August 12, 2022
Africa: Alfredo Rompão - a Farmer's Seed
Alfredo Rompão is not a farmer like others: along with his ten brothers and sisters, he was born and raised in the city, in São Tomé, the capital of São… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's "Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation" initiative wins National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award
America’s largest organization of journalists and media professionals of color has named the African Development Bank a “Salute to Excellence” award winner for… Read more »
August 10, 2022
Africa: Côte d'Ivoire - 260 Localities Already Connected to Electricity Through African Development Bank Project
Launched in Côte d'Ivoire in 2019, the Project to Improve Access to Electricity in Rural Areas has already connected 260 localities to the national electric grid. At the… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank and Partners Discuss Africa's Potential to Leverage Green Minerals for the Energy Transition
A recent webinar hosted by the African Development Bank brought together experts to examine how Africa can become a hub for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries to store energy and… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to host policy dialogue on sustainable debt management
What: High-Level Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Debt Management in Africa Read more »
Africa: 'Sobering' African Economic Outlook Strikes a Chord With US and UK Stakeholders
The African Development Bank's African Economic Outlook report 2022 (AEO) struck a chord with policymakers and other stakeholders during recent seminars in the United States and… Read more »
Africa: Ticad8 Official Side Event - Accelerating Clean Energy Access With Climate Finance
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August 09, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Dr. Alex Mubiru As Director General, Cabinet Office
The African Development Bank has appointed Dr. Alex Mubiru as Director General in the Cabinet Office of the Bank Group's President, with effect from 16 August 2022. Read more »
August 05, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank to Host Policy Dialogue On Sustainable Debt Management
What: High-Level Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Debt Management in Africa Read more »
August 01, 2022
Africa: Business As Usual Is Not Enough to Mitigate and Adapt Climate Change Risks for Africa Over the Next Decade - Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program
The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program is a joint initiative of the African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation. Read more »
August 02, 2022
Africa: Residents of Benin's Ouémé Valley Increase Their Incomes, Thanks to an African Development Fund Project
Following its launch in Benin in 2013, the Ouémé Valley Rural Infrastructure Support Project successfully improved the incomes of local populations. Rice farmers in… Read more »
Africa: When a Road Boosts Quality of Life and the Economy
A road can change everything: the landscape it crosses, of course, but also the economic life of an entire region and the daily lives of the surrounding populations. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Appoints Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade As Acting Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Service Delivery
The African Development Bank has appointed Mrs. Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, née Ndongo-Seh, as Acting Vice-President of its Regional Development, Integration and Business… Read more »
Africa: Investing in the Youth Is Key to Africa's Digital Transformation and Financial Inclusion - African Development Bank East Africa Director General
The youth will drive Africa's digital economy; hence the need to invest in their skills development to accelerate innovations and growth on the continent, African Development Bank… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Africa: Atlantic Council Panel On 2022 African Economic Outlook Pushes for 'Africa Agenda' At Cop 27
Africa deserves the highest priority attention at the United Nations climate conference, COP 27 to be held in November this year, panel members discussing the African Development… Read more »
Africa: U.S. National Bar Association Honors Akinwumi Adesina With Distinguished Ronald Harmon Brown Award of International Distinction
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, was honored with the distinguished Ronald Harmon Brown Award of International Distinction, by the National Bar… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank and African Guarantee Fund Sign $110 Million Agreement With Tanzania's Crdb Bank to Boost Access to Finance By Women's SMEs
The African Development Bank today signed a $60 million financial package comprising $50 million subordinated debt to support CRDB Bank's regional expansion efforts and a senior… Read more »
Africa: Dramane Diallo - Water, Peace, and Farms
Fifty-four-year-old Dramane Diallo has been a farmer since he was a young boy, a profession he learned at an early age from his parents. For the Diallo family, agriculture is a… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank, African Organisation of English-Speaking Supreme Audit Institutions, Launch $8 Million Project to Promote Transparency and Accountability
The African Development Bank and the African Organisation of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI-E) have officially launched a three-year support project to… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Africa: USTDA and AIF Showcase Women As Investment Champions
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and African Development Bank's Africa Investment Forum (AIF) co-hosted a forum of 40 women leaders who are delivering high-quality… Read more »
July 26, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Sign $11 Million Institutional Support Grant Agreement
The African Development Bank Group and the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) have signed a Protocol of Agreement for an $11.24 million support package… Read more »
East Africa: Nepad-Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility and Comesa Secretariat Launch Market Analysis for the Africa Cloud Ecosystem Project
The Secretariat for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the African Development Bank have launched phase one of the Africa Cloud Ecosystem Project, to be… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Outlook 2022 - African Development Bank and IMF Experts Underscore the Urgency of Climate Financing for Africa
African Development Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts have stressed the urgency of mobilizing climate financing for Africa during a panel discussion on the African… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Africa: Tenin Traoré - the "Working Housewife" Who Has Seen Her Life Change Thanks to the New Market
Every day, in Baguinéda, a small rural town in Kati Circle in the Koulikoro region of southern Mali, Tenin Traoré sells her biscuits on a sidewalk corner.… Read more »
Africa: Rethink Development Climate Finance to Get to Net Zero, African Development Bank DG Says At Opec Fund Development Forum
Creating fiscal space for development finance and stepping up regional infrastructure projects will be vital to Africa's road to achieving net zero, African Development Bank… Read more »
