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 »
September 26, 2018
Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves $50mn Facility to Support Nigeria's Rural Populations
The African Development Bank has approved a US$50 million line of credit to Nigeria's Sterling Bank Plc to support micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) in strategic… Read more »
September 24, 2018
Ghana: African Development Bank Supports Ghana's Renewable Energy Sector With $1.5 Million Grant
The African Development Bank has approved a US$1.5 million grant from its Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), to assist Ghana's s renewable energy investment drive. The… Read more »
September 25, 2018
Nigeria: African Development Bank and Nigerian Economic Society to Hold International Conference On Agricultural Value Chain(s) in Abuja, Nigeria
The African Development Institute (ECAD) of the African Development Bank and the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) will convene an international conference under the theme… Read more »
September 21, 2018
Liberia: African Development Bank Approves $1mn to Boost Private Sector in Wood Industry
The African Development Bank's Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), has approved a grant of US $1 million to Liberia, to provide technical assistance to its… Read more »
September 13, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Boosts Cameroon Livestock and Fish Farming With €84 Million Loan
The African Development Bank Group has extended a loan of €84 million to Cameroon to support livestock and fish production in the central African country in line with the… Read more »
September 12, 2018
Africa: A Continent in Mourning
As the world bids farewell to global statesman and former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, the African Development Bank joins a continent in mourning in paying tribute… Read more »
September 11, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Supports Prudent Debt Management and Senegal's National Development Strategy
On September 5th, 2018, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved a partial credit guarantee for the Republic of Senegal to help hedge currency risk arising… Read more »
Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Boosts Private Sector
Spotlight on a few beneficiaries in Mauritania who are flourishing with private sector support. Read more »
Senegal: African Development Bank Supports Senegal's National Development Strategy
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a partial credit guarantee to the Republic of Senegal to help hedge currency risk arising from Eurobonds and to… Read more »
September 07, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Approves U.S.$ 15 Million Equity Investment to Boost SME Growth in West Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a US$ 15 million equity investment in Verod Capital Growth Fund III, a private equity fund that will make… Read more »
August 18, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Mourns Passing of Former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kofi A. Annan
The African Development Bank has learned with deep sadness the news of the death of Kofi A. Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Noble Peace Prize Laureate, at… Read more »
August 16, 2018
Cote d'Ivoire: Poverty On the Decline in Eastern Côte d'Ivoire
The African Development Bank is ramping up the pace of its work in the agriculture sector. Its new strategy to transform African agriculture, approved in May 2016, aims to… Read more »
August 06, 2018
Nigeria: African Development Bank Inaugurates Task Force On Youth Employment and Skills Development
The African Development Bank in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated a Task Force to drive its first Public-Private Round Table on Youth Employment… Read more »
August 02, 2018
Cape Verde: The African Development Bank Loans 20 Million Euros to Cabo Verde to Boost Local Economic Development
The African Development Bank and Cabo Verde have signed a 20 million euro loan agreement to revitalize the economy of the West African coastal island. Read more »
July 25, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Reiterates Support for Lake Chad Basin Heritage Project
Dore was speaking at a side event of a High Level Political Forum held in New York July 16-18 Read more »
July 23, 2018
Cape Verde: Water Project in Cabo Verde Saves Communities, Transforms Livelihoods of Women
A water irrigation and supply system funded by the African Development Bank has transformed the lives of rural farming communities in Cabo Verde's Santiago Island, sparing farmers… Read more »
July 18, 2018
Cape Verde: Cabo Verde - African Development Bank Approves €20 Million for Private Sector Competitiveness & Local Economic Development Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has agreed to award to the Republic of Cabo Verde, a €20-million loan to finance the first phase of the country's… Read more »
July 09, 2018
West Africa: Exploring the Role of Economic Incentives and Spillover Effects in Biodiversity Conservation Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Macroeconomics Policy, Forecasting and Research Department (ECMR) organized a seminar on "Exploring the role of economic incentives and spillover effects in biodiversity… Read more »
June 28, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank's Independent Review Mechanism Screens Three Projects
On May 9, 2018, the Boards of Directors approved the Semi-Urban Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, the Ketta-Djoum Road Development Project, and the Kumba-Mamfe Road Development… Read more »
June 27, 2018
Africa: International Lawmakers Gather in Abidjan to Mark 20 Years Jubilee of the African Development Bank's Administrative Tribunal
The Bank to host International Colloquium to enhance participants' capacity to effectively prevent and manage employment disputes in international organizations Read more »