September 20, 2017
Africa: Reports Show Much Greater Finance Needed to Achieve Global Goals to Close the Electricity and Clean Cooking Access Gap By 2030
New Energizing Finance report series highlights opportunities to spur investment in centralized and decentralized energy access solutions Read more »
Africa: Wwf Partners With AfDB On the Africa Nationally Determined Contributions Hub
The<a target="_blank" href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/"> Wide World Fund for Nature (WWF)</a> and the African Development Bank have joined forces to advance the… Read more »
September 19, 2017
Africa: Agriculture Sector Financiers Resolute On Cushioning Farmers Against Climate Change
Major agriculture sector financiers, U.N. agencies and research organizations have underscored the urgent need to cushion small-scale African farmers from the adverse effects of… Read more »
September 07, 2017
Africa: The Frontier for Climate Resilience Begins With Smallholder Farmers
Tackling climate change in Africa will work effectively if efforts are first geared towards eliminating challenges faced by smallholder farmers across the continent, experts say. Read more »
August 29, 2017
Africa: 2017 World Water Week - AfDB Joins Global Community to Address Water Challenges
As a leading financing partner on water and sanitation services in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and two of its flagship water initiatives: the African Water… Read more »
August 27, 2017
Africa: 2017 World Water Week - "Water and Waste: Reduce and Reuse" Focus On Africa
Organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), the annual World Water Week (WWW) is the largest global event for the water sector and development-related… Read more »
August 01, 2017
Africa: AfDB Signs U.S.$ 78 Million Grant Agreements With Governments of Somalia and South Sudan to Strengthen Drought Resilience and Address Chronic Hunger and Malnutrition
Somalia grant of US$ 34.8 million set to benefit 804,000 individuals South Sudan grant of US$ 43.8 million set to benefit 300,000 individuals Read more »
August 02, 2017
Africa: Amcomet-Africa Hydromet Forum 2017 - Strengthening Climate and Disaster Resilience in Africa for Sustainable Development: Role of Weather, Water and Climate Services
Strengthening Climate and Disaster Resilience in Africa for Sustainable Development: Role of Weather, Water and Climate Services Read more »
August 01, 2017
Somalia: AfDB Signs U.S.$ 78 Million Grant Agreements With Governments of Somalia and South Sudan
Somalia grant of US$ 34.8 million set to benefit 804,000 individuals South Sudan grant of US$ 43.8 million set to benefit 300,000 individuals Pastoralists and agro-pastoralist… Read more »
July 19, 2017
Tanzania: Tanzania Wins U.S.$21.7 Million From Climate Investment Funds to Advance Geothermal Exploration and Transform Its Energy Sector
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has approved US $21.7 million for the United Republic of Tanzania to finance its Geothermal Energy Development Project. Read more »
July 10, 2017
Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Launches Second Call for Proposals
Grants of US $ 250,000 - US $ 1 million to scale-up access to climate finance and to support climate resilient, low carbon development in African countries Read more »
July 07, 2017
Kenya: AfDB Approves U.S.$1 Million Emergency Relief Grant to Drought Victims in Kenya
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US$ 1 million Emergency Humanitarian Assistance to people affected by drought and famine in… Read more »
July 05, 2017
Ghana: AfDB Board Approves the Form Ghana Reforestation Project and the Southern Tunisian Gas Pipeline Project for Spot Check Advisory Review
On June 7, 2017, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved the Form Ghana Reforestation Project and the Southern Tunisia Gas Pipeline Project to undergo a… Read more »
July 04, 2017
Africa: Africa Green Revolution Forum 2017 to Highlight Place of Agriculture in Diversification of African Economies
The 2017 Africa Green Revolution Forum will be held from September 4-8 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and aims to stress the capacity of agriculture and agribusiness to drive… Read more »
June 30, 2017
East Africa: Indian Ocean Islands, East African Countries Collaborate to Enhance Responsible Fisheries Practices
Countries from the Indian Ocean Islands and East Africa have come together to develop strategies to tackle illegal fishing and increase accountability in fisheries practices. Read more »
June 29, 2017
West Africa: AfDB Convenes Ecowas Green Investment Catalyst Round Table
Ivorian Minister for Safety, Environment and Sustainable Development, Anne Désiree Ouloto delivers speech. Next to her is Amadou Hott, AfDB Vice President for Power, Energy,… Read more »
June 27, 2017
Liberia: Liberia to Transform Renewable Energy Sector With Support From the African Development Bank and the Climate Investment Funds
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) awarded Liberia a grant in the amount of US$ 23.25 million to help transform the country's renewable energy sector. The project aims at… Read more »
June 28, 2017
Africa: Africa Carbon Forum (Acf)
The African Development Bank is co-organizing, together with other members of the Nairobi Framework Partnership (NFP), the 9th African Carbon Forum (ACF) hosted by the Republic of… Read more »
June 27, 2017
Africa: African Development Bank Approves 2016 African Water Facility Annual Report and 2017 Work Plan and Budget
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved the 2016 Annual report and 2017 Work plan and budget of the African Water Facility (AWF), with… Read more »
June 16, 2017
Africa: AfDB Working With Partners to Accelerate Implementation of Drought Resilience Programme
Ahead of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced that it would work with partners to accelerate the implementation of the… Read more »
June 13, 2017
Africa: African Forestry Investment Conference (Afic)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is co-organizing the first African Forestry Investment Conference (AFIC) in Accra, Ghana, on June 13 and 14, 2017. Read more »
May 24, 2017
Ethiopia: Drought in Africa - AfDB and Ethiopia Sign Funding Agreement to Provide Water and Sanitation to 3 Million People
The African Development Bank Group and Ethiopia signed loan and grant agreements to the tune of US $5.6 million on Wednesday for additional resources to Ethiopia's One Water,… Read more »
May 23, 2017
Africa: U.S.$ 829 Million Support From AfDB, Partners for Songwe River Basin Program
Malawi and Tanzania have agreed to work together for the development of the Songwe River Basin Program (SRBDP). This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between… Read more »
May 05, 2017
Africa: AfDB and UN Environment Launch the "Atlas of Africa Energy Resources" at the World Economic Forum for Africa in Durban, South Africa
On 4 May 2017, at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban South Africa, the African Development Bank's Vice-President Power for Energy, Climate and Green Growth, Amadou Hott… Read more »
April 21, 2017
Africa: The "10,000 Communities in 1,000 Days Initiative" - Delivering the High 5s in Transition States
The African Development Bank's "10,000 Communities in 1,000 Days" Initiative was launched by Bank President Akinwumi Adesina during the inaugural African Resilience Forum in… Read more »
