February 24
Cote d'Ivoire: Mega Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Project Enters Operational Phase With Launch of Governing Board
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Development Bank Group held a two-day orientation and information session in Abidjan to induct the 10- member… Read more »
Rwanda: African Development Bank Group and Rwanda Water Resources Board Launch Flood-Adaptation Project in Rwanda
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Rwanda have launched the Nature-Based Flood Adaptation to Increase Community Resilience in the Western Part of Rwanda, at a… Read more »
Africa: Airlines, Capital and Connectivity Forum - Launch of the Integrated Aviation Transformation Program (LATP) for Africa
Who: The African Development Bank Group and the African Airlines Association Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon and African Development Bank Group Launch €136 Million Jobs Programme in Far North Region
Maroua (Cameroon), 23 February 2026 - The Government of Cameroon and the African Development Bank Group have launched a major initiative to boost jobs, skills development, and… Read more »
February 23
Africa: African Development Bank Group Participation At the Africa Green Economy Summit (Ages) 2026 in Cape Town South Africa
What: The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) at the Africa Green Economy Summit (AGES) 2026 Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, UNDP and Partners Launch the Ai 10 Billion Initiative During 2026 Nairobi Ai Forum
The African Development Bank Group (the Bank Group) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched the AI 10 Billion Initiative, a transformative continental… Read more »
February 20
Africa: African Development Bank Group Awards $16.6 Million Grant to IITA to Scale Agricultural Technologies in Africa
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have signed a $16.61 million grant agreement to launch the third phase of… Read more »
Africa: Energizing Education - African Development Bank Powers Eight Nigerian Universities With 36.5 Mw Solar Hybrid Stations
At Nigeria's Federal University in Lafia, in the north-central part of the country, a new solar hybrid project financed by the African Development Bank Group is making a difference… Read more »
West Africa: Resilient Rice Value Chains - African Development Bank Group and Africarice Launch $8.5 Million Reward Programme in 14 West African Countries
The African Development Bank Group, in partnership with the Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has launched the… Read more »
Eritrea: African Development Bank to Invest $58 Million to Expand Clean Electricity and Support Rural Economic Growth in Eritrea
The African Development Bank Group has approved, on 18 February, $58.04 million to expand access to reliable and clean electricity across three towns in the Eritrea's southwest… Read more »
February 18
Ghana: The Dream She Thought Impossible
In Zakpalsi community, in the Mion District of Ghana's Northern Region, 47-year-old Azara Imoro has no formal education. What she has in abundance is a single-mindedness about… Read more »
Rwanda: African Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Join Forces to Expand Clean Energy Access Across Rwanda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an addendum to strengthen financing for Rwanda's Energy Sector Results Based Financing Programme. The… Read more »
Africa: 2026 Africa Sabre Awards - African Development Bank's Access-to-Finance 'Afawa: Banking On Women' Communications Wins Top Global Campaign Honors
The 2026 Africa SABRE Awards have named communications showcasing the scale and impact of the African Development Bank Group's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa,… Read more »
February 17
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Group Invests in Women Scientists to Power Africa's Next Wave of Innovation
In Nigeria's capital, Abuja, the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) is contributing to a continent-wide effort to strengthen advanced Science, Technology,… Read more »
February 16
Congo-Kinshasa: Republic of Congo - African Development Bank Extends €10 Million Guarantee to Ecobank Congo to Boost International Trade
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €10 million trade finance guarantee that will enable Ecobank Congo to boost trade flows across… Read more »
Mozambique: African Development Bank's Mozambique Country Manager Rômulo Cunha Corrêa Presents Credentials to Government
The African Development Bank Group's new Country Manager for Mozambique, Mr Rômulo Cunha Corrêa, has formally presented his credentials to the Government of Mozambique… Read more »
Africa: African Regional Blocs Rally Behind the New African Financial Architecture to Mobilise Africa's Capital Power and Close Africa's Financing Gap
Dr Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank Group, convened a pivotal high-level working session, on 15 February, with the heads of Africa's Regional Economic… Read more »
February 15
Africa: 39th African Union Summit - For His First Speech to African Heads of State, Dr Sidi Ould Tah Presents Nafa As a Strategic Lever of African Sovereignty
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Sidi Ould Tah, delivered on Sunday 15 February 2026 his first-ever official address to the Assembly of Heads of State and… Read more »
February 14
Africa: Investing in the Africa We Want - How AfDB Group's Multi-Purpose Dams Are Powering Continental Prosperity
As African leaders convene in Addis Ababa for the 39th African Union Summit, the conversation is shifting from what holds the continent back to what will propel it forward. Under… Read more »
February 13
Africa: Mattei Plan Partnership - Advancing Africa's Development Through Strategic Collaboration
The 2026 Italy-Africa Summit will convene in Addis Ababa this week on the margins of the African Union Summit, as the Mattei Plan for Africa enters its implementation phase. Two… Read more »
Cameroon: A Sanitation Revolution Is Reshaping Yaoundé From Its Riverbanks
Before now, Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, held its breath every rainy season. Floods were rife, bringing with them water-borne diseases and sometimes death. In this city… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - The African Development Bank Group Approves $200 Million to Boost Agricultural Production and Reduce Food Imports
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million loan to finance the scale up priority agricultural investments that boost productivity,… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon - Official Launch of the Circular Economy Roadmap
WHAT: Official Launch of Cameroon's Circular Economy Roadmap Read more »
February 12
Cote d'Ivoire: Agriconnect-Côte d'Ivoire - The African Development Bank and the World Bank Focus On Job Creation and Food Sovereignty
The African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, have launched, on 5 February 2026, the AgriConnect Country… Read more »
Africa: Investing in Africa's Youngest Lives - Scaling Nutrition and Wash for Child Survival
What: High-level African Union roundtable: "Recommit Africa to Child Survival through Strategic Investment in Prevention of Malnutrition" Read more »
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