April 21
Uganda: Uganda - African Development Bank Approves Additional €7.33 Million to Complete Payouts to Communities Affected By Rural Electrification Project
The African Development Bank Group has approved €7.33 million in additional financing to support the completion of compensation payments to people impacted by the Uganda Rural… Read more »
February 11
Tanzania: From Village Inspiration to Green Innovation - How a Researcher's Eco-Friendly Tannin Breakthrough Is Transforming Tanzania's Leather Industry
A medical doctor once rented a room in Cecilia China's village home in western Tanzania. To the young student, the doctor's purposeful routine offered a glimpse of a different… 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 15, 2025
Africa: International Day of Rural Women - Empowering Africa's Rural Women for Sustainable Development
Dr. Jemimah Njuki is Director for Gender, Women and Civil Society at the African Development Bank Group. Here she discusses the Bank's commitment to gender equality, its results in… Read more »
August 22, 2025
Africa: Conference On Land Policy in Africa 2025
The Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA), a joint initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the African… Read more »
May 26, 2025
Zimbabwe: From Despair to Hope - Zimbabwe Breaks New Ground With Compensation Program for Displaced Farmers
The international community has described Zimbabwe's payment of compensation to white farmers as a new chapter in national healing. The payment is part of the Zimbabwe Arrears… Read more »
May 16, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Group to Host Virtual Workshop On Women's Land Rights As a Strategic Investment in Africa's Future
What: Webinar on Women's Land Rights: A Strategic Investment for Africa's Prosperity and Resilience Read more »
February 18, 2025
Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire - African Development Bank Vice President Dr. Beth Dunford Lauds 'Tremendous Impact' of Bank-Financed Project Improving Conditions for Rural Populations and Youth
African Development Bank Group Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Dr. Beth Dunford, has commended the government of Cote d'Ivoire for its delivery of a… Read more »
December 12, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank Highlights Efforts in Land Degradation At Ccd COP16
The African Development Bank showcased its critical strategies for combating land degradation and promoting sustainable land management during a key side event at the 16th Session… Read more »
September 19, 2024
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 »
May 07, 2024
Africa: Inclusive and Transparent Land Governance Practices for Building Effective Land Administration Institutions Amid the Changing Climate and Strengthening Land Rights in the Continent
What: World Bank Land Conference's side event Read more »
February 15, 2024
Senegal: Senegal - African Development Bank Improves Quality of Life for Hundreds of Thousands of Rural People By Facilitating Their Access to Basic Socio-Economic Infrastructure
The Emergency Community Development Programme Support Project, benefiting from €43.32 million in support from the African Development Bank Group, has been implemented in… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Africa: 2023 Conference On Land Policy in Africa
The Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) is organised biennially by the African Land Policy Centre (ALPC), a joint initiative of the African Union Commission, the United… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Sierra Leone: In Sierra Leone, Improved Access to Safe Drinking Water for More Than 700,000 People in Rural Areas, Thanks to the African Development Bank
Implemented in Sierra Leone between 2013 and 2021, the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project has increased access to safe drinking water by 13% and to safe basic sanitation by… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - A Food and Nutrition Project Has Been a 'Godsend' for Students At Village Schools
It's 13:00 at the primary school in Konioudou, a village in the rural commune of Kombissiri, about 40 km outside the capital Ouagadougou, and it's time for the pupils' midday… Read more »
May 21, 2022
Senegal: Cop 15 - Senegal, Burkina Faso Reveal Success Stories During Discussion On the Economic Benefits of Sustainable Land Management
Scaling up sustainable land management and ecosystem restoration have definite economic benefits for African countries, according to experts who took part in a panel discussion as… Read more »
February 16, 2022
Uganda: More Than 800,000 Additional People Gain Access to Clean Water in Uganda's Rural Communities Areas and Small Towns
More than 800,000 additional Ugandans have gained access to safe drinking water following the execution of the second phase of the Water Supply and Sanitation Programme, according… Read more »
January 31, 2022
Zambia: A Water Project in Rural Zambia Helps a Little Go a Long Way
"We used to fetch water from scoop holes, but the water was very dirty, and the alternative was the river, which is a long distance walking." -Kamana Chinyunda, a resident of… Read more »
December 14, 2021
Kenya: Technical Education Transforming Rural Towns and Livelihoods in Kenya
Kemeloi, a rural township in Kenya's North Rift region, is witnessing a social and economic transformation. Read more »
November 02, 2021
Africa: Conference On Land Policy in Africa Opens With Calls for Pro-Poor Land Policies, Equal Access, and Ownership of Land
The 2021 Conference on Land Policy in Africa opened Monday with a resounding call for African countries to develop pro-poor land policies and inclusive land tenure rights,… Read more »
October 11, 2021
Africa: Conference On Land Governance to Engage Cultural and Creative Sector Practitioners
All is set for the fourth edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa to go ahead from 2-4 November in a hybrid format. The event, themed Land governance for safeguarding… Read more »
July 08, 2021
Africa: 2021 Conference On Land Policy in Africa (Clpa 2021)
Land governance: safeguarding art, culture and heritage to secure the Africa We Want Read more »
May 26, 2020
Africa: African Natural Resources Centre Unveils Publication to Advance Critical Land Policy Reforms
In response to challenges across Africa around land ownership and use, the African Natural Resources Centre (ANRC) of the African Development Bank is launching a series of articles… Read more »
January 29, 2020
Mali: African Development Bank Support Improves Livelihood of Rural Youth
Momou Dembélé, 30, is a qualified electrician. Married with two children, she left her hometown of Kimparana, where she trained, for Ségou in central Mali. Read more »
January 27, 2020
Chad: The African Development Bank Quenches the Thirst of Residents With Clean Drinking Water
Izerik Moussa Idriss is a plumber in Kélo, a city in southern Chad. Today, when he hops onto his moped, he can go about his work knowing that at the end of the day he won't… Read more »
