March 27
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Bank Group Supports Commissioning of Green Ferry to Boost Sustainable Transport in the Gambia
The African Development Bank Group has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable infrastructure and climate-resilient transport in The Gambia, with the commissioning of a new green… Read more »
February 27
Gambia: African Development Bank Group and the Gambia Strengthen Partnership to Accelerate Project Delivery and Development Impact
The Government of The Gambia and the African Development Bank Group have launched the 2026 Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR), a joint exercise to accelerate the… Read more »
December 09, 2025
Guinea Bissau: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence - African Development Bank Launches Initiative to Strengthen Gender Equality and Governance in South Sudan, the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau
The African Development Bank Group has approved approximately $3.7 million to launch a new governance and gender equality initiative in South Sudan, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. Read more »
November 04, 2025
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 »
October 14, 2025
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 »
August 08, 2025
Togo: The African Development Bank Approves a Grant of Over $5 Million to Strengthen Public-Private Partnerships in the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar and Togo
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $5.3 million to implement the Project to Strengthen the Public-Private Partnership Environment… Read more »
July 24, 2025
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Fund Approves $19.93 Million Grant to Tackle Fragility and Expand Opportunities for Rural Youth and Women
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $19.93 million grant funding for the Resilience Building - Vulnerable Youth and Women Support Project,… Read more »
May 13, 2025
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 »
West Africa: The African Development Bank and the Gambia River Basin Development Organisation (Omvg) Strengthen West African Energy Integration
A high-level delegation from the Gambia River Basin Development Organisation (OMVG), led by its High Commissioner Demba Jallow, visited the headquarters of the African Development… Read more »
April 11, 2025
Gambia: A Bridge to Progress - AfDB Executive Directors Visit Transformative Project in the Gambia
Standing on the Senegambia Bridge - an emblem of regional integration and economic resilience - a team of Executive Directors from the African Development Bank Group witnessed… Read more »
November 25, 2024
Gambia: Gambia Civil Society Organizations Open Day
What: Open Day - Gambia Civil Society Organizations Read more »
November 13, 2024
Gambia: African Development Bank Launches Project to Empower Vulnerable Youth and Women in the Gambia
A new landmark initiative focusing on fostering self-reliance through social support services, support to entrepreneurs and building their business skills is set to impact… Read more »
June 20, 2024
Gambia: Bridging Progress - African Development Bank Powers the Gambia's Leap Into the Future
The African Development Bank's investments in The Gambia's energy sector have significantly improved access to affordable and reliable electricity, with at least 70% of Gambians… Read more »
March 07, 2024
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Bank Approves Supplemental $16 Million to Boost Agriculture and Food Security
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group, granted an additional $16.08 million on March 4, to The Gambia to bolster its ongoing Agriculture and Food Security… Read more »
October 16, 2023
Gambia: 24-Kilometre Road Co-Financed By African Development Bank and the EU Game-Changer for Livelihoods in the Gambia
Gambian President Adama Barrow has commissioned the 24-kilometer Senegambia Bridge access road co-financed by the African Development Bank and the European Union, saying it is a… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Gambia: Gambia - African Development Bank Grants Nearly $7 Million to Improve Governance and Strengthen Fiscal Resilience
The African Development Bank grants financial support to The Gambia to improve its governance and fiscal resilience Read more »
October 03, 2023
Gambia: African Development Bank Head Adesina Receives Gambia's Highest National Honour
President Adama Barrow of Gambia has conferred the country's highest national award, 'the Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic of The Gambia, on African Development Bank… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Gambia: The Gambia and the African Development Bank Group to Boost Rice Output and Uplift Youth and Women Entrepreneurs
Dr Adesina (left) and The Gambia President Barrow (right) with a local rice producer Read more »
December 16, 2022
Africa: The Gambia - African Development Bank Commits Grants of $20.56 Million to Further Upgrade Banjul Port
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, on Thursday approved grants worth $20.56 million to… Read more »
November 30, 2022
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Fund Approves a Grant of 6.4 Million Usd to Increase Access to Finance for Agricultural Value Chain Entrepreneurs
A rice field over a large area in The Gambia Read more »
July 22, 2022
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Fund Approves Additional $3.5 Million Financing for Rice Value Chain Transformation Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $3.5 million from the African Development Fund's Transition Support Facility as additional… Read more »
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Fund Approves Additional $3.3 Million Financing for Rice Value Chain Transformation Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $3.5 million from the African Development Fund's Transition Support Facility as additional… Read more »
June 17, 2022
Gambia: Gambia - African Development Bank Strengthens Health System to Eradicate Covid-19 and Ward Off Possible Pandemics
Since 2020, the Multi-Country Covid-19 Crisis Response Program has strengthened the health system in Gambia. Significant health infrastructure has been built to contain possible… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank, Global Center on Adaptation host dialogue to look at climate risks facing Gambia's port of Banjul fourth expansion project
The African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation hosted a virtual dialogue on Monday last week to discuss climate adaptation related to the Port of Banjul Fourth… Read more »
October 29, 2021
Africa: The Gambia - African Development Bank Focuses On Agricultural Value Chains in 2021-2025 Country Strategy Paper
Agricultural value chains will be a key lever for inclusive growth in The Gambia to address development challenges and combat fragility, according to the Country Strategy Paper… Read more »
