June 09, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank, Government of Chad Sign $650,000 Grant Agreement to Extend Digital Financial and Non-Financial Services to Women and Youth
The Afdb-managed Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility is providing a $650,000 grant to help extend digital services to women and youth entrepreneurs in Chad. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group, Government of Tanzania Launch $54 Million Initiative to Drive Job Creation for Youth in Zanzibar's Blue Economy
Dr Hussein Mwinyi, president of Zanzibar (center) , AfDB Tanzania country manager, Patricia Laverley, and delegations representing the government and the AfDB at the Golden Tulip… Read more »
Africa: World Environment Day - Host Cote d'Ivoire, Africa Development Bank Urge Collective Action to End Plastic Pollution
Cote d'Ivoire hosted the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day on the 5th of June 2023, with the African Development Bank as a core partner for the annual event. Read more »
June 08, 2023
Morocco: Morocco - African Development Bank Mobilizes Ꞓ120 Million to Expand Access to Healthcare
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Rwanda: African Development Bank-Funded Project Boosts Universal Access to Water in Rwanda
Esther Mukantwali at a water point in Rwangara village Read more »
June 07, 2023
Africa: African Hidden Champions Hosts First Regional Reception for 2023 in Nairobi
AHC Co-Partners: Franziska Hollmann and Antje Steiner from DEG with Thomas Viot from AfDB. Read more »
Africa: Banking On Nutrition - Akinwumi Adesina's Reappointment to Sun Movement Lead Group Boosts Efforts Towards a Malnutrition-Free World By 2030
UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi A. Adesina at the 2017 G7 Summit, Taormina, Italy. Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Appoints Jacques Edjangue Vice President for People and Talent Management
The African Development Bank Group has appointed Jacques Edjangue Vice President for People and Talent Management, effective 16th June 2023. Read more »
East Africa: The African Development Bank to Boost Electricity and Transport Infrastructure, Value Chain Development and Trade Facilitation to Spur Regional Integration in East Africa in 2023-2027
Over the next five years, the African Development Bank will invest in cross-border electricity interconnections to strengthen connectivity and increase access to reliable and… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Djibouti: Djibouti - African Development Bank Launches Study On Urban Infrastructure and Climate Adaptation
The Bank's delegation met Djibouti's Minister of Finance and Economy in charge of Industry and Governor of the Bank for Djibouti, Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh (center) as part of the… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Zimbabwe: Time to Walk With Zimbabwe, African Development Bank President Says At Roundtable On Zimbabwe's Debt Arrears Clearance
A resilient Zimbabwe will bolster Southern Africa Development Community's growth prospects Read more »
Africa: Africa Has Technology and Innovation to Achieve Zero Hunger- - African Development Bank Head Adesina At Africa Agribusiness and Science Week
Africa has the necessary partnerships and technologies to eradicate hunger, said African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina. Read more »
June 03, 2023
Africa: Sahel Region - African Development Bank to Extend Nearly $1m in Gender-Based Grants to Boost Opportunities for Women-Led Businesses
The African Development Bank's Gender Equality Trust Fund will provide a $950,000 grant to the Africa Small and Medium Enterprise Business Linkages Program in Burkina Faso, Chad,… Read more »
June 02, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank and Errada to Host a Business Seminar On Green Economy in Egypt
What: Seminar on Business Enabling Environment for Green Economic Development Read more »
Africa: World Environment Day
WHO: African Development Bank, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Côte d'Ivoire, The Netherlands Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank and Africa Growing Together Fund Commit $124.4 Million to Improve Sanitation in Angola's Coastal Towns
Improving access to sanitation services is crucial to meeting the health demands of the rising population in Angola Read more »
June 01, 2023
Africa: Annual Meetings Panelists Underscore Fintech's Potential to Build Sustainability Into Africa's Financial Sector
Agriculture, home ownership and B2B are among sectors undergoing rapid transformation Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $20 Million Investment in Private Equity Fund Targeting the Infrastructure Sector in Africa
The Nairobi-Thika Highway, Kenya Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Civil Society Open Day
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Rwanda: Journée portes ouvertes pour les organisations de la société civile du Rwanda
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May 31, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Driving Innovation to Scale Up Climate Adaptation
(From left) AfDB VP Kevin Kariuki, GCA Acting Africa Regional Director Charles Nhemachena, AfDB Director Anthony Nyong and AfDB Manager Gareth Phillips during a session on the… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Group Financial Report and Development Impact - Bank Group Proves Its Resilience With Strong Record of Activity in 2022 - Over $8 Billion Invested to Support the Continent's Recovery
African Development Bank Group vice presidents in a panel discussion during the Financial Presentation and Development Impact session at the 2023 Annual Meetings, Sharm El Sheikh,… Read more »
East Africa: Let's Tap the Private Sector to Change the 'Horn of Africa Narrative' Say Finance Ministers
African Development Bank VP Marie Laure Akin-Olugbade (center left) and Ethiopia's Finance Minister Ahmed Shide (center right) chaired the 17th Ministerial Roundtable of the Horn… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania - the African Development Bank Provides a Usd 2 Million Partial Credit Guarantee and a Usd 528,600 Grant to Facilitate Access to Fertilizer for Smallholder Farmers
The partial credit guarantee will enable the African Fertiliser and Agro-Industry Partnership (AFAP) to provide fertilisers to 550,000 smallholder farmers in Tanzania through… Read more »
Africa: Five AfDB Regional Member Countries Set to Join African Development Fund Replenishment
The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan plan to contribute $1 million each to ADF's next replenishment cycle Read more »
