April 29, 2019
Southern Africa: African Development Bank Calls for Urgent Global Response As Second Cyclone Hits Southern Africa
The African Development Bank has called for urgent global action in the wake of a second cyclone to hit the southern Africa coastal region in six weeks. According to Bank… Read more »
April 26, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank, Partners Meet Over Securities Exchanges Linkage Project
The African Development Bank, working with the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA), hosted the first capital market stakeholders roundtable on the African Exchanges… Read more »
Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves U.S.$70 Million Loan for Ebonyi State Road
The African Development Bank Group, on Wednesday 24 April 2019 approved a US$70 million loan for a road project in Nigeria's southeastern Ebonyi State. Read more »
April 25, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Signs $50 Million Agreement With Natixis to Boost Trade Finance in Africa
The African Development Bank on Wednesday April 24, 2019 signed a US$50 million risk participation agreement (APR) with investment and corporate bank Natixis. Read more »
Africa: African Development Extends Us$80m Line of Credit to Help Industrialization and Regional Integration
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a USD 80 million line of credit to the Botswana Development Corporation Ltd ("BDC") to help the… Read more »
Nigeria: President Buhari Commends African Development Bank's Transformative Role
At a meeting with the African Development Bank President in Abuja, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari commended the Bank for its successes and pledged Nigeria's continuous… Read more »
Guinea: Country Results Brief 2007-2018 / The African Development Bank - A Decade of Key Partnership With Guinea
Access to energy and development of agricultural and industrial value chains represent the two pillars of the Bank's new strategy in Guinea. Read more »
April 24, 2019
Africa: The African Development Bank to Host the Annual Meeting of the Independent Accountability Mechanisms Network of International Financial Institutions
The Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) of the African Development Bank Group will host the 16th annual meeting of the Independent Accountability Mechanisms Network (IAMnet) of… Read more »
Malawi: African Development Bank Boosts Cyclone Response With Emergency Relief Package and Measures to Combat Climate Change
African Development Bank delegation to Malawi with Government of Malawi officials Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, Partners Support Smallholder Farmers With 17 New Project Grants
The Agriculture Fast Track Fund (AFT), hosted by the African Development Bank, has announced Us$ 3,390,000 funding for 17 new small and medium enterprises in the agriculture sector… Read more »
April 23, 2019
Togo: African Development Bank Helps to Create 35,000 Jobs in Agricultural SMEs
Since 2016, the African Development Bank has committed $1.7 million to the Project to Support the Employability and Integration of Young People in Growth Sectors (PAEIJ-SP) in… Read more »
April 20, 2019
Africa: Conference On Land Policy in Africa
The African Development Bank will host the biennial Conference on Land Policy in Africa from the 4th to 8th November 2019 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. This year's conference… Read more »
April 19, 2019
Africa: 'My Mother Told Me to Dare.' Inspiring Stories From High-Level African Development Bank Women's Summit
Nafissa Hamidou Abdoulaye has been praised far and wide for her ground-breaking work in agriculture, but securing financing has been an uphill battle. That was until now. Read more »
April 18, 2019
Rwanda: African Legal Support Facility Supports $200 Million Energy Plant in Rwanda
The African Legal Support Facility has provided advisory services support to the Government of Rwanda for the negotiation of its deal with Symbion Power to develop a… Read more »
April 17, 2019
Africa: We-Fi Regional Summit Calls for Urgent Public and Private Sector Action to Support Women Entrepreneurs in West Africa
Heads of state, ministers, leaders of multilateral development banks, private sector executives, women entrepreneurs, and contributing governments of the Women Entrepreneurs… Read more »
April 16, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank - Manufacturing Key to Boost Economic Growth and Job Creation in East Africa - Regional Economic Outlook Report
The manufacturing sector will hold the key to future growth in East Africa, the African Development Bank's lead Economist for the Bank's East Africa Regional Office has emphasised. Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Launches a New Nzd 150 Million 10-Year "Light Up and Power Africa" Kauri Benchmark
The African Development Bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA by Moody's/S&P/Fitch/Japan Credit Rating Agency, has successfully launched a new NZD 150 million 10-year "Light up and Power… Read more »
East Africa: African Development Bank - Manufacturing Key to Growth in East Africa - Regional Economic Outlook Report
The manufacturing sector will hold the key to future growth in East Africa, the African Development Bank's lead Economist for the Bank's East Africa Regional Office has emphasised. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Organizes Roadshow to Whet Investor Interest Ahead of Africa Investment Forum 2019
The African Development Bank has organised a roadshow to drum up support from Angolan investors ahead of the second edition of the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) in November 2019. Read more »
April 15, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Business Opportunity Seminar - Investing in Partnerships for Africa's Transformation
Ethical business model key to successful project delivery by the African Development Bank - participants Read more »
Central Africa: African Development Bank Approves Strategy for Central Africa
The Board of the African Development Bank has approved the Central Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper 2019 - 2025, adopting the Bank's multinational operations in Central… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimfund Water and Sanitation Project - Harare Residents Commend Zimfund for Engaging Communities
Passmore Masanga, a resident of the Mabvuku township in Harare hopes that a new 4.6 km pipeline, installed under the ZimFund Urgent Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation… Read more »
Africa: Integrity in Development Projects - The African Development Bank Declares Ms. Namahoua Diomande Ineligible to Participate in Bank-Financed Tenders for 12 Months
The African Development Bank Group today announced the debarment of Ms. Namahoua DIOMANDE, also trading under the names Zata Productions, Zata Prod and Zata Service, for 12 months.… Read more »
April 12, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Hails Canada's US$1.1 Billion Pledge in Callable Capital Support
On the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings, Canada announced a $1.1 billion commitment in temporary callable capital to support the African Development Bank. Read more »
South Sudan: Thousands Receive Food, Thanks to Emergency Response Project Supported By the African Development Bank, WFP
Thousands of people in South Sudan have received relief from a food security project which is addressing the nation's severe food and nutrition needs. Read more »
