May 27
Africa: AM2026 - African Development Bank and UNFPA Renew Partnership On Maternal Health and Africa's Demographic Dividend
The African Development Bank Group and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at scaling up Bank Group investments in… Read more »
May 26
Africa: 2026 Annual Meetings - 2026 Afawa Bank of the Year Award Nominees Announced
The African Banker Awards have announced the nominees for the 2026 Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA ) Bank of the Year Award. Read more »
May 07
Africa: Five Things to Know About How African Development Bank's Country Gender Profiles Help Mobilise Development Financing At Scale
The African Development Bank Group's Country Gender Profiles offer a closer look at how women and men participate in African economies and societies. Read more »
May 08
Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves $61 Million Package to Boost Women-Led Businesses in Nigeria
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a $61 million financing package for the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) on April 29 to expand access… Read more »
May 04
Kenya: How AFAWA 's Support for Women Entrepreneurs Has Promoted Business Expansion in Kenya
Across Kenya, a quiet wave of change is helping women entrepreneurs transform their businesses and lives. Read more »
April 23
West Africa: AfDB-Backed Mobile Savings Model Transforms Women Farmers' Livelihoods in West Africa
Khady Diouf's millet field in Medine, in the Thiadiaye area of western Senegal, used to yield 30 kilogrammes of the nutrient-rich grain. From the same plot, she now harvests 64… Read more »
April 15
Somalia: Somalia - How Tvet Investments Are Empowering Young Women and Powering Inclusive Growth
A new generation of young Somali women are rewriting the country's employment story, thanks to technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Read more »
April 14
Africa: Africa Sabre Awards Presents Global Campaign Honour for African Development Bank Group 'Afawa - Banking On Women' Communications At South Africa Ceremony
The awards dinner, held during the PRCA (Public Relations and Communications Association) South Africa Conference on 17 March, recognized Bank communications showcasing the impact… Read more »
April 08
Namibia: African Development Bank-Funded Credit Facility to Unlock Economic Power for 100 Percent Women-Owned Enterprises in Namibia
The African Development Bank and the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) have begun the roll out of DBN For Her, a landmark financing facility for enterprises that are 100%… Read more »
March 30
Congo-Kinshasa: Gender in Focus - Breaking Workplace Barriers and Advancing Justice for Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Every day, women enter the workplace bringing not only skills and expertise, but also a strong sense of responsibility and commitment. Many navigate multiple roles -balancing… Read more »
March 26
Africa: Social Justice for Women in Fragile Contexts Is Not Just a Story for International Women's Day - It Tells Us Whether Development Works At All
Every March, our social media feeds and websites fill with tributes to trailblazers -- women who broke barriers, led movements, and changed institutions. And they deserve every… Read more »
March 24
Nigeria: Rebuilding Northeast Nigeria - Three Women, Three Stories of Water and Equality
In villages across northeastern Nigeria, water determines how women spend their days. Read more »
March 13
Africa: In South Africa's Mpumalanga Fields, a Quiet Revolution Is Underway - - and Women Farmers Are Leading It
Once excluded from formal markets due to limited training, technology and financial literacy, 25 women farmers from South Africa's Mpumalanga province are now supplying major… Read more »
March 06
Cote d'Ivoire: International Women's Day 2026 - Advancing Skills, Market Access, and Incomes Through African Development Bank Support for Women Farmers in Côte d'Ivoire
Less than a minute's walk off a rural roadway north of Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital Abidjan, what initially looks like a field of shrubs reveals a pathway to a better future… Read more »
March 09
Cote d'Ivoire: Gender in Focus - How E-Commerce Is Transforming Women's Entrepreneurship in Côte d'Ivoire
Every morning in Abidjan, a fabric seller begins her day not at her market stall, but on her phone. Overnight, customers have placed orders through messages and social media… Read more »
March 10
Africa: Five Takeaways From the 'Justice for Her' Dialogue On Women's Rights and Economic Empowerment in Africa
To mark International Women's Day 2026, the African Development Bank Group hosted a high-level dialogue titled "Justice for Her: Rights, Justice and Women's Economic Empowerment in… Read more »
March 03
Africa: International Women's Day 2026
What: A panel discussion in commemoration of International Women's Day 2026. Read more »
February 17
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Group Invests in Women Scientists to Power Africa's Next Wave of Innovation
In Nigeria's capital, Abuja, the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) is contributing to a continent-wide effort to strengthen advanced Science, Technology,… Read more »
February 18
Africa: 2026 Africa Sabre Awards - African Development Bank's Access-to-Finance 'Afawa: Banking On Women' Communications Wins Top Global Campaign Honors
The 2026 Africa SABRE Awards have named communications showcasing the scale and impact of the African Development Bank Group's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa,… Read more »
February 12
Africa: International Day of Women and Girls in Science - Women Shaping Africa's Future Through Science
Observed annually on 11 February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is a chance to pause and look at what is already making a difference and how much remains to… Read more »
February 11
Chad: International Day of Women and Girls in Science - In Chad, High School Girls Break Stereotypes
Koubra Ali Abdoumi is a science student in her last year at the Bilingual Girls' High School in the Amriguébé district of N'Djamena, capital of Chad. She embodies a… Read more »
December 09, 2025
Guinea Bissau: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence - African Development Bank Launches Initiative to Strengthen Gender Equality and Governance in South Sudan, the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau
The African Development Bank Group has approved approximately $3.7 million to launch a new governance and gender equality initiative in South Sudan, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Inefficiency in Allocation of Capital Keeps Women Entrepreneurs From Unlocking Full Potential - Nialé Kaba
Nialé Kaba, Côte d'Ivoire's Minister of Economy, Planning and Development, has described Africa's women entrepreneurs as untapped "gold mines" at the 2025 Africa… Read more »
December 03, 2025
Africa: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence - Five Bold Moves to End Digital Gender-Based Violence - - and Unlock Africa's Digital Promise
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign is an international campaign led by the United Nations to challenge violence against women and girls. From 25… Read more »
December 01, 2025
North Africa: Accelerating Gender-Lens Financing - High-Level Afawa Breakfast Champions Women Entrepreneurs in North Africa
Bankers, heads of development finance institutions, policymakers, civil society organizations and women entrepreneurs convened at a strategic breakfast forum on November 27 during… Read more »
