April 16
Algeria: African Development Bank Launches Dialogue Mission in Algeria to Prepare 2025-2030 Country Strategy
An African Development Bank team has launched a strategic dialogue mission in Algiers this Sunday with the Algerian authorities, in preparation for the Country Strategy Paper (CSP)… Read more »
Africa: Annual Meetings 2025 / The Taat Programme - The Bold Wager On Agricultural Innovation to Feed Africa and Tackle Climate Change
Launched in 2018, TAAT aims to reinforce one of the Bank's strategic "High 5" priorities: "Feed Africa." Seven years after its inception, the programme has demonstrated the power… Read more »
April 15
Egypt: African Development Bank - Egypt Launches Remote, Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring, and Evaluation (Rasme) Tool for Project Monitoring
The African Development Bank Group has launched the innovative RASME (Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring, and Evaluation) digital platform in Egypt to transform tracking,… Read more »
West Africa: African Development Bank and Ecowas Hold Technical Session On Strengthening Regional Integration in West Africa
On 8 April 2025 in Abidjan, the Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group welcomed Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, the president of the Economic Community of West African… Read more »
April 14
Africa: Sixth Africa Climate Talks Conclude With Unified Demand for Climate Justice and Finance Reforms
African governments, international organizations and other development partners closed the Sixth Africa Climate Talks (ACT) in Kampala, Uganda, with a forceful call for COP30 to… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Cross River State Second to Commence Construction of Its Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone
Nigeria's Cross River State became the second to mark construction of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone after the country's Vice President Kashim Shettima and African… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Present Inaugural Civil Society Community of Practice Report On Inclusive Budgets and Global Financial System
The African Development Bank Group, through its Civil Society and Community Engagement Division, will unveil the report from its inaugural Community of Practice (CSECoP) on… Read more »
April 12
Africa: 'The Era of Aid or Free Money Is Gone. Africa Must Overhaul Its Approach Toward Achieving Fast-Paced Development.'
In the face of dwindling global funding, tariffs, and geopolitical tensions, African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina said on Friday that Africa must wean itself… Read more »
April 11
Gambia: A Bridge to Progress - AfDB Executive Directors Visit Transformative Project in the Gambia
Standing on the Senegambia Bridge - an emblem of regional integration and economic resilience - a team of Executive Directors from the African Development Bank Group witnessed… Read more »
April 10
Nigeria: Nigeria's Food and Agriculture Revolution Takes Off Backed By the African Development Bank
Nigeria began on Tuesday the journey to significantly transform its food and agriculture sector by launching the construction of the $510 million Special Agro-Industrial Processing… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings 2025 to Focus On Harnessing Africa's Capital for Continent's Development
The African Development Bank Group's 2025 Annual Meetings next month will take a deep dive into how Africa can better harness its wealth of capital and address current issues such… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank - Accolades for Transforming the Continent Confirmed By International Recognition
When it was formed in 1964, the African Development Bank's aim was to become Africa's bank. Read more »
April 09
Africa: Agence Française De Développement Commits Additional €3 Million to Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility to Boost Digital Financial Inclusion
The Agence française de développement (AFD) has committed an additional €3 million to the African Development Bank-managed Africa Digital Financial Inclusion… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank 2025 Civil Society Organizations Forum
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April 08
Africa: Shaping Africa's Future - Press Conference Ahead of African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings 2025
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Africa: African Development Bank Group President Appoints UK Parliamentarian Andrew Mitchell As Senior Advisor On a Pro Bono Basis
The African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appointed the Right Honourable Andrew Mitchell as his Senior Advisor for resource mobilization and policy… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Agro-Revolution - Construction of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (Sapz) Begins
Nigeria's food and agriculture sector is set to enter a new era of industrialization, as the Nigerian government, the African Development Bank, and the State government of Kaduna… Read more »
April 07
Africa: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Lauded for Projects Worth $10.3 Million in Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe
The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (The Mechanism) is making significant strides toward closing Africa's agricultural productivity gap. At its 14th Governing Council… Read more »
Tanzania: African Development Bank and Bank of Africa Tanzania Sign $7.5 Million Facility to Boost Trade Finance
The African Development Bank and the Bank of Africa Tanzania (BOAT) have signed a $7.5 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility to boost trade finance activities of the… Read more »
Botswana: African Development Bank's 60th Anniversary Celebration Moves to Botswana
What: African Development Bank Group's 60th Anniversary Celebration Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, Waemu Ombudsmen Association Meet to Strengthen Peace, Stability and Regional Integration in West Africa
On 28 March 2025 the Director of the Regional Integration Coordination Office of the African Development Bank, Joy Kategekwa, received a delegation from the Ombudsmen Association… Read more »
April 05
Chad: Chad Integrates Gender and Climate Change Into School Curricula
Chad is set to release a new handbook that integrates gender equality and climate change into its national school curricula. This development follows a key validation workshop held… Read more »
Gabon: Gabon - African Development Bank-Funded Study Underscores Importance of Economic Diversification
The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its Transition States Coordination Office and its Gabon Country Office, held a workshop in close collaboration with the Government of… Read more »
April 04
Africa: Africa Climate Talks - African Development Bank, Partners Join Forces to Shape Climate Agenda Ahead of COP30
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Mozambique: African Development Bank and Mozambique Launch Drone-Based Initiative to Strengthen Country's Disaster Preparedness
The African Development Bank, the government of Mozambique, and Korea's government agency Busan Technopark have launched an innovative drone-driven initiative to strengthen… Read more »
