September 23, 2024
Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Bank Grants $129 Million Loan to Agricultural Project Generating Decent Jobs for Young People
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 20 September 2024 approved a $129.71 million loan to Tanzania for the implementation of a youth-focused agribusiness… Read more »
September 10, 2024
Africa: 60 Years of the African Development Bank - Private Sector Representatives Applaud Institution's Backing and Urge Further Support for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Among Women and Young People
The African Development Bank must expand its support for female entrepreneurs, as well as young innovators and business creators, to reduce poverty and tackle the lack of jobs in… Read more »
September 05, 2024
Africa: Launch of African Development Bank Group Youth Community of Practice Platform (Y-COP) & Intergenerational Dialogue
What: Launch of the Youth Community of Practice (Y-COP) Platform & Intergenerational Dialogue Read more »
September 02, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Youth Community of Practice (Y-COP) Policy Dialogue On "Achieving Food Sovereignty Through Youth-Driven Smart Agriculture"
What: Policy Dialogue African Development Bank Group Youth Community of Practice Platform (Y-COP) on "Achieving Food Sovereignty Through Youth-Driven Smart Agriculture" Read more »
August 05, 2024
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - African Development Bank Group Approves $39.2 Million Loan for Youth Resilience Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $39.2 million loan to Burkina Faso for a project to boost skill development and resilience among young… Read more »
July 26, 2024
Angola: African Development Bank Approves $79 Million Loan to Boost Angola's Youth Employment in Agriculture and Transportation
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of $79.08 million to the Republic of Angola to promote youth entrepreneurship and employment in the… Read more »
July 11, 2024
Africa: Esther Kimani, 2022 Youth Adapt Winner, Awarded 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Esther Kimani was a 2022 YouthADAPT winner in 2022, and on June 13, in Nairobi, Kenya, received the prestigious 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation from the Royal Academy… Read more »
May 27, 2024
Africa: Daily School Meals for Children Across Africa Crucial to Africa's Future, Rockefeller Foundation Side Event At African Development Bank Annual Meeting Told
African countries could scale up the provision of free school meals despite other economic challenges to combat the incalculable and harmful consequences of millions of children… Read more »
May 22, 2024
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - African Development Fund Approves Nearly $43 Million to Boost Access to Finance and Non-Financial Services for Ethiopian Youth and Women-Led Msmes
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund - the African Development Bank Group's concessional financing window - approved a grant of $42.86 million to Ethiopia on 22… Read more »
April 16, 2024
Cameroon: African Development Bank Projects Improve Job Opportunities for Young People in Cameroon
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has underscored the success of its program aimed at bolstering job opportunities for young people in Cameroon. Read more »
April 12, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank Enhances Enable Youth Programs for Greater Impact
The African Development Bank successfully concluded a three-day workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at enhancing its Empowering Novel Agri-Business-Led Employment (ENABLE) Youth… Read more »
April 05, 2024
Central African Republic: Young People in the Central African Republic Can Now Enter the Digital Professions Thanks to Fibre-Optic Capacities Installed With AfDB and EU Support
The two-storey building in downtown Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), has a futuristic air. First impressions don't deceive: inside, a fully equipped… Read more »
April 01, 2024
Africa: Investing in the Next Generation - How Nigerian University of Technology and Management and African Development Bank Are Pioneering Youth Skilling in Africa
President of the African Development Bank Group Dr Akinwumi Adesina and the leadership of the Nigerian University of Technology and Management (NUTM) say equipping Africa's youth… Read more »
March 04, 2024
Africa: Youthadapt - Webinar On the Role of Youth in Local Adaptation and Resilience Building
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February 06, 2024
Africa: COP28 - Empower African Youth-Led Climate Solutions in Francophone Regions
At COP28, the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) - a joint initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) - and the Institut… Read more »
December 04, 2023
Africa: Youth-Led African Enterprises Awarded $800,000 At COP28 for Climate Solutions
Eight dynamic African young women-led businesses emerged as winners of the 2023 YouthAdapt challenge. Each business will receive grant funding of up to $100,000. Read more »
December 01, 2023
Africa: Africa Development Bank Group and the Prince's Trust International Commit to Accelerate Wealth-Creating Youth Programmes
"Together, we have opportunities to create youth wealth and eradicate poverty, which is not a tradable commodity."--Akinwumi Adesina Read more »
November 30, 2023
Africa: COP28 High-Level Youthadapt Awards Ceremony
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October 02, 2023
Gambia: The Gambia and the African Development Bank Group to Boost Rice Output and Uplift Youth and Women Entrepreneurs
Dr Adesina (left) and The Gambia President Barrow (right) with a local rice producer Read more »
September 06, 2023
Africa: $1 Billion to Boost Access to Climate Finance for Africa's Youths, African Development Bank Announces
In Nairobi, African Development Bank president Adesina announced a new $1 billion fund to accelerate climate financing for Africa's youth businesses. Read more »
September 04, 2023
Africa: Involve Children in Climate Change Action, Young Natalie Urges Summit
Natalie Silantoi Anyango shaking hands with Akinwumi Adesina at the Africa Youth Climate Assembly 2023. Children must be given a front seat in climate solution discussions, Natalie… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Youth Biggest Asset for the Continent and the World, Say Kenya's President Ruto and African Development Bank's Adesina
Hundreds of young people from across Africa are demanding a significant role in decision making for climate action. Read more »
September 05, 2023
Africa: Tenacity and Innovation of Africa's Youth Key to Securing a Green and Sustainable Future - President Ruto
President William Ruto, pictured here with youth delegates in Nairobi, urged young Africans to focus on bringing solutions to climate change. Read more »
September 04, 2023
Africa: Boost Africa Initiative - How the African Development Bank Is Empowering Young Entrepreneurs and Driving Growth
Boost Africa will stimulate youth entrepreneurship and innovation across the continent, with a specific emphasis on empowering entrepreneurs and start-ups. Read more »
July 26, 2023
Africa: Global Community of Practice (G-Cop) Policy Dialogue Series - Leveraging Potentials of the Youth for Inclusive, Green and Sustainable Development in Africa
What: 11th G-CoP Policy Dialogue Read more »
