AfricaVsVirus
Entrepreneurship Health Startup

AfDB Unveils Top 20 AfricavsVirus Winners in Virtual Event

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced 20 finalists of the AfricavsVirus Challenge who will receive a grant of up to $20,000 as well

AFDB APPOINTS GAUTHIER BOULARD AS DIRECTOR AND SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT
Appointment

AfDB Appoints Gauthier Boulard as Director and Special Advisor to the President

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB.org)  has announced the appointment of Mr. Gauthier Boulard as Director and Special Advisor in

Fashionomics
Fashion

AfDB Launches First Fashionomics Africa Online Contest for Sustainable and Innovative Circular Fashion

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Fashionomics Africa initiative is launching a competition to support designers of sustainable and circular fashion.

AgriPitch Competition
Africa AgricTech Competition Startup

Mhogo Foods, Foodlocker, and ReLeaf Win Big in AfDB’s AgriPitch Competition

The founder of a cassava processing business in Kenya, a co-founder of a novel food processing technology start-up, and the

AgriPitch Competition
Africa AgricTech Competition Startup

25 Young African Agripreneurs Advance to ‘Boot Camp’ in the AfDB’s $120,000 AgriPitch Competition

Twenty-five young African agripreneurs have advanced to the “boot camp” final round of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) AgriPitch competition,

Akinwumi Adesina
Africa Banking Leadership

Akinwumi Adesina Re-elected As AfDB President

Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected to serve a second five-year term as President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Akinwumi Adesina
AgricTech Banking People

Corruption Allegations Dismissed Against AfDB’s Akinwumi Adesina

The embattled President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has been cleared of corruption allegations, by an independent

AfricaVsVirus
Entrepreneurship Health

58 Nigerian Startups, 42 Others Named in AfDB’s #AfricavsVirus Challenge

The African Development Bank has announced the 100 finalists selected for the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge ideathon to find solutions to challenges

Tony Elumelu Foundation
Entrepreneurship Investment Partnership

Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program Gets $5m Grant From AfDB

The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program has received a $5 million grant from the African Development Bank to enable it

AfDB
Africa Coding Digital

AfDB Launches Digital Coding Platform As Part of Plans to Create 25m Jobs by 2025

The African Development Bank (AfDB) in partnership with technology firm Microsoft has launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training platform,