Africa: 9th Africa Energy Market Place - Delivering Tanzania's Clean Cooking Initiative and National Energy Access Goals

What: The 9th Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP) Read more »

Mozambique: 60 Years of Making a Difference - Mozambique Showcases African Development Bank's Impactful Partnership

The African Development Bank Mozambique Country Office held a special ceremony on Monday to celebrate the institution's 60th anniversary in Maputo, showcasing decades of… Read more »

Africa: UNGA79 - Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program Receives NDC Investment Award

The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) has been honored as the "Best Investable NDC Adaptation Investment Initiative of the Year" at the 2024 African NDC Investment… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves €6 Million for Desert to Power - Burkina Faso Solar Project

The African Development Bank Group has approved a €6 million concessional financing package from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), a special multi-donor fund… Read more »

Angola: African Development Bank Pledges More Support for Angola's Rapidly Reforming Economy

In recent talks between Angola's President João Manuel Lourenço and African Development Bank Group head Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the two leaders discussed a wide range of… Read more »

South Sudan: The African Development Bank Group Grants $19 Million to Respond to the Sudanese Refugee Crisis in South Sudan

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of $19.8 million for the Sudan Refugee Crisis Response Project in… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan - African Development Bank Grants Over $5 Million to Support Micro-Enterprises Run By Young People and Women

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $5.28 million to South Sudan to help create much-needed jobs for young people and women. The… Read more »

Central African Republic: The African Development Fund Allocates Nearly $135 Million for Water Project in Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved $134.71 million to support infrastructure development and improve water resources on the border between the… Read more »

Africa: The African Development Bank and Its Partners to Host Africa ESG 2024 Forum in Abidjan

What: The Africa ESG Forum 2024 Read more »

Libya: New Tunisia - Libya Motorway Boosts Regional Commerce and Tourism

It used to take five hours for Fatima Meftah Abudhair and her son, Abdelmuen Salah, to travel from Tripoli, the capital of Libya to the Tunisian island of Djerba, more than 300… Read more »

Africa: UNGA79 - African Development Bank Calls On DFI's to Put Peace Into Action to Promote Peace and Stability in Africa

Peace is achievable with the right blend of dialogue and peace positive investments Read more »

Africa: Roundtable Event - 'Leveraging the African Development Bank Group and Philanthropies' Strengths and Capital to Seize Africa's Opportunities for a Prosperous, Inclusive, and Resilient Continent

The African Development Bank Group, the Aliko Dangote Foundation, the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), and the Rockefeller Foundation are hosting a roundtable… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Bank Grants $129 Million Loan to Agricultural Project Generating Decent Jobs for Young People

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 20 September 2024 approved a $129.71 million loan to Tanzania for the implementation of a youth-focused agribusiness… Read more »

Madagascar: Africa50, African Development Bank, Opec Fund, and the Government of Madagascar Join Forces to Increase Access to Clean Cooking

Africa50, the African Development Bank and the OPEC Fund for International Development on Thursday signed a Letter of Intent with the Government of Madagascar (LoI) to scale up the… Read more »

Africa: UN Secretary-General and Heads of Multilateral Development Banks to Enhance Collaboration to Address the Challenges of Achieving the SDGs

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and top UN officials met with the Heads of Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Group on Sunday in a joint effort to better… Read more »

Madagascar: The African Development Bank Group Grants Over $67 Million to Madagascar to Relaunch Its Economy and Improve Governance in Its Energy Sector

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of $67.3 million to Madagascar on 20 September 2024 to implement the first phase of its economic… Read more »

East Africa: Regional Consultation On Multisectoral Nutrition Policy Framework for the Eastern Africa Region

What: Regional Consultation on Multisectoral Nutrition Policy Framework for the Eastern Africa Region Read more »

Africa: At UNGA79, African Development Bank Affirms Standing As Champion of Africa's Prosperity

As the world convenes in New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79), Africa's 1.2 billion people will be counting on their participating leaders and… Read more »

Africa: GEAPP, Rockefeller Foundation, SEforall Advance World Bank & AfDB Mission to Electrify 300 Million in Africa

In a groundbreaking move ahead of Climate Week NYC, a coalition of global organizations comprising the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), Sustainable Energy for… Read more »

Africa: Transport Forum 2024 - African Infrastructure and Transport Ministers Call On the African Development Bank to Advance the Connectivity Agenda in Africa

African ministers and government officials in charge of infrastructure and transport called on the African Development Bank on Thursday to step up support and lead efforts to… Read more »

Africa: Joint Mdbs Report - Climate Financing Hits Record $125 Billion in 2023

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) including the African Development Bank announced today that their collective financing for climate action hit a record high of $125 billion in… Read more »

Africa: Strengthening Climate Resilience - Abidjan Workshop Addresses Africa's Weather Data Gaps

A three-day workshop co-hosted by the African Development Bank and the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) concluded on September 13, focusing on infrastructure gaps… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia 2.0 - Coding in the Line of Sight

It is early morning in Tunis. Yahya Bouhlel, 27, founder of a start-up, GoMyCode, has just arrived from London, for business meetings. Read more »

Africa: Transport Forum 2024 - Enhancing Regional Connectivity Through Innovative Technologies for Economic Growth

The African Development Bank Transport Forum, which is taking place in Abidjan from 18 to 20 September, set the tone from the outset by highlighting various challenges to be… Read more »

Africa: Africa50 Investment Platform Gets Thumbs Up for Its Innovative Financing, Strategic Partnerships and Performance

Africa50, the investment platform established by African governments and the African Development Bank, is exceeding expectations and closing critical infrastructure funding gaps… Read more »