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25 Feb 2025

AfDB engages INTERPOL to tackle illicit financial flows in Africa

The INTERPOL head highlighted that rapid advancements in digital technology have also led to an increase in internet-enabled financial crimes.
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African Development Bank invests $10m to promote climate tech

The bank stated that this catalytic investment will unlock $70 million in finance for African climate-focused ventures.
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AfDB boss Dr Adesina defends Africa’s agritech

The AfDB president told a conference in Durban this week Africa has the necessary partnerships and technologies to eradicate hunger.
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2 May 2023

African Development Bank puts muscle behind fintech growth

The bank will provide funding and technical assistance to the Africa Fintech Network to create a fintech hub.
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Nigeria commits $618m for digital skills, job creation

I-DICE will support 451 tech start-ups, 226 creative enterprises and 75 enterprise support organisations, and the benefits to Nigeria’s economy are pegged at $6.4 billion.
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2 Dec 2022

AfDB launches digital data initiative to empower Angolan business

RASME is a set of real-time digital data-gathering tools and processes that enable the Bank, its clients and development partners to better prepare projects.
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27 Sept 2022

Microsoft, AfDB partner to help Africa’s youth scale into business

Utilising the Bank’s Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Banks (YEIB), the partnership will scale up technical and financial support for young entrepreneurs.
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Africa readies remedy to transform pharmaceutical industry

“Africa can no longer outsource its healthcare security to the benevolence of others” said African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina.
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13 Jun 2022

Ghana brightens up economic prospects after securing solar tech deal

West African country pens grant agreement with AfDB, government of Switzerland.
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Fibre optic interconnection linking Cameroon and Congo now operational

Completion of first phase of the Congolese component of the Central African Backbone (CAB) project.
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19 Apr 2022

AfDB earmarks €9.8m equity investment to drive tech

Bank’s investment is expected to accelerate the creation of a new class of successful African entrepreneurs that will serve as a model to younger innovators.