June 05
Somalia: Somalia - African Development Bank Group, WFP and Unops Partner to Build Resilience for Drought-Affected Somalis
The Federal Government of Somalia, the African Development Bank Group (Bank Group), the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and World Food Programme (WFP) have recently… Read more »
May 06
Somalia: Somalia - African Development Bank and Partners Funding to Support Durable Solutions for Thousands of Internally Displaced and Host Communities in Gedo Region
The African Development Bank Group, in partnership with the UN Refugee Agency and the Federal Government of Somalia, have launched a landmark project to advance long-term solutions… Read more »
April 15
Somalia: Somalia - How Tvet Investments Are Empowering Young Women and Powering Inclusive Growth
A new generation of young Somali women are rewriting the country's employment story, thanks to technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Read more »
February 09
Somalia: African Development Fund Approves $24.45 Million Grant Bringing Safe Water and Sanitation to Somali Towns
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the Bank Group's concessional window, has approved a $24.45 million grant to improve access to clean water and sanitation in… Read more »
December 16, 2025
Somalia: African Development Fund Approves $23 Million to Boost Clean Energy Access in Bosaso, Somalia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grants package worth $23.36 million to bring clean and reliable electricity to the city of Bosaso, Somalia. Read more »
December 10, 2025
Somalia: African Development Fund Approves Investment to Help Somali Communities Build Climate-Resilient Livelihoods
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved, on 02 December 2025, a $9.63 million grant to strengthen climate resilience, food security and incomes of… Read more »
December 03, 2025
Somalia: Somalia - African Development Fund Approves $19 Million Grant to Strengthen Urban Resilience for Displaced and Host Communities
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a grant of $19.7 million to improve living conditions for 20,000 vulnerable households and support the… Read more »
Somalia: African Development Bank Group Grants Full Debt Relief to Somalia Following HIPC Completion
The African Development Bank Group has approved additional debt relief for Somalia, clearing the way for full cancellation of all African Development Fund loans to the country… Read more »
November 26, 2025
Somalia: African Development Bank Unveils New Country Strategy Paper for Somalia to Boost Infrastructure, Build a Resilient and Competitive Economy for Inclusive Growth
On a small field in Somalia, a farmer bends to pick fresh melons -- one of many beneficiaries of the Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme. Read more »
July 29, 2025
Somalia: Somalia Affirms Commitment to Improving Country Portfolio Performance for African Development Bank Projects
Somalia's government has encouraged capacity building in procurement, financial management, disbursement and anti-corruption for the staff of agencies implementing African… Read more »
November 12, 2024
South Sudan: African Development Institute Empowers Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic, Somalia, and South Sudan Through National Capacity-Building Initiatives
The African Development Institute, the training and learning arm of the African Development Bank Group, recently conducted workshops in four member countries - Central African… Read more »
September 18, 2024
Somalia: African Development Bank Group Approves $6.6 Million Grant to Strengthen Somalia's Financial Architecture for Inclusive Growth
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $6.6m grant to support the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) in strengthening state capacity to build its financial architecture… Read more »
May 31, 2024
Djibouti: Annual Meetings 2024 - Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia and South Sudan Join $35 Million African Development Bank Climate Disaster Risk Financing Project
The African Development Bank Group Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development joined finance ministers and representatives from Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia and… Read more »
April 17, 2024
Somalia: African Development Bank Undertakes Mission to Somalia to Assess Portfolio and Implementation of Development Objectives
The African Development Bank has concluded a three-day mission to Mogadishu, Somalia in preparation for completion of the country's Interim Country Strategy Paper (I-CSP) 2022-2024… Read more »
January 30, 2024
Somalia: African Development Bank Launches Design of Country Development Strategy for Somalia
The African Development Bank has concluded a workshop to launch the design of a National Capacity Development Strategy in Somalia. Read more »
October 04, 2023
Somalia: Somalia - African Development Bank Group Approves $13.3 Million Grant to Help Improve Domestic Revenue Mobilisation and Public Expenditure Management
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 2 October 2023 approved a grant of $13.29 million to Somalia to help improve domestic revenue mobilization and… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Somalia: Bank-Funded Water and Sanitation Project Improving Livelihood in Somaliland
On March 22 as the global community marked World Water Day, residents of a small town in Somaliland also had reason to celebrate. Read more »
July 20, 2022
Somalia: Somalia - African Development Fund Approves $5.4 Million Grant to Build Food Security, As Millions Face Crisis
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $5.4 million grant to support the building of urgently needed food security in Somalia. Read more »
February 16, 2022
Somalia: African Development Fund Approves $4.3 Million Grant to Somalia for Statistics Development
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $4.3 million grant to support statistics development in Somalia. Read more »
July 24, 2020
Somalia: African Development Bank Grants of $25 Million Will Bolster Budget for Covid-19 Responses
The African Development Bank today approved grants worth $25.1 million to Somalia to bolster the national budget for government efforts to mitigate national and regional impacts of… Read more »
June 10, 2020
Somalia: African Development Bank and Development Partners Propel Somalia Back From the Brink
In early 2020, Somalia, with support from the United Kingdom Government and the European Union, settled its arrears to the African Development Bank, paving the way for the lifting… Read more »
Somalia: African Development Bank's Intervention Helps to Curb COVID-19 in Vulnerable Communities
With 2.6 million internally displaced persons in Somalia, the outbreak of COVID-19 poses an additional challenge in an already fragile situation, leaving the population highly… Read more »
May 11, 2020
Africa: Somalia's Internal Revenue Mobilization Galvanised By Ua 5.5 Million Grant From African Development Bank
The Federal Republic of Somalia (FGS) revenue mobilization strategy received a boost with a UA 5.5 million grant from the African Development Bank. The strategy aims to ramp up… Read more »
March 24, 2020
Somalia: New Dawn for Somalia - Arrears Owed to the African Development Bank Group Cleared
Arrears on loans owed by Somalia to the African Development Bank Group have been cleared following the payment in full of $122.55 million by the governments of the United Kingdom… Read more »
March 02, 2020
Somalia: Somalia and the African Development Bank Group Sign Agreement for Arrears Clearance Support
Somalia's Minister of Finance, Dr. Abdirahman Beileh and the African Development Bank's Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, Khaled Sherif on… Read more »
