September 26, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Sponsors Study Visit to Two Scandinavian Cities for Municipal Officials of 11 African Cities
Representatives of 11 African cities have begun a visit to two Scandinavian cities to learn about people-centred solutions to urban planning and development under a trip sponsored… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Africa: With a Sevenfold Budget Increase, the Urban and Municipal Development Fund Spearheads Action for African Cities
On Thursday 7 and Friday 8 July 2022, partners and donors of the African Development Bank's Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) met in Brussels at a meeting hosted by the… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Africa: 11th World Urban Forum - Amplifying the Voices of African Cities
What can representatives of African cities learn from their counterparts from the rest of the world? To answer that question, the African Development Bank invited representatives… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Launches New Initiative to Build Financial Acumen of African Cities
The African Development Bank and United Cities and Local Governments, a global umbrella group for local and metropolitan governments, have announced the launch of a new program to… Read more »
May 19, 2022
Africa: Africities 2022 Summit - Backbone of the Continent, Intermediary Cities Absorb Most of the Urban Population Growth, According to a Report Co-Led By the African Development Bank
"Intermediary cities are the backbone of the continent. They absorb most of urban population growth in Africa. Yet they face a significant investment gap and have very little… Read more »
May 03, 2022
Africa: Africa's City Dwellers Enjoy Better Livelihoods, Higher Quality of Life, According to a New Report
Despite growing rapidly, Africa's cities have provided improved access to services, jobs and infrastructure for millions of people in the last 30 years compared to smaller… Read more »
May 13, 2020
Zimbabwe: Chitungwiza Residents Look Forward to Healthier Lives As $1 Million Zimfund Project Tackles Sewage Woes
For Lovelin Chapfika, the excitement of purchasing a house in a residential area outside the Zimbabwean capital quickly turned to disappointment when she discovered her new… Read more »
November 19, 2019
Zambia: African Development Bank and Partners Improving Sanitation for Lusaka's Low-Income Suburbs
"Sometimes, it looks to me like surgery in the belly of an ancient beast," says Herbert Chinokoro, senior water and sanitation engineer at the African Development Bank's Country… Read more »
October 19, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank and Three Regional Development Banks Launch Joint Report On Livable Cities
Rapid urbanization has provided most cities in the world with opportunities to provide more sustainable, vibrant, and prosperous centers for their citizens. But they must first… Read more »
October 07, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank and Partners Launch Pilot Cities Diagnostics Tool in Five Cities
The tool includes key environmental and urban sustainability indicators as well as disaster risk and vulnerability, and urban footprint growth Read more »
December 17, 2018
Africa: Sustainability and Development in Informal Cities - Two Sides of the Same Coin
More than 80% of Africa's population growth over the next 30 years will occur in cities. Urban centres will generate the bulk of C02 emissions and waste, while also remaining… Read more »
December 05, 2018
Africa: New Africa's Sustainable Development Report Urges Improved Planning to Leverage Potential of Urbanization and Address Attendant Environmental Challenges
The latest report on Africa's sustainable development urges governments to strengthen their urban planning capacities to manage the potential of the region's ever-expanding cities… Read more »
November 30, 2018
Cote d'Ivoire: African Development Bank Staff Council and Lion Club Clean Up Flood-Hit Ivorian Community
The plight of the Nemattoulaye-Attecoube area in Abidjan was highlighted by African Development Bank staff who, in collaboration with the Lion's Club Abidjan Strelitzia, joined… Read more »
November 29, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank's Staff Council and Lion's Club Join Forces to Clean-Up Attecoube, Ivorian Community Hit By Flood
As part of activities marking the 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Day, the Staff Council (SCO) of the African Development Bank will, on November 29, 2018 launch a vast… Read more »
May 04, 2017
Africa: Competitiveness Boost Urgently Needed to Meet Africa's Demographic Challenges - Report
Without urgent action to address stagnating levels of competitiveness, Africa's economies will not create enough jobs for the young people entering the job market Read more »
April 21, 2017
Africa: The "10,000 Communities in 1,000 Days Initiative" - Delivering the High 5s in Transition States
The African Development Bank's "10,000 Communities in 1,000 Days" Initiative was launched by Bank President Akinwumi Adesina during the inaugural African Resilience Forum in… Read more »
March 14, 2017
Africa: "Lights, Power, Action": AfDB's Adesina and Kofi Annan Urge Governments to Close Africa's Energy Deficit
The Chair of the Africa Progress Panel and former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, have called on African… Read more »
February 16, 2017
Africa: The African Development Bank Approves New $28.2 Million Funding Injection in Shelter Afrique
African Development Bank supports the African housing sector through Shelter Afrique US $20-million loan approved, after a recent US $8.2-million equity injection Shareholders… Read more »
February 15, 2017
Africa: Government of Sierra Leone Launches the Rehabilitation and Extension of Bo-Kenema Electricity Distribution System Benefiting More Than 54,000 Households
The Government of Sierra Leone, with financial support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and UK Aid, also known as Department for International Development (DfID), launched… Read more »
December 16, 2016
Africa: AfDB Group Provides USD $250 Million to Support Enable Youth Nigeria Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has approved the ENABLE Youth Nigeria program, and will provide a USD 250 million loan, to contribute to job… Read more »
October 31, 2016
Africa: The Impact of Foreign Investment in African Cities Decrypted By UN-Habitat and AfDB Experts During the Habitat III Summit in Quito
During Habitat III, in Quito, Ecuador, the African Development Bank and UN-Habitat organized a networking event to present and discuss the preliminary findings of the first phase… Read more »
October 20, 2016
Africa: Habitat III - Multilateral Development Banks Collaborate to Support 'New Urban Agenda'
In support of the 'New Urban Agenda' adopted this week during the UN-sponsored global Habitat III conference, eight Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are putting the Agenda's… Read more »
October 12, 2016
Africa: AfDB Approves 570 Million Rands Loan to Finance Affordable Housing in South Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a Senior Loan of ZAR 570 million to South Africa's Housing Investment Partners Trust 2 -HIP2), also… Read more »
August 04, 2016
Nigeria: African Economic Outlook 2016 Launched in Nigeria
The 2016 African Economic Outlook (AEO) was launched by the Nigeria Country Office of the African Development Bank at an outreach event held at the Ahmadu Bello University in… Read more »
July 27, 2016
Africa: Poverty and Inequality Reduction has Remained Less Responsive to Growth Successes Across the Continent, Says AfDB African Development Report 2015
African economies have grown substantially over the past decade, but poverty and inequality reduction has remained less responsive to growth successes across the continent,… Read more »
