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- 2 Sept 2015
African Development Bank Expands its African Bond Index
The African Development Bank (AfDB) through the African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI) launched its AfDB/ AFMISM Bloomberg® African Bond Index (ABABI) in February 2015. Calculated by Bloomberg…
- 16 Jun 2024
AfDB Appoints Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye as Director of African Development Institute
African Development Bank has appointed Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye, a seasoned macroeconomist, as Director of the African Development Institute, effective June 1, 2024. Ogunleye, a Nigerian national,…
- 9 Aug 2022
Report Reveals 4 of 5 Africans saying Developments in African Technology Changed their View of the Continent
A new report that includes the surveyed opinions of 4,500 Africans from Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana has revealed that the recent wave of technology innovation coming out of Africa is changing how…
- 25 May 2018
African Development Bank Delivers Strong Operational Results
The African Development Bank is delivering on its goals and making good progress towards achieving its development and operational targets according to the 2018 Annual Development Effectiveness…
- 23 May 2019
UBA’s Africa Conversations: Leaders Emphasise Importance of History to African Development
African leading minds have called on Africans to be mindful of their rich history, which according to them creates the path towards the socio-cultural, economic and political development of the…
- 13 Jun 2018
African Development Bank launches 1st Electricity Regulatory Index
The African Development Bank will on 20 June 2018 launch its flagship Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) – a special report that measures the level of development of the regulatory frameworks in…
- 2 Nov 2019
African Development Bank Celebrates Historic Capital Increase
The African Development Bank on Thursday celebrated a historic $115 billion increase from its shareholders, the largest in the bank's 55-year history. Applause rang through the stately auditorium of…
- 21 Feb 2022
Despite COVID-19 Pandemic, Demand for African Developers Surges Higher- Google Report Reveals
Google has launched the “Africa Developer Ecosystem Report 2021” demonstrating that, despite the challenges associated with the pandemic, the continent's developer ecosystem is on the rise. This is…
- 19 Sept 2012
Donors Welcome the African Development Fund-12 Implementation
The mid-term review of the African Development Fund (ADF-12) implementation was concluded in Praia, Cape Verde recently with donors and stakeholders encouraging the African Development Bank (AfDB) to…
- 10 Jun 2024
African Development Bank, Intel to Train Millions in AI
The African Development Bank and technology firm Intel have partnered to reshape Africa's digital ecosystem, with the goal of training 3 million Africans and 30,000 government officials in artificial…
- 17 Jun 2020
Nasdaq Admits African Development Bank to Sustainable Bond Network
Nasdaq yesterday announced the inclusion of the African Development Bank, one of the world’s largest issuers of social bonds, in the Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network (NSBN). The NSBN is a global and…
- 20 Jan 2018
Nigeria Offers to Host African Development Bank’s Regional Hub
Counting on its position as the largest shareholder of the Bank since inception, the Government of Nigeria has made a formal request to the African Development Bank to host its regional office in…
- 14 Aug 2015
Fitch Affirms African Development Bank at 'AAA'
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AAA' with a Stable Outlook. The Short-term IDR has been affirmed at 'F1+'. A full list of…
- 2 Feb 2021
S&P Global Affirms African Development Bank’s AAA rating with Stable Outlook
Ratings agency S&P Global has affirmed its “AAA/A-1+” foreign currency issuer credit rating of the African Development Bank with a stable outlook. The ratings agency said its outlook reflected…
- 16 Apr 2016
African Developers Take World Stage at Facebook's Annual F8 Conference
Facebook announced at its annual F8 developer conference, held in San Francisco on 12 and 13 April, that the company partnered with many African developers to launch products for the global…
- 29 Feb 2016
Urama Joins African Development Bank
Professor Kevin Urama, who was appointed in 2013 to head the Research Lab of Swiss based investor advisor Quantum Global, has left his post to join the African Development Bank as a Senior Policy…
- 23 Aug 2020
Nigeria Doubles African Development Bank Voting Rights
Nigeria has almost doubled its voting rights in the African Development Bank to 16.8% before the lender’s annual meetings next week, as one of its own seeks re-election at the helm of the lender…
- 15 Jun 2022
Afreximbank Mobilises $35b for African Development
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has mobilised a whopping $35 b for the development of the continent, in the last five years. Prof. Benedict Oramah, the President of the bank, disclosed…
- 30 Jun 2018
StarTimes Holds 8th African digital TV Development Seminar in Beijing
The annual African Digital TV Development Seminar, a strategic think-tank for stakeholders in the African broadcasting industry organized by StarTimes Group has held the 8th edition in Beijing.…
- 22 Jun 2020
S&P Global Affirms African Development Bank’s AAA Rating, with Stable Outlook
Ratings agency S&P Global has affirmed its 'AAA/A-1+' long- and short-term issuer credit assessment of the African Development Bank (AfDB) with a stable outlook. The rating agency positively…
- 4 Sept 2017
African Software Developers Require Persistence, Perseverance- Seni Sulyman
The idea of Andela started in Lagos, but has evolved into a global brand with presence in Nigeria and Kenya. It is a global Engineering company, supplying African Developers to international…
- 17 Sept 2019
Microsoft Appoints Gafar Lawal MD of African Development Centre in Nigeria
Microsoft has appointed Gafar Lawal as the managing director of its Africa Development Centre in Nigeria, launched in May 2019. It would be recalled that earlier in the year, Microsoft opened Africa…
- 8 Jul 2020
Firm Offers Free Online Courses for Aspiring African Software Developers
Technology company, Tunga has unveiled a new e-learning platform for software developers in Africa. According to Tunga, this move aims to improve skills and create more opportunities for African…
- 3 Jul 2026
Google Play launches $1m fund to support African game developers
Google Play has launched its first Indie Games Fund for Africa, committing one million dollars in equity-free funding to support independent game developers across 32 African countries, including…
- 4 Aug 2020
MTN Creates API Marketplace to Empower African Developers
MTN has launched a pan-Africa application programming interface (API) marketplace it believes will foster innovation and collaboration across developer and business communities. The Chenosis…
- 17 Apr 2013
Low-Cost Wireless Tech can Help African Development
Strengthening information and communications technology (ICT) in Africa can help to tackle health, social, environmental and development challenges Andrea Rinaldi reported in scidev.net that low-cost…
- 26 Aug 2016
Stellar Invites African Developers to $2Bn Lumen Challenge
Stellar.org said that from early next month it will begin accepting submissions for the inaugural Stellar Build Challenge, and has extended invitation to developers across Africa to participate. Over…
- 22 Aug 2025
AfDB, AfCFTA Unite to Unlock $3.4 Trillion Continental Market Through Strategic Infrastructure Development
The African Development Bank Group, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, and Africa50 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to catalyse infrastructure development across…
- 28 Jun 2013
Nokia Trains African App Developers on its New Asha OS
Nokia organized a 2-day developer bootcamp with the aim of training application developers on the functionality and unique features of the new Asha operating system. The training also equipped them…
- 27 Jun 2022
AfDB Board Approves Establishment of African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation
The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, a new groundbreaking institution that will significantly enhance…