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Taking Climate Action Has Investment Opportunities For Africans
Citizens of Africa have been urged to take advantage of investment opportunities that accompany climate action to earn...
Ex-Prez Mahama To Head ECOWAS Observer Mission
Former President John Dramani Mahama has been appointed to lead the ECOWAS Mission that will observe the Liberia...
AfDB President Adesina Visits Ghana To Strengthen Cooperation
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, will visit Ghana from 1-4 August 2017 as...
Down the Drain? The Economic Costs of Illicit Financial Flows In Africa’s Extractive Sector [Article]
Resource-rich African countries are facing significant economic headwinds. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer,...
AfDB, IsDB Sign New US$2bn Deal To Fund Energy, SMEs, Human Development Programmes
African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have signed a landmark agreement to strengthen...
AfDB Focuses On Fashion Industry To Create Jobs For Millions of Women and Youth In Africa
African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for the empowerment of small and medium operators in the textiles, apparel...
Africa Agriculture Pioneer Wins 2017 World Food Prize
African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina has won the prestigious World Food Prize for his work to boost...
AfDB Sanctions $15m Grant To Support SMEs
The Board of Directors of the African Development (AfDB) has approved a US$ 15 million investment in Shore Capital Fund...
AfDB and JICA Sign Seventh Private Sector Assistance Loan
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a JPY 34.41 billion (about US$ 300 million) loan...
AfDB Launches Policy To Tackle Fraud
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on June 15th, 2017, announced the conclusion of a settlement agreement with...
AfDB Funded Projects To Benefit 20 Million Africans
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Transport projects financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB)...
40% of Cocoa Trees To Be Cut; No Bonuses For Farmers
Ghana’s desire to increase cocoa production has suffered a major setback as it has been revealed that 40% of all...
40% of Cocoa Trees To Be Cut, No Bonuses For Farmers
Ghana’s desire to increase cocoa production has suffered a major setback as it has been revealed that 40% of all...
Kofi Annan, Patrick Awuah Among 100 Most Reputable People
Ghana’s Kofi Annan (a former UN Secretary General) and founder of the Ashesi University, Patrick Awuah, have been...
Speculation Mounts Over Health of Benin’s President
Benin's foreign minister on Wednesday worked to reassure the nation that President Patrice Talon was healthy, despite...
Akufo-Addo’s Address At World Bank Forum
It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to Ghana, and to the third, 2017 Development Finance Forum. As we say in...
Ghana Signs Agric Industrialization Deal With India
Thirteen African countries including Ghana have signed series of partnership agreements with India to enhance the...
AfDB Explores Investment Strategies To Tilt Markets In Favour of African Farmers
African Development Bank (AfDB) has proposed new investment strategies in Africa’s agriculture sector, which, if...
Ghana To Host First Ever African Agricultural Ministers’ Conference
Ghana is set to host the first ever Agricultural Ministers' Conference in Africa, as part of efforts aimed at pushing...