July 07, 2022
Comoros: The African Development Bank Is Supporting Improvements to the Power Grid in the Comoros
The Comoros Energy Sector Support Project has helped improve the country's power grid. Read more »
July 05, 2022
Kenya: Kenya - African Development Bank Approves €89 Million Loan to Bolster Economic Recovery
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an €89 million loan to boost the Kenyan government's economic recovery efforts. Read more »
July 04, 2022
Africa: Africa Energy Forum 2022 - African Development Bank, Private Infrastructure Development Group, Deepen Cooperation On Desert to Power
A financing facility associated with the African Development Bank's Desert to Power Initiative was featured at a side event held on the margins of the just-ended Africa Energy… Read more »
Africa: Invest More in Africa--Akinwumi Adesina Urges Keen Irish Business Community
Since joining the African Development Bank Group as its 81st shareholder in 2020, Ireland has shown steadily increasing interest in strengthening its economic ties with Africa.… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Africa: 11th World Urban Forum - Amplifying the Voices of African Cities
What can representatives of African cities learn from their counterparts from the rest of the world? To answer that question, the African Development Bank invited representatives… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Senegal: The Dakar TER, an Express Train to Development in Senegal
The smiling boy runs up to his brother, who is waiting for him by the school gate. Together, they hurry to one of the stations served by Senegal's first regional express train, or… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Tanzania: In Tanzania, a Special Training Center Provides a Second Chance for Out-of-School Youth
Hadia Baruti Wimbi was only six years old when she left her parents' home, eventually leading to her spending much of her childhood without any schooling. "An elderly member of my… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Africa: Ghana - African Development Fund Approves $27.19 Million Grant for Skills Development Infrastructure to Boost Post Covid-19 Recovery
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund today approved a $27.19 million grant to Ghana for infrastructure for skills development and job creation for youth and women… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Acting Director of Human Resources
The African Development Bank Group has appointed Mr. Ifechukwude Emmanuel Ezinwa as Acting Director of the Human Resources Operations, Recruitment and Client Services Department,… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Dr. Soumik Paul As Acting Director, Staff Welfare Services, Compensation and Employment Policy Department
The African Development Bank Group has appointed Dr. Soumik Paul as Acting Director of the Staff Welfare Services, Compensation and Employment Policy Department. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Jessica Kitakule-Mukungu As Acting Director, Talent, Performance Management and Staff Development Department
The African Development Bank has appointed Jessica Kitakule-Mukungu as Acting Director of the Talent, Performance Management and Staff Development Department. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda, African Development Bank Launch Industrial Policy Project, Targeting 200,000 Jobs Per Year
The Government of Rwanda, in partnership with the African Development Bank's Fund for African Private Sector Assistance, has launched a two-year project to boost industrial… Read more »
June 29, 2022
Africa: US President Biden Backs African Development Bank's Plan to Feed Africa
Bank President Akinwumi Adesina welcomes support for institution's emergency food plan Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Launches First ESG African Frontier-Currency Bond
The African Development Bank on 14 June 2022 launched a 19-billion Ugandan shilling (UGX) ($5.07 million) 2-year theme bond, the first-ever African frontier currency-denominated… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Africa: Webinar On the Implications for Africa of the Findings of the IPCC 6th Assessment Reports
What: Webinar on the implications of the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports for Africa during London Climate Action Week Read more »
Africa: Finance in Common Summit 2022
What: Finance in Common Summit 2022 Read more »
June 27, 2022
Africa: Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day - The African Development Bank's Youthadapt Challenge Is Accelerating Climate Adaptation and Food Security Efforts
In observation of UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day, today 27 June, we highlight small businesses that are receiving African Development Bank support as they… Read more »
Africa: Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series On Green Minerals and Energy Transition
What: Leveraging Africa's green minerals for the energy transition: The role of regional integration and the AfCFTA Read more »
Mauritania: Mrs. Abdawa's Tents
Chay-a Abdawa is a mother of six and president of the El Wihda cooperative in Nouakchott, Mauritania. El Wihda produces traditional tents known as khaïmas. Once emblematic of… Read more »
Tanzania: African Development Bank, Tanzania Sign $125.2 Million Loan Agreement to Address Water Shortages in Dodoma Region
The African Development Bank and the Tanzanian government have signed a $125.2 million loan agreement for a project that will help address water shortages in three districts in the… Read more »
June 28, 2022
West Africa: Ecowas - African Development Fund Approves $2 Million Technical Grant to Boost Electricity Reforms
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on 24 June approved a technical assistance grant of $2 million to fund research that will contribute to electricity reforms… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank's Board Approves Landmark Institution - Establishment of African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation to Transform Africa's Pharmaceutical Industry
"Africa can no longer outsource its healthcare security to the benevolence of others" - Akinwumi Adesina Read more »
June 23, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank, Africa50 and the Newly Launched African Sovereign Investors Forum Signal Strong Desire to Jointly Mobilize Capital for Infrastructure Projects
Africa50, the African Development Bank, and Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF), have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on developing green and climate resilient… Read more »
June 24, 2022
Africa: Aswan Forum - Building On Economic and Social Development to Achieve Sustainable Peace and Development
The first day of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development, which took place from 21 to 23 June 2022 in Cairo, Egypt, concluded with a plenary session on regional… Read more »
June 21, 2022
Sudan: Sudan - Bank-Funded Programme Yields a Pioneering Batch of Graduates in the Education Sector
When the African Development Bank launched a project to enhance institutional and human capacity in Sudan's education sector, Ahmed Mutiagin was a student with ambitions of getting… Read more »