November 30, 2022
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Fund Approves a Grant of 6.4 Million Usd to Increase Access to Finance for Agricultural Value Chain Entrepreneurs
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December 01, 2022
Ghana: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $1 Million Reimbursable Grant to Develop Bioenergy Plants in Ghana and Sierra Leone
Seedlings under sustainable cultivation in Ghana for use in the production of biomass fuel Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Africa Fund for Africa Approves $1 Million Reimbursable Grant to Develop Bioenergy Plants in Ghana and Sierra Leone
Seedlings under sustainable cultivation in Ghana for use in the production of biomass fuel Read more »
November 30, 2022
Senegal: Senegal - African Development Bank to Invest Over €166 Million in Construction of Highway to Open Up the Country's North
The construction of a highway between Dakar and Saint Louis will open up Senegal's northern regions, considered the country's rice granary and an area with high mining potential. Read more »
November 28, 2022
Niger: Niger - African Development Fund Provides $16 Million to Support Financial Sector Deepening and Inclusion
The African Development Bank is supporting rural dwellers' enhanced access to financial services through decentralized financial systems. Read more »
November 24, 2022
Liberia: Liberia - African Development Bank Group Approves $5.12 Million Financing for Emergency Food Production Program
The Board of directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved financing for the Emergency Food Production Program in Liberia. This paves the way for the government to… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Ghana: Ghana - African Development Fund Approves $27.9 Million Grant for Savannah Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (Sadp)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $27.9 million grant to Ghana for the development of agricultural value chains in the Savannah region. The… Read more »
Nigeria: African Development Bank Debars Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nigeria Limited for 48 Months for Fraudulent and Obstructive Practices
The African Development Bank Group, on 23 November 2022, announces the 48-month debarment of Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nigeria Ltd. with effect from 9 September 2022. Gitto… Read more »
November 12, 2022
West Africa: African Development Bank Rallies Partners to Support the Flagship Desert to Power Initiative to Light Up the Sahel
An African initiative to increase solar generation capacity to provide 250 million people with electricity access across Africa's Sahel region for socio-economic development… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Cameroon: Cameroon - The African Development Bank Engages in Dialogue With Cameroonian Financial Institutions to Bolster Women Entrepreneurs' Access to Finance
The African Development Bank's Director General for Central Africa, Serge N'Guessan, led a delegation for a series of talks with stakeholders in the Cameroonian private sector,… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Togo: In Togo, the African Development Bank-Supported Agro-Food Processing Project Hits Its Stride
In the pilot agropole of Kara, located some 423 kilometres north of Lomé, the capital city of Togo, there is a constant hum of bulldozers and harrowers. A few metres away… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Africa: Nigeria - African Development Bank, First City Monument Bank Sign Agreement for $50 Million Line of Credit to Bolster Access to Finance for Small, Medium and Women-Owned Businesses.
The African Development Bank has signed an agreement with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) for a $50 million line of credit to support access to finance for small and medium-sized… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Nigeria: Ten Quick Facts You Should Know About Nigeria Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Program
The Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) program is a flagship African Development Bank initiative. The zones bring together the production, processing, storage,… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - Road Users Eagerly Anticipate Relief As African Development Bank Financed '4th Abidjan Bridge' Nears Completion
This majestic structure, laid out on the right flank of the Attécoubé commune in central Abidjan, is gradually taking shape and its future users can now see it from a… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria - Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Program Stokes Investor Interest
Nineteen more states to join second phase Read more »
Senegal: African Development Bank Group Extends €63.6 Million Loan for Agro-Processing Project in Senegal
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 26 October 2022 in Abidjan approved a loan of €63.6 million to Senegal to implement the Agropole-Centre… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Nigeria: African Development Bank and Partners Launch $520 Million Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones to Transform Nigeria's Agriculture
"There is no reason for anyone to go hungry in Nigeria," Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina Read more »
October 19, 2022
Africa: Nigeria Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Initiative to Be Launched Oct 24
What: Launch of Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones Phase One Nigeria Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Special Agro-Industrial Progressing Zones Initiative to Be Launched Oct 24
What: Launch of Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones Phase One Nigeria Read more »
October 13, 2022
Liberia: African Development Fund Extends $3 Million in Additional Financing for Liberia's Special Agro-Processing Zone Scheme
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an additional $3 million of mixed financing for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone project in… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - African Development Fund to Release $10.53 Million to Secure Electricity Access for Approximately 500,000 Inhabitants in 739 Localities
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional financing window of the African Development Bank Group has approved $10.53 million in financial support to… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Africa: Nigeria - African Development Bank Approves $25 Million Trade Finance Facility for Fsdh Merchant Bank for Local SMEs
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $15 million trade finance line of credit and $10 million transaction guarantee for FSDH Merchant Bank in… Read more »
Benin: Benin - African Development Fund to Provide Partial Credit Guarantee to Facilitate Resource Mobilization for Sustainable Development Goals
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional lending arm of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a partial credit guarantee to support… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau - Energy and Transport Infrastructure At the Core of African Development Bank's 2022-2026 Country Strategy
To address Guinea-Bissau's development challenges, the African Development Bank's new strategy will promote economic diversification, structural transformation and lay the… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau - African Development Bank Project Strengthens Judiciary, Boosts Enrolment of Women Lawyers
Implemented between 2017 and 2021, the Guinea-Bissau Support Project to Build Institutional Capacity in the Justice Sector helped to improve the quality of training in the judicial… Read more »