October 31, 2019
Africa: Extraordinary Meeting of African Development Bank Governors - "Make the Right Decision" for Africa to Achieve Its Objectives, Says Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire
The President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, on Thursday called on the Governors of the African Development Bank to "make the right decision" to enable… Read more »
October 30, 2019
Africa: Nigeria Country Office of the African Development Bank Launches Jobs Report
The Nigeria country office of the African Development Bank on 28 October 2019 launched the Bank's 'Creating Decent Jobs: Strategies, policies and instruments' report in Nigeria. Read more »
October 29, 2019
Africa: In Togo, Youth and SMEs Receive the African Development Bank's Full Support
In a large building located in the Vakpossito district, south of the Togolese capital Lomé, the main equipment in the Agrokom soya processing plant is fully operational. In… Read more »
October 28, 2019
Togo: African Development Bank Provides $29 Million for Tax and Customs Modernization
Tuesday 1 October 2019. The Togolese Revenue Authority (OTR), the professional development institute, is officially opening its doors. There are 60 students in its first cohort, of… Read more »
October 30, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Group's Board of Governors to Hold Fifth Extraordinary Meeting in Abidjan
Who: Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group Read more »
October 14, 2019
Cameroon: Three Power Plants Financed By the African Development Bank to Reduce Power Cuts
For many years, Cameroon's national electricity supply has been notoriously unreliable and subject to power cuts. The last significant electric system outage, which lasted eight… Read more »
October 10, 2019
Senegal: African Development Bank Partners With Senegal to Host 2021 World Water Forum
A Senegalese government delegation, led by the country's Minister of Water and Sanitation, His Excellency Serigne Mbaye Thiam, briefed the African Development Bank on Senegal's… Read more »
October 09, 2019
West Africa: Inaugural Forum Paves the Way for Sustainable Fertilizer Financing in the West Africa Region
Key stakeholders in West Africa's fertilizer sector are calling for more action to support the industry, which is central to the continent's agricultural revolution. Read more »
October 01, 2019
Africa: First West Africa Fertilizer Financing Forum, Hosted By African Development Bank, Opens in Abidjan
"Effective partnerships for financing are key to the fertilizer sector growth." Read more »
September 27, 2019
Ghana: Helping Ghana Feed Itself - Pilot Project Bodes Well for the Region
Tahiru Ibrahim says he made his fortune off shea nut trees on his savannah land in Ghana's northern region. Read more »
September 25, 2019
Africa: Unga 2019 - Sahel Threats Necessitate 'Global Response': Issoufou
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou called on Sunday for a "global response" to the problems of land degradation that threaten the arid Sahel belt. Read more »
September 20, 2019
Cameroon: Yaoundé Aims for Zero Floods By 2020, Thanks to Funding From the African Development Bank
The Yaoundé Sanitation Project (PADY) has reduced the number of floods in the Cameroonian capital by five times (from 15 to 3). Read more »
Nigeria: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $500,000 Grant for Clean Energy
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has approved a $500,000 grant to support the development and launch of the Nigeria Energy… Read more »
September 16, 2019
West Africa: G5 Sahel Heads of State Throw Their Weight Behind African Development Bank's Desert to Power Initiative
Bank commits $20 million towards project preparation for the realization of the project Read more »
September 13, 2019
West Africa: G5 Sahel Summit - African Development Bank, Partners, Commit to Light Up and Power the Sahel With the Desert to Power Initiative
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, has arrived in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, ahead of the G5 Sahel Summit, and was received by Burkina… Read more »
September 11, 2019
Africa: International Financial Institutions - Corporate Secretaries to Meet in Abidjan 11-13 Sept
The Corporate Secretaries of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) will hold their 20th annual meeting from 11 to 13 September 2019 at the headquarters of the African… Read more »
September 06, 2019
Liberia: The African Development Bank Organises a Successful Open Day With Liberian Civil Society
On 30 August 2019, the African Development Bank country office in Monrovia, Liberia held a civil society open day, which provided information on the progress of the Bank's work,… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership Sign $5.4 Million Agreements to Foster Fertilizer Market in Nigeria and Tanzania
The African Development Bank and the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) have signed two grant agreements to implement trade credit guarantees worth $5.4 million… Read more »
August 23, 2019
Guinea Bissau: African Development Bank, Portugal and Guinea-Bissau Sign Compact to Accelerate Diversification, Private Sector Development
The African Development Bank and the governments of Portugal and Guinea-Bissau have signed a country specific memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the Lusophone… Read more »
August 13, 2019
Mali: In Baguinéda, Women and Small Farmers See Rice Yields Soar With Help From the African Development Bank
In Baguinéda, in eastern Mali's Koulikoro region, the lowlands on the banks of the river Niger stretch as far as the eye can see. Between two irrigated rice-growing areas, a… Read more »
August 08, 2019
Nigeria: African Development Bank Extolls Chinese Commitment to Africa, Explores Potential Partnerships With Investors
Abuja, Nigeria - 8 August 2019: The African Development Bank in Nigeria met a private sector consortium from China to help attract investment through partnerships in the… Read more »
July 31, 2019
Guinea: African Development Bank's Support of Electrification Changes Habits and Lightens the Load for Guineans
For over a year in Conakry, the Guinean capital, and in several other major towns and rural areas in the country, habits have changed. Like many of her compatriots, Arama Sire… Read more »
July 26, 2019
Africa: Tripartite Signing Ceremony of the African Development Bank-Funded Project
The African Development Bank has extended a $3 million grant from the Transition Support Facility (TSF) to the Republic of The Gambia for sustainable urban development of the… Read more »
Africa: Liberia President George Weah Moots New Agricultural Bank to Revolutionise Economy
Monrovia, Liberia, 26 July 2019 : Liberian President George Weah has supported calls for agriculture to play a larger role in his country's economy. Read more »
Nigeria: Africa's Leaders, Business Champions in Abuja to Chart a New Course for the Continent's Youth
Some of Africa's most prominent leaders in business, politics and development are gathering this weekend to chart a course for the continent's youth. Read more »
