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AfDB Approves $100m for Youth Entrepreneurship Bank in Nigeria
In addition to the youth bank initiative, Dr. Adesina highlighted the AfDB’s commitment to the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme — a multi-million dollar initiative aimed at scaling small and medium enterprises in Nigeria’s tech and creative
… Continue Reading12 April 2025
600,000 Africans Die Annually from Lack of Clean Cooking – Adesina
Dar es Salaam – The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has revealed that approximately 600,000 women and children in Africa lose their lives each year due to a lack of access to clean cooking solutions.
Adesina … Continue Reading
27 January 2025
Revolutionary Plan Unveiled: African Union and Development Bank Join Forces to Eradicate Malnutrition in Africa
In a groundbreaking effort to combat malnutrition across Africa, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank Group’s African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) initiative have joined forces to launch a transformative initiative aimed at revolutionizing nutrition policy and
… Continue Reading24 August 2024
African Development Bank (AfDB) invests $10.9bn in Nigeria
The Director-General of the West Africa Region of the African Development Bank (AFDB), Lamin Barrow, has stated that the cumulative funds approved by the bank in Nigeria have reached 10.9 billion dollars. This was disclosed during the Second Interactive Session … Continue Reading
23 July 2024
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointments Director General, Southern Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office and Others
He has led numerous development initiatives in diverse country settings, ranging from fragile states like Afghanistan and Somalia
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Kapil Kapoor as Director General, … Continue Reading
2 August 2018