January 07
Mali: African Development Bank Debars Iya S.A.R.L. for 20 Months for Fraudulent Practice
The African Development Bank Group today announces the 20 months debarment of IYA S.A.R.L. with conditional release, requiring the company to complete an integrity compliance… Read more »
December 11, 2025
Mali: The African Development Fund Grants Guinea Nearly $26 Million in Additional Funding to Develop an Electricity Interconnection With Mali
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved additional financing of $25.79 million for Guinea for the 225 kV Guinea-Mali electricity interconnection project. Read more »
November 21, 2025
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 »
September 29, 2025
Mauritania: African Development Bank Approves $500,000 Emergency Grant for Malian Refugees in Mauritania
The African Development Bank's Board of Directors has approved a $500,000 emergency humanitarian grant to Mauritania to support Malian refugees and their host communities in the… Read more »
November 22, 2024
Mali: Mali - Government and African Development Bank Launch Joint Country Portfolio Performance Review
The government of Mali and the African Development Bank conducted a performance review of the Bank Group's portfolio operations in Mali from November 11-15. The aim was to reach an… Read more »
May 03, 2024
Mali: Mali's CIF-Funded Investment Plan - A Beacon of Hope for Renewable Energy
Like most West African countries, Mali relies heavily on fossil fuels but has significant potential in solar and wind energy. Mali's strategy is oriented towards fostering the… Read more »
March 01, 2024
Mali: Mali - Partners and Key Players Commit to Developing Renewables Sector At Opening of 3rd Renewable Energies Week
On Thursday 29 February 2024, the Malian Minister of Young People and Sports, Civic Education and Citizenship, Abdoul Kassim Fomba presided - in the name of the Prime Minister of… Read more »
December 18, 2023
Mali: Desert to Power Initiative - African Development Fund Approves Nearly $303 Million for Mauritania-Mali Electricity Interconnection Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $302.9 million loan co-financing for a… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Mali: Mali's Natural Capital Offers Opportunities for Private Climate Finance and Green Growth, Says the African Development Bank's 2023 Country Focus Report
During the launch workshop of the African Development Bank 2023 Country Focus Report for Mali, the Malian private sector learned of investment opportunities to be seized in the… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Mali: Development Partners Express Support for $900 Million Mauritania-Mali Power Line
Development partners have committed to mobilize funding for a $900 million multinational power transmission line between Mauritania and Mali, connecting 620,000 people to… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Mali: Mali - African Development Bank to Accelerate Roll-Out of Country Projects to Tackle Poverty
The government of Mali and the African Development Bank have agreed to accelerate ongoing country projects that aim to reduce poverty, following a high-level Bank Group mission,… 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 »
August 13, 2019
Mali: In Baguinéda, Women and Small Farmers See Rice Yields Soar With Help From the African Development Bank
In Baguinéda, in eastern Mali's Koulikoro region, the lowlands on the banks of the river Niger stretch as far as the eye can see. Between two irrigated rice-growing areas, a… Read more »
July 12, 2019
Mali: Board Approves Independent Review Mechanism's Recommendations of the First Monitoring Report On Modern Mills of Mali (M3) Project
On 10 July 2019, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved recommendations of the first monitoring report of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) on… Read more »
May 25, 2018
Mali: Board Approves Independent Review Mechanism's Recommendations and the Management Action Plan for Modern Mills Project in Mali
On April 26, 2018, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved compliance recommendations of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) on the… Read more »
September 20, 2017
Africa: Integrity in Development Projects - African Development Bank Debars Malian Company Entreprise De Construction Urbaine Et Rurale
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on September 19, 2017, announced the debarment of Entreprise de Construction Urbaine et Rurale (ECUR) for a minimum period of three years. Read more »
March 07, 2017
Africa: Mali to Receive $25 Million Concessional Loan to Build Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Plant and Transform the West African Energy Market
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a senior concessional loan of $25 million to fund the Segou Solar PV Project, Mali's first utility-scale solar… Read more »
January 14, 2017
Africa: Remarks By President Akinwumi Adesina At the France-Africa Forum, Heads of State Session, 14 January 2016, Bamako, Mali
Excellencies. I thank President of Mali, my big brother Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, for organizing this Forum, and my dear friend, Africa's friend, President Hollande of France, for… Read more »
January 13, 2017
Africa: Bamako Economic Forum - AfDB President Calls for Stronger Partnerships With the Private Sector to Open a New Phase of Economic Transformation
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, called on the private sector to establish partnerships with the Bank to achieve the Bank's five development… Read more »
January 28, 2016
Mali: AfDB Announces Fcfa 60 Billion Package to Finance Mali-Cote d'Ivoire Road Infrastructure Project
On January 25, 2016 in Bamako, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Mali reached an agreement on a FCFA 60-billion funding package, including a 40-billion FCFA… Read more »
November 19, 2015
Mali: AfDB Showcases Mali's Community Led Total Sanitation On World Toilet Day
Communal latrines in Konobougou, 150km east of Bamako in the Ségou region of Mali Read more »
November 06, 2015
Zambia: AfDB Supports Agriculture in Zambia - Financial and Economic Governance in Niger and Mali
At their regular meetings on Wednesday, 4 November 2015, the Boards of Directors of the African development Bank (AfDB) approved three loans totaling US$ 94 million to finance a… Read more »
May 15, 2015
Mali: Opportunities Abound in Mali's Promising Renewable Energy Sector, Says New Country Profile
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the Government of Mali, has launched the Renewable Energy in Africa: Mali Country… Read more »
December 19, 2014
Africa: African Development Bank Has Provided Decisive Support to Stop the Spread of Ebola in Mali
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) extremely rapid intervention in Mali after a first case of Ebola was detected has halted the spread of the epidemic in the country. Read more »
November 10, 2014
Mali: Road Infrastructure Driving Inclusive Growth in Mali
The Kankan-Kourémalé-Bamako transnational intercity highway is the single point of entry and exit between Conakry and Bamako. And since the work financed by African… Read more »
