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 »
September 06, 2022
Cameroon: Climate Change Poses a Health Challenge in Cameroon
Dr. Paul Eloundou understands the challenges posed by climate change only too well. A resident in Yaoundé and the director of one of the largest district hospitals, he is an… Read more »
August 26, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria - Stakeholders Endorse African Development Bank Country Strategy, Urge Greater Engagement With Diaspora
Representatives of Nigeria's Diaspora, national networks, and youth and women groups have hailed the African Development Bank for supporting transformational projects in the… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank President Named Among Winners of 2021 Global Brand Award
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been awarded Nigeria Global Brand Award of the Year 2021 by Blueprint Newspapers, a national daily print and… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - More Than 30,000 New Electricity Connections in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso Established Through an African Development Fund Project
The African Development Bank- supported Burkina Faso Electrification Project for Semi-Urban Areas of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, under implementation since 2017, has resulted… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Togo: Josué Komla Guenou - From Small-Town Boy to Big-Time Agripreneur
Today, 41-year-old Josué Komla Guenou is a successful full-time agricultural entrepreneur, proud to walk through the rows of his corn plants, which are already a head taller… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Winner of Fashionomics Africa Competition Says Sustainable Design, Mentorship Key to Success
When Nigerian designer Gift Raji found out that her clothing and accessory designs had won Fashionomics Africa's $3,000 prize for sustainable fashion, it wasn't only the cash prize… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: Madjara Coulibaly - Finding Her Place in Society After War
Forty km north of Abidjan, Azaguié is a seemingly quiet town. Read more »
July 26, 2022
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone - African Development Fund Approves $2 Million Grant to Boost Food Production
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a grant of $2 million to boost food production… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Fund Approves Additional $3.5 Million Financing for Rice Value Chain Transformation Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $3.5 million from the African Development Fund's Transition Support Facility as additional… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Cameroon: 'We've Forgotten About the Rain.' Water Management Project Brings Relief From Flooding in Yaounde, Cameroon's Capital
Florence Latila remembers the destruction that flooding caused in Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital for over three decades from 1980. Read more »
July 19, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - African Development Bank and Government Discuss Projects and Prospects
What: Closing workshop of the dialogue on the country diagnostic note for Côte d'Ivoire Read more »
July 22, 2022
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Fund Approves Additional $3.3 Million Financing for Rice Value Chain Transformation Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $3.5 million from the African Development Fund's Transition Support Facility as additional… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Sierra Leone: In Sierra Leone, Improved Access to Safe Drinking Water for More Than 700,000 People in Rural Areas, Thanks to the African Development Bank
Implemented in Sierra Leone between 2013 and 2021, the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project has increased access to safe drinking water by 13% and to safe basic sanitation by… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Board Approves $134 Million Loan to Boost Local Food Production
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Friday approved a $134 million loan for the National Agriculture Growth Scheme - Agro Pocket program in Nigeria to… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Guinea: Guinea - $66 Million From the African Development Bank to Extend Access to Electricity
On 14 July 2022 in Abidjan, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a $66.39 million support package for Guinea. The funding is intended to help it… Read more »
Cape Verde: Cabo Verde - Cabo Verde Prime Minister, African Development Bank Head Affirm Commitment to Strengthen Island Nation's Economy From Exogenous Shocks
The African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has met with Cape Verde Prime Minister José Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva on an official visit to the… Read more »
July 13, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - The African Development Bank Group Extends $400,000 Grant to Build Capacity of Public Financial Institution
The African Development Bank Group has approved on 13 July 2022 a $400,000 technical assistance grant to the Deposit and Consignment Office of Côte d'Ivoire (CDC-CI, a State… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: Cameroon - African Development Bank and Government Launch Programme to Strengthen Supreme Audit Institutions
The African Development Bank and the Government of Cameroon have launched the Regional Programme to Strengthen the Mandates of Supreme Audit Institutions. The launch took place… Read more »
July 11, 2022
Nigeria: African Development Bank-Supported Trade Credit Guarantee Project Increases Access to Fertilizer in Nigeria
In the middle of Kamba market in Nigeria's north-western Kebbi State, hub agro-dealer Umar Sani points to a stack of fertilizer bags in Alhaji Musa's retail shop, a sign to… Read more »
July 08, 2022
Senegal: African Development Bank Extends €121 Million Food-Production Loan to Senegal to Cushion Impacts of War in Ukraine
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group today approved a €121 million loan to Senegal for implementation of an emergency agricultural programme that will… 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 30, 2022
Africa: Ghana - African Development Fund Approves $27.19 Million Grant for Skills Development Infrastructure to Boost Post Covid-19 Recovery
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund today approved a $27.19 million grant to Ghana for infrastructure for skills development and job creation for youth and women… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Mauritania: Mrs. Abdawa's Tents
Chay-a Abdawa is a mother of six and president of the El Wihda cooperative in Nouakchott, Mauritania. El Wihda produces traditional tents known as khaïmas. Once emblematic of… Read more »
June 28, 2022
West Africa: Ecowas - African Development Fund Approves $2 Million Technical Grant to Boost Electricity Reforms
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on 24 June approved a technical assistance grant of $2 million to fund research that will contribute to electricity reforms… Read more »
