September 19, 2019
Rwanda: Rwandan Women Making a Difference At Water Treatment Plant
About 30 minutes' drive outside Kigali, the tidy capital of Rwanda, past lush forests, marshland and makeshift roadside stores advertising their offerings on hand-painted signs, a… Read more »
September 12, 2019
Africa: Three Questions to Wale Shonibare, Acting VP, Power, Energy, Climate & Green Growth
What is the Desert to Power Initiative? Read more »
September 05, 2019
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank, Partners Launch $96.7 Million Post-Cyclone Idai Recovery Projects
The African Development Bank, with the World Bank and the government of Zimbabwe on 2 September 2019 launched post cyclone Idai recovery projects totaling $96.7 million to restore… Read more »
August 23, 2019
South Sudan: African Development Bank's Water and Sanitation Project Set to Improve Lives in South Sudan
The water tankers of Juba - more than a thousand of them - are a daily feature of the city and its environs, supplying much needed potable water for the residents, but at a higher… Read more »
August 29, 2019
Somalia: African Development Bank Group Signs $28.8 Million Grant Deal With Somalia for Road and Water Projects
The African Development Bank Group on 27 August 2019 signed two grants for $28.8 million for road and water supply projects to improve livelihoods in Somalia and boost resilience. Read more »
August 27, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Supports Post Cyclone Recovery Efforts With $24.7 Million
The African Development Bank Group on 21 August 2019 signed a deal to support Zimbabwe's post-cyclone Idai recovery plans with $24.7 million as part of its lead role to help… Read more »
August 23, 2019
Africa: President Adesina At G7 Summit in Biarritz
The president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, will head a delegation to the G7 summit, to be held from 24 to 26 August in Biarritz, in south-western France. Read more »
August 09, 2019
Africa: Africa's Key Development Partners Unite to Tackle Hunger As Millions Face Food Insecurity in Times of Climate Change
"We cannot afford to go on like this" - President Paul Kagame Read more »
July 18, 2019
Senegal: African Development Bank lends €60 million to develop value chains through improving water supply
On Wednesday 17 July in Abidjan, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved a loan of €87 million to the government of Senegal, to implement its Project… Read more »
July 11, 2019
Africa: Green Climate Fund Announces $20m for African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa's Climate Resilience Project in Ghana
The Green Climate Fund has announced a $20 million grant to the African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program for a climate action… Read more »
July 15, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank, Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification join forces to strengthen capacity in climate change and land degradation
The African Development Bank and the Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (GM/UNCCD), in partnership with UN Women, are joining forces to… Read more »
Africa: Call for Abstracts - 6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity for the Water Sector
ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire 15 July 2019 - The African Development Bank is joining the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the Asian Development Bank, UN Habitat and other… Read more »
June 25, 2019
South Sudan: African Development Bank Approves Usd 24.7 Million for Water and Sanitation Development in South Sudan
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on June 20, 2019, approved a proposal to commit $24.7 million to finance the South Sudan Strategic Water Supply and… Read more »
June 20, 2019
Africa: MDB Climate Finance Hit Record High of $43.1 Billion in 2018
Climate financing by the world's largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in developing countries and emerging economies rose to an all-time high of $43.1 billion in 2018,… Read more »
Africa: World Circular Economy Forum 2019 - Africa Wants to Go Green
On 3-5 June, 2019, the third annual World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) 2019 in Helsinki, Finland, organised by the Finnish innovation fund Sitra, brought together over 2,200 of… Read more »
June 11, 2019
Africa: Ensuring a Colourful and Safe Meeting Environment - Malabo Goes the Extra Mile
Malabo not only rolled out the red carpet Tuesday for delegates arriving at the ultramodern Sipopo Congress Centre for this year's Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank… Read more »
June 03, 2019
Mozambique: African Development Bank Features At Mozambique's Growing Blue Event
Professor Anthony Nyong, Climate Change and Green Growth director; H.E Prime Ministry, Carlos Agostinho do Rosario; H. E. Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Agostinho… Read more »
May 29, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank's First Symposium On Climate Change Calls for Increased Focus On Resilience Building
African nations must focus on building resilience against climate change and renew efforts to save resources spent on weather-related emergency relief to better address the needs… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Hosts the Zero Emissions Omissions Coalition
The African Development Bank and the Zero Emissions Omissions Coalition, an advocacy group dedicated to mobilising support for climate change, have met to discuss the Bank's role… Read more »
May 28, 2019
Africa: Japan and Austria to Support Private Sector Climate Change Investments On the Continent
The governments of Japan and Austria have approved a $1 million fund to strengthen the participation of the private sector in combating climate change. Read more »
May 15, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Hosts First-Ever Pan-African Dialogue On Achieving Climate Change Goals for Adaptation and Mitigation
While Africa enjoys unprecedented economic development and strong demographic and urban growth, large parts of the continent are also highly vulnerable and already face the… Read more »
May 13, 2019
Mozambique: African Development Bank Comes Through With Climate Risk Insurance Solutions Post Cyclone
"We are committed to supporting Mozambique to seek sustainable solutions to climate vulnerabilities, through access to sustainable financial products" Atsuko Toda - Bank… Read more »
May 09, 2019
Africa: UN, African Development Bank, Encourage African Countries to Join UN International Water Management Body
The African Development Bank and the United Nations Water Convention have agreed to jointly encourage African countries to join the UN water management organization to promote… Read more »
May 08, 2019
Africa: Climate Change and Green Growth Day
WHO: African Development Bank Climate Change and Green Growth Department Read more »
April 29, 2019
Southern Africa: African Development Bank Calls for Urgent Global Response As Second Cyclone Hits Southern Africa
The African Development Bank has called for urgent global action in the wake of a second cyclone to hit the southern Africa coastal region in six weeks. According to Bank… Read more »
