August 21
Africa: The African Development Bank Group and Its Partners Will Present a Report At World Water Week in Stockholm
What: World Water Week: Presentation of Joint Report Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank At the African Food Systems Summit 2024
WHAT: Africa Food Systems Summit Read more »
August 20
Africa: African Development Bank Group Supports Study Tour to Brazil to Inspire African Cities
From August 5 to August 13, 2024, representatives from seven African cities visited the Brazilian cities of Sao Paulo, Fortaleza and Curitiba, to discover inspiring solutions being… Read more »
Senegal: Senegal - African Development Bank Provides Training to Project Management Units On Disbursement Procedures
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB Group) held a capacity-building workshop between July 10 and 12, to improve management and monitoring of projects financed or co-financed… Read more »
August 19
Malawi: African Development Bank Group and African Risk Capacity Group Issue $11.2 Million Insurance Payout to the Government of Malawi
The drought recovery insurance payout will support more than 350,000 Malawi households impacted by climate change-related weather extremes Read more »
Uganda: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism to Launch Fertilizer Financing Project in Uganda
What: Launch of the Fertilizer Financing for Sustainable Agriculture Management Project in Uganda Who: The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism, The African Fertilizer… Read more »
August 15
Burundi: Burundi's Largest Electricity Substation, Co-Financed By the African Development Bank Group, Will Increase National Electricity Access By Seven Percent
Burundi's largest electricity substation, a 160 megavolts facility in Rubirizi, financed by the African Development Bank Group and the European Union, will increase the country's… Read more »
August 13
Algeria: Algeria - the African Development Bank Forecasts Gross Domestic Product of 4 Percent in 2024 and 3.7 Percent in 2025 in Its Country Report 2024
Algeria's economic recovery is strengthening and its gross domestic product (GDP), which increased by 3.6 percent in 2022 and 4.2 percent in 2023, is set to be 4.0 percent in 2024… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $10 Million Contribution to Kawisafi II Clean-Energy Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $10 million junior equity investment in the KawiSafi II Fund to help local businesses create and expand… Read more »
August 12
Tunisia: Tunisia - African Development Bank Mobilises Over 92 Million Euros to Support Entrepreneurship and Job Creation
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a financing package of 92.3 million euro for the implementation of the Tunisian government's Support… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Women and Gender Communications Campaign Wins National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award
America's largest organization of journalists and media-related professionals of colour has named the African Development Bank Group a "Salute to Excellence Award" winner for Bank… Read more »
August 09
Africa: Gonat Virtual Validation Workshop of Country Diagnostic Reports On Governance of Natural Resources
What: Governing Natural Resource Outflows for Enhanced Economic Resilience in Fragile and Transitional Countries (GONAT) Project Validation Workshop of Country Diagnostic Reports… Read more »
August 08
West Africa: Regional Consultation On Multisectoral Nutrition Policy Framework for the West Africa Region
What: Regional Consultation on Multisectoral Nutrition Policy Framework for the West Africa Region Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $40 Million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility to Ethiopia's Dashen Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $40 million transaction guarantee facility to support Dashen Bank's trade finance activities in… Read more »
Africa: Strengthening Regulatory Role in Water and Sanitation Financing
What: Webinar on the regulatory role in water and sanitation sector financing Read more »
August 06
Comoros: Comoros - African Development Bank Approves Nearly $6 Million to Improve Financial Governance and Public Electricity Supply
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $5.94 million grant to the Comoros to support financial governance reforms and enhance electricity… Read more »
Madagascar: Economic Outlook - The African Development Bank Forecasts Growth for Madagascar of 4.5 Percent in 2024 and 5.3 Percent in 2025
The African Development Bank Group's Country Report 2024 forecasts vigorous economic activity for Madagascar, with expected growth of 4.5 percent in 2024, climbing to 5.3 percent… Read more »
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 »
Africa: African Development Bank to Intensify Investments in Clean Cooking Across Africa
The sprawling informal settlement of Mukuru on the outskirts of Nairobi holds powerful tales of how an innovative gas energy company is providing clean cooking solutions and… Read more »
August 05
Benin: African Development Fund Grants $60 Million Loan to Benin to Strengthen Its Economic Governance and Private Sector Development
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the African Development Bank Group's concessional window, approved on Thursday a loan of $60 million to the Republic of… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - African Development Bank Group Approves $39.2 Million Loan for Youth Resilience Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $39.2 million loan to Burkina Faso for a project to boost skill development and resilience among young… Read more »
Togo: Togo - The African Development Bank Grants a Loan of Over USD 26 Million to Develop Key Agricultural Sectors Through Private-Sector Investments
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group have approved a loan of US $26.55 million to Togo to implement the second phase of the Agro-Food Processing Zone… Read more »
Comoros: African Development Fund Grants the Union of the Comoros $135 Million to Develop Its Ports and Facilitate Regional Trade
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $135 million package to the Union of the Comoros - its largest ever to the Indian Ocean archipelago - to… Read more »
August 02
Uganda: African Development Bank Calls for Increased Private Sector Engagement in Climate Finance At Uganda Conference
The African Development Bank has underscored the urgent need for increased private sector involvement in climate finance at a key meeting of African finance ministers. Read more »
Benin: Benin - The African Development Bank Supports a Study Aimed At Strengthening the Textile Industry Through the Private Sector
The Country Office of the African Development Bank Group in Benin - one of Africa's leading cotton producers - organised a workshop in Cotonou on 31 July 2024 to provide feedback… Read more »
