December 02, 2022
Uganda: Uganda - African Development Bank Group Commits $301 Million to Renovate the Country's Meter Gauge Railway and Bolster Regional Trade
The African Development Bank is providing $300 million to refurbish metre-gauge railway lines in Uganda Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: Senegal - African Development Bank Approves a €68 Million Loan to Strengthen Domestic Resource Mobilization and Attract Private Investment
The African Development Bank is working with Senegal to mobilize domestic resources and attract more private investment. Read more »
Ghana: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $1 Million Reimbursable Grant to Develop Bioenergy Plants in Ghana and Sierra Leone
Seedlings under sustainable cultivation in Ghana for use in the production of biomass fuel Read more »
Angola: Angola Launches ICT Initiative for Remote Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Projects
The African Development Bank has rolled out the Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME) project in Angola, following a three-day training session in the… Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Call for Faster Industrialization During African Union Summit
African leaders of government and institutions at the AU Industrialization Summit in Niamey, Niger Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Africa Fund for Africa Approves $1 Million Reimbursable Grant to Develop Bioenergy Plants in Ghana and Sierra Leone
Seedlings under sustainable cultivation in Ghana for use in the production of biomass fuel Read more »
November 30, 2022
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Fund Approves a Grant of 6.4 Million Usd to Increase Access to Finance for Agricultural Value Chain Entrepreneurs
A rice field over a large area in The Gambia Read more »
Africa: COP27 - Climate Investment Funds Announces Nine Countries to Participate in the First Nature, People and Climate Platform
Vice president Beth Dunford (at right) and other participants at a Climate Investment Funds event during COP27 Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - African Development Fund Approves $13.95 Million Grant for Borana Resilient Water Development for Improved Livelihoods Program
The African Development Fund is working to improve the livelihoods of pastoralists in Ethiopia's drylands Read more »
Africa: Cop 27 - African Development Bank Group and Ebrd Affirm Commitment to Climate Adaptation and to Helping African Businesses Become More Resilient
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina and his counterpart at the EBRD, Odile Reinaud-Basso affirm commitment to climate adaptation to help African businesses become… Read more »
Senegal: Senegal - African Development Bank to Invest Over €166 Million in Construction of Highway to Open Up the Country's North
The construction of a highway between Dakar and Saint Louis will open up Senegal's northern regions, considered the country's rice granary and an area with high mining potential. Read more »
November 29, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Launches Model for Deploying Green Financing Across the Continent
Abdou Aziz Diedhiou, head of studies and strategy, La Banque Agricole Sénégal; Kossivi Domegni, Expert in Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Togo;… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique - African Development Bank Approves €125 Million Loan for Hydroelectric Power Producer to Modernize Production System
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan package not exceeding €125 million to Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) in… Read more »
Africa: Afac Unveils New Strategic Vision to Catalyze Private Financing for Climate Action Across Africa
The African Financial Alliance on Climate Change (AFAC) unveiled a new vision for 2030 during the global climate summit (COP27), prioritizing mobilizing capital and tools to meet… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Niger: Niger - African Development Fund Provides $16 Million to Support Financial Sector Deepening and Inclusion
The African Development Bank is supporting rural dwellers' enhanced access to financial services through decentralized financial systems. Read more »
Africa: African Development Fund Invests More Than $6 Million to Strengthen Public Finance Governance in African Countries
The support of the African Development Fund will strengthen the capacities of African tax administrations for improved domestic revenue mobilization. Read more »
November 24, 2022
Africa: New Report By African Development Bank, Partners Finds That 37 African Countries Have Industrialized in Last Decade
Top performers not necessarily those with the biggest economies, but countries that generate high manufacturing value-added per capita Read more »
Liberia: Liberia - African Development Bank Group Approves $5.12 Million Financing for Emergency Food Production Program
The Board of directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved financing for the Emergency Food Production Program in Liberia. This paves the way for the government to… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Ghana: Ghana - African Development Fund Approves $27.9 Million Grant for Savannah Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (Sadp)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $27.9 million grant to Ghana for the development of agricultural value chains in the Savannah region. The… Read more »
Nigeria: African Development Bank Debars Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nigeria Limited for 48 Months for Fraudulent and Obstructive Practices
The African Development Bank Group, on 23 November 2022, announces the 48-month debarment of Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nigeria Ltd. with effect from 9 September 2022. Gitto… Read more »
Africa: COP27 - Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Secures $64 Million in New Funding From Norway and Geapp
African Development Bank President Adesina (left) with GEAPP's Africa Executive Director, Joseph Nganga, following the grant announcement Read more »
November 22, 2022
Africa: AfDB's Support to Climate-Focused Esos Through the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Lab
According to the International Labour Office (ILO), "green jobs" are created by the shift of economies, enterprises, workplaces and labour markets toward a sustainable, low-carbon… Read more »
Africa: Business Integrity Roundtable - Engaging African SMEs in Corruption Prevention
What: Roundtable on Engaging African SMES in Corruption Prevention Read more »
Africa: Panel Discussion - Addressing Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment (Seah) in Development Bank Operations, Recommendations and Lessons Learned
Who: The African Development Bank's Independent Recourse Mechanism (IRM) Read more »
November 21, 2022
Africa: Global Community of Practice (G-Cop) Policy Dialogue - Development Without Borders
Leveraging the African Diaspora for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa Read more »
