The African Development Bank Group has launched a six-month campaign to sensitize its internal and external stakeholders on its new Whistleblowing Policy, approved by the Boards of Directors in January this year. The Whistleblowing Policy 2023 builds on a 2007 policy, which at the time was widely considered as progressive and reflective of the value…
Gabon is a country on the move. Powered by forward-thinking policies and a cleaner, more sophisticated oil and gas industry, the country is attracting the attention of investors again on the promise of returning to consistent GDP growth last seen in the 1990s. Many of these plans were put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Africa, the continent that pollutes the planet the least, is today one of the world’s most vulnerable to climate risks. While nations across the continent grapple with financing constraints, resources from the international private sector, including multilateral development financiers such as the African Development Bank are helping to catalyze climate action and green growth. For…
The African Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a JPY 44,100,000,000 ($350 million) loan to finance the Bank’s support for private sector operations in Africa. The loan comes under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) initiative, which is a component of Japan’s Official Development Assistance to Africa. The fifth version of EPSA,…
The 2023 Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) recently featured a strategic industry intelligence session with the African Energy Chamber (AEC) the voice of the African energy sector – to share its expertise on local business development and skill-building opportunities within the industry. Led by AEC Executive Chairman, NJ Ayuk, the workshop tackled the most pressing…
