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01/01/1970

Fashionomics Africa, DHL Express train African fashion entrepreneurs to excel in international trade, logistics and e-commerce

More than 280 million online shoppers in Africa represent a huge opportunity for e-commerce development on the…

01/01/1970

Namibia: Walvis Bay port now a regional logistic hub as new container terminal runs at full capacity

The new container terminal at the Namibian Port of Walvis Bay, built between 2014 and 2019, gives the country a high-…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank launches digital tool to help African youth learn to code

The African Development Bank and technology firm Microsoft today launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training…

01/01/1970

In Niger, a rare scene in the pandemic: Covid-19 wards remain empty, agriculture and business benefit from support programs

Looking over his hectares of rice in Saga, less than 10 minutes from central Niamey, Garba Soumana's face is radiant. A…

01/01/1970

Supporting Public Private Partnerships in Africa: African Development Bank ready to scale up

Representatives of the African Development Bank, governments, Development Finance Institutions, the private sector and…

01/01/1970

ADF-15 replenishment: Donors commit $7.6 billion, a 32% boost from last replenishment, in support of Africa’s low-income, fragile, countries

Donors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Thursday agreed to commit $7.6 billion to speed up growth in Africa’s…

01/01/1970

Despite COVID-19 pandemic, Africa still a prime investment destination, participants affirm at AfDB webinar for Asian audiences

Participants at a webinar to present the African Development Bank’s African Economic Outlook Supplement to Asian…

01/01/1970

Are Nature Based Solutions the key to Africa’s climate response?

While the UN climate talks are celebrating their 25th year, carbon emissions around the world have continued to climb.…

01/01/1970

Sénégal : prêt de 62 millions d’euros de la Banque africaine de développement pour créer 150 000 emplois ciblant les femmes et les jeunes

Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a approuvé, le mardi 10 décembre 2019, à Abidjan,…

01/01/1970

Key take-aways from the Finance in Common Summit Spring Meeting

  It would be like trying to run up a steep hill with a backpack filled with sand. That was how Dr. Akinwumi A.…

01/01/1970

Près d’un an après son lancement au Sénégal, le PAVIE, soutenu par la Banque africaine de développement, produit des premiers résultats prometteurs

À Ndiemou, dans la région de Fatick, Marie Diouf a fait de la production de sel sa principale source de revenus. «…

01/01/1970

COP 25: Kenya experience suggests gender equality is best path to achieve SDGs

By LEOPOLD OBI, Climate Tracker Stakeholders at COP25 climate talks, citing Kenya’s example, called on developing…