April 21, 2022
Africa: Cote d'Ivoire - African Development Bank-Supported Digital Platform Will Support Women Farmers to Gain Access to Markets
Women farmers in Cote d'Ivoire will more easily find markets for their crops, thanks to a digital platform recently launched by UN Women. Read more »
April 06, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank New Series of African Country Gender Profiles Show Progress in Addressing Gender Discriminatory Law
New reports the African Development Bank has produced on Benin, Djibouti, Somalia, Zimbabwe and Liberia show the countries have successfully put national policies in place to… Read more »
March 28, 2022
Sierra Leone: Program to Empower Women Cross-Border Traders in Liberia and Sierra Leone Receives $4.2 Million Boost
Some 1,500 women engaged in informal trade across Liberia and Sierra Leone's border will soon receive training and mentorship to formalize their businesses, increase and stabilize… Read more »
March 23, 2022
Tunisia: Women Spearhead Entrepreneurship in Tunisia, the Land of Jasmine
In Gammarth, shielded from the hubbub of the surrounding Tunis, the Sadika glass-blowing center offers its visitors a moment of serenity. As they cross its inner courtyard, they… Read more »
March 24, 2022
Africa: "A Revolution Is Building," African Development Bank Group President, Akinwumi A. Adesina Tells Women Leaders' Conference
The conference also honored the 22 women who had served an African country as president or prime minister. Read more »
March 22, 2022
Africa: Lionesses Digital Transformation Playbook for Africa's Women Entrepreneurs Offers First-Person Hacks, Tactics and Strategies for Building Businesses Back From Covid-19 Pandemic
Report financed by African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative Read more »
March 11, 2022
Africa: Gender in Focus - Mozambican Climate Scientist Says Women's Contribution to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Africa Is Indispensable
Every March, the African Development Bank puts Gender In Focus, with a look at our work impacting women across Africa and beyond. We asked 28-year-old Mozambican Iracema Mamadu… Read more »
March 10, 2022
West Africa: Promoting Gender-Sensitive Digital Financial Services, Policies and Regulations Across Ecowas
What: Webinar Read more »
March 08, 2022
Africa: From Fruit to Footwear - How Fashionomics Africa's Sustainable Fashion Competition Brought Pine Kazi, a Women-Led Design House, a Year of Mentorship, Learning and Growth
The International Women's Day theme "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow" recognizes the contribution of women and girls around the world who are leading the charge to… Read more »
Africa: Lionesses Business Confidence Report Speaks to High Levels of Resilience By Africa's Leading Women Entrepreneurs Despite Covid-19
Report financed by African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative Read more »
February 15, 2022
Tanzania: Businesswoman Thrives in Tanzania's Male-Dominated Fertilizer Sector, Thanks to Credit Guarantee Scheme
As the morning mist rises over the rolling hills of Tanzania's Southern Highlands, Tumaini Kilawa carefully paces through the rows of her cabbage. Cabbage is a heavy feeder,… Read more »
January 21, 2022
Africa: Information Session On Afawa Call for Proposals On Transitioning Africa's Women Entrepreneurs to Formal Sector
What: Virtual information session Read more »
December 20, 2021
Africa: Can Women Benefit From Green Jobs? "Yes, But... " Says Report By UN Women, African Development Bank
The transition to a green economy is expected to create many new jobs around the world, including in sub-Saharan Africa. But will the economic transformation offer women access to… Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence - What Does It Take?
A statement from Dr. Beth Dunford Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development Read more »
November 11, 2021
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - African Development Fund Extends $3.5 Million Grant to Bolster Livelihoods of Women and Youth
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $3.5 million grant to Zimbabwe to create jobs and boost livelihoods for youth and women in artisanal… Read more »
July 31, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Affirms Commitment to "Closing the Gap" in Financing for Women At United Nations Food Systems Pre-Summit
The African Development Bank has reiterated its commitment to "closing the financing gap" for women and warned of the impact of gender inequality on food systems in Africa. Read more »
July 07, 2021
Uganda: African Development Bank, Cif Launch a Study On the Role of Women in Uganda's Plastic Recycling Economy
The African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds have launched the Gender Technical Assessment of Opportunities to improve Implementation of Plastics and Waste Management… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Bolsters Women-Empowered Businesses With $50 Million Loan to Fcmb Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of $50 million to Nigeria's First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to channel to local enterprises and… Read more »
July 01, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa Program Showcased At Generation Equality Forum
The African Development Bank Group President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, joined French President Emmanuel Macron and others at the Generation Equality Forum taking place in Paris… Read more »
June 24, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank 2021 Annual Meetings - Building Resilient Economies in Post-Covid-19 Africa - African Women Crucial to the Journey to Recovery
Women and gender-focused policies have a pivotal role in African recovery programs following the Covid-19 pandemic, affirm some of the continent's top development leaders. Read more »
June 22, 2021
Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Launches Third Call for Gender Equality and Climate Resilience Projects
The African Development Bank-hosted Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) on Wednesday issued a third call for project proposals addressing gender inequality and climate resilience in… Read more »
June 21, 2021
Africa: Women-Led Plastic Recycling Market in Africa
What: Webinar on women-led plastic recycling market in Africa Read more »
June 17, 2021
Cote d'Ivoire: IFC and the African Development Bank Launch Program to Support Women Farmers in Côte d'Ivoire
In order to boost the professional capacities, incomes and access to finance of thousands of Ivorian women smallholder farmers in the staple food sector, IFC and the African… Read more »
May 10, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Invites Business Enablers to Apply for Funding to Support Women Entrepreneurs
This May, the African Development Bank Group is launching a call for proposals for projects enhancing the viability and sustainability of women entrepreneurship enablers. Read more »
May 05, 2021
Africa: Social Safety Nets, Community Spirit Help South African Mother Through Covid-19 Crisis
About 2.6 million South Africans have lost their jobs since the pandemic hit Read more »