December 05, 2022
Africa: Capital Markets Development Trust Fund (Cmdtf) - Call for Proposals for the 2023 Work Program
CMDTF's operations complement the African Development Bank's efforts to mobilize resources through domestic financial markets while advancing the Bank's High 5 operational… Read more »
Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Launches Women and Youth Entrepreneurship Project
A screenshot of participants during the virtual launch Read more »
Africa: High-Level Meeting On the Theme of the African Year of Nutrition 2022
Who: African Development Bank Group, African Leaders for Nutrition, the African Union Commission, and the Government of Côte d'Ivoire Read more »
December 04, 2022
Africa: Crucial Replenishment Meeting for the African Development Fund As It Marks 50 Years of Supporting the Continent's Low-Income Countries
Members of the African Development Fund are meeting in Morocco for the fourth and final pledging session on the Fund's sixteenth replenishment. The crucial meeting will culminate… Read more »
December 02, 2022
Africa: World Circular Economy Forum 2022
What: World Circular Economy Forum 2022 Read more »
Africa: Diaspora's Remittances, Investment and Expertise Vital for Africa's Future Growth, Say Participants At African Development Bank Forum
Bank president Akinwumi Adesina opens a two-day event in Abidjan on tapping the skills and wealth of the African Diaspora Read more »
November 30, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Climate Investment Funds Announces Nine Countries to Participate in the First Nature, People and Climate Platform
Vice president Beth Dunford (at right) and other participants at a Climate Investment Funds event during COP27 Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: African Leaders Call for Faster Industrialization During African Union Summit
African leaders of government and institutions at the AU Industrialization Summit in Niamey, Niger Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Africa Fund for Africa Approves $1 Million Reimbursable Grant to Develop Bioenergy Plants in Ghana and Sierra Leone
Seedlings under sustainable cultivation in Ghana for use in the production of biomass fuel Read more »
November 30, 2022
Africa: Cop 27 - African Development Bank Group and Ebrd Affirm Commitment to Climate Adaptation and to Helping African Businesses Become More Resilient
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina and his counterpart at the EBRD, Odile Reinaud-Basso affirm commitment to climate adaptation to help African businesses become… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Launches Model for Deploying Green Financing Across the Continent
Abdou Aziz Diedhiou, head of studies and strategy, La Banque Agricole Sénégal; Kossivi Domegni, Expert in Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Togo;… Read more »
Africa: Afac Unveils New Strategic Vision to Catalyze Private Financing for Climate Action Across Africa
The African Financial Alliance on Climate Change (AFAC) unveiled a new vision for 2030 during the global climate summit (COP27), prioritizing mobilizing capital and tools to meet… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Africa: African Development Fund Invests More Than $6 Million to Strengthen Public Finance Governance in African Countries
The support of the African Development Fund will strengthen the capacities of African tax administrations for improved domestic revenue mobilization. Read more »
November 24, 2022
Africa: New Report By African Development Bank, Partners Finds That 37 African Countries Have Industrialized in Last Decade
Top performers not necessarily those with the biggest economies, but countries that generate high manufacturing value-added per capita Read more »
November 21, 2022
Africa: Global Community of Practice (G-Cop) Policy Dialogue - Development Without Borders
Leveraging the African Diaspora for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa Read more »
November 23, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Secures $64 Million in New Funding From Norway and Geapp
African Development Bank President Adesina (left) with GEAPP's Africa Executive Director, Joseph Nganga, following the grant announcement Read more »
November 22, 2022
Africa: AfDB's Support to Climate-Focused Esos Through the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Lab
According to the International Labour Office (ILO), "green jobs" are created by the shift of economies, enterprises, workplaces and labour markets toward a sustainable, low-carbon… Read more »
Africa: Business Integrity Roundtable - Engaging African SMEs in Corruption Prevention
What: Roundtable on Engaging African SMES in Corruption Prevention Read more »
Africa: Panel Discussion - Addressing Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment (Seah) in Development Bank Operations, Recommendations and Lessons Learned
Who: The African Development Bank's Independent Recourse Mechanism (IRM) Read more »
November 21, 2022
Africa: ADF-16 Replenishment Meeting
The African Development Bank Group and the Kingdom of Morocco will host the fourth and final meeting of the Sixteenth Replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-16) in… Read more »
Africa: Leveraging the African Diaspora for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa
What: G-CoP policy dialogue on leveraging the African Diaspora for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa. Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: Addis Ababa "Beautifying Sheger" River Development Project
Perched more than 2,000 meters above sea level on the high plateaus bordering the Great Rift Valley, Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is surrounded by majestic mountains. Read more »
November 18, 2022
Africa: On Global Women's Entrepreneurship Day, Lionesses of Africa's Business Confidence Report Celebrates African Women Entrepreneurs' Optimism About Business
Women entrepreneurs in Africa are expressing widespread optimism and continuing resilience despite the prevailing economic climate, according to the 2022 Lionesses Business… Read more »
Africa: For Africa to Prosper, Africans Need to Be Able to Move
Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank, stresses the importance of easy travel within Africa Read more »
Africa: Africa Development Bank and African Union Commission Sign $9.73 Million Grant Agreement to Drive Digital Market Development in Africa
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank have signed a grant agreement to implement Phase 1 of the Upstream Project for Digital Market Development in… Read more »