April 07, 2022
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - African Development Bank Notes Progress On Arrears Clearance
African Development Bank officials and representatives of the Zimbabwe government met on Wednesday to discuss the nation's arrears clearance and ongoing partnership between the… Read more »
April 04, 2022
Botswana: African Development Bank Group Vice Presidents and Director General On Official Visit to Botswana and Zimbabwe
Visits highlight Bank's commitment to SADC, regional integration efforts Read more »
April 01, 2022
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - Local Firms Receive Boost As African Development Bank Approves $7.5 Million Trade Finance Guarantee Facility for Central Africa Building Society
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $7.5 million trade finance guarantee facility for the Central Africa Building Society (CABS) of… Read more »
March 28, 2022
Mozambique: African Development Bank Head Celebrates Food 'Milestone for Africa' At the Launch of First Special Agriculture Industrial Zone in Mozambique
As war in Ukraine threatens Africa's food supplies, African Development Bank head says agricultural zones hold the key Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Energy Transition Needs Full Financial Support, Says African Development Bank Group President
Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (left) and Gwede Mantashe, South Africa's Minister of Minerals and Energy, held a bilateral meeting on 25 March… Read more »
March 24, 2022
South Africa: South African Investment Conference Highlights Nation's Resilience
African Development Bank pledges $2.8 billion to South Africa over five years Read more »
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 »