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 »

Ethiopia: African Development Bank Demonstrates Continued Support to AU Peacebuilding Efforts in Ethiopia

The African Development Bank Group, has reaffirmed its commitment to peacebuilding and lasting stability in Africa during a technical workshop to finalize the "Handbook for the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank, Waemu Ombudsmen Association Meet to Strengthen Peace, Stability and Regional Integration in West Africa

On 28 March 2025 the Director of the Regional Integration Coordination Office of the African Development Bank, Joy Kategekwa, received a delegation from the Ombudsmen Association… Read more »

Chad: African Development Fund Provides Nearly $18 Million for Efforts to Stabilise the Lake Chad Basin

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved on 5 November a package of $17.97 million to Cameroon and Chad to bolster efforts to stabilise the Lake Chad… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Expresses Strong Support for AU Peace Fund Revitalization

The African Development Bank has expressed strong support for revitalizing the African Union (AU) Peace Fund, pledging to continue implementing innovative strategies to address… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Partner to Advance Evidence-Based Conflict Prevention and Resilience Building in Africa

On the sidelines of the 2024 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development, the African Development Bank and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) have signed a… Read more »

Africa: Workshop On Leveraging Early Warning for Crises Prevention and Regional Stability

What: Workshop on Leveraging Early Warning for Crises Prevention and Regional Stability Read more »

Africa: Women Must Play a Larger Role in Peace Building and Resolving Conflicts - -African Development Bank Chief

Women's proven role in conflict resolution makes the unique position of First Ladies even more important as agents for resolving conflicts in Africa. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Calls for Closer Linkage of Peace, Security and Development Efforts

The African Union held its first Political Conference in Tangier, Morocco, with delegates calling for accelerated partnerships between the various actors to respond more… Read more »

Africa: First Continental Policy Conference On the Theme "Promoting the Peace, Security, and Development Nexus - the Promise of Regional Integration."

WHAT: First Continental Policy Conference on the theme "Promoting the Peace, Security, and Development Nexus: The Promise of Regional Integration." Read more »

Africa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Meets African Leaders to Advance Conflict Resolution and Economic Security

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened a meeting for African heads of state, foreign ministers and representatives of the United Nations and other multilateral bodies on… Read more »

Africa: Bring Women to the Table to Build Peace in Africa, Say Gender Experts

Women bear the brunt of conflict and for peace building to be successful they must be involved in conflict resolution and reconstruction at every stage, said gender experts at the… Read more »

Ethiopia: 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Winner - Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethiopia

'I am delighted and proud that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Read more »

Africa: United Nations Peacebuilding Commission Annual Session - Statement By AfDB President Donald Kaberuka

Mr. Chairman, Ambassador Skoog; Read more »

South Sudan: Ministers Call for an International Commitment to Peace and Development in South Sudan

Only three years after independence, the world's youngest country was still celebrating its newly acquired freedom before it was plunged into violent conflict. On December 15,… Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Call for Harmonized Approach to Conflict Prevention, Management

A high-level panel comprised of former African leaders including Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo and South Africa's Thabo Mbeki has recommended the need for African countries to… Read more »

Africa: "Ending Conflict and Building Peace in Africa - A Call to Action" Fragile States Report Discussed in Washington, DC

President Donald Kaberuka of the African Development Bank Group will present the final report of the High Level Panel on Fragile States titled "Ending conflict and building peace… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Play a Greater Role in Issues of Conflict and Fragility On the Continent, Report Recommends

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, officially launched on Thursday, January 30 in Addis… Read more »

Africa: Ending Conflict and Building Peace in Africa

Event: Launching of the High Level Panel on Fragile States Report at the 22nd African Union Summit Read more »

Africa: Security, Peace, Stability and Job Creation - The Continent's Priorities for 2014

African Development Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Thursday, January 9, 2014, in Tunis, held talks with the diplomatic community accredited to Tunisia, to look forward… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB Provides 240 Million Euros for the Crisis Exit in Mali

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its President, Donald Kaberuka, declared in Brussels the Institution's support to the crisis exit efforts and revival of Malian… Read more »

Africa: The Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program

The priority areas emanating from the study and selected by the Bank for intervention include: (i) Water Resources Infrastructure, (ii) Livestock Infrastructure, (iii) Markets and… Read more »

Africa: The AWF, the Government of Sudan and the AfDB Jointly Launch the First Peace-Building Water Project in Darfur

Over 750,000 people from three Darfur states will have improved access to water supply and sanitation through a €3.3 million African Water Facility (AWF) grant. The project… Read more »

Africa: African Water Facility Supports Peace-Building in Darfur

About 750,000 people in three Darfur states will have improved access to water supply and sanitation through a €3.3 million African Water Facility grant approved by the… Read more »

Africa: The Government of Rwanda to Share Its Experience On Post-Conflict Peace-Building (AfDB)

Several Heads of State and Government will participate in a High-Level event on Post-Conflict Peace-building: the Experience of Rwanda, to be held in Kigali on the 8th and 9th of… Read more »