Burundi: Burundi - African Development Bank Group Hosts Training for Project Partners On Social and Environmental Safeguards

As part of its commitment to building the capacity of its partners and improving the quality of project implementation, the African Development Bank Group organized a workshop on… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Spearheads Plans to Preserve Continental Biodiversity

The African Development Bank has outlined a comprehensive plan to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) in Africa. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank to Host 12th Gcop Policy Dialogue On 'Climate Financing for Green Transition and Building Resilience in Africa.'

WHAT: Global Community of Practice (GCOP) Policy Dialogue Series 2024 Read more »

Senegal: In Dakar, African Development Bank and FAO Call for Prioritisation of Inland Fisheries

The African Development Bank Group and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have called for greater recognition of the contributions made by inland… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Untapped Ecotourism - Experts Call for Action At COP16 Side Event

African Development Bank delegates and conservation experts attending COP16 in Cali, Colombia, have urged joint efforts to increase investment in ecotourism in Africa, emphasizing… Read more »

Kenya: A Race Against Time - The Thwake Dam Story

As the scorching sun beats down on the dusty border between Makueni and Kitui counties in Kenya, a hive of activity buzzes around what is set to become one of Kenya's most… Read more »

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

The African Development Bank has appointed Mtchera Johannes Chirwa Acting Director for the Water and Sanitation Department effective 1 August 2024. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds Deliver Just Transition Planning Masterclass for African Decision-Makers

As Africa transitions toward a climate-resilient, low-carbon economy, the African Development Bank, with support from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), is reinforcing its… Read more »

Central African Republic: The African Development Fund Allocates Nearly $135 Million for Water Project in Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved $134.71 million to support infrastructure development and improve water resources on the border between the… Read more »

Africa: UNGA79 - Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program Receives NDC Investment Award

The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) has been honored as the "Best Investable NDC Adaptation Investment Initiative of the Year" at the 2024 African NDC Investment… Read more »

Africa: Joint Mdbs Report - Climate Financing Hits Record $125 Billion in 2023

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) including the African Development Bank announced today that their collective financing for climate action hit a record high of $125 billion in… Read more »

Africa: Strengthening Climate Resilience - Abidjan Workshop Addresses Africa's Weather Data Gaps

A three-day workshop co-hosted by the African Development Bank and the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) concluded on September 13, focusing on infrastructure gaps… Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Meet to Combat Land Degradation and Desertification At Amcen Special Session

The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)… Read more »

Africa: Circular Economy - Acea Proposes African Standard for Recycled Pet in Food Applications to Reduce Impact of Plastic Pollution

The Africa Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA), of which the African Development Bank is a partner, has proposed the introduction of an Africa-wide standard for rPET (recycled… Read more »

Senegal: African Development Bank Provides U.S.$ 102.79 Million to Support Farmers Through Climate Resilient Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Infrastructure in Guinea, Senegal, and Togo

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group ("ADB") approved $102.79 million for the Multinational (Guinea, Senegal and Togo) Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural… Read more »

Central Africa: Republic of Congo - African Development Bank and Partners Host Regional Training Workshop to Advance Climate Transparency Efforts in Central Africa

The African Development Bank in partnership with the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), United… Read more »

Africa: Workshop On Closing Basic Weather and Climate Data Gaps in Africa

What: Workshop on Closing the Basic Weather and Climate Data Gaps in Africa for Effective Adaptation and Climate Resilient Development Read more »

Africa: African Water Facility Secures 12 Million Euros to Invest in Urban Sanitation in Africa

The African Water Facility has secured 12 million euros from the Nordic Development Fund for a new funding initiative to support African governments, utilities, the private sector,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: African Institutions Converge in Abidjan to Shape Climate Agenda for COP29

The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA),… Read more »

Uganda: African Development Bank's Director for Climate Change and Green Growth Tours Kampala Road Rehabilitation Project

On Monday, 15 July 2024, the African Development Bank Group's Director for Climate Change and Green Growth, Prof. Anthony Nyong, led a Bank Group team to inspect the 69.2 km… Read more »

Africa: Green Climate Fund Approves $151 Million for African Development Bank's Climate Resilience Programme in the Horn of Africa

The Green Climate Fund has approved $151 million in financing for a major resilience programme supported by the African Development Bank to address climate vulnerability in the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank's Africircular Innovators Programme Names 30 Small and Medium Enterprises to Receive Assistance to Scale Up Circular Economy Solutions

The African Development Bank-supported AfriCircular Innovators Programme has selected 30 small and medium enterprises to receive financing and technical assistance to scale up… Read more »

Africa: The African Development Bank Group and Its Partners Will Present a Report At World Water Week in Stockholm

What: World Water Week: Presentation of Joint Report Read more »

Africa: Strengthening Regulatory Role in Water and Sanitation Financing

What: Webinar on the regulatory role in water and sanitation sector financing Read more »

Zambia: Zambia - More Than 460,000 People Will Soon Have Access to Improved Water and Sanitation Due to a Loan of $13.2 Million From the African Development Fund

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund granted a loan of $13.2 million to Zambia in Abidjan on 17 July 2024 to implement innovative measures and improve access to… Read more »