July 11
Africa: Esther Kimani, 2022 Youth Adapt Winner, Awarded 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Esther Kimani was a 2022 YouthADAPT winner in 2022, and on June 13, in Nairobi, Kenya, received the prestigious 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation from the Royal Academy… Read more »
July 08
Mauritania: Dig Deep to Aim High - How to Use Mining to Unlock Mauritania's Potential
These are exciting times in Mauritania. This nation connecting West and North Africa is transforming its economy through mining, green hydrogen, and natural gas. During the… Read more »
July 06
Comoros: Driving Progress - Comorians Celebrates Transformative Road Built With African Development Bank Support
The people of the Union of the Comoros are celebrating the completion of a major road that will open up its agriculturally rich areas and provide reliable access to its popular… Read more »
July 05
Tunisia: African Development Bank At Landmark Event On Renewable Energy Integration in Tunisia
The African Development Bank participated in an "Integrating Renewables in Energy Transitions" event in Hammamet, Tunisia, from May 21 to 24, 2024. Co-hosted by the Climate… Read more »
Cape Verde: Cabo Verde - AfDB-Supported Tech Park Impresses International Delegation With Rapid Growth and Economic Impact
A high-level donor delegation that included the African Development Bank has expressed strong admiration for the Cabo Verde Tech Park during a recent visit, highlighting its rapid… Read more »
July 04
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Dr Babatunde Samson Omotosho As Director of Statistics Department
The African Development Bank has appointed Dr Babatunde Samson Omotosho, an economist and statistician, as Director of the Statistics Department, effective June 16, 2024. Read more »
Angola: Angola - African Development Bank Vice President Akin-Olugbade On Mission to Boost Development Impact
African Development Bank Vice-President for Regional delivery, Integration and Business Delivery, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade has completed a mission to Angola in which she held… Read more »
July 03
Africa: African Development Bank and Korea Customs Service Sign Aide Memoire to Boost Trade Facilitation in Africa
Africa is set to benefit from improved customs technologies to boost intra-African trade. The African Development Bank and the Korea Customs Service (KCS) have signed an Aide… Read more »
July 02
Africa: African Development Bank Group Launches Project to Map Women Entrepreneurs' Associations in Africa
The African Development Bank launched a project on 26 June aimed at mapping 160 women entrepreneurs' associations in 16 African countries. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone - African Development Fund Approves $20 Million Grant for Youth and Women Jobs
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, approved a $19.95 million grant for an initiative to provide… Read more »
Mauritania: Mauritania - the African Development Bank Grants $17 Million to Strengthen Resilience of Female Market Gardeners, Add Value to Agricultural Production and Increase Incomes of Rural Women
The African Development Bank (ADB) Group Board of Directors has approved a grant of $17 million to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to implement the Project for Promotion of… Read more »
July 01
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 »
Madagascar: African Development Bank Group Builds Project Implementation Capacity in Madagascar
To improve the management and monitoring of the projects it finances or co-finances in Madagascar, the African Development Bank conducted a two-day training for Malagasy government… Read more »
June 28
Uganda: African Development Bank, Climate Investment Funds Spearhead Just Transition Workshops in Uganda
The African Development Bank Group and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) have launched a series of groundbreaking workshops aimed at integrating 'just transition' principles into… Read more »
Benin: African Development Bank and Partners Visit Lomé-Cotonou Road Upgrading Site and Ancillary Projects
Representatives of development partners financing a major highway upgrade linking the Togolese capital, Lome, to Cotonou, Benin, joined Togolese officials on 19 June 2024 to… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank and Jica Align Priorities Ahead of Ticad9 Summit
The African Development Bank Group and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have underscored the critical need for blended and innovative finance mechanisms to back… Read more »
Africa: In Tokyo, African Development Bank Group Seeks Japanese Partners to Boost Value Addition and Productivity in Africa
The African Development Bank is looking to partner with Japanese firms to advance its strategic priorities of value addition to raw materials and increasing productivity in key… Read more »
June 27
Africa: How One Man Helped Raise $180 Billion for Africa in Six Years
Transcription from the original interview: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/25/world/video/marketplace-africa-african-development-bank-akinwumi-adesina-spc Read more »
June 26
Africa: African Development Bank Named Development Financial Institution of the Year By Txf Global
The African Development Bank has received the Development Finance Institution (DFI) of the year award at the TXF GLOBAL 2024 Export, Project & Development Finance Conference,… Read more »
Guinea: Guinea - USD 14 Million Loan From the African Development Fund Will Support Industrial Development and Resilience of SMEs
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a loan of US $14.04 million to Guinea for… Read more »
Central Africa: Regional Consultation On Multisectoral Nutrition Policy Framework for Eastern and Central Africa, and Workshop On Continental Nutrition Accountability Scorecard (Cnas)
What: Regional Consultation on Multisectoral Nutrition Policy Framework for Eastern and Central Africa, and Workshop on Continental Nutrition Accountability Scorecard (CNAS) Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Seeks Japan's Support for Climate Action and Infrastructure Projects
An African Development Bank delegation in Tokyo on Monday 17 June held meetings at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), with Mr. Takashi Koyari,… Read more »
June 25
Africa: AfDB President Adesina Looks Back After Eight Years At the Top
June 24th, 2024-- Conversation with Akinwumi Adesina by Chris Bishop. Image : Tiziana FABI/AFP Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Expands Urban Support Program to Six New Cities
The African Development Bank's Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) has expanded its African Cities Program to cover six new cities across the continent. The expansion,… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Secures $18 Million GEF Funding for Zambezi Basin and E-Waste Projects
The African Development Bank has secured more than $18 million in funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for two major projects aimed at bolstering environmental… Read more »