April 14, 2025
Africa: Sixth Africa Climate Talks Conclude With Unified Demand for Climate Justice and Finance Reforms
African governments, international organizations and other development partners closed the Sixth Africa Climate Talks (ACT) in Kampala, Uganda, with a forceful call for COP30 to… Read more »
April 05, 2025
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 »
April 04, 2025
Africa: Africa Climate Talks - African Development Bank, Partners Join Forces to Shape Climate Agenda Ahead of COP30
What: 6th Africa Climate Talks Read more »
Mozambique: African Development Bank and Mozambique Launch Drone-Based Initiative to Strengthen Country's Disaster Preparedness
The African Development Bank, the government of Mozambique, and Korea's government agency Busan Technopark have launched an innovative drone-driven initiative to strengthen… Read more »
April 01, 2025
Chad: African Development Bank and Lake Chad Basin Commission Sign $10 Million Grant Agreement to Revitalize Lake Chad
The African Development Bank Group and the Lake Chad Basin Commission (CBLT) have signed a $10.2 million grant agreement to implement the Technical Support Project for the… Read more »
March 31, 2025
Southern Africa: Supporting Lesotho's Bold Plans for Sustainable Water and Energy Supply in Southern Africa - King Letsie III and Akinwumi Adesina Meet
The Kingdom of Lesotho, with support from the African Development Bank, is leveraging its abundant water and renewable energy resources to chart an ambitious path that will… Read more »
March 23, 2025
Lesotho: The Gift of Water - How the Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project Is Transforming Lives
"Water is life; when there is no water, it is as if there are no people living." Read more »
March 18, 2025
Africa: Africa's Green Growth Agenda - Unlocking Opportunities for a Climate-Resilient Future
The African Development Bank Group participated in the third edition of the Africa's Green Economy Summit (AGES) in Cape Town, South Africa, from 18 - 21 February, 2025. Read more »
March 17, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank, African Water Facility, Association of European Development Finance Institutions to Hold Investment Event for Water and Sanitation in Africa
The African Development Bank Group, African Water Facility, and the Association of European Development Finance Institutions will host a high-level event to generate investment for… Read more »
March 05, 2025
Africa: Ensuring a Just Transition - African Development Bank Calls for Inclusive Climate Action At FICS 2025
The Just Transition was central to discussions during the just concluded Finance in Common Summit 2025. At the core of the concept is ensuring that Africa's shift to a greener… Read more »
March 12, 2025
Southern Africa: Transforming the Zambezi River Basin Region - a Bold Vision for Sustainable Development and Climate Resilience
In February 2025, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) approved funding to support the Zambezi Region Nature, People, and Climate (NPC) Investment Plan, a significant milestone for… Read more »
March 01, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Reiterates Commitment to Bold Action On Energy and Climate Finance At 2025 Finance in Common Summit
Energy access and sustainable finance took center stage at the 2025 Finance in Common Summit, where two roundtable discussions addressed critical financing gaps and highlighted… Read more »
February 26, 2025
Africa: Investing in Hydrological Monitoring for Sound Water Resources Management - 'You Can't Manage What You Don't Measure'
What: Webinar on Hydrological Monitoring and Water Resources Management Read more »
February 19, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Leads Delegation to Japan for Urban Development and Climate Study
A delegation including ministers and representatives of seven African governments and an African Development Bank Group team have concluded a fact-finding mission to Japan to learn… Read more »
February 21, 2025
South Africa: African Development Bank and Global Public Development Banks to Convene in Cape Town to Advance Climate Resilience
WHAT: Finance in Common Summit 2025 Read more »
February 19, 2025
Africa: African Development Banks Joins Africa's Green Economy Summit As Platinum Sponsor
What: Africa's Green Economy Summit Read more »
February 10, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank's Climate Action Window Channels $31m to Boost Climate Resilience in Four Countries
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved over $31 million in funding under its African Climate Action Window (CAW) to strengthen climate resilience… Read more »
January 30, 2025
Africa: Mission 300 - African Leaders Pledge to Advance Clean Cooking Solutions for Africa At Milestone Energy Summit
African countries have taken bold commitments to implement clean cooking energy solutions to offset the devastating effects of open fire cooking which kills roughly 600,000 women… Read more »
January 29, 2025
Africa: Africa Delivers the First Mechanism for International Cooperation On Climate Change Adaptation Under the Paris Agreement
The African Development Bank's Adaptation Benefits Mechanism (ABM), piloted across Africa since 2019, has become the first non-market approach registered on the United Nations… Read more »
January 24, 2025
Africa: International Day of Clean Energy January 26th - African Development Bank Promotes Women's Empowerment Through Sustainable Energy Business Development
When Grace Akingurwaruh signed up to become a seller of coal-efficient, improved-cooking stoves, she had no idea that she'd be successful enough to purchase her first smartphone -… Read more »
January 20, 2025
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - South-South Meeting to Promote Gender Equality and Combat Deforestation
From 10 to 12 December 2024, the African Development Bank, through the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), initiated a South-South exchange trip, which saw a delegation from Burkina… Read more »
December 19, 2024
Chad: Chad - The African Development Fund Approves a Grant of USD 11 Million to Increase Rice Production Through Comprehensive Water Management.
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund - the African Development Bank Group's concessional financing window - approved a grant of USD 11.53 million to Chad in… Read more »
December 17, 2024
Benin: Benin - Some One Million People to Benefit From Loan of Eur 118 Million From the African Development Bank and Africa Growing Together Fund to Supply More Drinking Water
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of EUR 118.63 million to Benin to implement the Drinking Water Supply for Resilience in Rural Areas… Read more »
December 18, 2024
Africa: COP29 in Baku Highlights Just Transition As Cornerstone of Equitable Climate Action and Sustainable Development
The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) spotlighted just transition principles, highlighting the critical importance of equitable climate action and sustainable development. Two… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Invests $10 Million to Supercharge Climate Tech Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa
The African Development Bank has announced a $10 million investment from its Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) into the Persistent Africa Climate Venture Builder Fund (ACV… Read more »
