Afdb | Bizcommunity

News

AfDB approves R18.5bn loan for Transnet

Logistics & Transport

AfDB approves R18.5bn loan for Transnet

Nelson Banya 3 days

Source: Reuters.

Finance

IMF board approves members to channel reserve assets to MDBs for hybrid instruments

Andrea Shalal 16 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

AFC raises $1.16bn syndicated loan, its largest ever, in mission to close Africa’s infrastructure gap

26 Mar 2024

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Agriculture

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Philip Kofi Adom 1 Mar 2024

Ghana's Cocobod to use $200m World Bank loan for cocoa farm rehabilitation

Agriculture

Ghana's Cocobod to use $200m World Bank loan for cocoa farm rehabilitation

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 19 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Economic growth falls to 3.2% in 2023, African Development Bank

Rachel Savage 16 Feb 2024

The African Development Bank loan will enable CFM to buy 10 locomotives, 300 wagons, and 120 tank containers. Source: African Development Bank Group.

Construction & Engineering

African Development Bank funds $40m upgrade to Mozambique’s key railway line

4 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

AfDB's historic $6bn ESG milestone

1 Feb 2024

Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea

Retail

Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea

Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor 23 Jan 2024

Virusha Subban is a partner and head of Tax in Baker McKenzie's Tax Practice Group in Johannesburg

Legal

#BizTrends2024: Africa's growing role in global trade dynamics

Virusha Subban 8 Jan 2024

Finance

AfDB greenlights $300m loan to bolster SA's energy governance and climate resilience

13 Dec 2023

Communities in South Africa's coal heartland in Mpumalanga will be most affected by the energy transition.

Energy & Mining

SA secures $300m loan for Energy Governance and Climate Resilience

12 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

#COP28: Development bank head urges African exemption from EU carbon tax

Simon Jessop 7 Dec 2023

Joseph Nganga addresses the crowd at the BESS Consortium launch. Source: Supplied.

Energy & Mining

#COP28: African countries commit to battery storage consortium

4 Dec 2023

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Energy & Mining

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Nadja Haakansson 1 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Africa's economic growth to slow in 2023, AfDB says as it slashes forecasts

Rachel Savage 30 Nov 2023

Source: Sam Forson/Pexels

Energy & Mining

Treasury secures $1.6bn in loans to support Just Energy Transition

23 Nov 2023

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

African Development Bank approves $102.6m support programme for Ghana

Christian Akorlie and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 10 Nov 2023

Finance

Agoa trade deal talks: South Africa will need to carefully manage relations with the US and China

Arno J. van Niekerk 30 Oct 2023

AfDB supports Tanzania's horticultural sector with $2.5m grant

Agriculture

AfDB supports Tanzania's horticultural sector with $2.5m grant

24 Oct 2023

APO Group celebrates 10th anniversary of landmark Bloomberg partnership

Marketing & Media

APO Group celebrates 10th anniversary of landmark Bloomberg partnership

Issued by APO Group 26 Sep 2023

Making success repeatable in the construction industry

Marketing & Media

Making success repeatable in the construction industry

Issued by nFold 19 Jun 2023

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Construction & Engineering

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Seth Schindler and Tom Gillespie 22 May 2023

AfDB proposes 'fast-track' compensation for Zim's White ex-farmers

Agriculture

AfDB proposes 'fast-track' compensation for Zim's White ex-farmers

Nyasha Chingono 15 May 2023

Image source: pixabay from

ESG & Sustainability

Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa - tips on how to reduce your exposure and help combat it

Gabriel Okello and Meelan Thondoo 12 May 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Energy & Mining

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

AfDB names 25 finalists in AgriPitch competition

Agriculture

AfDB names 25 finalists in AgriPitch competition

11 Jan 2023

COP27 in review: climate talks delivered big gains for Africa, but also several challenges

ESG & Sustainability

COP27 in review: climate talks delivered big gains for Africa, but also several challenges

Saskia Werners and Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola 5 Jan 2023

ESG & Sustainability

African Union member states pledge to improve nutrition and food security in Africa

29 Dec 2022

Renewable energy will need more investment, or Africa will stay dependent on fossil fuels

Energy & Mining

Renewable energy will need more investment, or Africa will stay dependent on fossil fuels

Abay Yimere 21 Nov 2022

Finance

AfDB invests $20m in private equity fund targeting renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa

21 Nov 2022

Image source: Alexander Ryabintsev –

Legal

An update on free trade in Africa

Virusha Subban 17 Nov 2022

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Energy & Mining

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Simon Jessop and Emilie Madi 16 Nov 2022

Source: Pula Advisors.

Finance

Closing the gender gap in digital microinsurance among women smallholders in Africa

Katja Hamilton 18 Nov 2022

Image source: rawpixel –

Education

Nigeria's education for entrepreneurs needs to keep it real, not just in the classroom

Bukola Amao-Taiwo 31 Oct 2022

AfDB calls for more climate finance for Africa to support global goals

ESG & Sustainability

AfDB calls for more climate finance for Africa to support global goals

Ahmed Eljechtimi 7 Jul 2022

AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility

Agriculture

AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility

Wendell Roelf 23 May 2022

Image source: Andor Bujdoso –

Education

Coding for Employment's new training centres to empower women in ICT

3 May 2022

Source: Supplied.

Finance

AfDB to support SA's private-sector development in employment, health and vaccine manufacturing

24 Mar 2022

African Development Bank secures $32.8bn for projects in Africa

Construction & Engineering

African Development Bank secures $32.8bn for projects in Africa

Bate Felix 22 Mar 2022

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

ESG & Sustainability

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

Jean-Paul Adam 15 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Top 5 AI trends that will give organisations a digital advantage in 2022

ICT

#BizTrends2022: Top 5 AI trends that will give organisations a digital advantage in 2022

Ria Pinto 2 Feb 2022

Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change

ESG & Sustainability

Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change

Margaret Kadiri 18 Jan 2022

AfDB approves $47.09m grant for special agro-processing zone in Mozambique

Agriculture

AfDB approves $47.09m grant for special agro-processing zone in Mozambique

10 Jan 2022

AfDB board approves new five-year water strategy

ESG & Sustainability

AfDB board approves new five-year water strategy

2 Dec 2021

Data centre volume growth set to brighten Africa's future

ICT

Data centre volume growth set to brighten Africa's future

Jonathan Duncan 30 Nov 2021

NWU awards honorary doctorate to politician Dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi

Education

NWU awards honorary doctorate to politician Dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 22 Nov 2021