September 09, 2022
Africa: Adfi-Pula Webinar II
Closing gender gap in digital microinsurance among women smallholders in Africa - sharing mid-term knowledge, learning & impact. Read more »
July 28, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank and African Guarantee Fund Sign $110 Million Agreement With Tanzania's Crdb Bank to Boost Access to Finance By Women's SMEs
The African Development Bank today signed a $60 million financial package comprising $50 million subordinated debt to support CRDB Bank's regional expansion efforts and a senior… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Africa: USTDA and AIF Showcase Women As Investment Champions
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and African Development Bank's Africa Investment Forum (AIF) co-hosted a forum of 40 women leaders who are delivering high-quality… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Africa: Tenin Traoré - the "Working Housewife" Who Has Seen Her Life Change Thanks to the New Market
Every day, in Baguinéda, a small rural town in Kati Circle in the Koulikoro region of southern Mali, Tenin Traoré sells her biscuits on a sidewalk corner.… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Zambia: African Development Bank Grants $1.4 Million to Export Trading Group to Strengthen Entrepreneurship Skills of Women-Owned & Led Businesses in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $1.4 million technical assistance grant to Export Trading Group (ETG) for the funding of women-owned… Read more »
May 30, 2022
Africa: 2022 Annual Meetings - Africa Needs to Turn Climate Change Challenges Into Green Job Opportunities for Youth and Women
Africa -- the main victim of climate change, despite emitting only 3% of greenhouse gases -- should turn its climate challenges into opportunities to create green jobs for youth… Read more »
May 23, 2022
Africa: Cop 15 - In Senegal, the Women-Led Ndoloum Vert Project Is Fighting Desertification One Tree - and One Baby - At a Time
Women and their central role in fighting climate change and sustainable land management was the focus of a special session during the 15th summit of the United Nations Convention… Read more »
May 20, 2022
Africa: The African Development Bank Appoints Ms Malado Kaba Director of the Gender, Women and Civil Society Department
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Malado Kaba as Director of the Gender, Women and Civil Society Department of the African Development… Read more »
May 17, 2022
Africa: Pre-Ticad8 Event - Solidarity of Women Entrepreneurs in Africa and Japan
What: Webinar on Solidarity of Women Entrepreneurs in Africa and Japan Read more »
May 10, 2022
Burkina Faso: African Development Fund Helps Women and Children in Burkina Faso Overcome Food Insecurity
Despite its tremendous agricultural potential, Burkina Faso has long grappled with the thorny problem of food and nutrition security. Read more »
April 27, 2022
Africa: International Girls in ICT Day - Coding for Employment's New Digital Skills Training Centres to Boost Women's Opportunity in Information and Communication Technology Fields
The newest digital training centres of the African Development Bank's Coding for Employment program will set aside half of their initial training slots to women applicants, the… Read more »
April 26, 2022
Africa: We-Fi Announces New Round of Funding for Women Entrepreneurs - $15 Million to the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility to Improve Access to Finance for Women-Owned Small Businesses
The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has announced a new round of funding under which the African Development Bank's Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility… Read more »
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 »
