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Why Nigeria must fix power supply – AfDB Director

A financial expert, Mr Wale Shonibare, has urged the Federal Government to prioritise power sector infrastructure development to drive the country’s industrial growth. Shonibare made...

Borlaug Dialogue: Adesina, Banga lead the charge to end hunger in Africa

In what looks like a remarkable opening to the 2024 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, the president of the African Development Bank Group, Dr....

Nigeria partners AfDB, FAO to transform West, Central Africa’s wheat sector

The Federal Government of Nigeria, African Development Bank (AfDB) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) are partnering to transform the West and Central Africa’s...

UNGA: AAAP receives Nationally Determined Contributions Investment Award

The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme (AAAP) has been honoured as the “Best Investable NDC Adaptation Investment Initiative of the Year” at the 2024 African...

Climate finance by multilateral development banks hits record $125bn in 2023

Multilateral development banks (MDBs), including the African Development Bank (AfDB), say their collective financing for climate action hit a record high of $125 billion...

Nigeria, World Bank, AfDB collaborate on university electricity project

The Federal Government of Nigeria, in partnership with the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB), is working to provide electricity to selected universities...

GCF approves $151m for AfDB’s climate resilience programme in Africa

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $151 million in financing for a major resilience programme supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The aim...

AfDB invests $20m infrastructure fund to boost continental development

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a $20 million equity investment in the African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 (AIIF4). The AfDB, in a statement,...

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Swedish beverage innovator calls for global citizens’ alliance to tackle plastic crisis 

With the world facing a mounting health and environmental emergency from plastic pollution, Swedish water tech and beverage innovator,...
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Mpox remains public health emergency of international concern – WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has disclosed that the mpox upsurge continues to meet the...

UN, partners join forces to advance transformative financial architecture for the ocean

A collective of United Nations agencies and global partners on Sunday, June 8, 2025, launched the co-design process for One...

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Swedish beverage innovator calls for global citizens’ alliance to tackle plastic crisis 

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Mpox remains public health emergency of international concern – WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,...
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