September 27, 2022
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - African Development Bank Supports Government Efforts to Relieve Internally Displaced Persons
On the north-eastern outskirts of Ouahigouya, the capital of Yatenga Province in northern Burkina Faso, the size of two internally displaced persons (IDP) camps indicates the scale… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Cameroon: Cameroon - New African Development Bank Funds to Develop the Port Sector and Sustainable Urban Sanitation
The African Development Bank Group has provided new funding for two ongoing major projects in Cameroon: the Develop Access Roads to the Industrial and Port Area of Kribi Project… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's President Buhari, African Development Bank President Woo Global Investors At New York International Partnership Forum
With the right conditions in place, we can confidently say Nigeria is a great investment destination" - Adesina Read more »
Senegal: Senegal - African Development Bank Provides €29 Million for Development of Road Networks 6 Communes
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €28.88 million loan for improvements to the road and transport network linking six Senegalese… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Africa: Senegal - African Development Fund Replenishment Meeting - Delegates Visit Rice Fields and Interact With Beneficiaries of Projects Financed By the Fund
On Thursday, 15 September 2022, the farmers of the Baboulaye Valley in western Senegal welcomed special visitors. Delegates from the African Development Fund (ADF), the African… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Mali: Mali - African Development Bank to Accelerate Roll-Out of Country Projects to Tackle Poverty
The government of Mali and the African Development Bank have agreed to accelerate ongoing country projects that aim to reduce poverty, following a high-level Bank Group mission,… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Cameroon: Cameroon - The African Development Bank and the Government Support a Financing Agreement to Develop Agricultural Value Chains
Cameroon's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Gabriel Mbairobe and the General Manager of the Commercial Bank of Cameroon, Léandre Djummo, have signed, on… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Mauritania: African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina to Visit Mauritania
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, will travel to Mauritania on 12 September 2022 for a three-day visit. Read more »
Mauritania: Mauritanie - Visite Du Président Du Groupe De La Banque Africaine De Développement, Akinwumi Adesina
Quoi ? Visite en Mauritanie Read more »
September 12, 2022
Cape Verde: African Development Bank's Support to Propel Cabo Verde's Efforts to Become Regional ICT Hub
Cabo Verde is on course to becoming a regional ICT hub, thanks to the country's investment in a digital transformation vision, with active support from the African Development… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Cape Verde: Upgraded Maio Port to Transform Economy, Boost Trade in Cabo Verde
African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina on Wednesday inaugurated the upgraded Port of Maio in Cabo Verde, which will help reduce sea travel time to the capital… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Cameroon: Climate Change Poses a Health Challenge in Cameroon
Dr. Paul Eloundou understands the challenges posed by climate change only too well. A resident in Yaoundé and the director of one of the largest district hospitals, he is an… Read more »
August 26, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria - Stakeholders Endorse African Development Bank Country Strategy, Urge Greater Engagement With Diaspora
Representatives of Nigeria's Diaspora, national networks, and youth and women groups have hailed the African Development Bank for supporting transformational projects in the… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank President Named Among Winners of 2021 Global Brand Award
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been awarded Nigeria Global Brand Award of the Year 2021 by Blueprint Newspapers, a national daily print and… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - More Than 30,000 New Electricity Connections in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso Established Through an African Development Fund Project
The African Development Bank- supported Burkina Faso Electrification Project for Semi-Urban Areas of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, under implementation since 2017, has resulted… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Togo: Josué Komla Guenou - From Small-Town Boy to Big-Time Agripreneur
Today, 41-year-old Josué Komla Guenou is a successful full-time agricultural entrepreneur, proud to walk through the rows of his corn plants, which are already a head taller… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Winner of Fashionomics Africa Competition Says Sustainable Design, Mentorship Key to Success
When Nigerian designer Gift Raji found out that her clothing and accessory designs had won Fashionomics Africa's $3,000 prize for sustainable fashion, it wasn't only the cash prize… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: Madjara Coulibaly - Finding Her Place in Society After War
Forty km north of Abidjan, Azaguié is a seemingly quiet town. Read more »
July 26, 2022
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone - African Development Fund Approves $2 Million Grant to Boost Food Production
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a grant of $2 million to boost food production… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Fund Approves Additional $3.5 Million Financing for Rice Value Chain Transformation Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $3.5 million from the African Development Fund's Transition Support Facility as additional… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Cameroon: 'We've Forgotten About the Rain.' Water Management Project Brings Relief From Flooding in Yaounde, Cameroon's Capital
Florence Latila remembers the destruction that flooding caused in Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital for over three decades from 1980. Read more »
July 19, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - African Development Bank and Government Discuss Projects and Prospects
What: Closing workshop of the dialogue on the country diagnostic note for Côte d'Ivoire Read more »
July 22, 2022
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Fund Approves Additional $3.3 Million Financing for Rice Value Chain Transformation Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $3.5 million from the African Development Fund's Transition Support Facility as additional… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Sierra Leone: In Sierra Leone, Improved Access to Safe Drinking Water for More Than 700,000 People in Rural Areas, Thanks to the African Development Bank
Implemented in Sierra Leone between 2013 and 2021, the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project has increased access to safe drinking water by 13% and to safe basic sanitation by… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Board Approves $134 Million Loan to Boost Local Food Production
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Friday approved a $134 million loan for the National Agriculture Growth Scheme - Agro Pocket program in Nigeria to… Read more »