West Africa: The African Development Bank and the African Legal Support Facility Strengthen Sahel Solar Projects Through IPP Protocol Training

The workshop followed recommendations issued by African energy ministers at the 5th Desert to Power Ministerial Meeting, calling for the dissemination and application of the Joint… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Policy Dialogue in Abidjan Reframes Africa's Debate On Free Movement

Africa's drive to allow easier movement of people took centre stage on 12 December 2025 as the private sector and civil society met in Abidjan for a policy dialogue hosted by the… Read more »

São Tomé and Príncipe: African Development Bank's $21.9 Million Grant to Boost São Tomé and Príncipe's Blue Economy and Strengthen Food Security

The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved a $22 million grant to finance the Blue Economy and Fisheries Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Maintenance… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Secures Gef Approval for Landmark Mercury-Reduction Project in the Gold Mining Sector, Backed By the African Development Bank Group

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved a transformative project developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia and supported by the African… Read more »

Africa: High Hopes for African Development Fund 17th Replenishment Meeting to Mobilise Investment for Africa's Development Needs

The governments of the United Kingdom and Ghana are hosting the pledging meeting for the 17th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-17) in London from 15-16 December,… Read more »

São Tomé and Príncipe: African Development Bank and São Tomé and Príncipe Sign Three New Grant Financing Agreements

The African Development Bank Group and the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe have deepened their development partnership with $18 million in new grant… Read more »

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 »

Mali: The African Development Fund Grants Guinea Nearly $26 Million in Additional Funding to Develop an Electricity Interconnection With Mali

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved additional financing of $25.79 million for Guinea for the 225 kV Guinea-Mali electricity interconnection project. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - the African Development Fund Grants €70.34 Million in Financing for the Transport Sector Support Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved a €70.34 million loan to Burkina Faso to finance the Transport Sector Support Project in Abidjan on 10 December… Read more »

Benin: Benin - African Development Bank to Invest €102 Million to Boost Poultry Meat Production

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group meeting in Abidjan today approved a €102.12 million loan to Benin to implement the first phase of the Agriculture… Read more »

São Tomé and Príncipe: African Development Bank to Strengthen São Tomé and Príncipe's Economic Resilience With $7.5 Million Nigeria Trust Fund Grant

The African Development Bank Group Board of Directors has approved a $7.5 million supplemental financing grant from the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF) to support São Tomé… 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 »

Ghana: Twenty Years of Waiting - How Seizing One Opportunity Transformed a Struggling Farmer Into a Community Leader

Abdul Salam Dauda, 35, a farmer from Zanindo, a community in the Gushiegu District of Northern Ghana, has been farming for over two decades without much success. Read more »

Cape Verde: Cabo Verde - African Development Bank Group Approves €17.7 Million to Advance Public Sector Digitisation

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €17.71 million loan to support the second phase of Cabo Verde's E-Governance and Public Financial… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Provides $200 Million to Support Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Program

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $200 million for the first tranche of the Multi-Tranche Financing Facility under Phase II of Nigeria's… Read more »

Cameroon: 'We're Blown Away!' New Essos Meat Market Opens in Yaoundé

The Essos meat market in the heart of Yaoundé's 5th district now has a new lease of life. On Wednesday 26 November, at a festive ceremony attended by government officials,… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon - African Development Bank Group Approves €25 Million Trade Finance Facility to Enable Crédit Communautaire d'Afrique-Bank Expand Support to SMEs

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved financing of €25 million to help Cameroon's Crédit Communautaire d'Afrique-Bank (CCA-Bank)… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Completes Midterm Review of Its 2023-2028 Country Strategy to Advance Economic Transformation and Job Creation

The African Development Bank Group has completed the midterm review of its 2023-2028 Country Strategy for Mauritania, assessing progress achieved to date and identifying lessons to… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - The African Development Bank Group Grants €39 Million to Support Governance and Resource Mobilisation

Côte d'Ivoire will receive new support from the African Development Bank Group to strengthen governance and promote more inclusive, resilient economic growth. The Bank's… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Group Loans $500 Million to Support Economic Governance and Energy Transition

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group, meeting in Abidjan, approved a $500 million loan to the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to finance the… Read more »

Benin: Benin - The African Development Fund Grants an Additional $28 Million in Financing to Boost the Private Sector's Contribution to the Country's Economy

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved additional financing of $28 million for Benin to continue the Economic Governance and Private Sector Development… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia - African Development Fund Invests Over $7 Million to Complete Run-of-River Hydropower Plant and Related Infrastructure Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, meeting today in Abidjan, has approved an additional loan of $7.41 million to complete implementation of the Renewable… Read more »

West Africa: African Development Fund Commits $14 Million Grant to Scaling Up Climate Resilience Across the Sahel

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of $14.64 million to support Project 2 of the Programme to Strengthen Resilience to Food and Nutrition… Read more »

Niger: Niger Takes a Major Step Towards High-Speed Connectivity With Handover of Over 1,000 Km of Fibre-Optic Cable

Niger has taken a major step forward in improving the country's broadband connectivity and regional digital integration by completing provisional acceptance of the fibre-optic… Read more »

Mali: African Development Bank Approves Over $68 Million in Financing to Safeguard Bamako's Power Supply and Reduce Power Outages

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved, on 12 November 2025 in Abidjan, financing of $68.26 million for Mali to implement the Bamako 225 KV North… Read more »