AfDB Vice-president, Resigns   The Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development at the African Development Bank, Dr Jennifer Blanke, has resigned her position. The AfDB disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement, saying Blanke’s resignation would take effect July 4, 2020. She was quoted as saying,...

AFDB Injects $10bn To Cushion COVID-19 Impact On Agriculture     The African Development Bank (AFDB), has provided about $10billion to implement strategic roadmap of projects and programmes of immediate and longer term measures to tackle nutrition and food crisis situation in the Continent. This is part of...

AfDB Supports Nigeria’s COVID-19 Response Program With $288m Loan   The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $288.5 million loan for Nigeria to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its impact on people and businesses. The loan, according to the bank,...

AfDB Governors Authorize Independent Review of Allegation Against Adesina   The Bureau of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has said that based on the views of some Governors on the whistle-blowers' complaint against Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, and the need to...

AfDB Mobilises $22m For COVID-19 Fight In Gambia, Others   The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved an emergency project in support of three low-income ECOWAS nations – Gambia, Mali and Niger – to boost their health systems in response to the COVID-19...

Africa Akinwunmi Adesina (AFDB): Any Conspiracy From The Western Block? By Jimoh Ibrahim, OFR, CFR Please wait a minute; it is about corporate governance! Yes, in a simple bank matter, and what is more, as Wolfensohn will say, corporate governance is about promoting corporate fairness, transparency,...