September 04
Africa: 2024 Anti-Corruption Seminar of the African Development Bank Group
Profit from Integrity: Capitalizing on Anti-Corruption Measures in Africa Read more »
September 03
Africa: The African Development Bank (AfDB) at 60: Six Decades of Driving Sustainable Economic Growth in Africa - 1964-2024
Meeting in Khartoum, Sudan, in September 1964, representatives of 25 African countries agreed on the vision of a Bank that could drive economic development across Africa by… Read more »
September 02
Africa: Green Climate Fund Approves $151 Million for African Development Bank's Climate Resilience Programme in the Horn of Africa
The Green Climate Fund has approved $151 million in financing for a major resilience programme supported by the African Development Bank to address climate vulnerability in the… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Youth Community of Practice (Y-COP) Policy Dialogue On "Achieving Food Sovereignty Through Youth-Driven Smart Agriculture"
What: Policy Dialogue African Development Bank Group Youth Community of Practice Platform (Y-COP) on "Achieving Food Sovereignty Through Youth-Driven Smart Agriculture" Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank President Praises Saudi Arabia for Billions of Dollars of Investment in Africa
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank Group, has praised Saudi Arabia for its generous "support, dedication and friendliness" to Africa where it is… Read more »
August 30
Africa: African Development Bank Celebrates 60 Years of Transformative Impact on Africa's Development
What: 60th Anniversary commemoration Read more »
August 29
Africa: The African Development Bank to Host Three Side Events At the Africa Food Systems Summit 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda
WHO: The African Development Bank, the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism, the African Union Commission, the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Development,… Read more »
August 23
Africa: African Development Bank, African Union Launch Landmark Initiative to Eradicate Malnutrition Across Africa
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank Group's African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) initiative, in collaboration with the government of Senegal, have… Read more »
Africa: 2024 AfDB Development Evaluation Week - Navigating Rough Seas Towards a Brighter Horizon for Africa
What: African Development Bank Group's 2024 Development Evaluation Week. Read more »
August 22
Africa: African Development Bank's Africircular Innovators Programme Names 30 Small and Medium Enterprises to Receive Assistance to Scale Up Circular Economy Solutions
The African Development Bank-supported AfriCircular Innovators Programme has selected 30 small and medium enterprises to receive financing and technical assistance to scale up… Read more »
Africa: African Water Facility to Launch New Financing Window for Urban Sanitation in Africa
What: Launch of the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative Read more »
August 21
Africa: The African Development Bank Group and Its Partners Will Present a Report At World Water Week in Stockholm
What: World Water Week: Presentation of Joint Report Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank At the African Food Systems Summit 2024
WHAT: Africa Food Systems Summit Read more »
August 20
Africa: African Development Bank Group Supports Study Tour to Brazil to Inspire African Cities
From August 5 to August 13, 2024, representatives from seven African cities visited the Brazilian cities of Sao Paulo, Fortaleza and Curitiba, to discover inspiring solutions being… Read more »
August 09
Africa: Gonat Virtual Validation Workshop of Country Diagnostic Reports On Governance of Natural Resources
What: Governing Natural Resource Outflows for Enhanced Economic Resilience in Fragile and Transitional Countries (GONAT) Project Validation Workshop of Country Diagnostic Reports… Read more »
August 13
Africa: African Development Bank Group's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $10 Million Contribution to Kawisafi II Clean-Energy Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $10 million junior equity investment in the KawiSafi II Fund to help local businesses create and expand… Read more »
August 12
Africa: African Development Bank Group Women and Gender Communications Campaign Wins National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award
America's largest organization of journalists and media-related professionals of colour has named the African Development Bank Group a "Salute to Excellence Award" winner for Bank… Read more »
August 08
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $40 Million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility to Ethiopia's Dashen Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $40 million transaction guarantee facility to support Dashen Bank's trade finance activities in… Read more »
Africa: Strengthening Regulatory Role in Water and Sanitation Financing
What: Webinar on the regulatory role in water and sanitation sector financing Read more »
August 06
Africa: African Development Bank to Intensify Investments in Clean Cooking Across Africa
The sprawling informal settlement of Mukuru on the outskirts of Nairobi holds powerful tales of how an innovative gas energy company is providing clean cooking solutions and… Read more »
August 02
Africa: Make Domestic Resource Mobilization Work for Africa's Structural Transformation
The implementation of the United Nations' Agenda 2030 for sustainable development and the African Union's Agenda 2063 hinges on Africa's ability to mobilize sufficient and timely… Read more »
Africa: Scaling Up Financing Is Key to Accelerating Africa's Structural Transformation
The calls for structural economic transformation in Africa date back to the 1960s when newly independent nations aimed to eliminate poverty through economic diversification,… Read more »
August 01
Africa: African Development Bank Invests $20 Million in Infrastructure Fund to Catalyze Continental Development
The African Development Bank has signed a $20 million equity investment in the African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 (AIIF4). The deal, signed on 31 July 2024, reinforces the… Read more »
July 30
Africa: African Development Bank Launches 54 Country Focus Reports
The African Development Bank Group has launched Country Focus Reports designed to deepen policy dialogue on the macroeconomic performance and outlook of individual countries and to… Read more »
July 29
Africa: Italy's National Promotional Institution Cdp and African Development Bank to Invest €400 Million in Africa's Private Sector Growth
Italy's National Promotional Institution Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and the African Development Bank Group plan to jointly invest up to €400 million over five years, to… Read more »
