Morocco: Africa Investment Forum - Rome Process/Mattei Plan Financing Facility (Rpff) Governing Council Holds Inaugural in-Person Meeting in Rabat

The Rome Process/Mattei Plan Financing Facility (RPFF) Governing Council convened for its first-ever in-person meeting in Rabat, Morocco, on the margins of the Africa Investment… Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Forum Hosts First 'Mission 300' Day, Accelerating Push for Universal Electricity Access

The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, and Sustainable Energy… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank, World Bank Group, Partners to Spotlight Mission 300 Initiative On Side Lines of Africa Investment Forum

What: Inaugural Mission 300 Day Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group Makes $15 Million Investment in Adenia Entrepreneurial Fund 1 to Support Small and Mid-Cap Companies

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has authorised a $15 million equity investment in Adenia Entrepreneurial Fund 1 (AEF 1). Read more »

Africa: New G20 Expert Panel Report Calls for Coordinated Debt Relief and Increased Investment to Unlock Africa's Development

A comprehensive report by South Africa's G20 Presidency calls for bold multilateral action to transform Africa's development trajectory. The report also recognizes the key role of… Read more »

Mali: African Development Bank Approves Over $68 Million in Financing to Safeguard Bamako's Power Supply and Reduce Power Outages

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved, on 12 November 2025 in Abidjan, financing of $68.26 million for Mali to implement the Bamako 225 KV North… Read more »

Angola: African Development Bank's $211.4 Million Investment to Enhance Agriculture and Create Jobs in Eastern Angola

The African Development Bank Group has approved a $211.4 million financing package to boost agricultural production and create thousands of jobs in eastern Angola. Read more »

Zambia: African Development Bank Group Boosts Zambia's Renewable Energy Drive With $14.54 Million Investment in Garneton North Solar Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $14.54 million financing package to support the Garneton North 20 megawatt solar project, in Zambia's… Read more »

Africa: Tackling Africa's Off-Grid Gap - IFC, AfDB, and Partners Appoint Inspired Evolution As Investment Manager for Zafiri

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), The International Finance Corporation (IFC), and partner organizations today announce the appointment of Inspired Evolution as the… Read more »

Djibouti: African Development Bank Mission to Djibouti Deepens Ties, Focuses On Regional Integration and Innovative Financing

A week-long consultation mission led by the African Development Bank Group Executive Director Khaled Sherif has reaffirmed the Bank's strong partnership with Djibouti, highlighting… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Chief Economist Highlights Africa's Economic Strength and Investment Potential

Africa's appeal as a prime investment hub lies in its rapidly growing labour force, vast renewable energy resources, and largely untapped agricultural sector. This was one of the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank and Saudi Institutions Deepen Partnership to Boost Investments in Africa

The African Development Bank Group and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed to strengthen their partnership to accelerate investment across Africa's key growth sectors,… Read more »

Tanzania: African Development Bank and ITFC Align Strategies to Unlock Tanzania's Investment Potential

The African Development Bank Group's Tanzania Office and the Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) committed to fostering private sector development as a catalyst for… Read more »

East Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Project Empowers Women With Disabilities in East Africa

For most of her life, Florence Ntisai lived in the shadows of her community, silenced by stigma and excluded from conversations that shaped her future. Born with phocomelia, a… Read more »

Nigeria: Rebuilding the Breadbasket - African Development Bank, WFP and Ifpri Launch Report On Innovative Investment in Food Systems in Northern Nigeria

The African Development Bank, in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), has released a new… Read more »

Zambia: Seeds of Tomorrow - How Investment From the African Development Fund Is Cultivating Zambia's Future

The African sun beats down on the fields of Kafue - a town in Zambia's Lusaka Province - where Grace Nyirongo Phiri walks between rows of lush, green crops that are just sprouting.… Read more »

Africa: ADF-17 - At Replenishment Meeting in Zambia, African Development Bank Calls for Bold Investment Partnerships to Bridge Africa's Critical Financing Gap

With Africa facing a critical financing gap the African Development Bank Group and the Government of Zambia on Wednesday urged development partners to reimagine development… Read more »

Africa: Local Solutions for Preventing Conflict Take Centre Stage At 2025 Africa Resilience Forum

Leading development financiers, aid agencies and political leaders in Africa have called for stronger investment in local solutions to conflict prevention over crisis response as… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group and Michael Bloomberg to Drive Private Investment Into Africa

The African Development Bank Group and Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies and Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Equity Investment to Expand Local Currency Access in Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment of USD 25 million in The Currency Exchange Fund (TCX), a global leader in offering… Read more »

Africa: Experts Call for Investment-Ready African Climate Action to Shape Global Negotiations

The 13th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-XIII) has concluded with a resounding call for a coherent, evidence-based, and investment-ready African… Read more »

Africa: Africa Deepens Investment in Early Warning Systems At Climdev-Africa Planning Workshop

Africa's leading development institutions have reaffirmed their commitment to building a continent-wide, African-led early warning system during the ClimDev-Africa Phase II… Read more »

Africa: Ticad9 - African Development Bank to Focus On Partnerships and Investment At 9th Tokyo International Conference On African Development

The African Development Bank will participate in the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) taking place in Yokohama, Japan from 20-22 August. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group Commits $40 Million to Catalyze the Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund

The African Development Bank Group has announced $40 million in blended capital to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa - Project Development Fund, anchoring the Fund's… Read more »

Africa: Ethiopia - Ceremonial Signing Appointing the African Development Bank As Mandated Lead Arranger to Mobilize 8 Billion Dollars for Africa's Largest Airport

What: Ceremonial signing as mandated lead arranger for the mobilization of financing for Bishoftu International Airport in Ethiopia. Read more »