July 13, 2021
Ghana: Benin, Cameroon, Ghana and Congo Republic Underline Importance of Regional Integration to Intra-Africa Trade in Wood Products
Regional economic integration can boost trade in wood products among African countries, according to the findings of a new report produced by the African Natural Resources Centre… Read more »
July 12, 2021
Africa: Ghana - African Development Bank Group-Financed Road Interchange Opens, Trade and Incomes Expected Up
A jumbo road interchange financed by the African Development Bank Group has opened in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, amid hopes the new infrastructure will help reduce road… Read more »
July 09, 2021
West Africa: African Development Bank Group's $6 Million Grant Kicks Off Desert-to-Power West Africa Regional Energy Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $6 million grant to launch the initial phase of the Desert to Power West Africa Regional Energy Program.… Read more »
July 07, 2021
Cote d'Ivoire: African Development Bank to Support Creation of Agricultural Value Chains in Côte d'Ivoire - President Adesina
The African Development Bank will support Côte d'Ivoire in creating agricultural value chains to create more jobs and make economic growth more inclusive, the bank's… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Bolsters Women-Empowered Businesses With $50 Million Loan to Fcmb Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of $50 million to Nigeria's First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to channel to local enterprises and… Read more »
July 06, 2021
Nigeria: Appointment Announcement Director General, Nigeria Country Office Mr. Lamin Barrow
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Lamin BARROW as Director General, Nigeria Country Office, effective 1st July 2021. Read more »
June 17, 2021
Cote d'Ivoire: IFC and the African Development Bank Launch Program to Support Women Farmers in Côte d'Ivoire
In order to boost the professional capacities, incomes and access to finance of thousands of Ivorian women smallholder farmers in the staple food sector, IFC and the African… Read more »
June 08, 2021
Guinea: Guinea - African Development Bank Approves $430,000 Grant for Ebola Emergency Relief Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $430,000 grant to Guinea to fight the spread of the Ebola hemorrhagic fever epidemic throughout the country. Read more »
June 03, 2021
Ghana: Ghana - African Development Bank Group Supports Risk-Based Supervision for Capital Markets
The African Development Bank Group and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Ghana today launched a $400,000 project to strengthen the development of Ghanaian capital… Read more »
May 28, 2021
Nigeria: Africa Road Builders - Nigeria's President Buhari Wins 2021 Super Builder Award - Babacar Ndiaye Trophy
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was named the winner of the 2021 Great Builder Super Prize, the Babacar Ndiaye Trophy, during the inaugural Africa Road Builders Conference held… Read more »
April 28, 2021
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - Vulnerable Households and Small Businesses Find Relief From Government Program to Ease Covid-19 Headaches
For Hortense Koné, the manager of a small restaurant in Abobo Belleville, north of Côte d'Ivoire's economic capital Abidjan, paying her water and electricity bills… Read more »
Nigeria: African Development Bank Debars Maxicare Company (Nigeria) Limited for 36 Months for Collusive and Fraudulent Practices
The African Development Bank Group, on 28 April 2021, announces the 36 month debarment of Maxicare Company (Nigeria) Limited with effect from 23 February 2021. Maxicare Company… Read more »
March 25, 2021
Nigeria: Nigerian 'Experienced Beginner' Lands Job With Us-Based Software Firm After Taking Bank Coding for Employment Course
In 2019, the African Development Bank and technology firm Microsoft launched the Coding for Employment digital training platform, an online tool providing digital skills to African… Read more »
March 18, 2021
Liberia: African Development Bank Group Supports Domestic Debt Market Development in the Gambia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia
The African Development Bank Group has launched a project to support development of domestic debt markets and financial systems in four West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) countries:… Read more »
March 15, 2021
Nigeria: In Nigeria, a Mother's Search for Tasty, Nutritious Food for Her Son Spurs a Baby Food Revolution
For Women's History Month, we spotlight Oluwaseun Sangoleye, founder of Baby Grubz, a Nigerian baby food company. As a first runner-up in the African Development Bank's 2020… Read more »
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 »
