Africa: African Development Bank to Host Workshop On Water-Energy-Food Nexus Investment Framework

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South Africa: African Development Bank Awards $1 Million Grant to Support Green Skills Development for South Africans, With Focus On Youth

The African Development Bank, through the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), has awarded a $1 million grant to South Africa's National Business Initiative (NBI) to… Read more »

South Africa: African Development Bank Approves $474.6 Million Loan to Support South Africa's Infrastructure Governance and Green Growth

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $474.6 million loan for South Africa's Infrastructure Governance and Green Growth Programme (IGGGP).… Read more »

Liberia: African Development Bank Supports the Development of Long-Term Low-Carbon and Climate Resilience Visions in Botswana, Gabon, Liberia and Lesotho

The African Development Bank, with funding from the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), has supported the governments of Botswana, Gabon, Lesotho, and Liberia in developing… Read more »

Gabon: Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema and AfDB's Akinwumi Adesina Inaugurate Water Pumping Station for Greater Libreville

Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema and African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on Monday jointly inaugurated a new drinking water pumping station, marking… Read more »

Zimbabwe: African Development Bank Project Restores Electricity in Zimbabwean Communities Following Devastating Cyclone Idai

In March 2019, Cyclone Idai tore through Zimbabwe's eastern districts with unprecedented fury, leaving behind a trail of devastation. Among the hardest hit regions were Chimanimani… Read more »

Gabon: Opening Ceremony for Pk-5 Water Pumping Station

What: Opening ceremony for PK-5 water pumping station Read more »

Central Africa: Gef Backs $8.7m Initiative to Unite African Nations Against Extreme Weather Events in the Ubangi River Basin

Home to one of the largest tributaries of the Congo River, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will benefit from a pioneering… Read more »

Africa: High-Level Dialogue Spotlights Africa's Bold Ambitions for Carbon Markets

At a time of increasing urgency for climate finance, Africa is emerging as a global leader in carbon markets. In this context, the African Development Bank hosted a high-level… Read more »

Africa: 2025 Annual Meetings - Leveraging Water and Sanitation Investment in Africa Remains a Challenge, According to Panellists

Policymakers and sector experts reviewed the challenges of "Leveraging Water and Sanitation Investment in Africa" on Tuesday 27 May at the African Development Bank Group's 2025… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Scales Up Support for Resilience, Women's Empowerment, and Climate Action Through Three New Financing Agreements

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the African Development Bank have signed three new financing agreements totaling nearly $30 million to boost climate resilience, improve… Read more »

Africa: Planting Power - Africa Climate Change Fund Enhances Gender Equality and Climate Resilience in Uganda

In Uganda's northeastern district of Kotido, where the land is dry and the climate harsh, a bold idea is taking root. Tree by tree, woman by woman, Kotido is transforming from a… Read more »

Morocco: Morocco - Perforation of the Al Massira Dam Sets New Civil Engineering Standard for Africa to Meet the Challenge of Water Stress in the Marrakech Region

The question of water management is of paramount importance in debates on Africa's development. It will be central to the upcoming Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank,… 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 »

Africa: Annual Meetings 2025 - Side Event On Leveraging Water and Sanitation Investment in Africa

What: 2025 Annual Meetings side event: Leveraging Water and Sanitation Investment in Africa - the Driving Role of the African Water Facility Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Supports Rural Climate Resilience With New Sustainable Water Access Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved financing of over $18 million for Mauritania to launch the "3R-Water" project, which aims to improve… Read more »

Gambia: African Development Bank Group Strengthens Capacity On Environmental and Social Safeguards' Implementation in the Gambia

"What if it was me, my mother, sister, or uncle? Would I accept it?" This powerful question resonated with 50 participants who attended a comprehensive training workshop organized… Read more »

Nigeria: Development Bank of Nigeria Visits African Development Bank to Benchmark Sustainability and Resilience Into Financing

A delegation of eight officials from the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) recently concluded a five-day study visit to the African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan, Cote… Read more »

Africa: 2025 Annual Meetings - Decade of Life-Transforming Actions Provides Drinking Water and Sanitation for 94 Million Africans

Over the decade running up to 2025, projects financed by the African Development Bank Group have provided breakthrough access to drinking water and sanitation for 94 million… 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 »

Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Mtchera Johannes Chirwa As Director for the Water and Sanitation Department

The African Development Bank Group has appointed Mr. Mtchera Johannes Chirwa as Director for the Water and Sanitation Department. Mr. Chirwa, a Malawian national, brings to the… Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: 'It's Like Mineral Water!' an African Development Bank Project Is Transforming Communities in Equatorial Guinea

"It's like mineral water!" exclaim the women of Onvang Eñenh, gathered around a water well with a solar panel above it. New water and sanitation facilities have changed the… Read more »

Africa: Ahead of COP30, Africa Champions New Approach to Measuring Green Wealth of Countries and Incentivizing Climate Action

African leaders are advocating for a new approach to measuring the continent's green wealth, emphasizing that current gross domestic product measures in most African countries are… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Launches $24 Million Project to Restore Forests and Revitalize Rural Economies

The Government of Tunisia, in partnership with the African Development Bank Group, has launched a flagship $24 million initiative to restore degraded forest landscapes and boost… Read more »

Africa: Annual Meetings 2025 / The Taat Programme - The Bold Wager On Agricultural Innovation to Feed Africa and Tackle Climate Change

Launched in 2018, TAAT aims to reinforce one of the Bank's strategic "High 5" priorities: "Feed Africa." Seven years after its inception, the programme has demonstrated the power… Read more »