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AfDB backs Africa’s insurance future with US$ 125mln
ABIDJAN, June 5, 2026 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has approved, on May 22, a US$125 million equity investment in the African Trade and Investment…
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AM2026: AfDB and ASSA seal strategic partnership to mobilise domestic capital for social protection systems
BRAZZAVILLE, June 3, 2026 — The African Development Bank [AfDB] and the Africa Social Security Association [ASSA] have signed a letter of intent to strengthen collaboration on Africa’s long-term development financing priorities,…
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AM2026: AfDB 2025 Trade Finance Report highlights resilience of African financial institutions after Covid-19
BRAZZAVILLE, May 30, 2026 — The fifth edition of the African Development Bank’s [AfDB] Trade Finance Report paints a picture of resilient African financial institutions in the post Covid-19 years, despite a…
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Accelerating trade and industrial transformation: AfDB to Convene Inaugural Integrate Africa Forum
KAMPALA, May 24, 2026 — The African Development Bank [AfDB] has announced it will convene the inaugural Integrate Africa Forum during its 2026 Annual Meetings in Congo Brazzaville, in a high-profile push…
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Italy–AfDB Deal To Unlock African Business Growth
WASHINGTON D.C., April 25, 2026 — The Government of Italy, through the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the African Development Bank Group…
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The crisis in the Middle East could cost Africa 0.2 percent in economic growth in 2026
KAMPALA, April 19, 2026 — The crisis in the Middle East is impacting global economies, with growth in African countries forecast to decline by up to 0.2 percent. This is according to…
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AfDB, ESM sign MoU to enhance cooperation
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] and The European Stability Mechanism [ESM] have signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] to formalise and strengthen cooperation between the…
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ACG and AfDB launch a structured strategic partnership to scale co-financing and investment in Africa
KAMPALA, January 19, 2026 — The Arab Coordination Group [ ACG ] and the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] launched a new phase of their partnership aimed at scaling co-financing, mobilising private…
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Uganda, others to benefit as AfDB receives Shs 700bln to catalyse financing for smallholder farmers
KAMPALA, October 27, 2025 — The Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme [GAFSP] has announced the first allocation from its new private sector financing window to the African Development Bank [ AfDB…
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AfDB to host Africa NCA COP Secretariat in Abidjan
ADDIS ABABA, September 21, 2025 — The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has officially announced that it will host the Secretariat of the Africa Natural Capital Accounting Community of Practice [Africa NCA…
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