malnutrition is worrisome – AFDB President
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has expressed concern over the rising cases of stunted…
Lagos-Abidjan Highway will become reality – Akinwumi Adesina
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says its portfolio investments in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region is…
AfDB approves $124.2m loan for water sector reforms in Akure
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a 124.2 million dollars loan to finance the…
Africa imports $50bn worth of food annually – AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB), has revealed that African countries import nearly 50 billion dollars net of food annually.
Why AfDB wants strong economic ties between Nigeria, DRC
The African Development Bank (AfDB), has called for strong economic ties between Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to…
Africa Investment Forum: Adesina appeals to investors to attend
Mr Akinwumi Adesina, the President, African Development Bank (AfDB), has appealed to investors to attend the bank’s 2019 Africa Investment…
AFAWA programme: AfDB to receive $61.8m from ‘We-Fi’
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says Governing Committee of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has approved 61.8 million dollars…