June 04
Liberia: Liberia - African Development Bank Approves $16.7 Million to Strengthen Fiscal Sustainability and Mining Governance
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a financing package of $16.7 million for Liberia to support reforms aimed at strengthening fiscal… Read more »
April 17
Africa: Joint MDB Statement On Critical Minerals to Manufacturing Value Chains
We, the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), recognize the importance of working together to help build diversified, resilient, and responsible critical minerals to manufacturing… Read more »
December 16, 2025
Liberia: Liberia Secures Gef Approval for Landmark Mercury-Reduction Project in the Gold Mining Sector, Backed By the African Development Bank Group
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved a transformative project developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia and supported by the African… Read more »
December 15, 2025
Africa: Keeping Kids Out of Cobalt Mines - African Development Bank Skills and School Program Provides Alternative to Child Labour for Mineral-Powered Popular Holiday Gifts
During this end-of-year holiday season, top of the presents wish list for many are cell phones, computers, tablets, portable power tools, wearable tech, or a myriad of other… Read more »
October 16, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Young People Chart a Future Far From the Cobalt Mines
Amid clanging sound in a small workshop in Lubumbashi's Haut-Katanga, Patricia Kayombo, 17 adjusts a wrench on a car engine, her blue overalls contrasting sharply with the muddy… Read more »
July 16, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: From Mine Shafts to Classrooms - How a Cobalt Mining Town Is Reclaiming Childhood and Rebuilding Hope
Thirteen-year-old Beni Cial Yumba Musoya used to spend her days scavenging for cobalt under the scorching sun in the artisanal mines of Kolwezi. Today, she dreams of donning a… Read more »
December 17, 2024
Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Grants $150 Million Loan to Boost Mining Sector
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $150 million senior loan to Mauritanian state-owned iron ore firm Société Nationale… Read more »
December 05, 2024
Africa: Critical Minerals - Africa Seeks Transformation From Raw Export of Critical Minerals to Battery Manufacturing
African and Asian investors, entrepreneurs and industrialists came together for a panel discussion on how to take best advantage of the surge in demand for Africa's critical… Read more »
November 19, 2024
Africa: Policy Dialogue - Leveraging Africa's Extractive Natural Resources for Green Transitions and Structural Transformation'
What: Policy Dialogue (virtual format) Read more »
July 08, 2024
Mauritania: Dig Deep to Aim High - How to Use Mining to Unlock Mauritania's Potential
These are exciting times in Mauritania. This nation connecting West and North Africa is transforming its economy through mining, green hydrogen, and natural gas. During the… Read more »
March 12, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank Chief Criticizes Opaque Loans Tied to Africa's Natural Resources
Original story: https://apnews.com/article/african-development-bank-natural-resources-loans-china-66adc38e589c12589ed7831a8e56ca5e Read more »
February 01, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank to Participate in 2024 African Mining Indaba
Who: African Development Bank Read more »
November 09, 2023
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2023 - Experts Explore Ways for Africa to Leverage Its Strategic Minerals
Left to right: Martine Dennis, panel moderator; Amina Benkhadra, CEO of ONHYM in Morocco; Ms Swazi Tshabalala, Senior Vice-President of the African Development Bank; and Ms… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Africa: Africa Must Rethink Natural Resources Management to Avoid Adverse Socio-Economic Consequences - Experts
Rethinking responsible use of natural resources Read more »
August 09, 2023
Africa: Strengthening Domestic Resource Mobilisation in Transitional Countries Through Financial Modelling for the Extractive Sector (Fimes)
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January 31, 2023
Africa: African Mining Indaba 2023
Who: African Development Bank Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: Policy Dialogue - The Equitable Framework and Finance for Extractive-Based Countries in Transition
What: Policy Dialogue on Natural Resource-based Development focusing on the Equitable Framework and Finance for Extractive-Based Countries in Transition (EFFECT) tool Read more »
June 02, 2022
Africa: Introducing the Green Minerals Partners - Mining Indaba Session Reveals Africa's Plan to Cash in On Battery and Electric Mineral Market
The African Development Bank affirmed its commitment to supporting African countries to harness their mineral resources at the recent Mining Indaba held in Cape Town. Read more »
April 21, 2022
Africa: African Mining Indaba 2022 - The African Development Bank to Host 2 Side Events
Who: African Development Bank and African Legal Support Facility Read more »
Africa: African Mining Indaba 2022 - The African Development Bank to Host 2 Sides Events
Who: African Development Bank and African Legal Support Facility Read more »
March 04, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Grant to Improve Governance of Natural Resource Outflows in Six African Countries
Six African countries will soon benefit from a grant from the Transitional Support Facility (TSF) of the African Development Fund, through a project designed to strengthen national… Read more »
October 15, 2021
Africa: Webinar Series On Africa and the Extractive Sector - Assessment of Supplier Development Programs in the Extractive Sector in Africa
Who: African Natural Resources Centre, African Development Bank Read more »
July 21, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank's Extractives Sector Project to Stimulate Domestic Resource Mobilization in Africa's Transitional Countries
The African Natural Resources Centre of the African Development Bank has launched a first of its kind Financial Modelling for the Extractives Sector (FIMES) project aimed at… Read more »
March 04, 2021
Africa: Mining Sector Urged to Adapt to Changes Brought By Covid-19, Climate Change
The mining sector has been urged to adapt to 21st century challenges, such as climate change and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
December 15, 2020
Africa: Trend Toward Green Energy, Decarbonization Is an Opportunity for African Mining
Africa's minerals sector should seize the opportunities presented by the global transition towards green energy, experts discussed during a virtual workshop on the future of mining… Read more »
