March 10, 2021
Ghana: African Development Bank Provides $1 Million for Ai-Based National Customer Management Systems in Ghana, Rwanda and Zambia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $1.024 million for artificial intelligence enabled systems to process customer complaints on behalf… Read more »
March 05, 2021
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Group Provides $400,000 Grant for Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria to Support Capital Markets Development
The African Development Bank Group today signed a $400,000 grant agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria to strengthen securities market regulation and… Read more »
March 02, 2021
West Africa: African Development Bank Provides $320 000 in Grant Funding to Mainstream Gender in Ecowas' Digital Financial Operations
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has awarded a grant of $320, 535 to the West African Monetary Agency to mainstream gender in ECOWAS' core digital financial… Read more »
February 15, 2021
Nigeria: Ehingbeti - Lagos Economic Summit 2021
What: 8th Lagos Economic Summit: discussing issues critical to development of the mega city Read more »
February 01, 2021
Nigeria: Consultation With Nigerian Stakeholders On 2021-2025 Private Sector Development Strategy
What: Consultative Meeting with Nigerian Stakeholders on African Development Bank Group's 2021-2025 Private Sector Development Strategy Read more »
January 25, 2021
West Africa: The Sahel Alliance and Its Partners Assess Three Years of Action in a Region With Multiple Challenges
The Sahel Alliance delivered an official assessment of progress made during its first three years at a digital conference on 19 January. The conference panel featured a number of… Read more »
January 18, 2021
Africa: Launch of the Report On 3 Years of the Sahel Alliance
What: Launch - 3 years of the Sahel Alliance: Achievements, challenges and prospects. Publication of the 2017-2020 results report Read more »
January 08, 2021
West Africa: After Success in Morocco, the African Development Bank Develops Another Giant Solar Power Plant in the Sahel
The African Development Bank, the leading financial partner of the Noor Ouarzazate complex, the world's largest solar power station extending over 3,000 hectares of desert in… Read more »
January 11, 2021
West Africa: Sahel Region - The African Development Bank Pledges to Mobilise $6.5 Billion in Support of the Great Green Wall Initiative
The Sahel region's Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank on Monday. During a forum hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and His… Read more »
December 29, 2020
Africa: The African Development Bank Appoints Mr. Mohamed Cherif, Country Manager, Senegal
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Mohamed Cherif, as Country Manager, Senegal Country Office, effective 1st January 2021. Read more »
December 18, 2020
Africa: Sahel Group of Five - African Development Bank Approves Program to Expand Solar Energy Generation Under Desert-to-Power Scheme
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved on Wednesday a Desert-to-Power (D2P) technical support program that will advance the rollout of solar generation in… Read more »
Guinea Bissau: Guinea Bissau - African Development Fund Approves $9.8 Million to Guinea-Bissau for Covid-19 Relief and Resilience
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund have approved a $9.8 million grant to Guinea Bissau for its national Control Support Project (PALPC), aimed at reducing the… Read more »
December 12, 2020
Africa: Nordic Development Fund Extends Grant of $8.8 Million to African Water Facility for Covid-19 Recovery in the Sahel and Horn of Africa Regions
The Board of Directors of the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) on Tuesday approved $8.8 million in grant funding to the African Water Facility (AWF) to bolster investments in COVID-19… Read more »
December 11, 2020
Ghana: Road Users in Ghana See Life-Changing Impact As Bank-Funded Jumbo Road Interchange Partially Opens
Pointing overhead to the imposing structure of concrete pillars and tiered, swirling highways, 63-year-old Ayorkor Baka, like many others, welcomes the new interchange, saying it… Read more »
December 05, 2020
Africa: Remarks of Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, At the 2020 Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (Cibn) Fellowship Investiture Saturday December 5, 2020
Your Excellency, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, Mr. Ernest Ebi, Chairman of the occasion, Mr. Bayo Olugbemi, FCIB, the President and Chairman of the Council of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Remarks of Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, at the 2020 Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) Fellowship Investiture
Your Excellency, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, Mr. Ernest Ebi, Chairman of the occasion, Mr. Bayo Olugbemi, FCIB, the President and Chairman of the Council of the… Read more »
December 03, 2020
West Africa: Unlocking the Solar Potential of the G5 Sahel Countries
WHAT: Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP) - Unlocking the Solar Potential of the G5 Sahel Countries Read more »
November 26, 2020
Africa: More Can Be Done to Plan Ahead and Improve Preparedness for Flooding in West Africa, Says Head of Climate Change and Green Growth
Early warning systems, contingency planning and local action can strengthen West Africa's responses to increasingly frequent severe flooding, but more investment is needed in… Read more »
November 20, 2020
West Africa: Launch of the West Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (Risp) 2020-2025
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November 13, 2020
Africa: Ghana, African Development Bank Group Sign MOU for 2021 Annual Meetings
"We promise to champion African excellence and deliver a befitting event. We will leave no stone unturned to ensure that this is a seminal event." - Kenneth Ofori-Atta Read more »
November 05, 2020
West Africa: Flood Forecasting and Early Warning in West Africa
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October 28, 2020
Africa: Appointment of Mr. Lamin Barrow As Acting Senior Director, Nigeria Country Office, African Development Bank Group
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Lamin Barrow as Acting Senior Director - Nigeria Country Office, effective 1 November 2020. Read more »
October 19, 2020
Ghana: The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism, OCP Africa Team Up to Increase Access to Fertilizers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
The African Development Bank has approved the participation of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) in a $4 million partial trade credit guarantee with OCP Africa, a… Read more »
October 15, 2020
Ghana: In Ghana's North, Training and Support to Farmers Drives Major Livelihood Improvements
A 39-year old Ghanaian farmer has broken a record by becoming the first indigenous commercial farmer with over 425 hectares of farmland in a single location in the country's… Read more »
October 08, 2020
Ghana: In Ghana, Improved, Sustainable Sanitation Helps a "Queen Mother of Oranges" Reign Supreme in Her Heavily Populated Community Market
New project provides sanitation infrastructure to tens of thousands Read more »