March 11
Nigeria: Celebrities Crowd Adesina Obafemi Awolowo Prize Ceremony in Lagos
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March 07
Senegal: Senegal - African Development Bank Project Improves Access to Drinking Water and Sanitation for Two Cities and Three Rural Areas
Launched in Senegal in 2014, the Water and Sanitation Sector Project ends this December 2024. With $15 million in funding from the African Development Fund, the African Development… Read more »
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Bank Approves Supplemental $16 Million to Boost Agriculture and Food Security
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group, granted an additional $16.08 million on March 4, to The Gambia to bolster its ongoing Agriculture and Food Security… Read more »
March 06
Senegal: Senegal - The African Development Bank Donates $20 Million to Strengthen Food Security and Increase Incomes of Small Producers
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group granted a donation of $20 million to Senegal, in Abidjan on Tuesday 5 March 2024, to implement the Post-Covid Food and… Read more »
March 01
Mali: Mali - Partners and Key Players Commit to Developing Renewables Sector At Opening of 3rd Renewable Energies Week
On Thursday 29 February 2024, the Malian Minister of Young People and Sports, Civic Education and Citizenship, Abdoul Kassim Fomba presided - in the name of the Prime Minister of… Read more »
February 22
Nigeria: Catalyzing Digital Innovation - African Development Bank Commits $80 Million to Ekiti Knowledge Zone Project in Nigeria
In the heart of Nigeria's Ekiti State, a groundbreaking initiative is taking shape - the Ekiti Knowledge Zone (EKZ), a bold step to transform the region into a hub for digital… Read more »
February 15
Senegal: Senegal - African Development Bank Improves Quality of Life for Hundreds of Thousands of Rural People By Facilitating Their Access to Basic Socio-Economic Infrastructure
The Emergency Community Development Programme Support Project, benefiting from €43.32 million in support from the African Development Bank Group, has been implemented in… Read more »
February 09
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Government, African Development Bank Launch Project to Bolster Food Security
The government of Burkina Faso has officially launched an African Development Bank supported project to bolster food security in the country against the impacts of Russia's… Read more »
January 30
West Africa: COP28 Day 7 - Innovative Financing for Climate-Smart Agriculture in West Africa
"Climate-smart agriculture in West Africa: challenges for innovative financing in support of the public and private sectors" was the theme of a parallel session held at the West… Read more »
January 26
Mauritania: Mauritania - Over $289 Million in Financing to Develop Solar Power Generation and Transmission and Accelerate Energy Transition
Mauritania's Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Abdessalam Mohamed Saleh, and the African Development Bank's Deputy Managing Director for North Africa, Malinne… Read more »
January 23
Cote d'Ivoire: African Development Bank-Funded Road Project Is Paving the Way to Better Health, Livelihoods for Local Communities in Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire
Even ahead of its completion, an African Development Bank Group-supported transport project to deepen regional trade and integration in four West African countries is enhancing the… Read more »
January 19
Benin: Benin Announced As Latest Beneficiary of Unlocked Climate Finance Lending From Room 2 Run Sovereign Programme, a Joint Initiative of the African Development Bank and the UK
The African Development Bank and the UK have announced the Secondary Town Stormwater Drainage Project in Benin as the latest beneficiary project under the Room to Run Sovereign… Read more »
January 12
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - Fourth Abidjan Bridge and Other African Development Bank-Funded Transport Infrastructure Now Open to Traffic
On Wednesday 10 January, the Ivorian Prime Minister, Robert Beugré Mambé, opened Abidjan's fourth bridge, the "Y4" bypass, and the urban highways of Civil Prison and… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire/2023 Afcon - Fourth Abidjan Bridge and Other African Development Bank-Funded Transport Infrastructure Now Open to Traffic
On Wednesday 10 January, just days before the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament opens, (2023 AFCON), the Ivorian Prime Minister, Robert Beugré Mambé,… Read more »
December 21, 2023
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - The African Development Bank Supports Training for Design Engineers at the ISGE
Twenty-four-year-old Josias Idani is looking forward to his career with confidence. Following his studies, which led to a design engineer diploma in June 2023, he now nurtures his… Read more »
December 18, 2023
Mali: Desert to Power Initiative - African Development Fund Approves Nearly $303 Million for Mauritania-Mali Electricity Interconnection Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $302.9 million loan co-financing for a… Read more »
West Africa: African Development Bank and West African Civil Society Institute Sign Landmark Agreement to Strengthen Capacity of Civil Society Organizations
The African Development Bank and the West African Civil Society Institute (WACSI) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) marking a significant step in their commitment to… Read more »
December 15, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon - African Development Bank Grants a Loan of Eur 74 Million for Electricity Sector Reforms to Facilitate Universal Access to Power
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of EUR 74.25 million to Cameroon in Abidjan on 14 December 2023 to implement the first phase of the… Read more »
December 12, 2023
West Africa: African Development Bank Signs Eur 70 Million Financing Agreement With Boad to Strengthen Support for the Private Sector in West Africa
Wilfrid Abiola (left), head of the African Development Bank's office in Togo, and Moustapha Ben-Barka (right), Vice-President of BOAD in charge of Financing and Investment, at the… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Africa: Senegal Makes Its Entry On the International Sustainable Finance Market With Eur 400 Million Partial Credit Guarantee From the African Development Bank
Proceeds from loans secured through AfDB's partial guarantee will be allocated exclusively to social and green investment sectors. Read more »
Africa: COP28 Side Event - Post Dakar 2 African Initiatives for Food Sovereignty and Resilience: Lessons Learned and Perspectives
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Africa: Nigeria - African Development Bank and Fsdh Merchant Bank Sign $20 Million Trade Finance Agreement to Support SMEs and Corporates
Bukola Smith, Managing Director, FSDH Merchant Bank (left) and Lamin Barrow, Director General, African Development Bank Nigeria Country Department, display copies of the signed… Read more »
December 11, 2023
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - African Development Bank Approves €165 Million in Loans to Accelerate Industrial Diversification and Boost Competitiveness and Job Creation
The DAICE Programme, supported by the African Development Bank, aims to strengthen the Ivorian Government's efforts towards economic diversification, the green transition and… Read more »
December 01, 2023
Africa: Senegal - African Development Bank Loans Over Eur 74 Million to Strengthen Internal Resource Mobilization and Support Industrial Activities
The African Development Bank's action will contribute to increasing the State's public resources to improve people's living conditions. Read more »
November 30, 2023
Africa: Cameroon - African Development Bank Group Loans Over Eur 73 Million for Construction of a Bridge Over the River Ntem Between Campo (Cameroon) and Rio Campo (Equatorial Guinea)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 29 November 2023 granted financial support of EUR 73.44 million to Cameroon for the construction of a bridge over… Read more »