Africa: The African Development Fund's New Climate Action Window, a Pivotal Instrument for Strengthening Africa's Climate Resilience

In December 2022, in Tangier, Morocco, on the occasion of the 16th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank and its development partners… Read more »

Africa: UN Cites African Development Bank As a World Model in Climate-Adaptation Finance

As Africa's foremost development finance institution, the African Development Bank Group has significantly increased its commitments to climate finance since the 2015 United… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Updates Its Integrated Safeguards Systems

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved updates to the institution's Integrated Safeguards System (ISS) on April 12, 2023. Among other changes, the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group, Jica Sign $350 Million Loan Agreement to Support Africa's Private Sector

The African Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) today signed a JPY 44,100,000,000 ($350 million) loan to finance the Bank's support for private… Read more »

Africa: Making Money Work for Better - Utilising International Financial Institutions' Reserve Finances for Sustainable Development

With Caribbean countries needing more than USD100 billion to fund sustainable development projects, we will look at new ways to unlock capital and work with financial institutions… Read more »

Africa: Africa / Climate Finance Facing Global Macroeconomic Challenges - Time for Private Sector Support

Africa, the continent that pollutes the planet the least, is today one of the world's most vulnerable to climate risks. While nations across the continent grapple with financing… Read more »

Africa: Natural Capital, an Option for African Governments to Finance Sustainable Development Goals

Africa must use all its comparative advantages to mobilize the resources it needs to finance its sustainable development ambitions. Since 2010, official development assistance has… Read more »

Africa: Private Sector Crucial to Overcoming Africa's Critical Investment Gaps - African Development Bank

Bank's partnership with the African Sovereign Investor's Forum represents important step in terms of increasing the leverage of investments as well as reassuring global investors… Read more »

Africa: Investing in Africa Is Profitable, African Development Bank President Tells Japanese Investors

The president of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a significant increase in Japanese investment in Africa, saying the continent is the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank, Ilx Sign Partnership to Mobilize European Institutional Capital for Sustainable Projects Across Africa

The new agreement will mobilize institutional investor capital in support of AfDB's private sector loan operations focused on African countries Read more »

Africa: Evaluation of Lmcp Shows Significant Positive Impact and Need for Productive Use of Electricity

An impact assessment of Phase 1 of the Last Mile Connectivity Project in Kenya has established a need for the African Development Bank-supported initiative to encourage the… Read more »

Africa: Africa Knowledge Exchange Shares Perspectives On Protecting Forests, Fostering Climate Resilience and Empowering Communities

In March 2023, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, and the African Development Bank Group held a four-day event to share knowledge from 15… Read more »

Africa: Business Event - Japan-Africa Investment Ecosystem Co-Creation Forum

WHO: African Development Bank, KEIZAI DOYUKAI, United Nations Development Program Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group 2023 Annual Meetings to Underscore Resource Mobilization for Climate Change

In just over a month, African Development Bank Group governors will come together in Egypt to find ways to mobilize the robust private investment Africa needs to meet its urgent… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank, European Union, and France Invest $300 Million in Tanzania's Hydropower Project

Kakono Hydropower Project to serve four million inhabitants and spur economic activity in the Kagera Region of Tanzania Read more »

Africa: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Governing Council to Support Entity's Resources Mobilization Efforts

The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism's (AFFM) Governing Council committed to to mobilize funds to implement the AFFM's Strategic Plan 2022 - 2028 to support the increased… Read more »

Africa: Kumulus Technology - Creating Water From Thin Air

One morning, while on a trip with friends in the Tunisian desert, Iheb Triki witnessed a rare sight. When he woke up, he noticed that their tents were covered with dew. Read more »

Africa: Hear From Women Smallholder Farmers About How Digital Microinsurance, Together With Digital Agronomy Tips Can Help Them Mitigate Against Climatic and Other Risks to Their Crops.

"We are very happy knowing that whenever we face disasters, there is insurance to help us." Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Business Opportunities Seminar - First Edition 2023

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Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery

The African Development Bank has appointed Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, a Cameroonian national, Vice President for its Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Professor Kevin Chika Urama Chief Economist and Vice President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management

The African Development Bank has appointed Professor Kevin Chika Urama as Chief Economist and Vice President for the Bank's Economic Governance and Knowledge Management complex.… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Simon Mizrahi Vice President for Technology and Corporate Services

The African Development Bank has appointed Simon Mizrahi, a British national, Vice President for its Technology and Corporate Services Complex, with effect from the 1st of April… Read more »

Africa: Eco Nubia - A Model for Reviving Egypt's Heritage While Preserving the Environment

Located within a short distance from the famous Aswan Dam, the Temple of Philae, on the islet of Aguilkya, immerses visitors in the history of ancient Egypt. Dedicated to the… Read more »

Africa: Egypt - the Abu Rawash Wastewater Treatment Plant, a Model of Sustainable Development

Eight kilometers northwest of the Pyramids of Giza, the western bank of the Nile is home to the archaeological site of Abu Rawash. Just nearby is one of the world's largest… Read more »

Africa: Transform Political Commitment to Action to Achieve Nutrition Targets in Africa, Nutrition Champion Urges

African Union and development partners underline importance of financing nutrition as a pillar to accelerate and sustain socioeconomic development and prosperity Read more »