March 26, 2018
Africa: Africa Must Build Digital Infrastructure to Compete in 4th Industrial Revolution, Says Adesina
To compete at the accelerated pace of technological innovations and the 4th Industrial Revolution, Africa has to put in more money into training its people and equipping them with… Read more »
March 05, 2018
Africa: Data Can Help to End Malnutrition Across Africa
Progress in the fight against hunger is patchy. New tools must target action to those who are most vulnerable, says Kofi Annan. Read more »
February 23, 2018
Gabon: African Development Bank Supports Gabon's Optic Fiber Backbone Project
The African Development Bank and the Gabonese National Agency for Numerical Infrastructure and Frequency (ANINF) have signed agreements a feasibility study for the country's… Read more »
December 22, 2017
Africa: Third Africa Forum On STI
The third edition of the Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation ("Africa STI Forum") will be held from February 10-12, 2018 in Cairo, Egypt. Co-organized by the African… Read more »
November 10, 2017
Tunisia: AfDB Approves €72 Million Loan for Radical Upgrade of Tunisia's Digital Capability
The Board of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of €71.56 million to support the implementation of 'Digital Tunisia 2020' National Strategic Plan. The… Read more »
November 02, 2017
Africa: AfDB Partners With Purdue University to Make Technologies Available to African Farmers
AfDB to join "Scale up" agricultural technologies conference in September 2018 Read more »
October 19, 2017
Africa: Going Digital AfDB's '50 Million Women Speak Digital Platform
Online platforms can dramatically change the digital economy and bring enormous benefits in today's digital society. They play a prominent role in the creation of 'digital value'… Read more »
August 02, 2017
Nigeria: Nigeria Technical Cooperation Fund Celebrates First Ten-Year Life Cycle (2004 - 2014)
The Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA) of Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the African Development Bank (AfDB) celebrated the completion of the first… Read more »
July 03, 2017
Morocco: Morocco Secures U.S. $25 Million Loan From the Clean Technology Fund for Hybrid Solar Project
Morocco received approval for a US $25 million loan from the Climate Investment Funds' Clean Technology Fund (CIF CTF) for a project to generate solar power through an innovative… Read more »
June 12, 2017
Africa: 20 Million Africans Benefit From Transport and ICT Projects Financed By AfDB in 2016
Transport and information and communication technology (ICT) projects financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in 2016 would have a positive impact on the living conditions… Read more »
May 31, 2017
Africa: Africa-India Partnerships - E-Governance Identified As a Key Enabler of Africa's Transformation
E-governance is the future of development, and without it African countries will struggle, says Malawi's Secretary to the Treasury, Ben Botolo. Read more »
May 09, 2017
Eswatini: Official Launch in Swaziland of Adea Mobile Application for Capturing Teacher and Learner Attendance
Through its Working Group on Education Management and Policy Support (ADEA-WGEMPS) and in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Training in Swaziland, the Association for… Read more »
March 22, 2017
Africa: African Climate Technology Center (ACTC) Selects Nine Institutions to Develop Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Research Projects Across the Continent
The African Climate Technology Center (ACTC) has the mission of supporting Sub-Saharan countries in scaling-up the adoption of clean technologies for adaptation and mitigation,… Read more »
March 17, 2017
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Roger Adom As Director of Information Technology
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Roger Adom to the position of Director of the Information Technology Department, with effect from 16… Read more »
December 07, 2016
Africa: Integrated Solutions Key to Regional Agro-Allied Industrialization
Participants at the African Economic Conference 2016 in Abuja have identified integrated solutions as key to regional agro-allied industrialization. Read more »
November 16, 2016
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$10-Million Equity Investment in Tide Africa Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US $10-million equity investment in the Technology and Innovation in Developing Economies (TIDE) Fund I… Read more »
October 31, 2016
Africa: Technology, Innovation Needed to Drive Agricultural Revolution in Africa
The African Development Bank's agenda for transforming Africa's agriculture was lauded at the 5th KOAFEC Ministerial Conference held in Seoul, South Korea's capital. Read more »
October 27, 2016
Africa: Mauritius Reaches Milestone in Sefa-Supported Pioneering Low-Carbon Technology Project
At the head table, from left to right: Minister of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries, Shipping and Outer Islands, Honourable Premduth Koonjoo; Representative from… Read more »
September 02, 2016
Africa: AfDB Facilitates Digital Financial Inclusion of Small-Scale Farmers in Togo
After its success in Liberia, the African Development Bank is supporting another digital payment project in line with its agriculture transformation agenda. "AGRIPME" (Agri Porte… Read more »
Africa: AfDB to Host Seminar On "Reshaping African Food Systems"
The Agriculture and Agro-industries Department of the African Development Bank (OSAN) will host a seminar on "Reshaping African food systems: The role of technological and policy… Read more »
April 08, 2016
Africa: With AfDB Support, 150,000 Liberian Farmers to Benefit From Financing, Innovative Technology
Liberia, a small country of 4 million inhabitants located in West Africa, is on the verge of undergoing one of the most transformational moments in its agricultural history. Read more »
July 18, 2016
Africa: AfDB Funds a Platform to Support Women Empowerment in 36 African Countries
On 15th of July 2016, the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved USD 12.4 million grant for a project called "50 million Women Speak" to create a networking platform dedicated to… Read more »
July 07, 2016
Africa: Transport and ICT Projects Financed By the AfDB in 2015 to Create Thousands of Jobs
The impacts arising from investments made by the African Development Bank Group in 2015 will collectively improve mobility of at least 1.2 million users of public transport, result… Read more »
July 05, 2016
West Africa: Adea's Triennale Regional Consultation for West Africa Reiterates the Need to Invest in Science, Mathematics and Information Technology
After the first regional consultation meeting in Gabon in May 2016 on the fourth Triennale sub-theme "promoting peace and global citizenship through education", Senegal hosted the… Read more »
June 30, 2016
Africa: Charting Africa's Progress - African Development Bank Launches Mapafrica 2.0
The African Development Bank has released a new online tool that enables anyone in the world to see at a glance how the Bank's projects are boosting Africa's economies and making… Read more »