South Sudan: Sweet Success - An African Development Bank Grant Propels a Youth-Led Honey Enterprise in South Sudan Into an International Supplier and Job Creator

In just six years, 33-year-old June Owdo Joseph Ojukwu, a determined entrepreneur from South Sudan, has transformed her honey business into a nationally recognised and… Read more »

South Sudan: In South Sudan Youth Enterprise Project Builds Businesses, Fosters Peace and Transforms Lives

Cecelia Anei watched her home collapse and her family forced to run when fighting tore through Malakal village, the capital of Upper Nile State in South Sudan in 2023. Her life was… Read more »

South Sudan: African Development Bank Approves $11 Million to Upgrade Sanitation in Juba

The Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group, on 8 December, approved an addendum to the South Sudan Climate Resilient Sanitation and Institutional Support… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence - African Development Bank Launches Initiative to Strengthen Gender Equality and Governance in South Sudan, the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau

The African Development Bank Group has approved approximately $3.7 million to launch a new governance and gender equality initiative in South Sudan, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. Read more »

South Sudan: African Development Bank Extends Country Strategy to Support Stability and Growth in South Sudan

The African Development Bank Group has approved the extension of its Interim Country Strategy Paper for South Sudan through to 2027. The extension reflects the Bank's continued… Read more »

East Africa: The Boards of Directors Approves $214.4 Million for Phase II of South Sudan-Ethiopia-Djibouti Transport Corridor

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $214.47 million in financing to launch the second phase of the South Sudan-Ethiopia-Djibouti Transport… Read more »

South Sudan: Empowering the Future - Vocational Training Transforming Youth Employment in South Sudan

Sawak Lwataza, a waitress at Imperial Plaza Hotel, a 5-star resort in Juba, remembers life as an unemployed young adult struggling to find work, like many of her friends. Read more »

South Sudan: Government of South Sudan and African Development Bank Launch New Project to Boost Revenue Collection and Accountability

The Government of South Sudan has officially inaugurated and launched two initiatives to boost revenue collection and accountability in the East African nation. Read more »

South Sudan: Uganda and South Sudan - African Development Fund Approves Financing of $153.66 Million for Electricity Interconnection Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved several loans and grants to Uganda and South Sudan to implement an electricity interconnection project between the… Read more »

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 »

South Sudan: A Fruitful Journey - African Development Bank Financing Propelling Youth Entrepreneurship, Nutrition in South Sudan

Three years ago, Amaka Scovia's small fruit and juice business in South Sudan's capital, Juba, was stuttering. Her prospects looked bleak as she faced constant challenges. The… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan - African Development Bank Grants Over $5 Million to Support Micro-Enterprises Run By Young People and Women

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $5.28 million to South Sudan to help create much-needed jobs for young people and women. The… Read more »

South Sudan: The African Development Bank Group Grants $19 Million to Respond to the Sudanese Refugee Crisis in South Sudan

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of $19.8 million for the Sudan Refugee Crisis Response Project in… Read more »

South Sudan: African Development Bank Group Approves $46 Million Grant Funding for Agricultural Productivity, Food Security and Resilience

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $46.2 million grant to support the first phase of the Climate Resilient Agri-Food System Transformation… Read more »

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 »

South Sudan: African Development Bank to Scale Up Financing to South Sudan in 2024 - VP Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade

The African Development Bank's Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade has concluded a three-day visit to South Sudan. Read more »

South Sudan: African Development Bank, UNHCR Explore Pathways to Support Forcibly Displaced People in South Sudan

During a joint visit to South Sudan, the African Development Bank and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, committed to deepening their collaboration for displaced people and host… Read more »

Comoros: African Development Bank Country Gender Profiles Reveal Progress in Addressing Gender Discrimination in Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Seychelles

African Development Bank reports on Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Seychelles show advances in addressing gender discrimination - despite uneven rates of… Read more »

Africa: South Sudan - African Development Bank Grants $8.1 Million to Support Food Production

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group today approved a grant of $8.1 million to South Sudan to fund its Emergency Food Production Programme. Read more »

Africa: Liberia, DRC, South Sudan, Chad, Provide Lessons On Promoting Resilience in Africa

The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) unit at the African Development Bank has published two evaluation reports that examine the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and… Read more »

South Sudan: African Development Bank and Who Strengthen South Sudan's Emergency Response With Phase Two of Public Health Center

The government of South Sudan on Thursday inaugurated its Public Health Emergency Operations Center designed to respond promptly and effectively to public health risks and… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan - A Doctor Recalls Trauma and Triumphs With Covid-19 Patients

Dr. Abe Manase Lori is haunted by the memory of a 45-year-old patient who succumbed to Covid-19 at the beginning of the pandemic in South Sudan. Read more »

Africa: The African Development Bank and Who Cut Sod for Public Health Emergency Operations Center Building in Juba, South Sudan

The African Development Bank is financing the construction of the second phase of the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) in Juba, South Sudan. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank, FAO and South Sudan's Government Ink Protocols for $14 Million Grant to Boost Agricultural Markets

The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to the Government of South Sudan to boost agricultural markets in a project to be… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan - For the People of Juba, an AfDB Supported Water Project Brings Better Health - and Peace

Farida, her school bag on her back and her face betraying a hint of a smile, sings softly on her way to school in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Read more »