May 09, 2022
West Africa: West Africa Gets Ready for Desertification COP15
West African representatives from the ministries of planning and finance, environment, and other stakeholders gathered in Abidjan on 5-6 May 2022 for a capacity-building workshop… Read more »
April 27, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Top Priority Under African Development Bank Africa Emergency Food Plan
The head of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Tuesday to discuss the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and… Read more »
April 20, 2022
Ghana: Tangible Mid-Term Results for the African Development Bank's Country Strategy Paper for Ghana 2019-2023
The African Development Bank's 2019-2023 strategy for Ghana is producing tangible results, particularly in the agriculture and transport sectors, according to a mid-term review of… Read more »
April 11, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Group to Hold 2022 Annual Meetings From May 23-27 in Accra, Ghana
Ghana will host the African Development Bank Group's 2022 Annual Meetings from 23-27 May in its capital, Accra. This year's meetings mark a return to in-person sessions following… Read more »
April 06, 2022
West Africa: Sahel Alliance's 3rd General Assembly Strengthens Commitments to Sahelian Populations
Representatives of the Sahel Alliance and its partners met in Madrid on 4 April 2022, under the chairmanship of the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and… Read more »
April 01, 2022
West Africa: Press Conference - 3rd General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance
Who: Sahel Alliance and partners Read more »
March 25, 2022
West Africa: African Development Bank Group Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Ecowas for $3.56 Million Grant to Develop West Africa Pharmaceutical Industry
The African Development Bank and the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have signed a memorandum of understanding for $3.56 million in grant… Read more »
March 28, 2022
Sierra Leone: Program to Empower Women Cross-Border Traders in Liberia and Sierra Leone Receives $4.2 Million Boost
Some 1,500 women engaged in informal trade across Liberia and Sierra Leone's border will soon receive training and mentorship to formalize their businesses, increase and stabilize… Read more »
March 25, 2022
Ghana: Ghana - Report Warns That Climate Risks Could Cost Ghana's Transport Sector $3.9 Billion, but Roadmap Offers Hope
A new report estimates that by 2050 climate risks could cause damage worth $3.9 billion in Ghana's transport sector. But the report also offers a roadmap that could prevent the… 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 »
March 21, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: The Africa Investment Forum - Catalyzing Financing for Game-Changing Abidjan-Lagos Highway Project
The construction of the 1,081-kilometer Abidjan-Lagos highway will have a significant impact on the economies of five West African countries - Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo,… Read more »
March 18, 2022
Senegal: African Development Bank Group Partners With World Water Council As Top-Tier Sponsor of the 9th World Water Forum in Senegal
Bank earmarks more than $5.6 million to support world's largest water event held in Sub-Saharan Africa for the first time Read more »
March 17, 2022
Niger: Niger - African Development Bank Group Approves $127 Million Package to Open Up Eastern Agricultural Areas
On Wednesday in Abidjan, the African Development Bank Group approved funding of $127.8 million to Niger. The funds approved by the Board of Directors of the African Development… Read more »
March 04, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: African Development Bank Vice-President Dr. Kevin Kariuki Visits the 44mw Singrobo-Ahouaty Hydroelectric Power Project Site
The African Development Bank Group's Vice-President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, Dr. Kevin Kariuki, on Thursday 24 February accompanied the Ivorian Minister of… Read more »
March 10, 2022
West Africa: Promoting Gender-Sensitive Digital Financial Services, Policies and Regulations Across Ecowas
What: Webinar Read more »
February 23, 2022
Africa: Six African Countries to Receive Initial Transfer of Mrna Vaccine Technology
Six African countries - Egypt, Senegal, Kenya, South Africa, Tunisia and Nigeria - have emerged as the first African recipients of mRNA technology under the global mRNA technology… Read more »
February 18, 2022
Africa: Liberia - African Development Fund Approves $12.13 Million Savings to Fund Additional Works Under the Bank-Sponsored Fish Town-Harper Road Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, on Wednesday approved funding of $12.13 million to finance… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves $379.6 Million Desert to Power Financing Facility for the G5 Sahel Countries
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved the Desert to Power G5 Sahel Financing Facility, covering Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.… Read more »
February 17, 2022
Senegal: Senegal's Macky Sall and France's Emmanuel Macron Commit to Stronger Europe-Africa Partnership
The Senegalese and French presidents yesterday committed to stronger Europe-Africa partnership and to empowering youth. Read more »
February 02, 2022
Africa: AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina Calls On Graduating Class of Federal University of Technology Minna to Create a New, Greater, and More Dynamic Nigeria
The Federal University of Technology Minna has awarded the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina an honorary doctorate. The honor was conferred at the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina Awarded Honorary Doctoral Degree At Federal University of Technology Minna - Calls On Graduating Class to Create a New, Greater and Dynamic Nigeria
The Federal University of Technology Minna has awarded the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina an honorary doctorate. The honor was conferred at the… Read more »
February 03, 2022
Senegal: At Senegal's Home of Vaccines, African Development Bank President Reiterates Commitment to Africa's Pharmaceutical Industry
Bank President visits pioneering Covid-19 vaccine production center, discusses $3 billion investment in the pharmaceutical industry Read more »
February 01, 2022
Africa: African Development Fund extends $27.39 million grant to support development of mini grid and solar PV net metering in Ghana
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $27.39 million grant to Ghana for the development of renewable energy investments in the mini grid and net… Read more »
January 31, 2022
Liberia: Liberia - African Development Bank Extends $10 Million Grant to Enhance Climate Information Systems
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $10 million grant from the Green Climate Fund, for which the Bank is the accredited agency, to improve… Read more »
January 30, 2022
Guinea Bissau: Guinea Bissau - African Development Bank Group President Announces $30 Million Package for Infrastructure, Budget and Governance Support
African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has announced a financial package of $30 million dollars to the West African nation of Guinea -Bissau. Read more »
