The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has secured a landmark $30mn equity investment from the African ...

As governments in Africa race to expand infrastructure, increase food production and attract investment, a silent crisis continues to undermine these ambitions: land degradation.Every year, millions ...

The African Development Bank Group and the World Bank have agreed to deepen collaboration on economic research, policy ...

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Africa faces declining aid, rising debt, climate pressure and a weakening global order. Official development assistance, the ...

Billions of dollars have been pledged for Africa’s clean energy transition, yet many renewable energy projects across the ...

Microsoft will spend more than $100 million over the next five years to open its first development center in Africa and hire 500 people within four years. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant announced ...

Africa’s largest platform for financing sustainable development took centre stage on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, as Sterling One ...

The countdown has begun. At the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) upcoming annual meetings on 26-30 May in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the name of Akinwumi Adesina’s successor will finally be known. He or ...

The African Development Bank Group headquarters in Le Plateau, the business district of the Ivorian capital Abidjan. Issouf Sanogo /AFP via Getty Images Developing countries in general, and African ...

As the world gathers for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Africa's unique challenges and opportunities take center stage in a pivotal side event that will serve to discuss two central issues ...

The Africa Development Indicators 2012/13 is the latest data from the World Bank on social and economic conditions across the continent There is increased demand for information to monitor development ...