Africa: Cop24 - The African Development Bank Out in Force to Defend the Continent's Interests and Vision in the Fight Against Climate Change

The 24th annual conference of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, known as COP24, opens on Monday, 3 December 2018, in Katowice, Poland. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Loan to Extend Safe Water Supply and Sanitation to Manzini Region in Eswatini

The Board of Directors has approved a ZAR 720 million loan to finance the Manzini Region Water Supply and Sanitation Project in eSwatini (former Swaziland). The project aims to… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Issues First Ever Sofr-Linked Transaction in Green Bond Market

On Tuesday 27 November 2018, the African Development Bank rated Aaa/AAA/AAA by Moody's/S&P/Fitch (all stable) successfully priced a dual-tranche US$ 500 million 3-year and US$… Read more »

Africa: Interview With Seyni Nafo, African Ambassador to Cop24

"To combat climate change, African countries need to develop their own resource-mobilization strategies" Read more »

Africa: PIDA Week 2018 - Experts weigh Africa's infrastructure needs against rapid urbanization and growing population

Despite challenges, "PIDA is already moving the development needle," African Development Bank expert says. Read more »

Africa: 2018 African Economic Conference in Kigali - Together for a Common Purpose to Achieve an Outcome

If you have visited Rwanda, no doubt you would have heard of Umuganda, a vast clean-up operation that takes place every last Saturday of the month. The transformative civic… Read more »

Africa: African Countries Are Becoming More Open to Each Other, 2018 Africa Visa Openness Report Shows

The year 2018 is a landmark chapter in Africa's regional integration efforts. The launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area and the Single African Air Transport Market are… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Supports Entrepreneurship in Transition States Through Equity Investment in Trade and Development Bank

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved an additional equity investment of US$ 25 million in Trade and Development Bank (TDB) to enhance the latter's… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Partners With Entreprenarium Foundation to Train 1,000 Women Entrepreneurs in Africa

As part of its Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program, the African Development Bank is partnering with Entreprenarium Foundation to train 1,000 women… Read more »

Africa: The 2018 Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa Week Opens

Smart infrastructure investments underpinned by solid governance mechanisms and strategic partnerships, will be crucial to accelerating Africa's regional connectivity and… Read more »

Africa: The Challenge for a Fair Deal in Climate Financing

Climate financing by the African Development Bank and the world's other largest multilateral development banks rose by a record 28% to US$35.2 billion in 2017 from the previous… Read more »

Africa: Engaging Private Sector in Financing Local Climate Adaptation

"I nearly lost everything this year, when my rice farm almost collapsed during an unprecedented drought." Mrs. Sacca has been farming rice for the past seven years on her two… Read more »

Africa: Alsf Management Board Adopts 2019 Work Plan and Budget

The Management Board of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) met on 26h November 2018 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, to discuss the 2017 ALSF Effectiveness Review and assess… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank's Staff Council and Lion's Club Join Forces to Clean-Up Attecoube, Ivorian Community Hit By Flood

As part of activities marking the 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Day, the Staff Council (SCO) of the African Development Bank will, on November 29, 2018 launch a vast… Read more »

Africa: Akinwumi Adesina, Spearheading Good Governance By Leading Agricultural Innovation and Economic Growth of Africa

As an agricultural economist, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been a leader in agricultural innovation for over 30 years. He has contributed greatly to food security in Africa, aimed at… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank to Unveil New Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan

The African Development Bank is organizing regional dissemination events to share its newly adopted Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan (2018-2025) and secure stakeholders buy-in… Read more »

Africa: Pida Week 2018 - Good Governance Key to Regional Integration, Says African Development Bank Director for Regional Development and Regional Integration, Moono Mupotola

In this interview ahead of the 2018 Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week taking place on 26 - 29 November 2018 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, the African… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Marks Toilet Day With Us$500 Million Commitment to New Sanitation Funding

As the African Development Bank joined the international community to observe World Toilet Day on November 19, the organization is putting considerable financial muscle into the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves U.S.$123 Million Grant for Ethiopia's Basic Services Transformation Programme

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved additional resources to Ethiopia's Basic… Read more »

Africa: Women Must Redesign the Table, and Not Just Expect to Be At the Table, Says Ģraça Machel

Dame Ģraça Machel, one of Africa's foremost advocates for the rights of women and children, has called on African women and policy makers to challenge gender inequality and… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank to Play Bigger Role in African Economies By Investing in Infrastructure Private Equity

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved its third equity investment of US$40 million in Africa Infrastructure Investment Fund (AIIF3), a closed-ended… Read more »

Africa: A-List Attendees Throw Weight Behind Africa Investment Forum 2018

Heads of State, presidents of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), global and regional investors, business moguls and other A-list attendees are lauding the recently concluded… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2018 - A New Bold Vision Tilts Capital Flows Into Africa

"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others," a saying goes. When African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina laid out his vision to tilt the flow of capital… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2018 - Use of Blended Finance As a Tool for Scaling Up Investment in Africa, On the Rise

The use of blended finance as a tool to address risk perceptions and crowd in private investment to develop Africa and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals is on the rise,… Read more »

Africa: Donors Commend Nepad-Ippf's Operational Performances

In 2018, disbursements on IPPF financed projects reached an all-time record of US$ 9.0 million. Read more »