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African Development Bank and International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) hold workshop for Francophone West Africa governments to strengthen development effectiveness

The African Development Bank has shared public data about its investments through the creation of its Data Portal and MapAfrica platforms

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) concluded a workshop on Thursday aimed at enhancing the use of development finance data to support national planning, coordination, and accountability. The workshop was attended by government representatives from Francophone West Africa. The three-day workshop, held from 3…

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European Union and Côte d’Ivoire renew their sustainable fisheries partnership

The EU and Côte d’Ivoire signed, on June 6, 2025, a protocol that resumes – after nearly a year – their cooperation under the fisheries partnership agreement

The protocol will grant EU vessels access to Côte d’Ivoire’s waters for a period of four years and a right to fish some 6 100 tonnes of tuna and other migratory species per year. In this way, the protocol contributes to EU efforts to increase food security and promote adequate supply of fisheries…

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Financing Agribusiness in Africa: A Call-to-Action echoes from Abidjan to Brazil

The Call to Action sets clear priorities—from access to blended finance and climate resilience to youth innovation and regional integration—and will be officially presented at COP30 in Belém, Brazil (November 2025)

The European-Union -Africa Chamber of Commerce (EUACC) (www.EU-Africa-Chamber.org) successfully hosted the first edition of the Financing Agribusiness in Africa Forum on May 24, 2025, at the Parc des Expositions in Abidjan. The Forum gathered key stakeholders including representatives from various Ivorian ministries, the Consul General of Côte d'Ivoire in New…

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Annual Meetings 2025: African private-sector players and African Development Bank officials discuss business opportunities

The Bank provided updated information on its procurement plan and contractual policies, as well as on procedures for accessing business opportunities for companies or projects

On the fourth day of the African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Annual Meetings in Abidjan (http://apo-opa.co/3ZcPGZZ), a seminar on business opportunities with the Group brought together private-sector players from 40 African countries and led to constructive exchanges with Bank officials. "Africa will not develop without a robust private sector. This seminar…

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African Development Bank Launches Inaugural Integrate Africa Magazine (I.A.M) to tell a New African Story on Regional Integration

With the Bank’s new Ten-Year Strategy (2024-2033) firmly rooting Integrate Africa as a major pillar, the conversations centred on what is to come following 10 years of investing in Africa’s integration

The African Development Bank Group ( www.AfDB.org) has unveiled its first edition of Integrate Africa Magazine (I.A.M.) during a colourful ceremony at the Sofitel Hotel, Abidjan. The event, held on Monday 26 May as part of the Bank’s 2025 Annual Meetings, marks the beginning of a new African story – celebrating…

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Curtain falls on African Development Bank Group 2025 Annual Meetings, New President Elected

On Thursday, governors of the Group’s 81 shareholders elected former finance minister Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah as the new president of the continent’s premier development institution

Nigeria provides $500 million to extend the Nigeria Trust Fund for another 15 years  “It has been the greatest honour of my life to serve as president of the African Development Bank Group and to serve Africa “– Dr. Akinwumi Adesina  The African Development Bank Group’s 2025 Annual Meetings (www.AfDB.org)…

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“A Mission, Not a Job!” - African Development Bank President reflects on a decade of leadership

The press briefing is the first official event of the Bank’s 2025 Annual Meetings, taking place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from 26 to 30 May 2025

Speaking Monday at a breakfast meeting with journalists, the President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, described his ten-year presidency as a consuming yet profoundly fulfilling mission. The press briefing is the first official event of the Bank’s 2025 Annual Meetings, taking place in Abidjan, Cote…

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Sidi Ould Tah elected ninth president of the African Development Bank Group

Tah will assume office on 1 September 2025, for a five-year term, following the end of the second mandate of current President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina

Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania was today elected President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) at the Bank’s Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.   Tah was elected by the Bank’s Board of Governors, comprising Finance and Economy Ministers or Central Bank Governors of the Bank Group’s 81 regional…

Amadou Hott, Candidate for the Presidency of the African Development Bank Group
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Amadou Hott outlines his vision for African economic transformation at the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings

A central pillar of Hott’s agenda is the promotion of private sector engagement as a key driver of job creation and economic dynamism

At the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) annual meeting in Abidjan this week, presidential candidate Amadou Hott (www.AmadouHott.com) al unveiled his comprehensive vision for Africa’s economic transformation, emphasizing regional integration, private sector engagement, and affordable financing as the cornerstones of his agenda in several media engagements with African and international outlets.…

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CFA Institute Report Examines Policy Solutions to Capital Formation Barriers in Africa and the Role Private Markets Could Play in this Development

Structured as a series of market-specific chapters, Capital Formation in Africa: A Case for Private Markets, covers 11 African economies, with contributions from local investment industry leaders

New research from CFA Institute (www.CFAInstitute.org), Capital Formation in Africa: A Case for Private Markets (https://apo-opa.co/3SqtDLz), examines the case for mobilizing private capital to support the structural investment needs of sub-Saharan Africa. The research identifies and analyses existing barriers to the development of capital markets and offers a series of…