January 16, 2020
São Tomé and Príncipe: The African Development Bank Signs €6 Million Grant for São Tomé and Principe
The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed a €6.18 million grant in budgetary support to the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe. Read more »
January 13, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Approves €8 Million Technical Assistance Grant to Support Preparation of Ruzizi Iv Hydro Power Project in the Great Lakes Region
The Board of Directors of African Development Bank Group has approved an €8 million grant drawn from the European Union's Africa Investment Platform (EU-AIP) to support the… Read more »
December 20, 2019
Africa: Getting Onboard - A New Highway Along the Nigeria-Cameroon Border Is Helping Women Commuters and Villagers All Around
Women commuters along the Nigeria-Cameroon border are breathing a sigh of relief. Read more »
December 17, 2019
Burundi: African Development Bank's Sefa Grants $1 Million to Support Innovative Solar-Hydro Hybrid Project
The African Development Bank-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a $990,000 grant to support the preparation of a 9-MW solar-hydro hybrid project in… Read more »
December 10, 2019
Rwanda: African Development Bank and Partners Inaugurate Shango Power Substation in Rwanda to Facilitate Access to the Regional Electricity Market
The African Development Bank, Embassy of Germany in Rwanda and the KfW Development Bank joined the Government of Rwanda to inaugurate the high voltage 188 MVA Shango power… Read more »
October 29, 2019
Angola: African Development Bank Approves $165 Million for Economic Diversification
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Tuesday approved a $165 million loan to finance part of Angola's three-year economic diversification support program… Read more »
October 23, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Funds Angola Initiative to Improve Business Environment and Diversify Exports
L to R: Joohoon Kim, Chargé d' Affaires of the Republic of Korea in Angola; Moono Mupotola, the Bank's Director for Regional Development & Regional Integration; Joffre… Read more »
October 18, 2019
Angola: African Development Bank Approves $1 Million Grant to Children's Food and Nutrition Security Programs
The African Development Bank has approved a grant of $1 million to boost a children's food and nutrition security program in Bié province in Angola. Read more »
October 14, 2019
Cameroon: Three Power Plants Financed By the African Development Bank to Reduce Power Cuts
For many years, Cameroon's national electricity supply has been notoriously unreliable and subject to power cuts. The last significant electric system outage, which lasted eight… Read more »
October 10, 2019
Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Signs Lusophone Compact
The African Development Bank and the governments of Equatorial Guinea and Portugal have signed a country-specific memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the… Read more »
September 20, 2019
Cameroon: Yaoundé Aims for Zero Floods By 2020, Thanks to Funding From the African Development Bank
The Yaoundé Sanitation Project (PADY) has reduced the number of floods in the Cameroonian capital by five times (from 15 to 3). Read more »
September 19, 2019
Rwanda: Rwandan Women Making a Difference At Water Treatment Plant
About 30 minutes' drive outside Kigali, the tidy capital of Rwanda, past lush forests, marshland and makeshift roadside stores advertising their offerings on hand-painted signs, a… Read more »
September 18, 2019
Angola: Country Office Anniversary Cocktail Toasts Bank's 55 Years of Making a Difference
The Angola country office of the African Development Bank on 10 September 2019 marked the Group's 55th anniversary with a cocktail reception in Luanda, during which dignitaries… Read more »
August 23, 2019
Gabon: The African Development Bank's Funding Improves Conditions for Those Living By the Country's Main Trunk Road
Hermann Nzondo drives a taxi. He grimaces when he mentions the former National Highway 1: "Back then, the 119-km journey from Lambaréné to Mouila was not easy. You… Read more »
August 16, 2019
Rwanda: Rwanda's Women in Tech - Leading the Digital Revolution
When she was a little girl, Jeanne Yamfashije wanted to be a doctor. Her goal was to make her parents proud and serve her people. Read more »
July 15, 2019
Angola: Angola, African Development Bank and Portugal Sign Lusophone country-specific compact to fast-track private sector investment
L to R: H.E. Teresa Ribeiro, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Alternate Governor for Portugal, Hon. Pedro Luís da Fonseca, Minister of Economy and… Read more »
June 24, 2019
Central Africa: African Development Bank to Host Regional Nutrition Sensitization Event for West and Central Africa
On 24 June 2019, the African Development Bank, in collaboration with partners, will host a regional nutrition sensitization event for West and Central Africa. The event will unpack… Read more »
June 17, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: The President of the African Development Bank Begins an Official Visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo From June 17 to 20, 2019
The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina and a delegation begin a four-day official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the… Read more »
June 13, 2019
Africa: Switzerland Governor Raymond Furrer On the Two Bilateral Agreements Signed During the Bank's Annual Meetings in Malabo
Q 1. Switzerland just signed two bilateral agreements for grants with the African Development Bank. Can you tell us about them? Read more »
June 12, 2019
Africa: "To Integrate Africa, Bring Down the Walls," Adesina Urges At 2019 African Development Bank Annual Meetings Open in Malabo
African leaders on Wednesday underscored the urgent need to fast-track the continent's regional integration process in order to accelerate Africa's economic transformation. Read more »
Africa: Opening Speech By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group, At the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank
Your Excellency, President OBIANG NGUEMA MBASAGO of Equatorial Guinea - our host President; Your Excellencies Heads of State and Governments (names), Governors of the African… Read more »
June 11, 2019
Africa: Ensuring a Colourful and Safe Meeting Environment - Malabo Goes the Extra Mile
Malabo not only rolled out the red carpet Tuesday for delegates arriving at the ultramodern Sipopo Congress Centre for this year's Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank… Read more »
Central Africa: Central Africa Could Be the Continent's Rising Star, Thanks to the African Continental Free Trade Area
Central Africa stands to benefit the most from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), data from the African Development Bank shows. Read more »
June 10, 2019
Africa: Africa's Regional Integration Gains Momentum At African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings in Malabo
"If we get integration right, Africa can develop with dignity and confidence," African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina told journalists at a press conference to herald… Read more »
June 02, 2019
Equatorial Guinea: Hello Malabo! Equatorial Guinea
All set for the African Development Bank's 54th Annual Meeting Read more »
