March 22, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina Begins Official Visit to South Africa
African Development Bank head Dr. Akinwumi A Adesina is in Johannesburg at the start of a three-day official visit to South Africa. Read more »
March 18, 2022
Africa: Mozambique - African Development Bank Group Approves $1.4 Million Grant for Enhancing Private Sector Engagement and Capacity Building for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 11 February 2022 approved a $1.4 million grant for enhancing private sector engagement and capacity building for… Read more »
March 14, 2022
Mozambique: Mozambique Joins Collaborative ICT Data Collection Initiative Developed By African Development Bank
AfDB staff along with Government of Mozambique personnel take part in the first day of training at the Radisson Blu, Maputo, Mozambique Read more »
March 01, 2022
South Africa: Biovac and Development Partners Collaborate to Support South Africa's Vaccine Manufacturing Expansion and Advance Long-Term Health Security Across Africa
Consortium of nine development partners to support Biovac's expansion of its existing vaccine manufacturing plant capacity, and enable the production of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19… Read more »
February 23, 2022
Africa: Six African Countries to Receive Initial Transfer of Mrna Vaccine Technology
Six African countries - Egypt, Senegal, Kenya, South Africa, Tunisia and Nigeria - have emerged as the first African recipients of mRNA technology under the global mRNA technology… Read more »
Zambia: The African Development Bank's 2017-2021 Country Strategy Paper Extended to 2023
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a two-year update and extension of Zambia's 2017-2021 Country Strategy Paper through to 2023, according to a… Read more »
February 10, 2022
Africa: Malawi - African Development Fund Signs $14.2 Million Grant Agreement for Financial Digitalization Initiative
The African Development Fund (ADF)and the government of Malawi have signed a grant agreement for $14.2 million to undertake infrastructure upgrades and create a more efficient and… Read more »
February 11, 2022
South Africa: South Africa's largest renewable energy project Redstone CSP achieves first debt draw down
Commercial operation scheduled to start in Q4 2023 Read more »
February 10, 2022
Malawi: Malawi - African Development Fund Signs $14.2 Grant Agreement for Financial Digitalization Initiative
The African Development Fund (ADF)and the government of Malawi have signed a grant agreement for $14.2 million to undertake infrastructure upgrades and create a more efficient and… 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 »
January 06, 2022
Botswana: African Development Bank's Sefa to Provide $1 Million in Support of Botswana's Energy Transition
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has approved a $1 million grant to facilitate Botswana's transition to clean energy . The… Read more »
January 05, 2022
Africa: Mozambique - $47.09 Million Grant From African Development Fund for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $47.09 million grant for the first phase of Mozambique's Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor,… Read more »
December 04, 2021
Africa: 2021 AEC / Sovereign Wealth Funds Slowly Making Progress in Africa - Studies On Kenya, Botswana, Zimbabwe Highlight the Need for Financial Reforms
Sovereign wealth funds are gaining ground in Africa, although urgent financial reforms are needed to boost foreign investment following the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to… Read more »
November 30, 2021
Mozambique: Mozambique Conference Calls for Revival of Fishing Communities
African leaders and policymakers have called for strategies to harness the potential of the blue economy to achieve sustainable development. The call came at a high-level… Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: Mozambique - African Development Bank Group approves $36 million grant for power scheme that includes refugees and internally displaced persons
UN workers deliver relief items to internally displaced people in Corrane Site in Nampula Province. Read more »
November 18, 2021
Africa: Regional Civil Society Forum 2021 - Southern Africa
What: Southern Africa Civil Society Regional Forum Read more »
November 16, 2021
Mozambique: Mozambique - African Development Bank Ups Financial Contribution for Local Content and Job Creation in Mozambique to $2.5 Million
Moçambique: Contribuição financeira do Banco Africano de Desenvolvimento para apoiar conteúdo local e criação de emprego aumenta para 2,5… Read more »
November 11, 2021
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - African Development Fund Extends $3.5 Million Grant to Bolster Livelihoods of Women and Youth
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $3.5 million grant to Zimbabwe to create jobs and boost livelihoods for youth and women in artisanal… Read more »
October 30, 2021
South Africa: South Africa - African Development Bank Approves $57.67 Million Loan to Eskom to Boost Electricity Generation From Renewable Sources
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $57.67 million loan to Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, South Africa's public electricity utility--and Africa's… Read more »
October 20, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Holds Second Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar for 2021, With a Country Special On Angola
The African Development Bank held its second virtual business opportunities (BOS) for 2021 from 12-14 October, to provide an overview of its policies, operations, procurement rules… Read more »
October 11, 2021
Lesotho: Multinational - African Development Bank Approves $86.72 Million Loan to Boost Water Security and Socio-Economic Development in South Africa and Lesotho
The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved a loan of $86.72 million to co-finance the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Read more »
October 07, 2021
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank Donates Vehicles to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness in Zimbabwe
The African Development Bank handed over a consignment of vehicles, tools and equipment to Zimbabwe officials this week. The vehicles will strengthen the country's capacity in… Read more »
October 05, 2021
Africa: Identifying Opportunities Across the Energy Value Chain - Resolving Bottlenecks and Unlocking Investments in Kenya, Tunisia, Cameroon, Guinea, Mozambique
What: The 5th Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP) Read more »
September 08, 2021
Africa: After Years of Witnessing Fights Over Water, a Family's Life Is Transformed in a Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe
For years, Josephine Mbayo watched as fights broke out in her community over water. Read more »
September 02, 2021
Africa: Zimbabwe - A Farmer Harvests Success in Refugee Camp
When Jean Damacene arrived at the Tongogara Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe, he was 38 years old and hoping to return to his country Rwanda soon. Eighteen years later, the maize farmer is… Read more »
