October 29
Africa: Zambia - African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $8 Million for Development of 25 Mw Solar Plant
The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved an $8 million concessional loan to support the construction of a 25MW Solar Photovoltaic power plant in Zambia.… Read more »
October 21
Zambia: Zambia Civil Society Organizations Open Day
What: Zambia Civil Society Organizations - Open Day Read more »
August 06
Zambia: Zambia - More Than 460,000 People Will Soon Have Access to Improved Water and Sanitation Due to a Loan of $13.2 Million From the African Development Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund granted a loan of $13.2 million to Zambia in Abidjan on 17 July 2024 to implement innovative measures and improve access to… Read more »
July 01
Zambia: Empowering Women - Community-Based Training in Non-Timber Forest Products and Business Management in the Kafue Sub-Basin
Women farmers living in one of Zambia's critically important forest regions - the Kafue Sub-Basin - recently completed a training programme, supported by the African Development… Read more »
April 09
Zambia: 2024-2029 Development Priorities for Zambia - Infrastructure and Agricultural Value Chain
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Zambia for 2024-2029, which sets out two priority intervention areas:… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Africa: Mozambique - African Development Bank Grants $33 Million to Improve the Electrical Grid Near Borders With Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
The African Development Bank will contribute through the implementation of this project to improve access to electricity for people in Central and Northern Mozambique. Read more »
November 16, 2023
Zambia: African Development Bank Supports Small Livestock Farmers in Zambia to Adapt to Climate Change
Smallholder livestock farmers in Zambia are now better equipped to adapt to climate change. Read more »
July 27, 2023
Africa: Zambia - Private Sector to Play Key Role in Nation's Recovery With Incoming Financial and Technical Support
AfDB president Dr Akinwumi Adesina addresses partners during a meeting in Zambia, July 2023 Read more »
July 20, 2023
Zambia: African Development Bank Group Rallies Behind Zambia and Plans Up to $150 Million in Budget Support As Country Succeeds With Debt Restructuring.
"Zambia is back. It is bankable and can count on Bank's support all the way," Adesina Read more »
July 27, 2022
Zambia: Zambia - African Development Fund Approves $14.4 Million Loan to Boost Food Security in Regional Breadbasket
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $14.4 million loan to enhance food security in… 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 »
February 23, 2022
Zambia: The African Development Bank's 2017-2021 Country Strategy Paper Extended to 2023
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a two-year update and extension of Zambia's 2017-2021 Country Strategy Paper through to 2023, according to a… Read more »
January 31, 2022
Zambia: A Water Project in Rural Zambia Helps a Little Go a Long Way
"We used to fetch water from scoop holes, but the water was very dirty, and the alternative was the river, which is a long distance walking." -Kamana Chinyunda, a resident of… Read more »
June 16, 2021
Zambia: Zambia - African Development Bank Approves $1.4 Million Grant to Improve Household Food Security in the Wake of Covid-19
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $1.4 million grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program to reduce malnutrition among the… Read more »
May 26, 2021
Zambia: Zambia - Lusaka's Water Point Ambassadors Turn the Tap to Protect Residents From Covid-19
A water point attendant in Zambia's capital Lusaka has a new role beyond filling up containers for residents at the community tap. John Nyambe spreads the word about the novel… Read more »
March 10, 2021
Ghana: African Development Bank Provides $1 Million for Ai-Based National Customer Management Systems in Ghana, Rwanda and Zambia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $1.024 million for artificial intelligence enabled systems to process customer complaints on behalf… Read more »
March 03, 2021
Zambia: Zambia - The Bank Helps Cushion the Impact of Covid-19 With Livestock and Aquaculture Projects
The African Development Bank has helped communities in Zambia acquire goods worth around $450,000 since mid-2020 to cushion vulnerable people from the impact of COVID-19. Read more »
January 27, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank-Cif Climate Resilient Project in Zambia Wins Water Changemaker Award
A climate resilient project in Zambia supported by the African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has won the Water ChangeMaker People's Choice Award-Africa, it… Read more »
December 11, 2020
South Africa: Sweet Spot - African Development Bank Supports Zambian Honey Exports to South Africa
Zambezi Gold Honey has been selling its table honey on the South African market for the last three years. The company's breakthrough into the export market, partially thanks to the… Read more »
September 23, 2020
Zambia: Face Masks and Water Point Ambassadors Help Fight Covid-19 in Zambia
Easter Kumbana had heard about the dangers of the coronavirus, but he could not afford the basic items needed to protect himself and his family from the disease. Read more »
August 19, 2020
Zambia: From farmer to business owner - Climate change project bears fruit in Zambia
How much impact can a simple borehole have on a small farming community? From more than doubled incomes to new sources of livelihoods, learn how a project in Zambia is transforming… Read more »
July 21, 2020
Zambia: From Mine to Field: Agriculture Project Helps Youth Turn Away From Copper and Live Off the Land
In Zambia's Serenje district, young Zambians are being offered a ray of hope in the form of an agriculture project that is both an alternative to copper mining as a path out of… Read more »
June 04, 2020
Africa: Singer and Activist Youssou N'dour, Zambia's Minister of Health, African Development Bank Vice President Headline Call to Build African Solidarity Post-COVID-19
How can Africa build on the solidarity shown during the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the continent's development goals in the post-COVID world? Read more »
April 20, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's Seed-Bulking Scheme Boosts Cassava Yields in Zambia
For centuries, African farmers across the continent have grown cassava. The woody shrub was introduced to Africa from South America by Portuguese traders in the 16th Century and… Read more »
March 08, 2020
Africa: Interview of Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development
TAAT initiative participant and Zimbabwean smallholder farmer Gertrude Marisa poses with Dr. Jennifer Blanke in Marisa's field of healthy maize plants. Read more »
