Botswana: Botswana's Francistown Academic Hospital - Where Care Meets Compassion

As the afternoon sun glints off a half-open bonnet, Harry Gulubane is crouched beside the car in his backyard. Wrench in hand and with the smell of oil and dust mingling on the… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon - In the Far North Region, Educationist Florence Djaoyang Is Blazing a Trail in Training and Inspiring a New Generation of Youth and Girls

At dawn in Maroua, a steady stream of young people make their way to the École Normale d'Instituteurs de l'Enseignement Technique (ENIET) - the teacher training college for… Read more »

Africa: Energizing Education - African Development Bank Powers Eight Nigerian Universities With 36.5 Mw Solar Hybrid Stations

At Nigeria's Federal University in Lafia, in the north-central part of the country, a new solar hybrid project financed by the African Development Bank Group is making a difference… Read more »

Chad: International Day of Women and Girls in Science - In Chad, High School Girls Break Stereotypes

Koubra Ali Abdoumi is a science student in her last year at the Bilingual Girls' High School in the Amriguébé district of N'Djamena, capital of Chad. She embodies a… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group and Shanghai Ocean University Announce 2026 Scholarship Drive for African Talent

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU) invite interested and qualified African nationals to apply for the 2026 SHOU Scholarship… Read more »

Zambia: In Zambia, African Development Fund Reshapes the Country's Agriculture and Education Landscape

Concessional financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) has been transformative for Zambia's agriculture and education sectors, while "anchoring peace, prosperity, and… Read more »

South Sudan: Empowering the Future - Vocational Training Transforming Youth Employment in South Sudan

Sawak Lwataza, a waitress at Imperial Plaza Hotel, a 5-star resort in Juba, remembers life as an unemployed young adult struggling to find work, like many of her friends. Read more »

East Africa: African Development Bank Trains Public Finance Experts From East Africa for Improved Service Delivery

The African Development Bank Group's Fiduciary and Inspection Department, in collaboration with the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Secretariat of the World… Read more »

Africa: Ticad 9 - Universities Are the Vital Partners in Development Efforts for Africa - We Will Support Them Says the African Development Bank

Universities are essential partners in Africa's development, and the African Development Bank is committed to supporting them as centres of innovation that can attract not only… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: From Mine Shafts to Classrooms - How a Cobalt Mining Town Is Reclaiming Childhood and Rebuilding Hope

Thirteen-year-old Beni Cial Yumba Musoya used to spend her days scavenging for cobalt under the scorching sun in the artisanal mines of Kolwezi. Today, she dreams of donning a… Read more »

Chad: Chad Integrates Gender and Climate Change Into School Curricula

Chad is set to release a new handbook that integrates gender equality and climate change into its national school curricula. This development follows a key validation workshop held… Read more »

Lesotho: African Development Bank President Brings Hope to Lesotho Schoolchildren

"Before the African Development Bank-funded water project, pupils had to walk over one kilometer to fetch water for meals, drinking, and cleaning," said headmasters Read more »

Africa: No Child Should Be Forced to Choose Between Hunger and Education, King Letsie III and African Development Bank President Adesina Declare

A school feeding organization in Kenya, Food4Education, left King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho and the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank to Host Webinar On Innovative Approaches to Online Education in Africa

WHAT: Leading-Edge Insights (LEI) Series Webinar Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds Deliver Just Transition Planning Masterclass for African Decision-Makers

As Africa transitions toward a climate-resilient, low-carbon economy, the African Development Bank, with support from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), is reinforcing its… Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho's King Letsie III, African Development Bank Group and Global Philanthropies Forge Strategic Partnership to End School-Age Hunger

The African Development Bank Group and The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) today signed a Letter of Intent formalizing a commitment to establish the End School-Age… Read more »

Central African Republic: Central African Republic: New Digital Era Dawns with Debut of High-speed Internet Cable

Junior is a young student at a technical college in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, getting set to resume studies at the University of Bangui. From childhood, he… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank's Public Finance Management Academy to Launch Second Cohort of Public Finance Management Executive Training

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Africa: African Development Bank Group 2024 Annual Meetings - African Nations Urged to Enhance Private Sector Financing for Tertiary Education

Experts attending an African Development Bank High-level dialogue in Kenya have urged African nations to intensify efforts to attract private-sector financing to enhance tertiary… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank's Adesina Highlights Africa As the World's Best Investment Destination At Badea's 50th Anniversary

Africa's human, land, mineral resource and cross-border trade endowments combine to make it the world's most promising investment destination, now and well into the future, African… Read more »

Africa: Top Nigerian University Honours African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina

Nigeria's top Bayero University, Kano, has conferred an honorary degree on African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina, for his exceptional contribution to… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Urges Inaugural Graduates of Public Finance Management Academy for Africa to Champion Accountability and Transparency

"Africans must unite to mobilise and effectively manage the resources needed to increase productivity and create wealth in Africa for Africans," says Vice President Urama Read more »

Africa: After 'Learn From Africa' Visit, Japan Sophia University Students Call for Stronger Partnerships Between Africa and Japan

Students from Sophia University in Tokyo, visiting the Bank. They are here with the Bank's administrator for Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Austria and Saudi Arabia, Takaaki Nomoto… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, Calls On Oxford Mba Graduating Class to Be Change-Makers

Graduating executive MBA students of Oxford University's Saïd Business School received wise counsel from African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina on Friday. Read more »

Africa: Côte d'Ivoire - Viviane, a Young Graduate Swearing By Agriculture to Achieve Her Dreams

Viviane Kakou, who has a master's degree in geography, didn't want to spend her career in an office. She chose agriculture out of passion. Thanks to the African Development Bank,… Read more »