April 22
Africa: African Development Bank and Global Center On Adaptation to Host Webinar On Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Water Sector
What: Webinar on Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in Water Sector Projects Read more »
South Africa: African Business Founders to Take Center Stage At AHC Soirée in Johannesburg
African Hidden Champions (AHC) will host an exclusive Soirée on April 24, 2024, in Johannesburg to convene and celebrate entrepreneurial spirit with top African founders… Read more »
April 20
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks Deepen Collaboration to Deliver As a System
The leaders of 10 multilateral development banks (MDBs) today announced joint steps to work more effectively as a system and increase the impact and scale of their work to tackle… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Rapidly Exceeding Climate Finance Targets
African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina on Thursday called for more urgent action as climate change continues to wreak havoc in many African countries. Read more »
April 19
Africa: African Development Bank President Dr Adesina to Meet Brazil's President Lula
African Development Bank Group president, Dr Akinwumi Adesina is travelling to Brazil for a two-day official visit to meet with President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, government… Read more »
West Africa: Knowledge Sharing Webinar On the West Africa Power Pool (Wapp)
What: Webinar on the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank President Dr. Adesina to Visit Brazil
African Development Bank president, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, will lead a delegation on an official visit to Brazil aimed at strengthening ties with the Portuguese-speaking country and… Read more »
Gabon: Gabon - Bank-Funded Project Provides Continuous Supply of Drinking Water for Thousands
Launched in Gabon in 2019, the drinking water component of the Libreville Integrated Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (PIAEPAL) is entering its completion phase. Over… Read more »
Africa: Africa's $824 Billion Debt Burden and Opaque Resource-Backed Loans Hinder Its Potential, African Development Bank President Warns
Africa's immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries' future growth, African… Read more »
April 18
Africa: African Development Bank, Giaba Combat Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in Africa Through New Project
The African Development Bank and the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) on Thursday officially launched a three-year support project to… Read more »
Africa: The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Receives $7.3 Million to Boost Agricultural Productivity and Smallholder Farmers' Income
Global Affairs Canada has provided $7.3 million in funding to the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) to enhance sustainable agricultural productivity and smallholder… Read more »
April 17
Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina to Speak On Rising Global Middle Class On Sidelines of World Bank Spring Meetings
What: Panel Session on the Rising Global Middle Class Session at the 2024 World Economy Summit Read more »
Somalia: African Development Bank Undertakes Mission to Somalia to Assess Portfolio and Implementation of Development Objectives
The African Development Bank has concluded a three-day mission to Mogadishu, Somalia in preparation for completion of the country's Interim Country Strategy Paper (I-CSP) 2022-2024… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB's Business Opportunities Seminar, 28th - -29th May 2024
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April 16
Africa: Annual Meetings 2024 - Better Allocating International Financial Resources to Speed Africa's Transformation
Back in February 2013 in Tunis, in response to a journalist who had asked her how the African Development Bank Group differed from other institutions, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, then… Read more »
Africa: African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre Issues New Report - 'Further Processing of Wood Products in Africa Will Contribute to the Continent's Industrialization and Integration'
In March 2024, the African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre issued a new report, in English-only, "Regional timber-trade flows and trends in Africa". The report… Read more »
Central African Republic: National Dialysis Centre and National Medical Imaging Centre in Bangui, Central African Republic, Give Patients New Hope and a Smile
Afrika Finance is responsible for managing the National Dialysis Centre and the National Imaging Centre, funded with backing from the African Development Fund. Its CEO, Bel-Gaza… Read more »
Cameroon: African Development Bank Projects Improve Job Opportunities for Young People in Cameroon
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has underscored the success of its program aimed at bolstering job opportunities for young people in Cameroon. Read more »
Central Africa: Cameroon - African Development Bank Bolsters Central Africa Presence With Inauguration of New Regional Office in Yaoundé
In a move that reaffirms its commitment to Central Africa's development course, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has inaugurated an ultramodern regional office building in… Read more »
April 12
Africa: African Development Bank Publishes Report On Callable Capital
The African Development Bank has published a report clarifying the legal framework, processes and governance for a call on the callable capital by the institution. Read more »
Africa: Propelling Africa's Circular Transformation - The African Development Bank to Share Insights At the 2024 World Circular Economy Forum
What: The 2024 World Circular Economy Forum Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Enhances Enable Youth Programs for Greater Impact
The African Development Bank successfully concluded a three-day workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at enhancing its Empowering Novel Agri-Business-Led Employment (ENABLE) Youth… Read more »
April 11
Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina to Co-Chair Clean Cooking in Africa Summit With Leaders of Tanzania, Norway and International Energy Agency
The African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina will co-chair the upcoming Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa alongside President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania,… Read more »
April 09
Ghana: African Development Bank Mission Strengthens Civil Society Collaboration in Ghana
The African Development Bank concluded a successful deep dive mission to Ghana aimed at solidifying its partnership with civil society organizations (CSOs) in West Africa. Read more »
Liberia: Liberia - The African Development Bank and Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission Launch Regulatory Database Management System
The African Development Bank and the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) have jointly launched a cutting-edge Regulatory Information Database Management System (RDBMS)… Read more »
