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Africa Offers Asian Business Abundance Investment Opportunities, Say Webinar Participants

LEVI JOHNSONSeptember 24, 2020September 24, 2020

by LEVI JOHNSONSeptember 24, 2020September 24, 2020130

The African Development Bank today held a workshop to convey the continent’s immense investment and partnership opportunities to Asian business leaders, particularly as the continent...

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Africa Still a Prime Investment Destination – AfDB Webinar Participants

EDITORSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

by EDITORSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 20203 210

Participants at a webinar to present the African Development Bank’s to Asian audiences on Monday have endorsed the report as critical for post-COVID-19 Africa. The...

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AfDB Approves $27.33m To Boost African Union’s COVID-19 Response Initiative

EDITORSeptember 10, 2020

by EDITORSeptember 10, 20200157

BY DAYO ADESULU The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors (www.AfDB.org) on Wednesday approved $27.33 million in grants to boost the African Union’s (AU) efforts...

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AfDB 8th President Akinwumi Adesina, Sworn In For Second Term

EDITORSeptember 2, 2020

by EDITORSeptember 2, 20201185

“Today, a rainbow stretches from the 81 member countries of the African Development Bank across the deep blue skies of Africa…The future beckons us for...

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African Leaders Reaffirm Support For AfDB President Adesina’s Second Term

EDITORSeptember 1, 2020

by EDITORSeptember 1, 20202 158

BY DAYO ADESULU African leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for the African Development Bank Group and its leadership under Dr Akinwumi Adesina as he...

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AfDB 2020 Annual Meetings: Governors Endorse President Adesina’s Development Program

EDITORAugust 28, 2020August 28, 2020

by EDITORAugust 28, 2020August 28, 20200134

BY DAYO ADESULU Newly reelected African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President Akinwumi Adesina voiced great optimism about Africa’s future as the institution closed its 55th Annual...

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AfDB Coordinator Speaks On Bridging $42b Finance Gap Facing Women Entrepreneurs In Africa

EDITORJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020

by EDITORJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020041

BY DAYO ADESULU Conversation with Marieme Esther Dassanou, Coordinator of the African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa programme. She previously led...

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AfDB President Adesina Completely Exonerated Of Unethical Wrongdoings By Independent Review Panel

EDITORJuly 28, 2020

by EDITORJuly 28, 20200205

BY DAYO ADESULU A much-awaited report by an Independent Review Panel has completely exonerated the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina of any...

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AfDB Grants Somalia $25m Boost Budget For COVID-19

EDITORJuly 27, 2020

by EDITORJuly 27, 20200189

BY DAYO ADESULU The African Development Bank on Friday approved grants worth $25.1 million to Somalia to bolster the national budget for government efforts to mitigate...

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AfDB Commits $1.04m Towards Research Projects On COVID-19 In Angola

EDITORJuly 23, 2020July 23, 2020

by EDITORJuly 23, 2020July 23, 20200181

BY DAYO ADESULU Funds from the African Development Bank’s ongoing Science and Technology Development Project have been committed towards two research projects to mitigate the...