February 10, 2019
Africa: "We Are in a Race With Time to Unlock Africa's Full Potential" - Akinwumi Adesina, 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate
Donates $500,000 award to fight hunger in Africa Read more »
February 08, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank, Entreprenarium, Kick Off Master Classes for Women Entrepreneurs
A third round of two-week masterclasses on entrepreneurship, business development and financial management for women entrepreneurs organized by the African Development Bank in… Read more »
Africa: Climate Investment Funds Holds Its Ten-Year Anniversary Summit At the World's Largest Solar Plant in Morocco
The Climate Investment Funds' "The Power of 10: Shaping the Future of Climate Action" event took place on 28-29 January, 2019 in Ouarzazate, Morocco at the Noor concentrated solar… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's African Economic Outlook Well Received At 2019 AU Summit
"Report presentation at the beginning of the year enables the continent's political decision-makers to embrace the recommendations it makes."- Victor Harison, Commissioner for… Read more »
Africa: African Union Summit - Packed Schedule On Pressing Issues Awaits African Development Bank President
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina is expected in Addis Ababa on Sunday, 10 February to take part in the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Present 2019 African Economic Outlook At 32nd AU Summit
The African Development Bank will present the 2019 edition of its flagship African Economic Outlook (AEO) report on the sidelines of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of… Read more »
February 07, 2019
Africa: Call for Applications - The AfDB Next African Global It Leaders Program 2019 Spring Admissions
The African Development Institute of the African Development Bank is implementing the next African Global IT Leaders Programme under the aegis of the Korea-Africa Economic… Read more »
February 06, 2019
Africa: More Information and Investment in Food Safety Needed to Tackle High Human Cost of Foodborne Illness, New Report Finds
Development spending efforts should target improved food safety for African consumers, who need greater information and awareness to be able to demand higher standards, finds the… Read more »
Africa: Eswatini On Track to Strong Growth, African Development Bank Team Concludes After Consultation Mission
The Kingdom of Eswatini is on track for progress following encouraging country performance in execution of ongoing projects, Executive Directors of the African Development Bank… Read more »
February 05, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina Confident of "Very Promising Future" for Continent
"The future of our continent is looking very promising indeed," African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina declared in the opening words of his address to diplomats… Read more »
Africa: Zambia On Track to Energy Surplus Following Major Boost in Electricity Production
Zambia's constant power cuts are now a thing of the past. Thanks to a robust hydraulic and solar power generation industry in recent years, the country is now self-sufficient in… Read more »
Madagascar: African Development Bank Supports Women's Empowerment and Protection of the Environment in Bas Mangoky
Bertine Mariazy is a farmer in Tanandava, a rural town in Morombe District in south-west Madagascar. Read more »
Africa: African Road Safety Leadership Program Kicks Off in Abidjan
The second Road Safety Leadership Program organized by the Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP, an international partnership hosted by the World Bank), in collaboration with the… Read more »
West Africa: African Development Bank, Ecowas, Sign Agreement for Study On Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway
The African Development Bank and the Economic Community Of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) have signed an agreement for a study into a 1,000 kilometre highway linking Cote… Read more »
February 01, 2019
Africa: Board Approves Recommendations and Mitigation Action Plan for Coal-Fired Power Plant Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved the recommendations of the Independent Review Mechanism to bring the Sendou coal-fired power plant project… Read more »
January 31, 2019
Libya: The African Development Bank Supports a New Generation of Promising Young Leaders for a Successful Transition
One hundred and fifty-three emerging Libyan leaders have received certificates after completing a ten-day intensive leadership workhop in Istanbul, Turkey, organized by the African… Read more »
January 30, 2019
Africa: First Statutory Meeting of the African Development Bank-Civil Committee
The African Development Bank - Civil Society Committee held its first statutory meeting at the Bank's headquarters in Abidjan on 15-16 January, 2019. Read more »
January 29, 2019
Africa: Davos Takeaways - Preparing for an African Century
Returning to the warmth of Abidjan after the World Economic Forum's meeting in icy cold Davos, under the theme Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial… Read more »
January 28, 2019
Africa: Cif@10 - Celebrating 10 Years of Climate Action
The year 2018 marked the 10th anniversary of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), one of the largest funds in the world for climate-smart investments, across more than 300 projects… Read more »
January 25, 2019
Madagascar: African Development Bank Helps Transform Agricultural Production Methods
It's market day in Tsianisiha, a rural town in the district of Toliara in south-west Madagascar. In the central square, the stalls are overflowing with the thousands of products… Read more »
Africa: Major Bridge Linking Gambia to Senegal Ushers in New Era of Connectivity
Cars, trucks and pedestrians plied the new bridge linking the Gambia and Senegal Thursday, ushering in a new era of connectivity and integration for the two West African nations. Read more »
January 23, 2019
Senegal: New African Delivery Units Network Launched
The African Delivery Units Network, a unique platform for government delivery units across the continent, has been launched in the Senegalese capital Dakar. Read more »
Africa: Integrity in Development Projects - African Development Bank Debars ALG Global Concept and Its Managing Director for 36 Months, for Fraudulent Practices
The Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the African Development Bank found the company and its Managing Director to have engaged in several fraudulent practices Read more »
January 22, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves $25 Million Equity Investment in Fund for Renewable Energy Projects in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment of up to US$ 25 million in ARCH Africa Renewable Power Fund (ARPF), a US$ 250 million… Read more »
January 21, 2019
Africa: Fertilizer Project Raises Yields By Over 50 Percent, Showcases Successful PPP's
In Nigeria, the world's largest single-train urea plant has created over 50,000 jobs across the agriculture value-chain, while its affordable fertilizer is boosting farm yields and… Read more »