December 10, 2025
Africa: At COP30, AfDB, Development Partners Call for Major New Financing to Accelerate Africa's Great Green Wall Initiative
At the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, development partners including the African Development Bank, urged for a scale up in financing… Read more »
Somalia: African Development Fund Approves Investment to Help Somali Communities Build Climate-Resilient Livelihoods
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved, on 02 December 2025, a $9.63 million grant to strengthen climate resilience, food security and incomes of… Read more »
November 28, 2025
Africa: Time Is Running Out to Close Continent's Massive Infrastructure and Climate-Finance Gap - 2025 Africa Investment Forum Panel Warns
Senior policymakers, investors, and development finance leaders converged at the 2025 Africa Investment Forum Market Days on Thursday to tackle one of the continent's most pressing… Read more »
November 25, 2025
Africa: COP30 - African Development Bank Group Backs Increased Access to Climate Finance for Electricity Grids and Energy Storage
The African Development Bank Group and several other national and international institutions have endorsed a common framework to increase the access to climate finance for grid… Read more »
West Africa: African Development Fund Commits $14 Million Grant to Scaling Up Climate Resilience Across the Sahel
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of $14.64 million to support Project 2 of the Programme to Strengthen Resilience to Food and Nutrition… Read more »
November 24, 2025
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Calls for Effective Collaboration and Sustained Coordination for the Successful Implementation of NDCs
The African Development Bank Group has called for stronger collaboration and sustained coordination among global climate institutions to help developing countries deliver on their… Read more »
November 19, 2025
Africa: COP30 - AfDB's Sefa Mobilises Nearly Eur50 Million in New Commitments for Just Energy Transition and Mission 300
The African Development Bank Group's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), a multi-donor special fund managed by the Bank Group, has secured new investment commitments… Read more »
November 17, 2025
Africa: COP30 - The African Development Bank Highlights the Essential Role of Climate Finance for Conflict-Affected Countries
The African Development Bank Group is playing a key role in supporting conflict-affected countries facing climate disruptions, Bank officials emphasised during a COP30 panel… Read more »
November 14, 2025
West Africa: The Climate Action Window of the African Development Fund Grants Over $9 Million to Strengthen Climate Resilience in the Sahel's Main Catchment Basins
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has awarded a grant of $9.48 million to implement the Community and Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation in the Wetlands of… Read more »
November 12, 2025
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks Unite At COP30 to Accelerate Climate-Smart Development
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) reaffirm, on monday at COP30, their commitment to respond to their clients' priorities to improve livelihoods and create jobs for the… Read more »
Africa: Cop 30 - Multilateral Development Banks Reaffirm Their Commitment to Climate Finance, Pledge Innovative Funding for Adaptation
Multilateral development banks on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to climate finance, pledging to scale up innovative funding to boost climate adaptation and resilience. Read more »
November 11, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Group's Sefa to Host Key COP30 Event On Energy Day - 'Mobilising Commercial Capital for Renewable Energy and Energy Access in Africa'
What: Mobilising Commercial Capital for Renewable Energy and Energy Access in Africa Read more »
November 12, 2025
Africa: Africa Day At COP30 - Advancing Sustainable Financing for a Green and Resilient Future
Africa marked Africa Day at COP30 under the theme "At the Forefront of Climate Action: Sustainable Financing for Inclusive and Resilient Green Growth," reaffirming the continent's… Read more »
November 11, 2025
Africa: 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) - Side Event On the Great Green Wall
Who : Pan-African Agency of the Great Green Wall, African Development Bank Group, World Food Programme Read more »
November 10, 2025
Africa: Scaling Up Sustainable Climate Action in Africa
What: COP30: African Development Bank to showcase Evidence for Climate and Development in Africa. Read more »
November 09, 2025
Africa: COP30 - African Development Bank Group President Sidi Ould Tah Reaffirms Commitment to Turning Promises Into Progress
African Development Bank Group President Sidi Ould Tah has reaffirmed the institution's commitment to transforming "promises into progress," highlighting the Bank's status as the… Read more »
November 10, 2025
Africa: Africa Day At COP30
WHAT: Africa Day High-Level Side Event at COP30 Read more »
November 06, 2025
Africa: COP30 - African Development Bank Group to Champion Africa's Push for Climate Finance Reform and Just Energy Transition
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday received African Development Bank Group President Dr Sidi Ould Tah in Belém, which is hosting this year's… Read more »
Africa: On the Road to Cop 30 - the African Development Bank Group Is Piloting Several Financial Instruments to Support African Countries in Tackling Climate Change
Given the urgency of the climate crisis, especially for the most vulnerable countries, the African Development Bank Group, Africa's leading development finance institution, is… Read more »
November 04, 2025
Africa: Cop 30 - African Development Bank Group in Belém to Push Climate Finance Agenda for African Countries
What: African Development Bank Group at United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), Belem, Brazil Read more »
October 29, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $6 Million Grant to Strengthen Disaster Risk Management in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $6 million grant to support the African Risk Capacity (ARC) in boosting disaster preparedness and risk… Read more »
October 28, 2025
Mozambique: Mozambique - African Development Bank-Led Training Programme Builds National Capacity for Climate Disaster Response
Mozambique has entered a new chapter in strengthening its disaster resilience capabilities with the implementation of the Drone-Based Disaster Management Project, led by African… Read more »
October 24, 2025
Mozambique: Mozambique Receives $2 Million Insurance Premium for Drought Protection As Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme Reaches $150 Million Milestone
Mozambique received a $2 million insurance premium for drought protection covering the 2025-2026 agricultural season, marking the country's third consecutive year of coverage under… Read more »
Burundi: African Development Fund Approves Additional $8.6 Million Grant for Clean Water Supply and Climate Change Resilience in Rural Burundi
The African Development Fund, through its Climate Action Window, has approved an $8.6 million grant in additional financing to support the implementation of the first phase of the… Read more »
October 21, 2025
Ethiopia: African Development Bank Group Approves Additional Funding to Develop Climate-Resilient Water Infrastructure in Ethiopia's Borana Region
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved $16.38 million in additional financing for the Borana Resilient Water Development for Improved Livelihoods… Read more »
