Tag: Africa
AfDB’s Lamin Barrow: Infrastructure faces “huge financial gap”
Lamin Barrow, the African Development Bank’s director general for its Nigeria Country Department, has told Africa’s infrastructure industry that there is a financing gap across the continent of almost $100bn per year.
AfDB: Green Banks have €3tn opportunity in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has assembled experts to share perspectives on how the climate finance gap can be filled.
Answers sought to Africa’s infrastructure challenges
Leaders from across the African infrastructure sector launch call for papers, seeking expert insights and research ahead of continental conference.
Davos: A need for debt relief and new economics
Day five of Davos saw concerns raised about economic coercion, mounting debt in developing nations, and a return to talk of a different type of capitalism.
AfDB forges ahead with Adaptation Benefits Mechanism
Flagship programme will serve as a vehicle for financing resilience-building in communities and ecosystems that are vulnerable to climate change.
Germany gives €100m to boost Africa’s renewables transition
Commitment made to AfDB’s Sustainable Fund for Africa following UN dialogue on Energy.
AfDB to map Africa’s hydropower
Major programme to evaluate opportunities and quick wins in hydropower facilities across the continent.
AfDB President calls for integrity in leadership
Akinwumi A. Adesina stresses need for to tackle corruption and grow the next generation into transformative leaders.
Investor demand growing for Africa’s green transition, says Richard Abel
Managing director of UKCI says time is right for first African renewables yieldco.
Multilateral development banks call for new focus in sub-Saharan Africa
Unanimous call for urgent focus on the private finance sector to help recovery and response after tough 2020.
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