Burundi: Burundi - The African Development Bank Combines Initiatives for a Sustainable Response to the Influx of Refugees

A high-level delegation from the African Development Bank, led by Yero Baldeh, Director of the Transition States Coordination Office, visited Bujumbura from 14 to 17 May 2025. The… Read more »

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 »

Kenya: African Development Bank Launches Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Initiative to Tackle Youth Unemployment in Kenya

Kenya's youth have a new resource for technical, vocational and entrepreneurial training that is set to boost self-employment, reduce reliance on formal employment and contribute… Read more »

Ethiopia: African Development Bank and Dashen Bank Sign $40 Million Trade Finance Facility to Support Ethiopian Imports and Private Sector

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Dashen Bank have signed a $40 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility designed to strengthen Dashen Bank's ability to support… Read more »

Uganda: African Development Bank Approves $8.79 Million to Boost Clean Cooking in Uganda

The African Development Bank Group has recently approved $8.79 million in financing for the Uganda Biogas and Electric Cooking Project (UBEP), an ambitious initiative to expand… Read more »

East Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Dr. Alex Mubiru As Director General for East Africa

The African Development Bank Group has appointed Dr. Alex Mubiru as Director General for the East Africa Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Office and Country… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Bank's Idev to Share Findings From Project Tackling Maternal Mortality

What: "Lessons on investing in health infrastructure": An IDEV impact evaluation of the Maternal Mortality Reduction Project in Tanzania Read more »

Djibouti: AfDB Mission to Djibouti Charts Course to Strengthen Development Partnership

Djibouti and the African Development Bank have renewed their development partnership following a consultation mission to the country led by the institution's Executive Director for… Read more »

Africa: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Lauded for Projects Worth $10.3 Million in Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe

The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (The Mechanism) is making significant strides toward closing Africa's agricultural productivity gap. At its 14th Governing Council… Read more »

Tanzania: African Development Bank and Bank of Africa Tanzania Sign $7.5 Million Facility to Boost Trade Finance

The African Development Bank and the Bank of Africa Tanzania (BOAT) have signed a $7.5 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility to boost trade finance activities of the… Read more »

Rwanda: African Development Bank-Supported Projects in Senegal, Rwanda Clinch Top Honors At 2025 Bonds, Loans & Esg Capital Markets Africa Awards

Two African Development Bank Group-supported projects have garnered top honours at the 2025 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards conference. A $545 million… Read more »

Sudan: African Development Bank Approves $19.85 Million Grant for Emergency Support to the Most Vulnerable in Sudan's Conflict Areas

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $19.85 million grant to support emergency humanitarian operations in Sudan, with a strong focus on… Read more »

Madagascar: African Development Bank Grants $25 Million Trade Finance Facility to Bank of Africa Madagascar

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $25 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility for Bank of Africa Madagascar to accelerate the… Read more »

Kenya: African Development Bank and Mastercard Expand Made Alliance - Africa With Launch of Kenya Country Chapter

The African Development Bank and Mastercard have announced the launch of the Kenya Country Chapter of the Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance: Africa. The… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Group and African Development Bank Sign Letter of Intent for Financing of World-Class Abusera International Airport

The African Development Bank and Ethiopian Airlines Group have signed a Letter of Intent for the development of the East African nation's planned Abusera International Airport… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's President Ruto Awards African Development Bank's Adesina Highest National Honour

Kenya's President H.E. William Samoei Ruto has conferred the country's highest honour, Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart CGH, on the President of the African Development Bank… Read more »

Eritrea: Desert to Power - The African Development Bank Group, Eritrea Sign Agreement for 12 Mw Mini-Grid Project

The African Development Bank Group and Eritrea have signed an agreement for $19.5 million in grant funding for the Desert to Power Eritrea 12MW Mini Grid Project. Read more »

Kenya: Gender in Focus - Kenyan Entrepreneur Patents Bee Venom Collection Technology to Boost Productivity and Beekeeper Incomes

Editor's Note: Kenyan entrepreneur Patrice Murugi Wachira developed an innovative technology to extract venom from bees, then monetized the product - to create an additional… Read more »

Ethiopia: A Celebration of International Women's Day 2025 Hosted By FSD Ethiopia, in Collaboration With G7 Partnership for Women's Digital Financial Inclusion

What: A celebration of International Women's Day 2025 hosted by FSD Ethiopia, in collaboration with G7 Partnership for Women's Digital Financial Inclusion Read more »

Africa: Regional Corridors Are the Way for Faster Integration, Adesina Tells Kenyan Ambassador

The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has reiterated the Bank's support for the development of regional infrastructure corridors to boost the… Read more »

South Sudan: Uganda and South Sudan - African Development Fund Approves Financing of $153.66 Million for Electricity Interconnection Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved several loans and grants to Uganda and South Sudan to implement an electricity interconnection project between the… Read more »

Madagascar: Madagascar's Rural Revival - How Two African Development Bank-Supported Programs Are Transforming Agriculture and Entrepreneurship

Two pioneering programs supported by the African Development Bank in Madagascar are breathing new life into the agricultural sector and unlocking entrepreneurial opportunities for… Read more »

Madagascar: Madagascar - African Development Fund Approves a Grant of Over $9 Million to Strengthen Protection and Sustainable Use Systems for Natural Capital and Ecosystems

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund - the African Development Bank Group's concessional financing window - approved a donation of $9.42 million to Madagascar to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Bank Commemorates 60 Years of Impact in Ethiopia

Ethiopia has joined other countries across the continent to celebrate the African Development Bank's 60th anniversary with a colourful and instructive trip down 'Memory Lane'. Read more »

Tanzania: African Development Bank Leads $1.2 Billion Financing Syndication for Tanzania's Standard Gauge Railway Project

The African Development Bank has signed a coordination letter with Deutsche Bank and Société Générale to establish a syndication strategy to mobilize up… Read more »