July 12, 2021
Africa: Ghana - African Development Bank Group-Financed Road Interchange Opens, Trade and Incomes Expected Up
A jumbo road interchange financed by the African Development Bank Group has opened in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, amid hopes the new infrastructure will help reduce road… Read more »
June 26, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank 2021 Annual Meetings - Investment in Healthcare Will Help Prepare for the Next Pandemic
Africa's ability to respond to future pandemics will depend on making investments in health and education, and governments must immediately intensify efforts to avoid further… Read more »
May 28, 2021
Nigeria: Africa Road Builders - Nigeria's President Buhari Wins 2021 Super Builder Award - Babacar Ndiaye Trophy
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was named the winner of the 2021 Great Builder Super Prize, the Babacar Ndiaye Trophy, during the inaugural Africa Road Builders Conference held… Read more »
May 19, 2021
Uganda: Uganda - African Development Bank Signs $348 Million in Financing Agreements for the Rehabilitation and Upgrade of Two Major Roads
The African Development Bank and the Government of Uganda have signed two financing agreements totaling around $348 million for the improvement of road transport in Uganda. The… Read more »
April 01, 2021
Africa: The African Development Bank and the West African Development Bank Agree to Co-Finance the Preparation of Regional Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
The African Development Bank and the West African Development Bank (BOAD) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) defining a strategic partnership framework to co-finance… Read more »
April 06, 2021
Egypt: Egypt - The African Development Bank Extends €145 Million Loan to Bolster Railway Safety and Reliability
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of €145 million to finance reliability and performance upgrades to the country's rail system under… Read more »
December 11, 2020
Ghana: Road Users in Ghana See Life-Changing Impact As Bank-Funded Jumbo Road Interchange Partially Opens
Pointing overhead to the imposing structure of concrete pillars and tiered, swirling highways, 63-year-old Ayorkor Baka, like many others, welcomes the new interchange, saying it… Read more »
December 04, 2020
Uganda: Uganda - African Development Fund Approves $71.5 Million in Loans for Road Upgrading Project
Improved access to schools, hospitals and farms expected to benefit 1 million people in southwestern Uganda Read more »
November 20, 2020
Africa: Meet the African Development Bank Experts Moving Africa's Industrialization Agenda Forward
Industrializing Africa is one of the High 5 strategic priorities of the African Development Bank. Read more »
November 10, 2020
Africa: Indo-Africa Summit Panel Calls for Strong PPPs to Close Africa's Infrastructure Gap, Strengthen Trade
Panelists at the IMC Indo-Africa Summit called for stronger public-private partnerships to close Africa's infrastructure gap and speed up intra-continental and world trade. Read more »
August 26, 2020
Malawi: The Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay Road Now Among the Country's Safest Roads, Thanks to African Development Bank Support
A five-year project to rehabilitate the Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay road with African Development Bank financing has made the road one of Malawi's safest, according to the project's… Read more »
August 13, 2020
Ghana: The Akatsi-Akanu road project stimulates trade and improves livelihoods in Ghana and Togo - Report
The reconstruction of the Akatsi-Akanu road, completed in 2013, has stimulated trade between Ghana and neighbouring Togo, helping to alleviate poverty. More importantly, it has… Read more »
July 14, 2020
Egypt: Africa Road Builders Babacar Ndiaye Trophy 2020 - Egyptian President to Receive Great Road Builder Award
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was awarded the Babacar Ndiaye Great Road Builder Award it was announced Monday, a distinction for heads of state whose countries initiate… Read more »
June 23, 2020
South Africa: Infrastructure Symposium "Is Laying a Path for South Africa After Coronavirus, but Also Way Into the Future." - President Ramaphosa
South African President and African Union Chairperson, Cyril Ramaphosa today hosted a historic conference to spur infrastructure investment in his country and inspire similar… Read more »
June 10, 2020
Sudan: The African Development Bank Gives $1.2 Million for Ethiopia-Sudan Railway Study
The African Development Bank's Board of Directors has approved a $1.2 million grant to Ethiopia's government to finance a feasibility study into a standard-gauge railway (SGR) link… Read more »
June 05, 2020
Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves New Five-Year Strategy for Nigeria
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved Nigeria's Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2020-2024, which builds on the successes and challenges of the 2013-2019… Read more »
May 06, 2020
Chad: African Development Bank Approves €40 Million in Grants for Bridge Linking Cameroon and Chad
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved grants worth €40.94 million for the construction of a bridge to connect Cameroon and Chad across the… Read more »
March 31, 2020
Mozambique: Government and African Development Bank Sign Financing for Mueda-Negomano Road Phase II
The Government of Mozambique and the African Development Bank have signed a protocol agreement for a $34 million grant for the paving of the 35-km Nambungali-Roma road to… Read more »
March 12, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's Road Project in Sierra Leone Cuts Travel Times and Transforms Lives
For truck driver Joseph Turay, navigating the 120 km Matotoka-Sefadu road in northeastern Sierra Leone used to be a nightmare. On average, he spent between five hours to one day on… Read more »
February 20, 2020
Africa: "Our Goal Is to Surpass Developed Countries," African Development Bank VP Tells Fourth Industrial Revolution Forum
Africa is not only ready for the fourth industrial revolution. It is set to outdo the achievements of the developed world. That was one of the messages that emerged at a seminar… Read more »
December 20, 2019
Africa: Getting Onboard - A New Highway Along the Nigeria-Cameroon Border Is Helping Women Commuters and Villagers All Around
Women commuters along the Nigeria-Cameroon border are breathing a sigh of relief. Read more »
December 19, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Lends $272 Million for Construction of Msalato International Airport
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $272.12 million loan to Tanzania for the construction of a new international airport in the capital Dodoma. Read more »
December 13, 2019
Tanzania: Kenya & Tanzania - Over 3 Million People to Benefit From African Development Bank's €345 Million Road Construction Support
Over three million people in Tanzania and Kenya will benefit from a €345 million financing package for road construction support, approved by the African Development Bank's… Read more »
November 13, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - MOU Brings Good News for Africa's Rail Networks
Another deal signed on second day of the Africa Investment Forum 2019 Read more »
October 23, 2019
Africa: How the Africa Investment Forum Is Transforming the Continent's Approach to Infrastructure Projects
Streaming across the new bridge linking the Gambia and Senegal earlier this year, cars, trucks and pedestrians celebrated a new era of integration between the two West African… Read more »