Africa: COP30 - African Development Bank Group President Sidi Ould Tah Reaffirms Commitment to Turning Promises Into Progress

African Development Bank Group President Sidi Ould Tah has reaffirmed the institution's commitment to transforming "promises into progress," highlighting the Bank's status as the… Read more »

Africa: Africa Day At COP30

WHAT: Africa Day High-Level Side Event at COP30 Read more »

Africa: COP30 - African Development Bank Group to Champion Africa's Push for Climate Finance Reform and Just Energy Transition

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday received African Development Bank Group President Dr Sidi Ould Tah in Belém, which is hosting this year's… Read more »

Africa: On the Road to Cop 30 - the African Development Bank Group Is Piloting Several Financial Instruments to Support African Countries in Tackling Climate Change

Given the urgency of the climate crisis, especially for the most vulnerable countries, the African Development Bank Group, Africa's leading development finance institution, is… Read more »

Gambia: Water At Our Doorstep - Women Leading Change in Rural Gambia

In Jarra Madina, a small farming community in The Gambia's Lower River Region, life once revolved around a daily struggle for water. Women and girls would set out at dawn, walking… Read more »

Africa: Cop 30 - African Development Bank Group in Belém to Push Climate Finance Agenda for African Countries

What: African Development Bank Group at United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), Belem, Brazil Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Approves $6 Million Grant to Strengthen Disaster Risk Management in Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $6 million grant to support the African Risk Capacity (ARC) in boosting disaster preparedness and risk… Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique - African Development Bank-Led Training Programme Builds National Capacity for Climate Disaster Response

Mozambique has entered a new chapter in strengthening its disaster resilience capabilities with the implementation of the Drone-Based Disaster Management Project, led by African… Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique Receives $2 Million Insurance Premium for Drought Protection As Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme Reaches $150 Million Milestone

Mozambique received a $2 million insurance premium for drought protection covering the 2025-2026 agricultural season, marking the country's third consecutive year of coverage under… Read more »

Burundi: African Development Fund Approves Additional $8.6 Million Grant for Clean Water Supply and Climate Change Resilience in Rural Burundi

The African Development Fund, through its Climate Action Window, has approved an $8.6 million grant in additional financing to support the implementation of the first phase of the… Read more »

Ethiopia: African Development Bank Group Approves Additional Funding to Develop Climate-Resilient Water Infrastructure in Ethiopia's Borana Region

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved $16.38 million in additional financing for the Borana Resilient Water Development for Improved Livelihoods… Read more »

Gambia: UN International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction - Five Things to Know About the African Development Bank's Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme in the Gambia

The United Nations International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction calls for funding resilience now to avoid paying for disasters later. Read more »

Rwanda: Bank Group Lauds Rwanda's Momentum On Transformative Muvumba Dam Project

An African Development Bank mission to Rwanda has praised progress and affirmed continued implementation support toward the timely completion of a multipurpose dam on the country's… Read more »

East Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Project Empowers Women With Disabilities in East Africa

For most of her life, Florence Ntisai lived in the shadows of her community, silenced by stigma and excluded from conversations that shaped her future. Born with phocomelia, a… Read more »

Africa: Tracking Climate Action - Africa Pioneers New Tools to Track Commitments

A decade after the promulgation of the Paris Agreement to limit global temperatures below 2°C and ideally 1.5°C, African countries are stepping up efforts to hold… Read more »

São Tomé and Príncipe: São Tomé and Príncipe - African Development Bank Group Approves Additional $8.9 Million Gef Grant to Strengthen Agricultural and Fisheries Sectors Against Climate Shocks

The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved an additional grant of $8.9 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support São… Read more »

Africa: AfDB-Hosted Forum Brings Global Development Bank Accountants Together for Discussions On Ai, Climate Risks

Fifteen of the world's largest development banks have wrapped up three days of high-level talks on artificial intelligence, climate accounting, and new financial reporting… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank and JGC Corporation Sign Agreement to Advance Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Africa's Green Aviation Agenda

The African Development Bank and JGC Corporation, a leading Japanese engineering company, have signed an agreement to explore cooperation in the development of sustainable aviation… Read more »

Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Demonstrates Impact At 2nd Africa Climate Summit

The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), hosted by the African Development Bank, showcased its portfolio's impact during a side event at the Second Africa Climate Summit in Addis… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania Signs $300 Million IPP Deal for Hybrid Solar-Wind Plant Under Desert to Power Initiative

Mauritania has signed its first independent power producer contract, a $300 million agreement with Iwa Green Energy to develop a 60-megawatt hybrid solar-wind power plant. Read more »

Uganda: African Development Bank Group Approves USD 500,000 Grant to Support Uganda's Emergency Flood and Landslide Response

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $500,000 from its Special Relief Fund to support Uganda's Relief Emergency Response Project. Read more »

Africa: New AfDB Review Highlights Inland Fisheries As Lifeline for Millions of Africans

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a "Review of African Inland Fisheries," calling for urgent investment in restoring aquatic habitats and integrating fisheries into… Read more »

Tunisia: In Sejnane, Water Brings Life - - and Opens the Future

On the green hills of Sejnane, in northern Tunisia, running water was never a given. For many years, women, men, and children from nearby villages had to fetch it daily from… Read more »

Africa: Africa Mobilizes for Circular Economy Transition At the 2nd Africa Climate Summit

African countries are moving their circular economy vision from words to delivery. At the 2nd Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), a pan-African dialogue took place recently on the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Water and Health Centres Changing Lives in Kasaï

Drinking clean water, receiving treatment in a modern health centre or seeing your children study in bright classrooms is no longer a dream in Kasaï province, in the centre of… Read more »