February 15, 2017
Africa: Government of Sierra Leone Launches the Rehabilitation and Extension of Bo-Kenema Electricity Distribution System Benefiting More Than 54,000 Households
The Government of Sierra Leone, with financial support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and UK Aid, also known as Department for International Development (DfID), launched… Read more »
February 03, 2017
Gambia: Gambia's Aquaculture On the Path of Sustainable Development
The Gambia continues to face escalating food and nutrition deficits, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). As in most African countries,… Read more »
February 01, 2017
Ghana: AfDB Approves U.S.$69.6 Million Risk Participation in Infrastructure Sector Investments in Ghana, Malawi and Mozambique
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional arm of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has approved two transport sector investment risk… Read more »
January 27, 2017
West Africa: African Development Bank to Host Regional Final of TV Competition Voix Des Jeunes, With Competing Teams From Guinea, Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire
The 2016 regional finale of the televised Voix des Jeunes ("Young Voices") competition will be held at the African Development Bank's (AfDB) headquarters in Abidjan on Friday,… Read more »
January 25, 2017
Cameroon: Workshop of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) in Cameroon
Proposed roadmap for better management of complaints Read more »
January 24, 2017
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau's Rice Development Project Receives AfDB Support
Guinea-Bissau's proposed Rice Value Chain Development Project to be implemented in the Bafata and Oio regions of the country has received the African Development Bank Group's… Read more »
January 14, 2017
Africa: Remarks By President Akinwumi Adesina At the France-Africa Forum, Heads of State Session, 14 January 2016, Bamako, Mali
Excellencies. I thank President of Mali, my big brother Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, for organizing this Forum, and my dear friend, Africa's friend, President Hollande of France, for… Read more »
January 13, 2017
Africa: Bamako Economic Forum - AfDB President Calls for Stronger Partnerships With the Private Sector to Open a New Phase of Economic Transformation
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, called on the private sector to establish partnerships with the Bank to achieve the Bank's five development… Read more »
January 12, 2017
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Wins $4-Million Loan to Invest in Farmers' Cooperatives to Revive Sustainable Cashew Market
With support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Burkina Faso has been awarded a US $4-million loan from the Climate Investment Funds' Forest Investment Program (CIF FIP) to… Read more »
January 10, 2017
Africa: "Building a Partnership for Resilience" - Remarks By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President President of the African Development Bank, At the First Africa Resilience Forum, January, 10, 2017, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Honorable Ahmed Bakayoko, Minister of State for Interior and Security of Côte d'Ivoire; Read more »
January 06, 2017
Cameroon: AfDB workshop on Independent Review Mechanism outlines complaints procedures for Bank-financed projects
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 5 January 2017 – The Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is organizing an information… Read more »
December 16, 2016
Africa: Africa50 to Develop Solar Power in Nigeria
Africa50, the infrastructure fund for Africa, has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) for an 80 MW (AC) solar photovoltaic independent power project in Nigeria. The project,… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: African Development Bank Group Approves €769.78 Million to Improve Urban Transport in Abidjan
87.9 kilometers of developed urban motorways and a fourth bridge in Abidjan Read more »
Africa: AfDB Group Provides USD $250 Million to Support Enable Youth Nigeria Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has approved the ENABLE Youth Nigeria program, and will provide a USD 250 million loan, to contribute to job… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves USD $80 Million Loan and USD $20 Million Equity to Kainji and Jebba Hydro Power Project in Nigeria
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB or the Bank) has approved a financing package of USD 100 million, comprising USD 80 million loan and USD 20 million… Read more »
December 15, 2016
Africa: USAID and Adea Organize a Joint Sub-Regional Meeting in Dakar to Promote the Launch of the Global Book Alliance
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners have launched an initiative named "the Global Book Alliance (GBA)," aimed at transforming and… Read more »
December 14, 2016
Nigeria: AfDB Approves USD$ 250 Million Loan and Eur 5 Million Grant for Rebuilding, Recovery and Stabilization in North East Nigeria
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has approved a financing package comprising USD 150 million ADB Loan, USD 100 ADF Loan and the EUR 5 million… Read more »
December 09, 2016
Africa: Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin Addresses Issues of Globalization and Inequality At 11th African Economic Conference
On Day 1 of the 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja, Nigeria, Prof. Eric Maskin of Harvard University and co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize in economics made a short… Read more »
December 07, 2016
Africa: African Economic Conference Closes With Call for Agriculture to Be At the Centre of Africa's Development
The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) wound up in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, after three days of intensive discussions on how African countries can achieve… Read more »
Senegal: Cashew Nut Value Chains Need State Support to Flourish in the Casamance, Paper Finds
Three presentations were made during the ongoing 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja on the examining the dynamics and constraints of the agricultural value chain on the… Read more »
December 05, 2016
Africa: African Economic Conference Opens in Abuja - Agricultural Transformation On the Agenda
The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) kicked off in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday with a consensus on the need to scale up the continent’s agricultural… Read more »
Africa: Opening Speech Delivered By Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank, At the African Economic Conference, Abuja, December 5, 2016 On "Feed Africa - Towards Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth"
Good morning! I wish to warmly welcome you all to this African Economic Conference, being held in Abuja. Unlocking the potential of agro-industrial development across all of Africa… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: 16th African Water Facility Governing Council to Meet in Abidjan
The African Water Facility (AWF) is hosting its 16th Governing Council meeting on Monday and Tuesday, December 5 and 6, 2016 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Abidjan, Côte… Read more »
December 01, 2016
Africa: Major Rural Water Supply Conference Underway in Abidjan With AfDB's Support
A four-day meeting, to address the challenges facing rural water supply and to share perspectives on best practices, started on 29 November 2016 in Abidjan, with full support from… Read more »
November 29, 2016
West Africa: AfDB Rolls Out Its Feed Africa Strategy in the West Africa Sub-Region in Dakar
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) launched its Feed Africa Strategy in the West Africa sub-region during a workshop held on November 24, 2016 at the Dakar Terrou-Bi Hotel.… Read more »
