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- At the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, African leaders discussed implementing recommendations from an AfDB report, Measuring the Green Wealth of Nations: Natural Capital and Economic Productivity in Africa
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Apr 28, 2025

Ahead of Conference of the Parties (COP30), Africa champions new approach to measuring green wealth of countries and incentivizing climate action

Leaders emphasized that a proper valuation of Africa's natural resources would transform the continent's financial landscape by unlocking access to global financial flows, improving national risk profiles, and creating new capacity for investments in green economies and climate-resilient infrastructure

Proper valuation of natural capital and the ecosystem services it provides, such as carbon sequestration, is a win-win strategy for growing economies— Urama, African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) We need to make bold decisions and act swiftly to accelerate the measurement of Africa’s green wealth— Suda-Mafudze, African Union Commission. African leaders…

Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Apr 23, 2025

From Aid to Investment: Africa Investment Forum Builds $225B Momentum in Making Continent Bankable

Partners Set Stage for Expanded 2025 Market Days Following Last Year's Record $29.2B in Investment Interest

Buoyed by last year’s successful Africa Investment Forum’s Market Days that generated $29.2 billion of investment interest, its nine founding partners are bracing for an even bigger and better event later this year. The 2024 Africa Investment Forum Market Days attracted more than 2,300 investors and participants from 83 countries…

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- African Development Bank Group celebrates 60 years of transformative impact across Africa and 53 years of its operations in Botswana
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Apr 23, 2025

Botswana Vice President Lauds African Development Bank’s 60-Year Legacy, Urges Economic Resilient Africa

VP Gaolathe extols the African Development Bank as “a beacon of Africa's own dream”

Botswana’s Vice President and Finance Minister Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe has urged African leaders to build an economically viable and resilient continent amid global funding challenges, geopolitical tensions, and increased tariff regimes. Speaking at an event marking the African Development Bank Group’s 60 years of transformative impact across Africa and 53…

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- African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings 2025 to focus on harnessing Africa’s capital for continent’s development (1)
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- African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings 2025 to focus on harnessing Africa’s capital for continent’s development (5)
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Apr 11, 2025

African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings 2025 to focus on harnessing Africa’s capital for continent’s development

The African Development Bank’s 2025 African Economic Outlook report to be released during the annual meetings would address the changing global economic landscape

The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) 2025 Annual Meetings next month will take a deep dive into how Africa can better harness its wealth of capital and address current issues such as heavy debt burdens, climate change and rising tariffs in a complex geopolitical landscape, the institution’s Secretary General and Chief…

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- Members of the African Development Bank team and other participants who worked on Senegal's award-winning $500 million sustainable term loan in Cape Town, South Africa
- Members of the AfDB team that participated in Rwanda's €200 M award-winning ESG loan in Cape Town
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Apr 04, 2025

CORRECTION: African Development Bank-Supported Projects in Senegal, Rwanda Clinch Top Honors at 2025 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards

The awards celebrate Africa’s most innovative and transformative financial deals, highlighting exemplary execution, effective mobilization of new liquidity pools, and innovative deal structuring

Two African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org)-supported projects have garnered top honours at the 2025 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards (https://apo-opa.co/4lvavcK) conference. A $500 million sustainable term loan facility in Senegal (https://apo-opa.co/4i1gUt8) was named Sovereign Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year, while Rwanda’s €200 million ESG loan (https://apo-opa.co/3RxvfTd) was awarded ESG…

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- Representatives of the African Development Bank and other participants in Senegal's award-winning $545M sustainable term loan facility in Cape Town
- Members of the AfDB team that participated in Rwanda's €200 M award-winning ESG loan in Cape Town
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Apr 02, 2025

African Development Bank-Supported Projects in Senegal, Rwanda Clinch Top Honors at 2025 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards

Two African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) -supported projects have garnered top honours at the 2025 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards (https://apo-opa.co/4li4foE) conference. A $545 million sustainable term loan facility in Senegal (https://apo-opa.co/4ldg7rV) was named Sovereign Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year, while Rwanda’s €200 million ESG loan (https://apo-opa.co/4lf3cpd) was…

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- Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, African Development Bank Group President, delivers the keynote address for the Scaling Finance for Smallholder Farmers in Africa Conference, held 17-18 March 2025, in Nairobi, Kenya
- Vice President for Agriculture, Human ad Social Development, Dr. Beth Dunford, pushed for a collaborative approach amongst partners to achieve a common goal during her opening remarks, on 17 March 2015
- African Development Bank mulls $500 million facility to mobilize financing for smallholder farmers
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Mar 20, 2025

African Development Bank Mulls $500 Million Facility to Mobilize Financing for Smallholder Farmers

The Bank has approved 77 projects valued at $3.9 billion to support the implementation of Country Food and Agriculture Delivery Compacts across 32 countries, with an additional $1.72 billion in planned approvals this year

African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has announced plans to launch a $500 million facility designed to unlock $10 billion in financing for smallholder farmers and small agribusiness enterprises across Africa. Speaking at the High-Level Conference on Scaling Finance for Smallholder Farmers in Nairobi, Adesina revealed that…

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- Africa’s Green Growth Agenda: Unlocking Opportunities for a Climate-Resilient Future
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Mar 18, 2025

Africa’s Green Growth Agenda: Unlocking Opportunities for a Climate-Resilient Future

By leveraging platforms like AGES, Africa can strengthen partnerships, unlock funding, and implement policies that drive a sustainable and resilient future

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) participated in the third edition of the Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) (https://apo-opa.co/4izmWCf) in Cape Town, South Africa, from 18 – 21 February, 2025. The annual Summit, hosted by the African Union, brought together policy makers, stakeholders, private sector and experts who discussed Africa’s…

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- African Development Bank, African Water Facility, Association of European Development Finance Institutions to hold Investment Event for Water and Sanitation in Africa
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Mar 17, 2025

African Development Bank, African Water Facility, Association of European Development Finance Institutions to hold Investment Event for Water and Sanitation in Africa

Taking place on 18 March 2025 in Brussels, the event will bring together development finance institutions, private sector investors, and philanthropic organizations

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), African Water Facility (www.AfricanWaterFacility.org), and the Association of European Development Finance Institutions (https://EDFI.eu/) will host a high-level event to generate investment for water and sanitation services in Africa. Taking place on 18 March 2025 in Brussels, the event will bring together development finance institutions,…

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- The fifth edition of the Finance in Common Summit concluded on Friday in Cape Town
- FICS 2025: African Development Bank's Director General for Southern Africa, Leila Mokaddem, emphasized that Africa's green transition must be inclusive
- At the 2025 Finance in Common Summit, senior leaders of the African Development Bank stressed the need for urgent action
- On the sidelines of the 2025 Finance in Common, the African Development Bank called on G20 nations to enhance financial commitments
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Mar 03, 2025

Finance in Common Summit urges global development finance institutions to harness collective power to address global poverty

African Development Bank leaders champion climate finance and just transition

The fifth edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) concluded on Friday in Cape Town, South Africa, with strong calls for global development finance institutions to work together to address poverty and development challenges. South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana led the call. The summit, which was co-sponsored by…