Africa: Can Today's Adaptation Action Minimize Future Losses and Damages in Africa?

On the sidelines of the 2022 edition of Africa Climate Week, a session titled Limiting Loss and Damage through Enhanced Adaptation Action in Africa featured vibrant and timely… Read more »

Africa: Senegal - African Development Fund Replenishment Meeting - Delegates Visit Rice Fields and Interact With Beneficiaries of Projects Financed By the Fund

On Thursday, 15 September 2022, the farmers of the Baboulaye Valley in western Senegal welcomed special visitors. Delegates from the African Development Fund (ADF), the African… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina to Join World Leaders for UN General Assembly

African Development Bank Group head Dr. Akinwumi Adesina will join other world leaders for the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York City to discuss global issues… Read more »

Africa: Cote d'Ivoire - Representatives of African Cities and Local Authorities Learn About the Functioning of Financial Markets

Finance directors from roughly 40 African cities and local authorities have arrived in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Cote d'Ivoire for an intensive training in tapping capital… Read more »

Africa: External Consultation On the African Development Bank Group New Ten-Year Srategy 2023-2032

The African Development Bank is pleased to invite you to a virtual consultation workshop on its forthcoming new Ten-Year Strategy 2023-2032. Read more »

Africa: Agreements On Transboundary Waters in Africa - Do They Take Climate Change Into Account? New African Development Bank Report Takes Stock

What: Launch of a report on mainstreaming climate change in transboundary water agreements in Africa Read more »

Africa: African Youth Adaptation Competition Launches Call for Applications

Young entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 are invited to submit their business plans through the official submission portal. Twenty winners will each be awarded $100,000… Read more »

Africa: US Government Announces $5 Million Grant to Support African Development Bank in Tackling Methane Emissions

Climate envoy Kerry announces funding at Dakar meeting of African ministers Read more »

Africa: The Africa Green Hydrogen Forum

What: The Africa Green Hydrogen Forum Read more »

Africa: The African Development Bank Issues Inaugural Green Bond in South African Rand Market

On Tuesday 23 August, the African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch/Japan Credit Rating, all stable), issued a 200 million South African rand… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Caroline Kende-Robb As Director, Strategy and Operational Policies Department

The African Development Bank has appointed Caroline Kende-Robb as Director, Strategy and Operational Policies Department, effective 16th October 2022. Read more »

Africa: Madagascar - Yields Increase for Youth Enterprises, Thanks to an African Development Fund Project

Launched in 2016, the Young Rural Enterprises Project in the Central West of Madagascar has helped improve agricultural yields. Yields of rice and maize doubled, according to a… Read more »

Africa: The African Development Bank, UN Capital Development Fund Showcase Non-Market Tools to Mobilize Finance for Adaptation

The African Development Bank and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) featured two innovative mechanisms for scaling up adaptation action and finance during a joint event held… Read more »

Africa: Egypt, African Development Bank Group Sign Memorandum of Understanding On the Hosting of the 2023 Annual Meetings in Sharm El Sheikh

The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the African Development Bank Group on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding on the hosting of the Bank Group's 2023 Annual… Read more »

Africa: Africa Loses Up to 15 Percent of Its GDP Per Capita Annually Because of Climate Change - African Development Bank Acting Chief Economist Kevin Urama

Africa has been losing from 5 to 15% of its GDP per capita growth because of climate change and its related impacts, but needs about $1.6 trillion between 2022 and 2030 to meet its… Read more »

Africa: Meet the African Development Bank's New Executive Directors, Including Five Women

The African Development Bank has welcomed 12 new Executive Directors, including five women, for a three-year term. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Development Evaluation Week 2022

This edition of the biennial knowledge conference will explore ideas on how governments and development partners can use evaluation evidence to inform decisions aimed at building a… Read more »

Africa: The African Development Bank Issues Eur 1.25 Billion 2.25 Percent 7-Year Global Benchmark Social Bond Due 14 September 2029

On Wednesday 7th September 2022, the African Development Bank ("AfDB"), rated Aaa (Moody's) / AAA (S&P) / AAA (Fitch) / AAA (Japan Credit Rating), launched and priced a new EUR… Read more »

Africa: Adfi-Pula Webinar II

Closing gender gap in digital microinsurance among women smallholders in Africa - sharing mid-term knowledge, learning & impact. Read more »

Africa: A New Report Signals Progress On African Countries' Efforts Toward Readiness for Green Growth

Kenya, Morocco and Tunisia have incorporated into their constitutions rights to a clean and safe environment Read more »

Africa: African and Other Global Leaders Meeting in Rotterdam Say the Continent Is At a Tipping Point for Climate Adaptation Action

"Africa has a Fever" - Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Read more »

Africa: At Africa Climate Week, Panelists Underline the Power of Partnerships to Deliver Nationally Determined Contributions Across the Continent

Representatives from across the continent gathered to share their experiences of implementing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) at the just-ended Africa Climate Week. They… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank's Enhanced Private Sector Assistance to Central African Region to Strengthen Engagement With Private Sector

Following the announcement of an additional $5 billion to the African Development Bank's Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) program from the government of Japan, the Bank's… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Sponsor of African Green Revolution Forum (Agrf)

Bank to participate in more than a dozen AGRF events Read more »

Africa: Green Recovery, Green Jobs, and Inclusive Growth in Africa

What: Webinar on Green Recovery, Green Jobs, and Inclusive Growth in Africa Read more »