The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of EBID, Dr George Agyekum Donkor received the “Development Champion Award” during the recently ended 9th edition of the Rebranding Africa Forum, in Brussels, Belgium. The event, held from October 20 to 21, 2023 brought together high-level government officials and international business leaders to discuss the extraordinary development of...

The West African Development Bank (BIDC) was planning a strong recovery for the region after the Covid-19 pandemic. Two years later, challenges remain. "The Bank has tried to be the top performer in the region, in line with its 2025 strategy... It now has to consolidate the gains it achieved in all areas in 2021, while prudently managing social, political, and economic pressures at the global...

In a significant victory, SeaH4 emerged as the winner of the Southern African phase of the EDF Pulse Africa Tour, a segment of the broader EDF Pulse Africa innovation contest. The grand finale, scheduled for December in Paris, will see six contenders vying for the top spot. The EDF Pulse Africa competition, reflecting EDF's dedication to Africa, champions the continent's brightest innovative...

Previous rules for identifying subscribers to electronic communication services in Burkina Faso were put in place in December 2018, but the government believes they have not achieved the desired results. The Burkina Faso government has decided to modify the rules for identifying subscribers to electronic communication services in the country. The decision, taken during a cabinet meeting on...

The strengthening of ties between N'Djamena and Paris comes at a time of national and regional political tension. In recent weeks, civil society organizations have called for the agreements with France to be broken. During his working visit to France, which began on October 16, at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the leader of Chad, engaged in...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a $2.5 million grant to prop some 10,000 small horticultural businesses in Tanzania. The funds, approved on 19 October 2023, will come from the Global Agriculture & Food Security Program to support mainly food system service providers in rural areas. The programme aims to increase the production and marketing of...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $23.6 million loan for the construction and equipment of a new aviation training facility in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. The proposed Centre of Excellence for Aviation Skills (CEAS), including an aircraft hangar, will partner with higher learning institutions to produce a skilled workforce to meet global aviation...

The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program, a joint initiative of the African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation, has launched a call for applications for the third edition of the YouthADAPT Challenge, which seeks to support young entrepreneurs driving solutions to tackle climate change. The annual YouthADAPT competition invites young entrepreneurs leading micro, small, and...

Africa has the potential to become the main driver of economic growth in the world in the coming decades. Aware of this, the American think tank Atlantic Council issued a report on October 5 presenting the key steps to be taken to unleash this potential to its fullest. The Atlantic Council believes that the young African population, the abundant natural resources, and the continent's strategic...

The report highlights that some 680 million people living south of the Sahara do not use mobile Internet despite living in areas where mobile broadband networks are available. This is due in particular to the high cost of connectivity, lack of literacy and digital skills, the report says. The cost of 1 GB of mobile data in sub-Saharan Africa, after decreasing from 2017 to 2021, rose from 3.3% of...