March 11
Africa: Second Webinar Series On Harnessing Forestry for Industrialising and Integrating Africa - Timber Trade Flows and Trends in Africa
Who: African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre, African Development Bank Read more »
Nigeria: Celebrities Crowd Adesina Obafemi Awolowo Prize Ceremony in Lagos
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March 08
Africa: #iwd2024 - Impactful Investment: African Development Bank Support Shapes Scholarship Graduate Career in Drone-Enabled Public Health
The African Development Bank's Japan Africa Dream Scholarship program invests in promising African students from Bank member countries at partner universities in Africa and Japan,… Read more »
Africa: #iwd2024 - African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (Afawa) Is Investing in Women, Accelerating Africa's Progress Toward Gender-Inclusive Economic Growth
Africa is undergoing a fundamental reset in mindset toward investing in its women entrepreneurs. For too long, too many commercial banks and other financial institutions have been… Read more »
Africa: To Tackle Poverty, Africa Needs Welfarist Policies and People-Centred Development, Says African Development Bank President Adesina
President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria and across Africa to make poverty history as he outlined a compelling case… Read more »
March 07
Egypt: African Development Bank-Supported Projects in Egypt and Côte d'Ivoire Win Top Honors At 2024 Bonds, Loans & Esg Capital Markets Africa Awards
Two African Development Bank-supported projects have been recognized at the 2024 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards conference. A RMB3.5bn ($478.7 million)… Read more »
Africa: 2024 Africa Investment Forum Market Days
What: 2024 Africa Investment Forum Market Days Read more »
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Bank Approves Supplemental $16 Million to Boost Agriculture and Food Security
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group, granted an additional $16.08 million on March 4, to The Gambia to bolster its ongoing Agriculture and Food Security… Read more »
March 06
Senegal: Senegal - The African Development Bank Donates $20 Million to Strengthen Food Security and Increase Incomes of Small Producers
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group granted a donation of $20 million to Senegal, in Abidjan on Tuesday 5 March 2024, to implement the Post-Covid Food and… Read more »
Africa: African Water Facility Hosts Key Donors On Implementing Its Flagship Program and Developing Its Strategy 2026 - 2030
The African Water Facility (AWF) of the African Development Bank welcomed representatives from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nordic Development Fund to its… Read more »
Africa: US-Africa Green and Sustainable Financing Workshop
Explore the world fastest growing asset class: USTDA and African Development Bank Group unite in support of African development Read more »
March 05
Africa: African Development Bank Group 2024 Annual Meetings - Free Uplink Satellite Signal
What: Expression of interest: Free uplink satellite signal for opening and closing ceremonies of African Development Bank Group's 2024 Annual Meetings Read more »
Africa: Bootcamp for African Women Entrepreneurs
What: Launch of bootcamp for African women entrepreneurs Read more »
March 04
Africa: Top Nigerian University Honours African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina
Nigeria's top Bayero University, Kano, has conferred an honorary degree on African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina, for his exceptional contribution to… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo - African Development Bank to Lend $117 Million to Support Agricultural Transformation
Meeting in Abidjan on 14 February 2024, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of $117.9 million to the Democratic Republic of Congo to… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda -The African Development Fund Commits $12 Million to the Rapid Operationalization of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (Aptf)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved, in Abidjan on 27 February 2024, $11.96 million Grant to speed up the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical… Read more »
March 01
Africa: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Commits $6 Million to the African Water Facility for Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $6 million to the African Water Facility, to support the operationalization of the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment… Read more »
March 04
Africa: Youthadapt - Webinar On the Role of Youth in Local Adaptation and Resilience Building
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March 01
Mali: Mali - Partners and Key Players Commit to Developing Renewables Sector At Opening of 3rd Renewable Energies Week
On Thursday 29 February 2024, the Malian Minister of Young People and Sports, Civic Education and Citizenship, Abdoul Kassim Fomba presided - in the name of the Prime Minister of… Read more »
Africa: 13th Meeting of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Governing Council
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Africa: United Nations Environment Assembly - the African Development Bank Urges Action to Promote Inclusive Production and Consumption Within Planetary Limits
At the sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA6), the African Development Bank has called for African countries to take urgent, concrete measures to adopt circular economy… Read more »
February 29
Africa: Africa Defies Odds to Become the World's Second Fastest Growing Region, African Development Bank's Adesina Tells Ambassadors in Abidjan
Africa's economies continue to grow faster than the global average of 3% demonstrating resilience against several challenges including climate change, geopolitical tensions, rising… Read more »
February 27
East Africa: African Development Bank Approves $150 Million Regional Trade Finance Unfunded Risk Participation Agreement Facility for Eastern and Southern African Trade & Development Bank (Tdb)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $150 million Trade Finance Unfunded Risk Participation Agreement facility between the African… Read more »
February 29
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - African Development Fund Grants $46 Million to Improve Access to Water and Sanitation for Pastoral Communities in the Borana Region
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund in Abidjan on 28 February 2024, donated $46.02 million to Ethiopia to implement Phase 2 of the Borana Resilient Water… Read more »
February 23
Africa: In Unprecedented Visit, Japanese Vice Finance Minister Kanda Applauds the Leadership of the President of the African Development Bank and Affirms the Strategic Importance of the Bank
Masato Kanda, Japan's Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, visited the African Development Bank headquarters on Thursday, the first such visit, signifying his… Read more »