May 28, 2019
Africa: Medupi Power Plant Drives Limpopo's Long-Term Socio-Economic Advancement
Medupi is the largest dry-cooled coal-fired plant in Africa, with six boilers that will produce 4,764MW of power, at peak operation. The African Development Bank Group signed a… Read more »
Africa: Japan and Austria to Support Private Sector Climate Change Investments On the Continent
The governments of Japan and Austria have approved a $1 million fund to strengthen the participation of the private sector in combating climate change. Read more »
May 21, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Commissions Value Chain Study Into Jewelry Manufacturing in Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and the Republic of Guinea
The study will focus on jobs for women and youth Read more »
May 23, 2019
Mozambique: African Development Bank Supports New Tracking System to Create Growth-Friendly Labor Market
Mozambique has launched a new statistics-based system to track trends in the labour market sector. The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security of Mozambique (MITESS)… Read more »
May 21, 2019
Ethiopia: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Fund Approves Grant to Spur Renewable Investments
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank on 17 May 2019 approved a $995,000 grant to support the roll out of a sustainable procurement… Read more »
May 20, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank President Pledges Deeper Cooperation, Urges Donor Support for Energy Sector
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, on 17 May 2019, pledged to deepen cooperation between his organization and Chad, to help the central African nation to meet… Read more »
May 21, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Commissions Value Chain Study Into Jewelry Manufacturing and Jobs for Women and Youth in Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and the Republic of Guinea
The African Development Bank has commissioned a study into the contribution of the jewelry manufacturing industry and its potential for job creation for women and youth in Sierra… Read more »
Africa: Adea, the Didier Drogba Foundation and Education Ministry Sign MOU to Promote Digital Literacy in Africa
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) hosted by the African Development Bank, the Didier Drogba Foundation (FDD) and the Ministry of National Education,… Read more »
Africa: Bank's Lines of Credit Help to Deepen African Financial Systems, Small Projects Blossom
The African Development Bank has since 1995 granted five loans totaling $700 million to the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), a governmental financial institution with… Read more »
May 17, 2019
Africa: African Countries Call for Collaborative Solutions to Indebtedness
Representatives from four African countries today called for a balanced approach to growing debt vulnerabilities to help low-income African countries meet their commitments to… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Digital Economy Is a Pan African Responsibility, Rwanda's President Kagame Says At Transform Africa Summit
Officially opening the continent's digital economy summit in the Rwandan capital, President Paul Kagame called the task to advance Africa's digital economy agenda "a pan-African… Read more »
Malawi: 'One of the Best Opportunities I Received' - Malawi Student Looks Forward to Being a Teacher After Studies Funded By African Development Bank Project
Cecilia Phiri is a student at Chancellor College in Malawi. Located in Zomba, about 300 km south of Lilongwe, Chancellor College (CHANCO) is the largest of the five constituent… Read more »
May 16, 2019
Malawi: Increasing Access to Higher Education Through Investment in Modern Open & Distance Learning
Petros Gama, a Bachelor of Education Science student at Mzuzu University in Malawi. Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Partners Utility CEOs Forum
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), hosted by the African Development Bank, has been named the official partner of the seventh Utility CEOs Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. Read more »
May 15, 2019
Kenya: African Development Bank Approves Eur 90 Million to Support the Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company
Bank funding to boost mortgage finance access to lower middle- and middle-income households Read more »
May 22, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank to hold first Business Opportunities Seminar in the Kingdom of Eswatini
Who: Ministry of Finance, Business Eswatini and the African Development Bank Read more »
May 15, 2019
Africa: Africa's Digital Economy poised to explode as regional integration opens new markets
"Africa has shown it can deliver. Cross-border private sector "champions" are essential - Pierre Guislain, African Development Bank Vice President Read more »
May 14, 2019
Congo-Brazzaville: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Ends Visit, Reaffirming Stronger Ties and Increased Support
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina completed a three-day visit to the Republic of Congo on 12 May 2019, reaffirming the Bank's strong partnership with the Central… Read more »
May 13, 2019
Africa: Global Partners Announce $61.8 Million Allocation to Boost African Development Bank Initiative for Women Entrepreneurs
The Governing Committee of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has approved a funding allocation of $61.8 million for the African Development Bank's Affirmative… Read more »
Mozambique: African Development Bank Comes Through With Climate Risk Insurance Solutions Post Cyclone
"We are committed to supporting Mozambique to seek sustainable solutions to climate vulnerabilities, through access to sustainable financial products" Atsuko Toda - Bank… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Hosts Workshop On Preventing Road Accidents and Fatalities in Africa
Growing vehicle ownership and rapid urbanization have increased the incidence of road accidents in Africa. Nearly 50% of the victims are pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists, who… Read more »
May 09, 2019
Africa: UN, African Development Bank, Encourage African Countries to Join UN International Water Management Body
The African Development Bank and the United Nations Water Convention have agreed to jointly encourage African countries to join the UN water management organization to promote… Read more »
May 08, 2019
Africa: ALSF Management Board Reviews Its Activities Ahead of African Development Bank 2019 Annual Meetings
The Management Board of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has met to review progress made in 2018 and to assess the implementation of its projects. The Board considered key… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Civil Society Forum, Partners, Seek Faster Continental Integration
Deeper engagement with civil society on development projects has resulted in acceptance of projects by communities and greater regional integration, but the pace must move faster,… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change and Green Growth Day
WHO: African Development Bank Climate Change and Green Growth Department Read more »