Africa: Africa's Growth Holds Firm Amid Global Turbulence, Says 2026 African Economic Outlook

Africa's economies are projected to grow at 4.2 percent in 2026, moderating slightly from 4.4 percent in 2025, before rebounding to 4.4 percent in 2027. The findings of the 2026… Read more »

Africa: 2026 Annual Meetings - 2026 Afawa Bank of the Year Award Nominees Announced

The African Banker Awards have announced the nominees for the 2026 Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA ) Bank of the Year Award. Read more »

Madagascar: African Development Bank Group Approves $68 Million to Strengthen Madagascar's Financial Governance and Economic Resilience

The Board of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $68 million financing package for the Republic of Madagascar to support the second phase of the Financial Management… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: In the Republic of Congo, the Green Revolution Is Transforming the Agricultural Landscape

For decades, farmers in the Bouenza Department in southern Republic of Congo relied heavily on subsistence agriculture. Armed with hoes and cultivating small plots of cassava or… Read more »

Africa: AM 2026 - Congo's President Announces Visa-Free Access for Africans As Continent Celebrates Africa Day

African leaders attending the African Development Bank Group's 2026 Annual Meetings in Brazzaville on Monday marked Africa Day with the host, President Denis Sassou-Nguesso,… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: All Is Set for the 2026 Annual Meetings in Brazzaville

Brazzaville is ready. The Congolese capital is demonstrating its full preparedness. The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Sidi Ould Tah, on Sunday reviewed the… Read more »

Africa: The African Development Bank, Africa50, and African Leaders Explore Recycling Public Assets to Invest in Priority Infrastructure

Several African ministers, officials from international financial institutions and the private sector met on Monday, May 24, in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, to discuss ways… Read more »

Africa: AM2026 - Morocco Named Africa's Industrialization Leader in New African Development Bank Index

Africa is undergoing a "silent but irreversible" industrial transition, even as progress remains uneven and concentrated. This is according to two reports launched today on the… Read more »

Africa: Strengthening and Consolidating Africa's Financial Systems and Agency in the Changing World

WHAT: Thematic Knowledge Event 1 (Panel 2) Read more »

Africa: Leveraging Capital, Strengthening Agency - African Ownership and the Future of Development Finance

What: Panel Discussion on Leveraging Capital, Strengthening Agency: African Ownership and the Future of Development Finance Read more »

Africa: Annual Meetings 2026 in Brazzaville - Update (23.05.26)

As preparations continue for the African Development Bank Group's 2026 Annual Meetings, the Congolese authorities, in close collaboration with Bank teams remain fully and actively… Read more »

Africa: Mobilising Civil Society, Philanthropies, and the Diaspora to Increase Development Financing for Africa in a Fragmented World

What ? Mobilising civil society, philanthropies, and the diaspora to increase development financing for Africa in a fragmented world Read more »

Mozambique: When Drought Did Not Win - Disaster Risk Financing Ignites Hope in Mozambique's Magude Province

Magude District, in Mozambique's Maputo Province, has long lived under the shadow of drought. Families face dwindling harvests, dry rivers, and long daily walks in search of water.… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast - AfDB Workshop Strengthens Audit Standards for Bank-Financed Projects

The African Development Bank, through its Financial Management Division for the Central, Northern and Western Regions, organised a workshop on 21 May 2026 in Abidjan on the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Private Sector Forum - Connecting the Continent Through Industrialization and Trade

WHAT: The African Development Bank Group Private Sector Forum, held during the Bank Group's 2026 Annual Meetings Read more »

Morocco: Morocco - African Development Bank Group and OCP Group Sign €450 Million Partial Credit Guarantee to Accelerate Industrial Transition

The African Development Bank Group and OCP Group signed an agreement in Rabat on 22 May 2026 for a partial credit guarantee amounting to €450 million, aimed at supporting the… Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: Annual Meetings 2026 in Brazzaville - Update

As preparations continue for the African Development Bank Group's 2026 Annual Meetings, the Congolese authorities, in close collaboration with Bank teams remain fully and actively… Read more »

Zambia: Zambia - African Development Bank Approves $20 Million Trade Finance Guarantee to Boost SMEs

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $20 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee for Access Bank Zambia Limited, a move that will significantly… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank to Convene Inaugural Integrate Africa Forum

WHAT: Inaugural Integrate Africa Forum Read more »

Morocco: Morocco - African Development Bank Commits €200 Million to Boost Employability and Develop Future Skills

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved €200 million in financing for the implementation of the "Cap Compétences 2030" programme,… Read more »

Libya: At the Tripoli Business Hub, Young Entrepreneurs Showcase Results of African Development Bank-Backed Support to Libya's Start-Up Ecosystem

Young Libyan entrepreneurs showcased a wave of homegrown businesses ranging from home-based healthcare to vocational training to a visiting African Development Bank delegation last… Read more »

Africa: Brazzaville 2026 AfDB Annual Meetings to Focus On Mobilising Africa's Development Financing At Scale

More than 3,000 delegates will gather in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, for the 2026 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group from 25 to 29 May. It will be the… Read more »

Africa: 2026 Development Evaluation Week - 'Catalysing Development Impact Across Africa's Borders.'

What: African Development Bank Group's 2026 Development Evaluation Week Read more »

Africa: Idev Side Event - 'From Capital Increase to Scaled Delivery: Lessons From Independent Evaluation'

What: Discussion - From Capital Increase to Delivery at Scale: Evidence from Independent Evaluation Read more »

Kenya: African Development Bank Group Debars Esiko Kenya Enterprises Limited and Two Others for Fraudulent Practices

The African Development Bank Group today announces the 9-month debarment of Esiko Kenya Enterprises Limited, a civil and electrical engineering company registered in the Republic… Read more »