March 17, 2016
Africa: Opening Speech At the First Meeting of the 14th Replenishment of the African Development Fund Delivered By Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group - March 17, 2016 - Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Dear Governors, Board of Directors, ADF Deputies, Observers from other development organizations, Bank staff, Ladies and Gentlemen. Read more »
February 15, 2016
Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB President Meets Ivorian Private Sector Representatives
Côte d'Ivoire's development objective for the next five years is to secure its position as "an emerging economy by 2020". Read more »
Africa: Statement By Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina
Your Excellencies, Read more »
February 12, 2016
Africa: Stakeholders Gather in Abidjan to Advance Sustainable Energy for All in Africa
Over 100 stakeholders from Government, private sector, civil society, and international organizations gathered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, for the annual Sustainable Energy… Read more »
January 28, 2016
Mali: AfDB Announces Fcfa 60 Billion Package to Finance Mali-Cote d'Ivoire Road Infrastructure Project
On January 25, 2016 in Bamako, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Mali reached an agreement on a FCFA 60-billion funding package, including a 40-billion FCFA… Read more »
January 27, 2016
Africa: First Winner of AfDB Women's Scholarship Fund Pursuing Communication Science Studies in Abidjan
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." It is with these words from the late Nelson Mandela that the first laureate of the African… Read more »
November 19, 2015
Africa: AfDB Showcases Abidjan-Lagos Road Corridor As Model of Infrastructure Driven Regional Integration
A key activity of the just concluded Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week was a site visit to the Abidjan-Lagos corridor, where participants came face to… Read more »
October 26, 2015
Africa: AfDB Marks World Statistics Day - "Better Data. Better Lives"
The African Development Bank (AfDB), one of the leading institutions driving statistical development progress in Africa, joined the world in celebrating World Statistics Day on… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and KfW Announce Broad Collaboration That Aims to Advance Agricultural Transformation Agenda
On Thursday, October 22, at the "Feeding Africa" conference in Dakar, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and KfW in its role as Germany's development bank, announced a broad… Read more »
October 15, 2015
Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB Stages First Tech Innovation Weekend in Côte d'Ivoire
The African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted an inaugural Innovation Weekend at its headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from October 9-11. The goal: to find technology-led… Read more »
October 12, 2015
Cote d'Ivoire: Managing for Development Results Days in Côte d'Ivoire
To: 15/10/2015 Read more »
October 10, 2015
Africa: AfDB and AMF to Strengthen Partnership to Support Financial and Economic Development in Their 10 Common African Member Countries
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi A. Adesina, and Abdulrahman A. Al Hamidy, Director General Chairman of the Board of the Arab Monetary Fund, met on the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Calls for Action On Climate Change, Access to Energy in Africa At World Bank-IMF Meetings in Lima
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund kicked off their annual meetings on Friday with their leaders giving impassioned pleas for member nations to keep macroeconomic… Read more »
October 09, 2015
Africa: African Development Bank to Triple Annual Climate Financing to Nearly $5 Billion By 2020
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, announced on Friday, October 9 that the AfDB would nearly triple its annual climate financing to reach $5… Read more »
October 08, 2015
Africa: AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina Appointed Chair of Africa50 Boards of Directors
The Boards of Directors of Africa50 Project Development and Project Finance met on October 6, 2015 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The Boards approved the appointment of Akinwumi… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Calls for Enhanced Partnerships to Unlock Africa's Energy Potential
African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina delivered the special keynote address at the first G20 Energy Ministers meeting held in Istanbul, Turkey, on… Read more »
October 07, 2015
Africa: Multilateral Financial Institutions Convene in Abidjan for Working Group On Environmental and Social Standards
The African Development Bank hosted the fall session of the Multilateral Finance Institutions' Working Group on Environment and Social Standards (MFI-WGESS) from September 30 to… Read more »
October 01, 2015
Cote d'Ivoire: The AfDB Injects 8.226 Billion CFA Francs to Boost Industrial Competitiveness in Côte d'Ivoire
On 30 September, the African Development Bank (AfDB) formally approved a grant of 8.226 billion CFA francs (approximately US $14.4 million) to Côte d'Ivoire from the African… Read more »
September 23, 2015
Ethiopia: Benin, Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia to Benefit From African Trade Insurance (ATI) Membership Programme
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a combined USD 30 million soft loan to Benin, Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia to be utilized for membership subscriptions in the… Read more »
September 18, 2015
West Africa: Ivoire Hydro Energy Scoops Top Prize At Second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing Awards
Etty Ekolan Alain being congratulated by AfDB's Vice President for Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration, Solomon Asamoah Read more »
West Africa: Ivoire Hydro Energy Scoops Top Prize At Second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing Awards
Etty Ekolan Alain is the winner of the top prize at the second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF2). Read more »
September 17, 2015
Africa: Adesina, at the High-Level Consultative Stakeholder Meeting On the New Deal On Energy for Africa
Your Excellency, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire. Your Excellency, Lionel Zinsou, Prime Minister of the Republic of Benin (thank you so much:… Read more »
Africa: Speech - Akinwumi A. Adesina, AfDB's President, At the High-Level Consultative Stakeholder Meeting On the New Deal On Energy for Africa, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Your Excellency, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire. Your Excellency, Lionel Zinsou, Prime Minister of the Republic of Benin (thank you so much:… Read more »
September 16, 2015
Africa: Nigerian Entrepreneur's Award-Winning Clean Energy Project Ensures Cooking Does Not Kill
Femi Oye, winner of the first-ever West African Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF) award in 2013, is living his dream of contributing to women's health in Nigeria and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves US$ 121 Million for Electricity Expansion to Rural Households in Uganda
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board approved on 16 September 2015 a US$ 121 million loan and grant to help Uganda's government improve access to electricity for rural… Read more »