May 08
Benin: In Northern Benin, a New Road Is Reshaping the Cotton Belt and Reviving Local Economies
The veteran truck driver still remembers the exhausting overnight journeys across northern Benin, navigating cratered roads and muddy tracks that forced transporters to make long… Read more »
April 14
South Sudan: Sweet Success - An African Development Bank Grant Propels a Youth-Led Honey Enterprise in South Sudan Into an International Supplier and Job Creator
In just six years, 33-year-old June Owdo Joseph Ojukwu, a determined entrepreneur from South Sudan, has transformed her honey business into a nationally recognised and… Read more »
April 07
Cameroon: Enable Youth Programme - Young Graduates in Cameroon Are Transforming Agriculture Into Innovative Businesses
In her processing workshop, 24-year-old Christian Bisih oversees the various stages of preparing and packaging her soya-based products. The machines are running, the teams work… Read more »
February 12
Cote d'Ivoire: Agriconnect-Côte d'Ivoire - The African Development Bank and the World Bank Focus On Job Creation and Food Sovereignty
The African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, have launched, on 5 February 2026, the AgriConnect Country… Read more »
January 28
Africa: AfDB-Afd Meeting Aligns Partners On Energy, Jobs and Agriculture As Cofinancing Nears €2.4bn
The African Development Bank Group and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have held discussions on scaling up joint investment and aligning more closely on… Read more »
January 21
Africa: African Development Bank Hosts Climate-Smart Agriculture Experts for Continental Forum - Here Are Five Important Things to Know
Climate-smart agricultural technologies like heat-tolerant seeds have enormous potential to bolster Africa's food production, strengthen climate resilience and boost farmer… Read more »
December 04, 2025
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Provides $200 Million to Support Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $200 million for the first tranche of the Multi-Tranche Financing Facility under Phase II of Nigeria's… Read more »
November 25, 2025
Tanzania: African Development Bank Approves $24 Million to Advance Private Sector-Led Agro-Industrial Growth in Tanzania
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $24.6 million senior corporate loan to Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (MeTL) to revitalise and… Read more »
October 22, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Group Receives $14 Million in First Funding Allocation Under Global Agriculture and Food Security Program's New Private Sector Financing Window
The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) has announced the first allocation from its new private sector financing window to the African Development Bank Group,… Read more »
October 08, 2025
Zambia: In Zambia, African Development Fund Reshapes the Country's Agriculture and Education Landscape
Concessional financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) has been transformative for Zambia's agriculture and education sectors, while "anchoring peace, prosperity, and… Read more »
August 03, 2025
Nigeria: Nigeria Expands Agro-Industrial Footprint With New Processing Hub in Oyo State
Nigeria has launched a new Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Oyo State, marking a major milestone in the country's efforts to boost agricultural transformation, job… Read more »
July 29, 2025
Nigeria: Federal Government of Nigeria to Launch Construction of Nigeria's Third Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone in Oyo State
WHAT: Groundbreaking ceremony for the Oyo State Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) Read more »
July 21, 2025
Cote d'Ivoire: In Mékro, in Central Côte d'Ivoire, Sustainable Agriculture Is Giving Hope to an Entire Community
Day breaks in Mékro, some 300 km from Abidjan, in central Côte d'Ivoire. The first rays of sun announce the start of what promises to be another sweltering day in a… Read more »
Morocco: Morocco - African Development Bank Approves €100 Million to Empower Women and Youth Entrepreneurs in Building Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €100 million loan to support Morocco's inclusive solidarity-based agriculture program, focused on… Read more »
June 10, 2025
Africa: 2025 Annual Meetings - African Countries Lead Drive for Country-Led Development Platforms
African countries are taking increasingly taking the lead in shapingtheir development agendas through innovative country-led platforms that align national priorities with… Read more »
May 27, 2025
Africa: At African Development Bank Group 2025 Annual Meetings, Young Agripreneurs Transforming Africa's Agriculture in Spotlight
An Ivorian entrepreneur who started up a snack food business with about $100, then transformed it into a multinational supplier of a popular potato chip, is crediting the African… Read more »
March 20, 2025
Africa: AfDB Provides €5 Million Grant to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture to Advance Agricultural Transformation in Africa
The African Development Bank has provided a €5 million grant in supplementary financing to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to advance food security… Read more »
December 10, 2024
Nigeria: Nigeria's Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (Sapz) Phase II, Boosted With a Whopping $2.2 Billion Investment Interest At the Africa Investment Forum (Aif) 2024
The African Development Bank Group facilitated $2.2 billion in capital mobilization for its transformative Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Nigeria Phase II project during… Read more »
November 22, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank Champions a Scale-Up of Renewable Energy Access for Sustainable Agriculture Development in Africa
The African Development Bank Group hosted a side event at COP29 focused on renewable energy solutions for smallholder farmers and in particular the overlap of energy, water, and… Read more »
October 07, 2024
Benin: Modernizing Agriculture - African Development Fund Project Changes Lives in Benin's Ouémé Valley
The sun rises early over Djeffa, a locality in southeastern Benin's Sèmè-Podji district where Justine Gantekpin is already tending to her flourishing vegetable farm.… Read more »
October 01, 2024
Cote d'Ivoire: African Development Bank's High Impact Projects Transform Côte d'Ivoire's Energy and Agriculture Sectors
During a recent three-day field visit to central Côte d'Ivoire, Joseph Ribeiro, the African Development Bank's Deputy Director General for West Africa, expressed his… Read more »
Benin: African Development Fund Crucial in Development and Modernisation of Benin Sheep Industry
In the early 2000s, Benin reformed its sheep industry, largely because meat and milk production was insufficient to meet local demand. The objective was to reduce imports, then… Read more »
September 02, 2024
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 »
July 26, 2024
Angola: African Development Bank Approves $79 Million Loan to Boost Angola's Youth Employment in Agriculture and Transportation
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of $79.08 million to the Republic of Angola to promote youth entrepreneurship and employment in the… Read more »
July 18, 2024
Congo-Kinshasa: African Development Bank Group Grants $260 Million Loan to Strengthen Agricultural Sector and Value Chains
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of $260.4 million to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help finance the Project to Support the… Read more »
