September 20
Africa: Transport Forum 2024 - African Infrastructure and Transport Ministers Call On the African Development Bank to Advance the Connectivity Agenda in Africa
African ministers and government officials in charge of infrastructure and transport called on the African Development Bank on Thursday to step up support and lead efforts to… Read more »
Africa: Transport Forum 2024 - Enhancing Regional Connectivity Through Innovative Technologies for Economic Growth
The African Development Bank Transport Forum, which is taking place in Abidjan from 18 to 20 September, set the tone from the outset by highlighting various challenges to be… Read more »
September 18
Africa: Shaping Africa's Transport Landscape - African Development Bank to Host Transport Forum in Abidjan to Tackle Continental Challenges
The African Development Bank is set to host its second Transport Forum to address the continent's critical infrastructure and logistics challenges. Read more »
September 03
Uganda: African Development Bank's Director for Climate Change and Green Growth Tours Kampala Road Rehabilitation Project
On Monday, 15 July 2024, the African Development Bank Group's Director for Climate Change and Green Growth, Prof. Anthony Nyong, led a Bank Group team to inspect the 69.2 km… Read more »
July 26
Angola: African Development Bank Approves $79 Million Loan to Boost Angola's Youth Employment in Agriculture and Transportation
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of $79.08 million to the Republic of Angola to promote youth entrepreneurship and employment in the… Read more »
July 18
South Africa: African Development Bank Approves ZAR 18.85 Billion ($1 Billion) Corporate Loan for Transnet's Business Recovery Plan
The African Development Bank Group has approved a ZAR 18.85 billion ($1 billion) corporate loan to Transnet, South Africa's major freight transport and logistics company, for its… Read more »
July 15
Africa: Boosting African Port Efficiency - Stakeholders Conclude Key African Development Bank Workshop On Connectivity Portal
The African Development Bank has successfully concluded a two-day preparatory workshop on implementing the African Ports Connectivity Portal Project (APC-PP) to improve data… Read more »
July 06
Comoros: Driving Progress - Comorians Celebrates Transformative Road Built With African Development Bank Support
The people of the Union of the Comoros are celebrating the completion of a major road that will open up its agriculturally rich areas and provide reliable access to its popular… Read more »
June 04
Ghana: Ghana's New Ship Repair Dock Project Funding Sealed As Financiers Sign $94 Mn Syndicated Loan
A consortium, including the African Development Bank, has signed an agreement to extend $94 million in senior debt funding to PMD Assetco Limited (PMD) for the construction and… Read more »
February 02
Mozambique: Mozambique - African Development Bank Lends $40 Million to the Mozambique Rail and Port Authority to Buy Rolling Stock for the Ressano Garcia Railway Line
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October 27, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Joins Global Partners to Raise Financing for $1.6 Bn Multinational Lobito Transportation Corridor Programme
The African Development Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), joining global partners to mobilise resources for the Lobito Corridor and the Zambia-Lobito rail line… Read more »
October 24, 2023
Africa: Rich in Green Minerals, African Countries Eye Booming Electric Vehicle and Clean Energy Market Worth Trillions of Dollars
The International Energy Agency projects that manufacturers of clean energy technologies will need forty times more lithium, twenty-five times more graphite, and about twenty times… Read more »
October 19, 2023
Rwanda: African Development Bank Commits Over $23 Mln to Rwanda's New Aviation Centre of Excellence
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $23.6 million loan for the construction and equipment of a new aviation training facility in the Rwandan… Read more »
August 10, 2023
Africa: Mozambique's $170 Million Negomano-Roma Road Project Unveiled, Marking a Major Milestone in Enhancing Trade Between Mozambique and Tanzania
Road to transform lives of millions in Cabo Delgado Province Read more »
July 18, 2023
Benin: Benin - African Development Bank Group Extends Ꞓ80 Million Loan for Port of Cotonou Upgrading
Support from the African Development Bank for the Port of Cotonou will enable the construction of a new container terminal called "T5", among other things. (© PROSPER… Read more »
June 30, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Teams Up With Airplane Manufacturers Airbus, Atr to Boost African Commercial Aviation
The African Development Bank has held workshops with aircraft manufacturers Airbus and ATR to explore ways of strengthening access to finance for African airlines. Read more »
June 20, 2023
Ghana: Ghana - African Development Bank Approves $23.04 Million for Modern Floating Dock Facility
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $23.04 million loan to Prime Meridian Docks AssetCo Ltd (PMD), a special purpose entity to co-finance the… Read more »
June 07, 2023
East Africa: The African Development Bank to Boost Electricity and Transport Infrastructure, Value Chain Development and Trade Facilitation to Spur Regional Integration in East Africa in 2023-2027
Over the next five years, the African Development Bank will invest in cross-border electricity interconnections to strengthen connectivity and increase access to reliable and… Read more »
December 02, 2022
Uganda: Uganda - African Development Bank Group Commits $301 Million to Renovate the Country's Meter Gauge Railway and Bolster Regional Trade
The African Development Bank is providing $300 million to refurbish metre-gauge railway lines in Uganda Read more »
October 31, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - African Continental Free Trade Area Provides Fresh Impetus for Deeper Railway Networks
Demand for more extensive rail infrastructure in Africa received a boost following the coming into force of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in early 2021. The… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Cape Verde: Upgraded Maio Port to Transform Economy, Boost Trade in Cabo Verde
African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina on Wednesday inaugurated the upgraded Port of Maio in Cabo Verde, which will help reduce sea travel time to the capital… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Senegal: The Dakar TER, an Express Train to Development in Senegal
The smiling boy runs up to his brother, who is waiting for him by the school gate. Together, they hurry to one of the stations served by Senegal's first regional express train, or… Read more »
June 20, 2022
Mozambique: African Development Bank VP Mateus Magala Appointed Minister of Transport and Communication in Mozambique
Dr. Mateus Magala, Vice President for Human Resources and Corporate Services at the African Development Bank, has been appointed Minister of Transport and Communication of the… Read more »
May 21, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: African Development Bank Support for Two Road Projects Opens Up Major Agricultural Areas in the DRC
In the early 2010s, Godelive Ngalula, a trader from Kikwit, the main town of Kwilu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, spent a week to travel the 350 kilometres (km) to… Read more »
March 23, 2022
Liberia: The Mano River Union - African Development Fund Commits $88.2 Million for Road Development and Transport Facilitation in Liberia and Sierra Leone
In the past five years, the African Development Bank Group has provided over 69 million people with improved transport - picture: Moyale-Mombasa Road, © AfDB Read more »