African Development Bank Young Professionals Program 2025 for Young Africans
The African Development Bank has launched its 2025 Young Professionals Program (YPP), now accepting applications. This diversity-centred talent development initiative aims to build the Bank’s future leadership and workforce. Read more about Opportunities The program provides outstanding career pathways for talented emerging professionals who embody the values of future development specialists. Its strategic objectives […]
Register with the African Development Bank ENNOVA Program
The African Development Bank ENNOVA Program is a platform that provides entrepreneurs on the continent with access to resources they’ll need to successfully build their businesses. If you are working on a startup and would like to connect with funding, incubators, accelerators, mentorship and networks that’ll aid your venture’s growth, you should consider exploring […]
Apply For the African Development Bank-Japan Africa Dream Scholarship 2025
Applications are open for the 2025 Africa Development Bank-Japan Africa Dream Scholarship program, which aims to enhance the capacity for human resources in Africa. Read more about Scholarships The scholarship is an initiative of the Africa Development Bank (AFDB) in collaboration with the Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) to enhance human resource capacity and […]
Apply For the Agri-SME Seed Lab Program for Africans
Small and medium enterprises in the agricultural sector can apply for the Agri-SME Seed Lab Program. An initiative of the African Development Bank’s Agri-Food SME Catalytic Financing Mechanism’s (ACFM) Technical Assistance Window. This was delivered through Open Capital’s Agri-SME Support Program. The Agri-SME Seed Lab Program aims to equip SMEs in the agricultural sector […]
The African Development Bank Africa Tech Startup Forum Accelerator 2024
The Africa Tech Startup Forum stands as a beacon for market access and acceleration, meticulously crafted to equip, educate, expose, and unite tech ventures with opportunities. This comprehensive program conducted both virtually and in person, is dedicated to spotlighting the remarkable technological innovations emanating from Africa and furnishing them with the necessary platform to […]
$10,000 Cash Prize on Offer in the AfDB Fashionomics Africa Contest 2023 for Fashion Entrepreneurs
The African Development Bank (AfDB) invites fashion entrepreneurs to enter its Fashionomics Africa online competition for sustainable fashion. If you are building a business that will transform how clothing is produced, used, and recycled, you should consider getting involved in this contest. Read more about Opportunities Through this competition, the AfDB and its partners […]
African Development Bank (AfDB) 2022 Innovation Lab ESO360 Program
Are you running a business incubator, accelerator or fund that supports businesses to start up and grow? Are you interested in growing your entrepreneurship support organization to the next level? Do you want to boost the quality of your programs, engage more effectively with your community, and sustain your work and impact? Read more […]
Win $100,000 In Business Grants In The AfDB YouthAdapt Challenge 2021
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) have launched the African Youth Adaptation Solutions (YouthAdapt) Challenge. The competition aims to identify and support youth-led enterprises in Africa to build climate-resiliency capabilities. Read more about Opportunities Young entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 who run an MSME and […]
African Development Bank: AgriPitch Competition
The African Development Bank has launched this year’s iteration of its yearly Youth Agripreneur Agri-Pitch Competition and DealRoom. The aim of the initiative is to encourage young agripreneurs who are looking to scale their businesses. The idea is to foster food security across regions on the continent hence solve an existential problem in Africa. […]
Akinwumi Adesina Cleared Of Corruption Charges
High profile Nigerian economist and banker, Akinwumi Adesina, has been cleared of corruption allegations levelled against him by whistleblowers in the African Development Bank (AFDB). An independent team of experts, headed by Mary Robinson (former Irish President) discredited accusations raised against the Nigerian. Popular for his elegant suits and bow ties, 60-year-old Adesina in […]
Akinwunmi Adesina Endorsed For Second Term As President of African Development Bank
Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has been endorsed by the African Development Bank (AFDB) to remain as president of the bank for a second term. During the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council (comprising 55 ministers of foreign affairs serving as representatives of member countries) which was held during the African Union Summit […]
AfDB to Provide $300 Million Funding for New Agro-Processing Zones
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will be funding the establishment of new special agro-processing zones (SAPZ) in Nigeria to the tune of $300 million. This represents about 60 percent of the estimated cost of setting up the zones across the country. Read more about Business Work on the zones is expected to commence […]
Akinwumi Adesina Has Been Named Forbes’ African of the Year for 2019
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank and Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture, has been named African of the Year for 2019 by Forbes Magazine. The award was delivered to Mr. Adesina at the All Africa Business Leaders Awards, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday. The event is hosted by Forbes on an […]
Agritech Focus: All about Releaf
Business transactions thrive on trust. When trust is absent, the buyer-seller relationship either collapses or it never happens in the first place. Interactions along Nigeria’s agro-business value chain suffer the same trust issues that bedevil a lot of commercial relationships in the country. Suppliers are uncertain that they’ll get paid by clients. Manufacturers can’t be […]
Do you Know- The Major Rice Producing States in Nigeria
In Nigeria, hardly would you meet someone that holds a grudge against Rice. While it might not be their favourite food, it definitely is one of the most accepted food on the menu list. Rice is a friend of the masses; it is in almost every ceremony and consumed in almost every home at least, […]
#CNBizFair 2018: Introducing Aliyu Abbati Abdulhammed
Representing the Agro sector of the Nigerian Economy at the fair is none other than ALIYU ABBATI ABDULHAMEED, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). NIRSAL was launched as an initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria in 2011 as a dynamic, holistic USD$500 […]