April 03
Congo-Kinshasa: African Development Bank Group Commits $80 Million to DRC's First Census in Over 40 Years
The African Development Bank Group has announced an $80 million contribution towards the Democratic Republic of the Congo's second General Population and Housing Census (RGPH2). Read more »
December 12, 2025
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank and Partners Break Ground On $223 Million Urban Water Sector Reform and Sanitation Project in Ondo State
The African Development Bank Group, in partnership with the Ondo State Government and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), has broken ground for the Nigeria Urban… Read more »
Djibouti: African Development Fund Approves $21 Million Grant to Boost Djibouti's Urban Infrastructure, Climate Resilience and Adaptation
The Board of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of $21 million to upgrade critical urban infrastructure and boost climate resilience. 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 »
October 27, 2025
Benin: African Development Bank Group Approves Eur 117 Million Financing to Strengthen Economic Attractiveness of Benin's 77 Municipalities
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved, on 24 October, EUR 117 million in financing to implement the Support Programme for the Economic Development… Read more »
July 16, 2025
Nigeria: African Development Bank and Partners Launch a $263.8 Million Infrastructure Project to Transform Urban Development in Abia State
The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Islamic Development Bank, Nigeria's Federal Government and the Abia State, has launched the Abia State Integrated… Read more »
July 02, 2025
Africa: The African Development Bank and UN-Habitat Scale Up Drive for Sustainable Urbanization in Africa
The African Development Bank Group and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance collaboration and accelerate… Read more »
July 01, 2025
South Africa: African Development Bank Approves Zar 2.5 Billion Loan to City of Johannesburg for Critical Urban Infrastructure Development
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a ZAR 2.5 billion (approximately $139 million) corporate loan to the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan… Read more »
June 25, 2025
Rwanda: Rwanda - African Development Bank Kickstarts Pioneering Cable Car Project in Kigali
The African Development Bank has approved a grant of $500,000 to undertake a feasibility study into the first phase of a cable car transport network in Kigali, that will be… Read more »
June 12, 2025
Africa: African Cities At the Crossroads - Investing in Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience
On the closing day of the African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Abidjan, a dynamic roundtable was held under the theme: " Financing Nature to Catalyze Green & Prosperous… Read more »
May 29, 2025
Cote d'Ivoire: Transforming Abidjan - Inside the Largest Urban Transport Project in Côte d'Ivoire
The bustling streets of Abidjan tell a story of transformation. What was once a frustrating journey lasting three hours between Yopougon and Plateau districts has been reduced to… Read more »
December 05, 2024
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2024 - Africa, the Most Urbanised Continent By 2050, Needs More Investment to Prevent a Surge in Shanty Towns (Experts Warn)
Africa's urban population will triple in the next 25 years and African countries will need to invest up to 5.5 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) in urban development if… Read more »
December 04, 2024
Rwanda: Rwanda - African Development Bank Approves $100 Million Loan to Enhance Urban Transport in Kigali
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of $100 million to Rwanda to implement a major project to improve transport in and around the… Read more »
September 03, 2024
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 »
August 20, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank Group Supports Study Tour to Brazil to Inspire African Cities
From August 5 to August 13, 2024, representatives from seven African cities visited the Brazilian cities of Sao Paulo, Fortaleza and Curitiba, to discover inspiring solutions being… Read more »
June 25, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank Expands Urban Support Program to Six New Cities
The African Development Bank's Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) has expanded its African Cities Program to cover six new cities across the continent. The expansion,… Read more »
May 25, 2024
Uganda: Securing Water Futures - Climate-Proofing Uganda's Urban Water Systems
Uganda is renowned for its lush landscapes and abundant water sources, but climate change is creating a severe threat to urban water systems. Increasingly, the impact of variable… Read more »
March 25, 2024
Africa: The Urban and Municipal Development Fund of the African Development Bank Has Approved an Annual Work Programme to Support 14 New Municipalities and Local Authorities
The Technical Committee of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group met on 18 March 2024 in Abidjan and approved the new work programme for 2024. The committee, responsible for… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Libya: Statement By African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina in Response to the Flood Emergency in Libya
On behalf of the African Development Bank Group, I extend our deepest sympathies to the communities impacted by Mediterranean storm Daniel in Libya. This storm has resulted in a… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Djibouti: Djibouti - African Development Bank Launches Study On Urban Infrastructure and Climate Adaptation
The Bank's delegation met Djibouti's Minister of Finance and Economy in charge of Industry and Governor of the Bank for Djibouti, Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh (center) as part of the… Read more »
May 19, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Mike Salawou As Director of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department
The African Development Bank has appointed Mike Salawou as Director of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, effective 16th May 2023. Read more »
May 03, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank-Supported Cameroonian Start-Up Provides Low-Cost Greenhouses, Sustainable Solutions to Boost Livelihoods
A youth-led agricultural start-up is supporting farmers in climate-vulnerable Cameroon to produce crops sustainably year-round using low-cost greenhouses and solar-powered… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Group's Urban and Municipal Development Fund Welcomes Eur 10 Million From Nordic Development Fund to Boost Urban City Development in Africa
The UMDF is promoting an integrated and "people-centered" approach of urban planning in African cities. Pictured here, a Dakar Street Read more »
January 24, 2023
Africa: "Let Us Act to Transform Africa's Cities"--African Development Bank President to African Mayors
African Development Bank Group President, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, assures mayors at the African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI) of the Bank's support to creatively and… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Spain, Swiss Confederation Announce Eur 10 Million Support to African Development Bank Group's Urban and Municipal Development Fund
In partnership with the African Development Bank Group, the Swiss Confederation through the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and Spain today at COP 27 announced… Read more »
