August 26, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria - Stakeholders Endorse African Development Bank Country Strategy, Urge Greater Engagement With Diaspora
Representatives of Nigeria's Diaspora, national networks, and youth and women groups have hailed the African Development Bank for supporting transformational projects in the… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Africa: The 8th Tokyo International Conference On African Development to Shore Up Japanese-Africa Economic Cooperation
The African Development Bank Group will play a key role in the eighth edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) taking place in the Tunisian… Read more »
Chad: Chad - African Development Bank Extends Training to Government Staff, Advancing Desert to Power Initiative
The African Development Bank has provided a financial modeling training to staff of the government of Chad, helping prepare the national utility as part of Desert to Power… Read more »
Africa: Burundi - Rasme Computer Tool Enables Remote Monitoring and Evaluation of African Development Bank Projects
From 7 to 10 June 2022, the African Development Bank organized a training in Bujumbura, Burundi on the use of an IT solution for the preparation, supervision, monitoring and… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - Senior African Development Bank Officials Highlight Private Sector Development, Renewable Energy Opportunities
Senior African Development Bank officials recently undertook a three-day business mission to Zimbabwe. The bank's vice president for power, energy, climate and green growth, Dr… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Southern Africa: African Development Bank Optimistic About Economic Prospects for Southern Africa Region
The Southern Africa region's investment opportunities and prospects for economic growth are encouraging despite recent headwinds of a global pandemic and food crisis, the African… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank President Named Among Winners of 2021 Global Brand Award
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been awarded Nigeria Global Brand Award of the Year 2021 by Blueprint Newspapers, a national daily print and… Read more »
Africa: Eighth Tokyo International Conference On African Development Side Event - Re-Imagining Resilient and Sustainable Universal Health Coverage in Africa
What: Webinar on re-imagining resilient and sustainable Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Africa, on the side-lines of the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - More Than 30,000 New Electricity Connections in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso Established Through an African Development Fund Project
The African Development Bank- supported Burkina Faso Electrification Project for Semi-Urban Areas of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, under implementation since 2017, has resulted… Read more »
Africa: Ticad 8 Official Side Event - Private Sector Infrastructure Development Opportunities in Africa
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August 19, 2022
Togo: Josué Komla Guenou - From Small-Town Boy to Big-Time Agripreneur
Today, 41-year-old Josué Komla Guenou is a successful full-time agricultural entrepreneur, proud to walk through the rows of his corn plants, which are already a head taller… Read more »
August 18, 2022
Africa: Africa Climate Week
What: African Development Bank at the Africa Climate Week Read more »
Africa: Save the Date - African Development Fund Replenishment Meeting
What: African Development Fund replenishment meeting Read more »
Africa: Survey Announcement - Formulation of the African Development Bank Group's New Ten-Year Strategy
The African Development Bank Group has launched preparations for a new Ten-Year Strategy (TYS 2023-2032), which will supersede its current TYS (2013-2022). The next TYS is expected… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Uganda: New Digital Data Collection Tool, Rasme, Will Help Uganda Address Project Delays
A new digital platform will accelerate data collection in Uganda, which could greatly speed up project implementation. Read more »
Africa: Jule Naharesy - A Fisherman's Catch of Success
The sea ripples with shallow turquoise waters, split as far as the eye can see by tapered pirogues loaded with fishermen. Read more »
August 16, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Winner of Fashionomics Africa Competition Says Sustainable Design, Mentorship Key to Success
When Nigerian designer Gift Raji found out that her clothing and accessory designs had won Fashionomics Africa's $3,000 prize for sustainable fashion, it wasn't only the cash prize… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Africa: Alfredo Rompão - a Farmer's Seed
Alfredo Rompão is not a farmer like others: along with his ten brothers and sisters, he was born and raised in the city, in São Tomé, the capital of São… Read more »
August 10, 2022
Africa: Côte d'Ivoire - 260 Localities Already Connected to Electricity Through African Development Bank Project
Launched in Côte d'Ivoire in 2019, the Project to Improve Access to Electricity in Rural Areas has already connected 260 localities to the national electric grid. At the… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank and Partners Discuss Africa's Potential to Leverage Green Minerals for the Energy Transition
A recent webinar hosted by the African Development Bank brought together experts to examine how Africa can become a hub for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries to store energy and… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to host policy dialogue on sustainable debt management
What: High-Level Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Debt Management in Africa Read more »
Africa: 'Sobering' African Economic Outlook Strikes a Chord With US and UK Stakeholders
The African Development Bank's African Economic Outlook report 2022 (AEO) struck a chord with policymakers and other stakeholders during recent seminars in the United States and… Read more »
Africa: Ticad8 Official Side Event - Accelerating Clean Energy Access With Climate Finance
Date: Monday, 22 August 2022 Read more »
August 09, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Dr. Alex Mubiru As Director General, Cabinet Office
The African Development Bank has appointed Dr. Alex Mubiru as Director General in the Cabinet Office of the Bank Group's President, with effect from 16 August 2022. Read more »
August 05, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank to Host Policy Dialogue On Sustainable Debt Management
What: High-Level Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Debt Management in Africa Read more »