May 21
Zambia: Zambia - African Development Bank Approves $20 Million Trade Finance Guarantee to Boost SMEs
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $20 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee for Access Bank Zambia Limited, a move that will significantly… Read more »
February 07
Zambia: How the African Development Fund Is Helping Build the Next Generation of Zambian Engineers
In a well-lit, air-conditioned lecture theatre at the University of Zambia (UNZA), Kangwa Bwalya listens intently, alongside 350 other final-year civil engineering students. The… Read more »
January 13
Zambia: Zambia's Path to Fertilizer Self-Sufficiency
The Crisis That Changed Everything Read more »
October 31, 2025
Zambia: African Development Bank Group Boosts Zambia's Renewable Energy Drive With $14.54 Million Investment in Garneton North Solar Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $14.54 million financing package to support the Garneton North 20 megawatt solar project, in Zambia's… Read more »
October 11, 2025
Zambia: Zambia Affirms Strong Support for AfDB President Ould Tah's Vision for New African Financial Architecture
Zambia has voiced strong backing for African Development Bank Group President Dr Sidi Ould Tah's push for a new African financial architecture that strengthens the continent's… Read more »
October 13, 2025
Zambia: Seeds of Tomorrow - How Investment From the African Development Fund Is Cultivating Zambia's Future
The African sun beats down on the fields of Kafue - a town in Zambia's Lusaka Province - where Grace Nyirongo Phiri walks between rows of lush, green crops that are just sprouting.… Read more »
October 08, 2025
Zambia: In Zambia, African Development Fund Reshapes the Country's Agriculture and Education Landscape
Concessional financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) has been transformative for Zambia's agriculture and education sectors, while "anchoring peace, prosperity, and… Read more »
Africa: ADF-17 - At Replenishment Meeting in Zambia, African Development Bank Calls for Bold Investment Partnerships to Bridge Africa's Critical Financing Gap
With Africa facing a critical financing gap the African Development Bank Group and the Government of Zambia on Wednesday urged development partners to reimagine development… Read more »
August 08, 2025
Zambia: African Development Bank Commits to Zambia's Private Sector Growth At Investment Conference
The African Development Bank reaffirmed its strong support for Zambia's private sector-led transformation by hosting a strategic side event during the inaugural Invest in Zambia… Read more »
June 20, 2025
Zambia: Zambia - Sefa and Partners Pioneer New Financing Model With $26.5 M Package for 32mw Ilute Solar Project
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has committed to contribute $8 million toward a $26.5 million financing package to support… Read more »
June 08, 2025
Zambia: African Development Bank Cuts Sod for Construction of Permanent Country Office, Cementing Over Five-Decades of Partnership With Zambia
The African Development Bank Group commenced construction of its permanent country office in Lusaka on Friday, marking a transformative milestone in the institution's 54-year… Read more »
May 03, 2025
Zambia: Transforming Zambia's Agricultural Landscape - African Development Bank Approves Guarantee for Zambeef's Expansion Project
The African Development Bank Group has approved a Zambian Kwacha-denominated Risk Sharing Credit Guarantee to support Zambeef Products Plc's $100 million expansion programme across… Read more »
Zambia: Transforming Zambia's Agricultural Landscape - African Development Bank Approves $32m Guarantee for Zambeef's Expansion Project
The African Development Bank Group has approved a Zambian Kwacha-denominated Risk Sharing Credit Guarantee of $32 million to support Zambeef Products Plc's $100 million expansion… Read more »
December 12, 2024
Zambia: Zambia - African Development Bank Grants Loan of $108 Million to Strengthen Economic Governance
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of $108 million to Zambia for an initiative aimed at strengthening the country's economic governance… Read more »
October 29, 2024
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, 2024
Zambia: Zambia Civil Society Organizations Open Day
What: Zambia Civil Society Organizations - Open Day Read more »
August 06, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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 »
