June 30, 2022
Africa: Ghana - African Development Fund Approves $27.19 Million Grant for Skills Development Infrastructure to Boost Post Covid-19 Recovery
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund today approved a $27.19 million grant to Ghana for infrastructure for skills development and job creation for youth and women… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Acting Director of Human Resources
The African Development Bank Group has appointed Mr. Ifechukwude Emmanuel Ezinwa as Acting Director of the Human Resources Operations, Recruitment and Client Services Department,… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Dr. Soumik Paul As Acting Director, Staff Welfare Services, Compensation and Employment Policy Department
The African Development Bank Group has appointed Dr. Soumik Paul as Acting Director of the Staff Welfare Services, Compensation and Employment Policy Department. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Jessica Kitakule-Mukungu As Acting Director, Talent, Performance Management and Staff Development Department
The African Development Bank has appointed Jessica Kitakule-Mukungu as Acting Director of the Talent, Performance Management and Staff Development Department. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda, African Development Bank Launch Industrial Policy Project, Targeting 200,000 Jobs Per Year
The Government of Rwanda, in partnership with the African Development Bank's Fund for African Private Sector Assistance, has launched a two-year project to boost industrial… Read more »
June 29, 2022
Africa: US President Biden Backs African Development Bank's Plan to Feed Africa
Bank President Akinwumi Adesina welcomes support for institution's emergency food plan Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Launches First ESG African Frontier-Currency Bond
The African Development Bank on 14 June 2022 launched a 19-billion Ugandan shilling (UGX) ($5.07 million) 2-year theme bond, the first-ever African frontier currency-denominated… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Africa: Webinar On the Implications for Africa of the Findings of the IPCC 6th Assessment Reports
What: Webinar on the implications of the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports for Africa during London Climate Action Week Read more »
Africa: Finance in Common Summit 2022
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West Africa: Ecowas - African Development Fund Approves $2 Million Technical Grant to Boost Electricity Reforms
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on 24 June approved a technical assistance grant of $2 million to fund research that will contribute to electricity reforms… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Senegal: The Dakar TER, an Express Train to Development in Senegal
The smiling boy runs up to his brother, who is waiting for him by the school gate. Together, they hurry to one of the stations served by Senegal's first regional express train, or… Read more »
Africa: Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day - The African Development Bank's Youthadapt Challenge Is Accelerating Climate Adaptation and Food Security Efforts
In observation of UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day, today 27 June, we highlight small businesses that are receiving African Development Bank support as they… Read more »
Africa: Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series On Green Minerals and Energy Transition
What: Leveraging Africa's green minerals for the energy transition: The role of regional integration and the AfCFTA Read more »
Mauritania: Mrs. Abdawa's Tents
Chay-a Abdawa is a mother of six and president of the El Wihda cooperative in Nouakchott, Mauritania. El Wihda produces traditional tents known as khaïmas. Once emblematic of… Read more »
Tanzania: African Development Bank, Tanzania Sign $125.2 Million Loan Agreement to Address Water Shortages in Dodoma Region
The African Development Bank and the Tanzanian government have signed a $125.2 million loan agreement for a project that will help address water shortages in three districts in the… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Board Approves Landmark Institution - Establishment of African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation to Transform Africa's Pharmaceutical Industry
"Africa can no longer outsource its healthcare security to the benevolence of others" - Akinwumi Adesina Read more »
June 25, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Group Urges G7 Countries to Support Africa's Emergency Food Production Plan
The world must do more to tackle the increasing global food insecurity worsened by Russia's war in Ukraine, the African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina told a… Read more »
June 24, 2022
Africa: Aswan Forum - Building On Economic and Social Development to Achieve Sustainable Peace and Development
The first day of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development, which took place from 21 to 23 June 2022 in Cairo, Egypt, concluded with a plenary session on regional… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank, Africa50 and the Newly Launched African Sovereign Investors Forum Signal Strong Desire to Jointly Mobilize Capital for Infrastructure Projects
Africa50, the African Development Bank, and Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF), have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on developing green and climate resilient… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon - African Development Bank Board Approves €39.6 Million Loan to Improve Access to Kribi Industrial and Port Area
On Wednesday, 22 June, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved a €39.62 million loan to Cameroon to improve road access to the industrial and port… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Africa: Rwanda to Host 2022 World Circular Economy Forum in December, a First for Africa
The World Circular Economy Forum will, for the first time, take place on African soil in 2022, bringing together participants from around the world to absorb lessons from the… Read more »
Botswana: Botswana - Private Sector Development in Southern Africa Region Gets Boost With Approval of $30 Million Loan to Norsad Capital From African Development Bank Group
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group today approved a $30 million loan to Norsad Capital Limited, a Botswana-based impact investor, to finance… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Calls for Strong Investment in the Youth At 2022 Commonwealth Business Forum
The 2022 Commonwealth Business Forum opened in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday with a resounding call for action to do more to spur intra-Commonwealth trade, protect the environment and… Read more »
Africa: Outside the Classroom, Ghanaian Student Thrives As a Poultry Farmer
Mornings start early for Clara Saibu of Tamale in Ghana. She doesn't wake up to the sound of an alarm clock, but to chickens, waiting to be fed. Read more »
June 21, 2022
Sudan: Sudan - Bank-Funded Programme Yields a Pioneering Batch of Graduates in the Education Sector
When the African Development Bank launched a project to enhance institutional and human capacity in Sudan's education sector, Ahmed Mutiagin was a student with ambitions of getting… Read more »
