September 21, 2022
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 »
September 21, 2022
Mali: Mali - African Development Bank to Accelerate Roll-Out of Country Projects to Tackle Poverty
The government of Mali and the African Development Bank have agreed to accelerate ongoing country projects that aim to reduce poverty, following a high-level Bank Group mission,… Read more »
September 19, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina to Join World Leaders for UN General Assembly
African Development Bank Group head Dr. Akinwumi Adesina will join other world leaders for the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York City to discuss global issues… Read more »
Africa: Cote d'Ivoire - Representatives of African Cities and Local Authorities Learn About the Functioning of Financial Markets
Finance directors from roughly 40 African cities and local authorities have arrived in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Cote d'Ivoire for an intensive training in tapping capital… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Africa: External Consultation On the African Development Bank Group New Ten-Year Srategy 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 »
Africa: Agreements On Transboundary Waters in Africa - Do They Take Climate Change Into Account? New African Development Bank Report Takes Stock
What: Launch of a report on mainstreaming climate change in transboundary water agreements in Africa Read more »
Africa: African Youth Adaptation Competition Launches Call for Applications
Young entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 are invited to submit their business plans through the official submission portal. Twenty winners will each be awarded $100,000… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Africa: US Government Announces $5 Million Grant to Support African Development Bank in Tackling Methane Emissions
Climate envoy Kerry announces funding at Dakar meeting of African ministers Read more »
September 14, 2022
Africa: The Africa Green Hydrogen Forum
What: The Africa Green Hydrogen Forum Read more »
September 13, 2022
Mauritania: African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina to Visit Mauritania
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, will travel to Mauritania on 12 September 2022 for a three-day visit. Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Issues Inaugural Green Bond in South African Rand Market
On Tuesday 23 August, the African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch/Japan Credit Rating, all stable), issued a 200 million South African rand… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Caroline Kende-Robb As Director, Strategy and Operational Policies Department
The African Development Bank has appointed Caroline Kende-Robb as Director, Strategy and Operational Policies Department, effective 16th October 2022. Read more »
Africa: Madagascar - Yields Increase for Youth Enterprises, Thanks to an African Development Fund Project
Launched in 2016, the Young Rural Enterprises Project in the Central West of Madagascar has helped improve agricultural yields. Yields of rice and maize doubled, according to a… Read more »
Mauritania: Mauritanie - Visite Du Président Du Groupe De La Banque Africaine De Développement, Akinwumi Adesina
Quoi ? Visite en Mauritanie Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank, UN Capital Development Fund Showcase Non-Market Tools to Mobilize Finance for Adaptation
The African Development Bank and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) featured two innovative mechanisms for scaling up adaptation action and finance during a joint event held… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Residents of Kasai Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo Take Ownership of Bank-Funded Drinking Water Systems
Over a one-week period, from 31 July to 7 August 2022, eleven towns in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Kasai Oriental province took ownership of drinking water supply… Read more »
Africa: Egypt, African Development Bank Group Sign Memorandum of Understanding On the Hosting of the 2023 Annual Meetings in Sharm El Sheikh
The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the African Development Bank Group on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding on the hosting of the Bank Group's 2023 Annual… Read more »
Africa: Africa Loses Up to 15 Percent of Its GDP Per Capita Annually Because of Climate Change - African Development Bank Acting Chief Economist Kevin Urama
Africa has been losing from 5 to 15% of its GDP per capita growth because of climate change and its related impacts, but needs about $1.6 trillion between 2022 and 2030 to meet its… Read more »
Cape Verde: African Development Bank's Support to Propel Cabo Verde's Efforts to Become Regional ICT Hub
Cabo Verde is on course to becoming a regional ICT hub, thanks to the country's investment in a digital transformation vision, with active support from the African Development… Read more »
Africa: Meet the African Development Bank's New Executive Directors, Including Five Women
The African Development Bank has welcomed 12 new Executive Directors, including five women, for a three-year term. Read more »
September 09, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Development Evaluation Week 2022
This edition of the biennial knowledge conference will explore ideas on how governments and development partners can use evaluation evidence to inform decisions aimed at building a… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Issues Eur 1.25 Billion 2.25 Percent 7-Year Global Benchmark Social Bond Due 14 September 2029
On Wednesday 7th September 2022, the African Development Bank ("AfDB"), rated Aaa (Moody's) / AAA (S&P) / AAA (Fitch) / AAA (Japan Credit Rating), launched and priced a new EUR… Read more »
Africa: Adfi-Pula Webinar II
Closing gender gap in digital microinsurance among women smallholders in Africa - sharing mid-term knowledge, learning & impact. Read more »
September 08, 2022
Africa: A New Report Signals Progress On African Countries' Efforts Toward Readiness for Green Growth
Kenya, Morocco and Tunisia have incorporated into their constitutions rights to a clean and safe environment Read more »