Tag:African Development Bank (AfDB)

Sustainable Devpt

AfDB to help Mauritius build sustainable infrastructure, economic resilience

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on December 15, 2022, in Abidjan approved the Mauritius Country Strategy Paper for...

Michael Simire - December 18, 2022

Climate Change

AfDB appoints Amadou Hott as Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa envoy

African Development Bank Group President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has appointed Senegal’s former minister, Amadou Hott, as his Special Envoy and global champion for the Alliance...

Michael Simire - December 13, 2022

Climate Change

AfDB in record mobilisation of $8.9bn for Africa’s low-income countries

After a year of intense negotiations and a difficult global economic outlook, development partners of the African Development Fund (ADF) have agreed to commit...

Michael Simire - December 7, 2022

Climate Change

COP27: Spain, Switzerland announce €10m to AfDB’s urban, municipal devt fund

The Swiss Confederation and Spain have announced additional financial support of €10 million to African countries and cities affected by the negative effects of...

Michael Simire - November 18, 2022

Climate Change

Germany commits €40m to AfDB’s climate action window

Germany has committed €40 million to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Climate Action Window, German State Secretary for Economic Cooperation and Development, Jochen...

Michael Simire - November 17, 2022

Climate Change

Activists call out AfDB President over statement in support of fossil gas expansion in Africa

Climate activists are up in arms following a statement made by African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, at COP27, indicating that Africa “must have gas to...

Michael Simire - November 17, 2022

Climate Change

Osinbajo, former Colombia president, AfDB lead billion-dollar carbon market

The Federal Government of Nigeria is pioneering a voluntary billion dollars’ worth Carbon Market on the continent. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President...

Michael Simire - October 31, 2022

Real Estate

Shelter Afrique eyes Sovereign Lending market

Shelter Afrique is developing a Sovereign Lending product to supplement its traditional products that attend to both the demand and supply sides of the...

Michael Simire - October 25, 2022

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