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AfDB president says they will partner to support economic programmes for women, youth, and small-scale traders.

Federal University of Technology Minna has awarded President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, an honourary doctorate degree.

The reports states that an integrated policy framework championing the energy transition could encourage a new wave of sustainable energy investment to Africa, boosting the region’s economy.

Rising from the ashes of COVID-19 last year, the economy started on a bumpy ride. There was so much uncertainty about the unending pandemic and whether the fragile global recovery would be sustained.

It was a somber afternoon, early 2020, when the bad news wafted across the globe. The world battling its worst pandemic in 100 years was too weary to notice it.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved its 2021-2026 strategy for Togo last week, on Dec 17th precisely. The Abidjan-based Bank greenlit the

On December 16, 2021, the African Development Bank (AfDB) granted a US$38.5 million (XAF22.2 billion) loan to Cameroon to fund the Complementary

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it has approved a $210 million loan to unlock Nigerias agriculture sector potential and promote industrialisation through the development of strategic crops and livestock.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), yesterday, approved a $210 million loan to Nigeria to fund agro-industrial processing zones in different parts of the country. The loan will co-finance phase one of the Nigeria Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Programme, a statement obtained from the Bank said. The programme is expected to […]

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