September 25, 2019
Africa: Unga 2019 - Women Are "Africa's Tigers" Says Congolese First Lady As African Development Bank Touts $3bn Fund
African women are on the cusp of securing gender equality. "We are convinced that the moment for African women has now come," said Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, the First Lady of the… Read more »
Africa: UN General Assembly - Strong Plea to Boost Food Security Through South-South Cooperation
Leaders gathering for the United Nations General Assembly from 17-30 September 2019 in New York have made a strong plea for enhanced South-South cooperation to strengthen food… Read more »
Africa: Unga 2019 - African Development Bank to Help Boost Climate Change Adaptation Funding to $12.5bn
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina on Tuesday pledged to boost funding commitments by $12.5bn to help countries adapt to the effects of climate change between 2020… Read more »
Africa: UN General Assembly 2019 - Scaling Up Nutrition Lead Group Meets to Chart Way Forward
"Energy, passion and a lot of young people who care about nutrition" will underpin the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement's newest phase, alongside stronger private sector… Read more »
Africa: Unga 2019 - Sahel Threats Necessitate 'Global Response': Issoufou
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou called on Sunday for a "global response" to the problems of land degradation that threaten the arid Sahel belt. Read more »
Africa: Unga 2019 - No Room for Coal in Africa's Renewable Future: Akinwumi Adesina
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina on Tuesday unveiled ambitious plans to scrap coal power stations across the continent and switch to renewable energy at United… Read more »
September 23, 2019
Africa: UN, African Development Bank High-Level Meeting Calls for Speed and Action On SDGs
With an estimated 390 million people living in extreme poverty, hunger and food insecurity, Africa is in a race against time to deliver on its regional and global development… Read more »
Africa: Can Africa Afford to 'Strand' Its Fossil Fuels?
In recent years, "stranded assets" have attracted a lot of interest, as climate-driven changes to our physical environment amplify the calls for a seamless transition to low-carbon… Read more »
Africa: UN Climate Action Summit - High Level Mdb Statement
Multilateral Development Banks have been at the forefront of supporting our clients' efforts to pursue ambitious climate action for more than a decade. In light of growing climate… 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 »
South Sudan: Bank Approves $17.7 Million for First Education Project
The Board of the African Development Bank approved a proposal for $17.7 million on 5 September, 2019 to finance the first social sector project in South Sudan since the Bank's… Read more »
Nigeria: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $500,000 Grant for Clean Energy
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has approved a $500,000 grant to support the development and launch of the Nigeria Energy… 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 »
September 16, 2019
West Africa: G5 Sahel Heads of State Throw Their Weight Behind African Development Bank's Desert to Power Initiative
Bank commits $20 million towards project preparation for the realization of the project Read more »
September 13, 2019
Africa: The Future of Development Banks Discussed As Senior Officials Meet At 20th Annual Meeting
Senior officials from the world's leading financial institutions have wrapped up their 20th annual meeting in Abidjan at the headquarters of the African Development Bank. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Launches U.S.$ 2 Billion 1.625 Percent Global Benchmark Due 16 September 2022
The African Development Bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch, all stable), has launched and priced a US$ 2 billion 3-year Global Benchmark bond due 16 September 2022, its… Read more »
Africa: Innovative Thinking Marks African Development Bank's Africa Jobs Manifesto
Employment is top of the agenda of every African leader - SVP Charles Boamah Read more »
West Africa: G5 Sahel Summit - African Development Bank, Partners, Commit to Light Up and Power the Sahel With the Desert to Power Initiative
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, has arrived in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, ahead of the G5 Sahel Summit, and was received by Burkina… Read more »
September 12, 2019
Africa: Three Questions to Wale Shonibare, Acting VP, Power, Energy, Climate & Green Growth
What is the Desert to Power Initiative? Read more »
September 11, 2019
Eswatini: Eswatini's 'Flag Lady' On the Road to Prosperity
Senteni Mahlalela is a 27-year-old woman who lives in Ezulwini, in the northwest of Eswatini, the historical center of the kingdom. Since 2017, she has worked along the Main Road 3… Read more »
Africa: 5 Takeaways From the 2018 Africa Investment Forum
"We want investments in Africa to land on a smooth investment runway. No bumps," Read more »
Africa: International Financial Institutions - Corporate Secretaries to Meet in Abidjan 11-13 Sept
The Corporate Secretaries of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) will hold their 20th annual meeting from 11 to 13 September 2019 at the headquarters of the African… Read more »
September 09, 2019
Zambia: African Development Bank, UN Nutrition Network Will Lead Nutrition Commitments
The African Development Bank country office in Zambia and the UN Nutrition Network have agreed to lead multi-agency commitments aimed at effective implementation of the country's… Read more »
South Africa: Pretoria, South Africa - Bank Raises Awareness of Rules On Integrity and Anti-Corruption in Two-Day Session
The Bank's consultants and contractors at an integrity and anti-corruption workshop at the Bank's office in Pretoria 13.08.2019 Read more »