February 18, 2019
West Africa: African Development Bank Committed to Fighting Malnutrition and Poverty in the Sahel
Increasing numbers of women can be seen around the goat and sheep pens of Saria, in the province of Boulkiemdé, in Centre-West Burkina Faso. But not for the typical scenario… Read more »
February 05, 2019
Africa: African Road Safety Leadership Program Kicks Off in Abidjan
The second Road Safety Leadership Program organized by the Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP, an international partnership hosted by the World Bank), in collaboration with the… Read more »
West Africa: African Development Bank, Ecowas, Sign Agreement for Study On Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway
The African Development Bank and the Economic Community Of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) have signed an agreement for a study into a 1,000 kilometre highway linking Cote… Read more »
February 01, 2019
Africa: Board Approves Recommendations and Mitigation Action Plan for Coal-Fired Power Plant Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved the recommendations of the Independent Review Mechanism to bring the Sendou coal-fired power plant project… Read more »
January 25, 2019
Africa: Major Bridge Linking Gambia to Senegal Ushers in New Era of Connectivity
Cars, trucks and pedestrians plied the new bridge linking the Gambia and Senegal Thursday, ushering in a new era of connectivity and integration for the two West African nations. Read more »
January 23, 2019
Senegal: New African Delivery Units Network Launched
The African Delivery Units Network, a unique platform for government delivery units across the continent, has been launched in the Senegalese capital Dakar. Read more »
January 21, 2019
Africa: Fertilizer Project Raises Yields By Over 50 Percent, Showcases Successful PPP's
In Nigeria, the world's largest single-train urea plant has created over 50,000 jobs across the agriculture value-chain, while its affordable fertilizer is boosting farm yields and… Read more »
January 15, 2019
Senegal: Handover of Dakar Regional Express Train
African Development Bank contributes EUR182.9 million to landmark project Read more »
January 08, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Approves U.S.$14.12 Million to Support Nigeria's Membership in African Trade Insurance (Ati) Agency
The African Development Bank Group, through its Trade Finance operations, has approved a US$14.12 million facility to support the Federal Republic of Nigeria's membership in the… Read more »
December 18, 2018
Cape Verde: African Development Bank to Strengthen Support to Private Sector
The African Development Bank will triple its support to Cabo Verde, the Bank announced during the country's International Donors Conference and Investment Forum in Paris, on the… Read more »
December 12, 2018
Liberia: African Development Bank Engages Liberian Civil Society On Country Strategic Paper Preparation Process
The Civil Society Division of the African Development Bank has engaged civil society organizations in Liberia as part of the Country's Strategic Paper (CSP) Preparation process.… Read more »
December 07, 2018
West Africa: African Development Bank Pushes for a Solar-Secure Sahel Region
Africa's Sahel region is sitting on a goldmine when it comes to renewable energy, the African Development Bank said on Tuesday at COP24. The Bank noted that at a time when about… Read more »
December 06, 2018
Nigeria: Vice President Osinbajo Launches African Development Bank-Funded U.S $258 Million Landmark Northeast Recovery Programme
"When the story of northeast's recovery is told, the work of the African Development Bank will occupy a well-merited and prominent chapter - Osinbajo Read more »
December 03, 2018
Nigeria: The African Development Bank and Africa Growing Together Fund to Provide U.S.$ 200 Million in Joint Financing to Support the Nigeria Electrification Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a US$150 million sovereign loan to the Federal Government of Nigeria to finance the Nigeria… Read more »
November 30, 2018
Cote d'Ivoire: African Development Bank Staff Council and Lion Club Clean Up Flood-Hit Ivorian Community
The plight of the Nemattoulaye-Attecoube area in Abidjan was highlighted by African Development Bank staff who, in collaboration with the Lion's Club Abidjan Strelitzia, joined… Read more »
November 28, 2018
Mauritania: On Track to Beating Drinking Water Shortages
Thanks to joint efforts by development partners including the African Development Bank, which invested US$45.7 million between 2003 and 2014 in water supply and sanitation… Read more »
Cameroon: African Development Bank Approves €17.96 Million Ring-Road Project to Improve Socio-Economic Growth in the North-West Province
The African Development Bank has approved a €17.96 million loan to the Republic of Cameroon to finance the construction of a Ring-Road Project in the North-West Province of… Read more »
November 19, 2018
Togo: Using Toilets to Fight Cholera
Located 350 kilometres north of Lomé, Sokodé, the second-largest city in Togo, was the epicentre of three cholera outbreaks in 2013. That same year, the African… Read more »
November 08, 2018
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2018 - Lusophone Africa Sets Sight On US$5 Billion in Projects Under New Development Finance Compact
Lusophone countries have identified a pipeline of more than US$5 billion in private sector and private-public partnership (PPP) projects to accelerate growth in their economies. Read more »
October 30, 2018
Africa: Nigeria's Emir Sanusi Urges Africa to Put Education and the Poor At the Centre of Development
One of Nigeria's foremost traditional rulers has challenged Africans and development experts to rethink development financing to reach the poorest communities on the continent, to… Read more »
October 26, 2018
Nigeria: Bank Strives to Boost Job Creation and Entrepreneurship in Nigeria
Engages Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, National Universities Commission, Siemens, GE, Master Card Foundation, World Bank &t NESG Read more »
October 18, 2018
Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves U.S. $ 50mn Facility to Support SMEs and Women Owned Enterprises in Nigeria
The African Development Bank has approved a US$50 million line of credit to Nigeria's Fidelity Bank Plc to support small and medium sized, and women-owned enterprises in selected… Read more »
October 17, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank to Invest U.S.$ 10 Million in Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a Naira investment equivalent to US$ 10 million in Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund… Read more »
October 12, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank, Technology Stakeholders Seek to Bridge Africa's Digital Gender Gap
'Unlocking Africa's Digital Future' was the theme of the 2018 Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology (#TechWomenAfrica) convened by the African Development Bank in… Read more »
October 04, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Approves Recommendations By the Independent Review Mechanism for Form Ghana Reforestation Project
The implementation of mitigation measures to bring Form Ghana Reforestation Project into compliance with Bank environmental and social standards have received a green light from… Read more »