September 28, 2022
Africa: Move Africa's Industrialization Goals and Trade Competitiveness With Network Planning and Implementation At a Regional Cross Border Level Now - Transnet-AfDB Conference
Joint network lifetime planning and implementation of regional borderless crossings are key tools for the scaling up of integrated regional freight transport and logistics systems… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - African Development Bank Supports Government Efforts to Relieve Internally Displaced Persons
On the north-eastern outskirts of Ouahigouya, the capital of Yatenga Province in northern Burkina Faso, the size of two internally displaced persons (IDP) camps indicates the scale… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Africa: Ticad8 Side Event - Africa Continental Investor Convening: Partnering for SDG Investments in the Green & Blue Economy in Pursuit of Agenda 2063
The recently concluded Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) culminated in the announcement of Japan's $4 billion Green Growth Initiative with… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon - New African Development Bank Funds to Develop the Port Sector and Sustainable Urban Sanitation
The African Development Bank Group has provided new funding for two ongoing major projects in Cameroon: the Develop Access Roads to the Industrial and Port Area of Kribi Project… Read more »
Africa: Create Quality Jobs and Provide Social Protection, Urges UN SEC Gen
"At the African Development Bank, we have taken a proactive job, jobs, jobs approach"--Dr. Adesina Read more »
Africa: Launch of the Egypt Market Assessment Report
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Africa: African Development Bank Sponsors Study Visit to Two Scandinavian Cities for Municipal Officials of 11 African Cities
Representatives of 11 African cities have begun a visit to two Scandinavian cities to learn about people-centred solutions to urban planning and development under a trip sponsored… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Madagascar: Madagascar - Notice to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of Second Call for Applications for the "Business Linkage Program"rer
It has been three years since the African Development Bank launched a programme in Madagascar to support the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in the country. Read more »
September 22, 2022
Africa: Global Leadership Council to Scale Up Clean, Reliable Energy and Tackle Global Warming
The battle to stop global warming from rising above the catastrophic 1.5 degrees Celsius received a boost on Wednesday as the newly launched Global Leadership Council got down to… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Africa: African Leaders, Global Partners Vow Urgent Cooperation to Stave Off Food Security Crisis
African leaders and governments in Europe, Asia and the Americas on Tuesday vowed to act "with urgency, at scale and in concert" in responding to the current food insecurity and… Read more »
Southern Africa: African Development Bank Offers SA a Financing Deal to Raise $41bn
The SPV, which can seek a credit rating, can sell zero-coupon bonds to raise as much as $41bn, Adesina said. Read more »
Africa: Japan, UK Keen to Channel IMF Support Through Top African Lender
Five nations mulling option of channeling SDRs, AfDB head says Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's President Buhari, African Development Bank President Woo Global Investors At New York International Partnership Forum
With the right conditions in place, we can confidently say Nigeria is a great investment destination" - Adesina Read more »
Senegal: Senegal - African Development Bank Provides €29 Million for Development of Road Networks 6 Communes
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €28.88 million loan for improvements to the road and transport network linking six Senegalese… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Africa: Connecting Africa Conference
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Africa: Global Leadership Council Unveiled to Scale Up Clean, Reliable Energy and Stop Global Warming
The battle to stop global warming from rising above the catastrophic 1.5 degree Celsius received a boost on Wednesday as the newly launched Global Leadership Council got down to… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Africa: External Consultation On the African Development Bank Group New Ten-Year Strategy 2023-2032
The African Development Bank is pleased to invite you to a virtual consultation workshop on its forthcoming new Ten-Year Strategy 2023-2032. Read more »
September 22, 2022
Africa: The African Development Bank Issues New Usd 100 Million 7-Year "Feed Africa" Theme Bond Due September 2029
On Wednesday 14 September, the African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch/Japan Credit Rating, all stable), issued a USD 100 million 7-year "Feed… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Africa: Business Opportunities Seminar - Fall 2022 Edition
What: Business Opportunities Seminar, Fall 2022 Edition Read more »
September 22, 2022
Africa: Global Environment Facility, African Development Bank's Sefa Provide $20 Million to Expand Covid-19 Off-Grid Recovery Platform
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $20 million concessional investment to support the second phase of the Covid-19 Off-Grid Recovery… Read more »
Africa: Nepad-Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility Holds 35th Oversight Committee Meeting
The New Partnership for Africa's Development-Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) holds its 35th oversight committee meeting today 22 September 2022. Read more »
September 21, 2022
Africa: No Time to Waste. Ministerial Meeting Calls for Urgent Financing for Countries Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
With barely two months to go before the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, Africa and other developing parts of the world that bear the severest brunt of climate change… Read more »
Africa: Can Today's Adaptation Action Minimize Future Losses and Damages in Africa?
On the sidelines of the 2022 edition of Africa Climate Week, a session titled Limiting Loss and Damage through Enhanced Adaptation Action in Africa featured vibrant and timely… Read more »
Botswana: African Domestic Bond Fund Lists On Botswana Stock Exchange
The African Domestic Bond Fund (ADBF), an exchange-traded fund, has been listed in the local Pula currency on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE). The listing, on 15 September 2022,… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Africa: Senegal - African Development Fund Replenishment Meeting - Delegates Visit Rice Fields and Interact With Beneficiaries of Projects Financed By the Fund
On Thursday, 15 September 2022, the farmers of the Baboulaye Valley in western Senegal welcomed special visitors. Delegates from the African Development Fund (ADF), the African… Read more »