November 29, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank's Staff Council and Lion's Club Join Forces to Clean-Up Attecoube, Ivorian Community Hit By Flood
As part of activities marking the 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Day, the Staff Council (SCO) of the African Development Bank will, on November 29, 2018 launch a vast… Read more »
November 21, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Marks Toilet Day With Us$500 Million Commitment to New Sanitation Funding
As the African Development Bank joined the international community to observe World Toilet Day on November 19, the organization is putting considerable financial muscle into the… Read more »
November 19, 2018
Togo: Using Toilets to Fight Cholera
Located 350 kilometres north of Lomé, Sokodé, the second-largest city in Togo, was the epicentre of three cholera outbreaks in 2013. That same year, the African… Read more »
November 13, 2018
Africa: Combatting Climate Change - Boosting Green Investment in Africa With the African Development Bank's Afac Initiative
Launched on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank in Busan in May 2018, the African Financial Alliance on Climate Change (AFAC) was the subject of a… Read more »
November 12, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Invest EUR150 Million in Sanitation in Tunisia
During the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) held in Johannesburg, South Africa, the president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, and the president of the European Bank… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2018 - African Financial Alliance On Climate Change (Afac) Unveils Guiding Principles
The African Financial Alliance on Climate Change (AFAC) unveiled its guiding principles at the recently concluded Africa Investment Forum. Launched in June 2018, AFAC aims to… Read more »
November 07, 2018
Africa: Renewable Energy in Africa - African Development Bank and Moroccan Agency Masen Join Forces to Roll Out 'Desert to Power' Initiative
The African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina and Mustapha Bakkoury, President of Moroccan agency Masen (Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy), have signed a… Read more »
November 08, 2018
Africa: Climate, Agribusiness, Gender Are Key Priorities in New Agreement Between African Development Bank and Findev Canada
The African Development Bank and FinDev Canada - the Canadian government's development finance institution - have agreed to collaborate in joint transaction opportunities, external… Read more »
November 07, 2018
Africa: Niger Basin Authority Will Get US $134 Million to Spur Development and Climate Change Adaptation in the Niger Basin (PIDACC)
In a bid to improve the resilience of the people and ecosystems of the Niger River Basin, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, has approved US$76 million for the… Read more »
October 29, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Rolls Out Programme to Boost Climate Risk Financing and Insurance for African Countries
The African Development Bank has approved the Africa Disaster Risks Financing (ADRiFi) Programme, the institution's first climate risk management programme to boost resilience and… Read more »
October 26, 2018
Africa: The African Development Bank Approves U.S.$ 15 Million Grant for Nkhata Bay Town Water Supply and Sanitation Project
The African Development Bank Group, has approved a US$15 million grant from the African Development Fund (ADF) for a water supply and sanitation project in Malawi, expected to… Read more »
October 23, 2018
Africa: Green Climate Fund Board Approves Three African Development Bank Proposals for Green Climate Projects Worth Over U.S.$ 110 Million
The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding for three proposals from the African Development Bank totaling over US$110 million. The approvals were granted at the… Read more »
October 08, 2018
Africa: Capacity Development On Green Climate Fund Financing for Africa Experts
A cross-section of participants at the workshop on Green Climate Fund Financing Read more »
September 27, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Convenes Climate Change Seminar On Gender Mainstreaming for African Group of Negotiators
The African Development Bank will conduct a seminar on gender mainstreaming in climate negotiations for the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) in Dakar, Senegal, on Wednesday, 27… Read more »
August 06, 2018
Zambia: African Development Bank Offers New Financing Opportunities for Zambia's Water and Agriculture Sectors
An African Development Bank team of experts visited Zambia from 23 to 27 July to identify businesses in the nation's water and agriculture sectors eligible for new financing… Read more »
July 25, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Reiterates Support for Lake Chad Basin Heritage Project
Dore was speaking at a side event of a High Level Political Forum held in New York July 16-18 Read more »
Mozambique: African Development Bank and Ifad Collaborate to Help Mozambique Build Knowledge On Climate Finance and Natural Capital
Dr. Sonia da Silveira - GCF Focal Point, technician of the Department of Monitoring & Evaluation from the Ministry of Economy & Finance Read more »
July 30, 2018
Africa: 2018 World Water Week - "Water, Ecosystems and Human Development" - Focus On Africa
The 2018 World Water Week will take place from 26 to 31 August in Stockholm, Sweden, under the theme: "Water, ecosystems and human development." Read more »
July 23, 2018
Cape Verde: Water Project in Cabo Verde Saves Communities, Transforms Livelihoods of Women
A water irrigation and supply system funded by the African Development Bank has transformed the lives of rural farming communities in Cabo Verde's Santiago Island, sparing farmers… Read more »
July 13, 2018
Africa: African Legal Support Facility and African Natural Resources Centre Strengthen Capacity in Negotiating Fisheries Agreements and Licences
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), in partnership with the African Natural Resources Centre of the African Development Bank, recently held a capacity development workshop… Read more »
July 04, 2018
Africa: Bank Approves African Water Facility Plans for 2018
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved the work plan and budget of the African Water Facility (AWF) for 2018. Read more »
June 25, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Approves U.S. $62 Million Loan for Delivery of Water and Sanitation to Strategic Towns
In a bid to help Uganda improve heath and productivity in the country's major towns, the African Development Bank has approved a US$ 62-million concessional loan to finance its… Read more »
June 13, 2018
Africa: Environment - African Development Bank Leads Fight Against Polluting Plastic Products
Nearly half a ton of plastic waste was removed from Grand-Bassam, a UNESCO world heritage city Read more »
Africa: MDB Climate Finance Hit Record High of US$ 35.2 Billion in 2017
An increase of nearly 30 per cent on the previous year, boosting projects that help developing countries cut emissions and address climate risks - joint report Read more »
May 24, 2018
Africa: Climate and Disaster Risk Financing Get Fresh Boost from African Development Bank
“We talk about integrating Africa. We cannot integrate countries that are fragile, we can only integrate countries that are secured.”– Akinwumi Adesina,… Read more »