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The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has concluded a landmark Consultative Dialogue on a New African Financial Architecture for Development (NAFAD, formerly NAFA), with a bold roadmap to address Africa’s development financing gap.
The crisis in the Middle East is impacting global economies, with growth in African countries forecast to decline by up to 0.2 per cent.
The Ivorian Council of Ministers adopted a new policy on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, aimed at modernizing logistics at the Port of Abidjan by introducing barge transport within port waters.
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a 1.7 billion CFA franc grant to boost the competitiveness of the private sector across the eight member nations of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA).
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has reached financial close and disbursed €43 million under the Poro Power Green Bond, the first project finance green bond in Cote d’Ivoire and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
The Director-General of the National Boundary Commission (NBC), Adamu Adaji and other heads of boundary commissions in West Africa have taken steps to strengthen border management in the West African region.
East Africa is the most dynamic region, with GDP growth of 6.4 percent, driven by Ethiopia (9.8 percent), Rwanda (7.5 percent) and Uganda (6.4 percent).
The EU-Regional Corridors Business Forum, which closed on April 1, 2026, sealed a major financial commitment from the European Union to modernise the Abidjan–Lagos and Abidjan–Ouagadougou corridors — a strategic investment aimed at boosting the flow of regional trade.
Air Côte d’Ivoire officially announced on Monday, March 23, 2026, the indefinite postponement of its highly anticipated direct flight service between Abidjan and Beirut.
At the launch of the 2nd International Exhibition of Extractive and Energy Resources (SIREXE) on March 23, 2026, Côte d’Ivoire’s Energy Minister, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, emphasized the urgent necessity of the African Energy Bank (AEB) for the continent’s sovereignty.