October 14, 2025
Gambia: UN International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction - Five Things to Know About the African Development Bank's Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme in the Gambia
The United Nations International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction calls for funding resilience now to avoid paying for disasters later. Read more »
October 13, 2025
East Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Project Empowers Women With Disabilities in East Africa
For most of her life, Florence Ntisai lived in the shadows of her community, silenced by stigma and excluded from conversations that shaped her future. Born with phocomelia, a… Read more »
October 07, 2025
Africa: Tracking Climate Action - Africa Pioneers New Tools to Track Commitments
A decade after the promulgation of the Paris Agreement to limit global temperatures below 2°C and ideally 1.5°C, African countries are stepping up efforts to hold… Read more »
São Tomé and Príncipe: São Tomé and Príncipe - African Development Bank Group Approves Additional $8.9 Million Gef Grant to Strengthen Agricultural and Fisheries Sectors Against Climate Shocks
The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved an additional grant of $8.9 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support São… Read more »
October 02, 2025
Africa: AfDB-Hosted Forum Brings Global Development Bank Accountants Together for Discussions On Ai, Climate Risks
Fifteen of the world's largest development banks have wrapped up three days of high-level talks on artificial intelligence, climate accounting, and new financial reporting… Read more »
September 30, 2025
Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Demonstrates Impact At 2nd Africa Climate Summit
The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), hosted by the African Development Bank, showcased its portfolio's impact during a side event at the Second Africa Climate Summit in Addis… Read more »
September 18, 2025
Africa: Africa Mobilizes for Circular Economy Transition At the 2nd Africa Climate Summit
African countries are moving their circular economy vision from words to delivery. At the 2nd Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), a pan-African dialogue took place recently on the… Read more »
September 12, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Showcases Gender-Responsive Climate Finance At Africa Climate Summit
The African Development Bank convened high-level discussions on scaling gender-responsive climate solutions at the Second Africa Climate Summit. Read more »
September 09, 2025
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks Hit Record $137 Billion in Climate Finance, Driving Sustainable Development Worldwide
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) delivered a record $137 billion in global climate finance last year--a 10% increase that underscores the growing scale of international… Read more »
September 03, 2025
Africa: Turning Ambition Into Action - African Development Bank Pledges Stronger Climate Action As Africa Opens Climate Week
The African Development Bank reaffirmed its commitment to advancing Africa's climate action at the opening of Climate Week 2025 in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, as leaders called for… Read more »
September 08, 2025
Africa: Experts Call for Investment-Ready African Climate Action to Shape Global Negotiations
The 13th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-XIII) has concluded with a resounding call for a coherent, evidence-based, and investment-ready African… Read more »
August 27, 2025
Ethiopia: African Development Bank to Showcase Climate Leadership At Major Climate Events in Addis Ababa
What: African Development Bank participation in Climate Week 2025, 13th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa, and Second Africa Climate Summit Read more »
August 26, 2025
Africa: Ticad9 - African Development Bank Signs Agreement With Shimizu Corporation, Kao Corporation and Nippon Road Co Ltd to Advance Climate-Resilient Road Maintenance Solutions for Africa
The African Development Bank has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI)with the Shimizu Corporation, Kao Corporation and The Nippon Road Co Ltd to advance cooperation in the deployment of… Read more »
July 28, 2025
Uganda: Uganda Launches NDC 3.0 Process, Reaffirming Commitment to Climate Action and Ambition
The Government of Uganda, with support from the African Development Bank, has launched the stocktake of Uganda's updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and initiated the… Read more »
July 25, 2025
Benin: Benin - African Development Bank Approves Over $30 Million to Protect Farmers From Climate Shocks and Food Insecurity
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $30.25 million in financing for a pioneering initiative to bolster climate resilience and safeguard… Read more »
July 18, 2025
West Africa: African Development Fund Supports Climate-Resilient Rice Value Chains Across West Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional funding window of the African Development Bank Group, on 17 July 2025 approved a $9.44 million grant… Read more »
July 15, 2025
West Africa: Improving Climate Governance in West Africa - Three Calls for Inclusive Climate Action in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal
Climate change is a growing threat across Africa, with West Africa feeling its effects especially intensely. According to the ND-GAIN index, Burkina Faso (162nd out of 182),… Read more »
June 30, 2025
Liberia: African Development Bank Supports the Development of Long-Term Low-Carbon and Climate Resilience Visions in Botswana, Gabon, Liberia and Lesotho
The African Development Bank, with funding from the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), has supported the governments of Botswana, Gabon, Lesotho, and Liberia in developing… Read more »
June 17, 2025
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank Project Restores Electricity in Zimbabwean Communities Following Devastating Cyclone Idai
In March 2019, Cyclone Idai tore through Zimbabwe's eastern districts with unprecedented fury, leaving behind a trail of devastation. Among the hardest hit regions were Chimanimani… Read more »
June 03, 2025
Central Africa: Gef Backs $8.7m Initiative to Unite African Nations Against Extreme Weather Events in the Ubangi River Basin
Home to one of the largest tributaries of the Congo River, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will benefit from a pioneering… Read more »
May 29, 2025
Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Scales Up Support for Resilience, Women's Empowerment, and Climate Action Through Three New Financing Agreements
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the African Development Bank have signed three new financing agreements totaling nearly $30 million to boost climate resilience, improve… Read more »
May 26, 2025
Africa: Planting Power - Africa Climate Change Fund Enhances Gender Equality and Climate Resilience in Uganda
In Uganda's northeastern district of Kotido, where the land is dry and the climate harsh, a bold idea is taking root. Tree by tree, woman by woman, Kotido is transforming from a… Read more »
May 20, 2025
Djibouti: 'The Land Is Life' - A Regional Project Supported By the African Development Bank Boosts Rural Women's Climate Resilience in Djibouti
"Before, farming was an unattainable dream. Today, I feed my children from the land." These words from Assia Obakar Hassan, a mother from the village of Kalaf, epitomize the… Read more »
May 17, 2025
Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Supports Rural Climate Resilience With New Sustainable Water Access Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved financing of over $18 million for Mauritania to launch the "3R-Water" project, which aims to improve… Read more »
May 12, 2025
Nigeria: Development Bank of Nigeria Visits African Development Bank to Benchmark Sustainability and Resilience Into Financing
A delegation of eight officials from the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) recently concluded a five-day study visit to the African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan, Cote… Read more »
