Topic
African Development
8 stories related to this topic, newest first.
manilatimes.networld37 days ago
Botswana and De Beers Name Adesina Chairman of Diamonds for Development Fund
The Government of Botswana and De Beers Group appointed the former president of the African Development Bank to lead the Diamonds for Development Fund. The fund aims to convert diamond revenues into long-term economic gains for Botswana citizens.
rte.iepolitics42 days ago
African Development Bank Pledges UA 480 Million Toward Uganda’s Malaba-Kampala Standard Gauge Railway
Dr. Abdul Kamara reaffirmed the African Development Bank's commitment to finance a 326 km standard gauge railway from Malaba to Kampala during meetings in Brazzaville.
Bloombergworld43 days ago
African Development Bank Tentatively Allocates $650 Million Toward Uganda's Kampala-Malaba Railway
Uganda reported that the African Development Bank has set aside roughly $650 million to support construction of a railway connecting Kampala to the Kenyan border at Malaba.
South China Morning Postworld49 days ago
African Development Bank Meeting Opens
African leaders and financiers convened Monday for the African Development Bank annual meeting in Congo Republic. Overseas aid fell nearly a quarter last year to $174.3 billion, and the bank is urging greater use of domestic resources to close a $400 billion annual financing gap.
Semaforworld49 days ago
African Development Bank Opens Annual Meeting in Brazzaville
The African Development Bank began its week-long annual meeting on May 25, 2026, in Brazzaville. The gathering occurs against the backdrop of an Ebola outbreak in central Africa and higher fuel prices linked to the Iran war.
Bloombergworld50 days ago
Southern African Development Community Leaders Agree to Strengthen Regional Integration
Leaders of the Southern African Development Community reached an agreement to increase regional integration measures. The stated goal is to reduce illegal migration amid rising anti-foreigner sentiment in South Africa.
Semaforworld63 days ago
Kenya Hosts Africa Forward Summit on Credit Risk and Investment
Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi told Reuters that policymakers at the two-day Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi will focus on rethinking how to price risk on the continent. The event includes the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the African Development…
news24.comworld63 days ago
African Leaders Sign Abidjan Declaration on Mobilizing Domestic Capital
Political leaders and financiers signed the Abidjan Consensus on April 9 in Côte d'Ivoire under the African Development Bank. The agreement establishes a continent-wide framework to mobilize domestic savings estimated at nearly $4 trillion. It aims to reduce reliance on dwindling…