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AfDB grants Burundi over $13m to tackle climate change impacts The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group had granted funding of $13.15 million to Burundi. The bank, in a statement on its website, said that…

AfDB President receives Nigerian diaspora global Icon award The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina has been conferred with the prestigious National Diaspora Merit Award by the Nigerians in…

The African Development Bank (AfDB), has signed a 525,000 dollar agreement to support Africa Fintech Network’s (AFN)’s Hub project. Mr Lamin Barrow, the Director-General, AfDB, Nigeria Country Department, during the signing in Abuja on…

AfDB approves $50m, €50m credit for ECOWAS bank The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a dual-currency Trade Finance Line of Credit (LoC) for ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID).…

The African Development Bank (AfDB), has inaugurated a multinational project to create jobs and improve livelihoods for youth in three African countries. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ezekiel Chukwuemeka, AfDB Group,…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, has called on governments across the world to “quickly” invest in the creation of quality jobs and the provision of social protection for those without coverage. This is…

The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina says the bank is set to deliver climate-adapted, certified wheat and other staple crops seeds to 20 million farmers. Adesina said this in a document titled, “Averting…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has obtained a 134-million-dollar loan from the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) to boost wheat production. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Muhammad Mahmoud, said this in Abuja while…

African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a 14 million U.S. dollar grant to boost food security, value addition and trade in South Sudan. Benedict Kanu, AfDB country manager for South Sudan, said the five-year project would be…

 Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has expressed appreciation for the Green Climate Fund’s approval of 150 million dollars to support its Desert-to-Power Initiative. Adesina made this known…