June 26, 2020
Gabon: African Development Bank Approves 100.5 Million Euros Budget Support for COVID-19
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a 100.5 million euros loan to the government of Gabon as budget support to mitigate against the effects of the… Read more »
June 25, 2020
Africa: African Development Fund Approves COVID-19 Response Grants for Six Southern African Countries and São Tomé & Príncipe
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Tuesday approved nearly $8.9 million in grant funding to bolster COVID-19-related control measures in six Southern African… Read more »
June 23, 2020
Cameroon: African Development Bank Approves Eur 88 Million Loan to Cameroon to Finance COVID-19 Response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Monday approved a EUR 88 million loan to Cameroon as direct budget support to finance the country's COVID-19 crisis… Read more »
June 22, 2020
Africa: How Rwanda Is Spurring a Generation of Women in Technology
Rwanda is renowned as a pioneer for gender equality. Read more »
May 06, 2020
Chad: African Development Bank Approves €40 Million in Grants for Bridge Linking Cameroon and Chad
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved grants worth €40.94 million for the construction of a bridge to connect Cameroon and Chad across the… Read more »
April 29, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $40 Million Package for Angola's Banco Millennium Atlântico to Support SMEs
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on 15 April approved a $40 million financial package to support Angola's Banco Millennium Atlântico (BMA) to bolster… Read more »
March 11, 2020
Cameroon: African Development Bank Launches Project to Tackle Electricity Metering Challenges
The African Development Bank and the multi-donor Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) have joined the government of Cameroon to launch an initiative to bolster the… Read more »
March 09, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Executive Directors Visit Pioneer Member Country With $3 Billion Project Portfolio
A five-member delegation of African Development Bank Executive Directors has concluded a week-long fact-finding mission to Cameroon during which they met with the country's Prime… Read more »
February 05, 2020
Cameroon: In Cameroon, New Seed Varieties Help Cocoa Crops Bloom and Farmers Thrive
Antoine Mani Tonye sinks his thumb into the red soil to gauge how deep to plant the next seedling. The Cameroonian cocoa farmer has seen healthy yields and an improvement in his… Read more »
January 27, 2020
Chad: The African Development Bank Quenches the Thirst of Residents With Clean Drinking Water
Izerik Moussa Idriss is a plumber in Kélo, a city in southern Chad. Today, when he hops onto his moped, he can go about his work knowing that at the end of the day he won't… Read more »
January 16, 2020
São Tomé and Príncipe: The African Development Bank Signs €6 Million Grant for São Tomé and Principe
The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed a €6.18 million grant in budgetary support to the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe. Read more »
January 13, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Approves €8 Million Technical Assistance Grant to Support Preparation of Ruzizi Iv Hydro Power Project in the Great Lakes Region
The Board of Directors of African Development Bank Group has approved an €8 million grant drawn from the European Union's Africa Investment Platform (EU-AIP) to support the… Read more »
December 20, 2019
Africa: Getting Onboard - A New Highway Along the Nigeria-Cameroon Border Is Helping Women Commuters and Villagers All Around
Women commuters along the Nigeria-Cameroon border are breathing a sigh of relief. Read more »
December 17, 2019
Burundi: African Development Bank's Sefa Grants $1 Million to Support Innovative Solar-Hydro Hybrid Project
The African Development Bank-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a $990,000 grant to support the preparation of a 9-MW solar-hydro hybrid project in… Read more »
December 10, 2019
Rwanda: African Development Bank and Partners Inaugurate Shango Power Substation in Rwanda to Facilitate Access to the Regional Electricity Market
The African Development Bank, Embassy of Germany in Rwanda and the KfW Development Bank joined the Government of Rwanda to inaugurate the high voltage 188 MVA Shango power… Read more »
October 29, 2019
Angola: African Development Bank Approves $165 Million for Economic Diversification
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Tuesday approved a $165 million loan to finance part of Angola's three-year economic diversification support program… Read more »
October 23, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Funds Angola Initiative to Improve Business Environment and Diversify Exports
L to R: Joohoon Kim, Chargé d' Affaires of the Republic of Korea in Angola; Moono Mupotola, the Bank's Director for Regional Development & Regional Integration; Joffre… Read more »
October 18, 2019
Angola: African Development Bank Approves $1 Million Grant to Children's Food and Nutrition Security Programs
The African Development Bank has approved a grant of $1 million to boost a children's food and nutrition security program in Bié province in Angola. Read more »
October 14, 2019
Cameroon: Three Power Plants Financed By the African Development Bank to Reduce Power Cuts
For many years, Cameroon's national electricity supply has been notoriously unreliable and subject to power cuts. The last significant electric system outage, which lasted eight… Read more »
October 10, 2019
Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Signs Lusophone Compact
The African Development Bank and the governments of Equatorial Guinea and Portugal have signed a country-specific memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the… Read more »
September 20, 2019
Cameroon: Yaoundé Aims for Zero Floods By 2020, Thanks to Funding From the African Development Bank
The Yaoundé Sanitation Project (PADY) has reduced the number of floods in the Cameroonian capital by five times (from 15 to 3). Read more »
September 19, 2019
Rwanda: Rwandan Women Making a Difference At Water Treatment Plant
About 30 minutes' drive outside Kigali, the tidy capital of Rwanda, past lush forests, marshland and makeshift roadside stores advertising their offerings on hand-painted signs, a… Read more »
September 18, 2019
Angola: Country Office Anniversary Cocktail Toasts Bank's 55 Years of Making a Difference
The Angola country office of the African Development Bank on 10 September 2019 marked the Group's 55th anniversary with a cocktail reception in Luanda, during which dignitaries… Read more »
August 23, 2019
Gabon: The African Development Bank's Funding Improves Conditions for Those Living By the Country's Main Trunk Road
Hermann Nzondo drives a taxi. He grimaces when he mentions the former National Highway 1: "Back then, the 119-km journey from Lambaréné to Mouila was not easy. You… Read more »
August 16, 2019
Rwanda: Rwanda's Women in Tech - Leading the Digital Revolution
When she was a little girl, Jeanne Yamfashije wanted to be a doctor. Her goal was to make her parents proud and serve her people. Read more »