December 05, 2023
Africa: Revolutionizing African Finance - Innovations Explored At COP28 Side Event
At COP28, The AfDB shared its expertise on innovative ways to tap finance for climate action and other priorities. Read more »
Africa: COP28 - Africa Day - African Leaders Emphasize Need for Significantly Increased Climate Action and Green Growth Financing
The President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, speaks at the opening of Africa Day at COP 28 in Dubai, alongside Mr Azali Assoumani, President of the Republic… Read more »
December 04, 2023
Africa: Youth-Led African Enterprises Awarded $800,000 At COP28 for Climate Solutions
Eight dynamic African young women-led businesses emerged as winners of the 2023 YouthAdapt challenge. Each business will receive grant funding of up to $100,000. Read more »
December 03, 2023
Africa: COP28 - Clean Cooking for All Africans Is Possible, Say World Leaders
Leaders from around the world have declared their commitment to provide clean cooking energy by 2032 to nearly a billion people in Africa who still cook using firewood and other… Read more »
Africa: Cop 28 - African Development Bank's $1 Billion Insurance Facility to Protect Millions of Farmers in Africa
"Over 97% of farmers in Africa do not have agricultural insurance. Their only insurance is to pray"--Adesina Read more »
December 02, 2023
Africa: COP28 Multilateral Development Banks (Mdb) Joint Statement
The climate crisis is rapidly worsening with increasingly severe and visible social, environmental, and economic impacts across the world. The window of opportunity to secure a… Read more »
December 03, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank With Other Multilateral Development Banks Commit to Boost Collaboration On Climate and Development
Multilateral development banks attending the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) today affirmed their commitment to a concerted, global action, including increasing… Read more »
Africa: COP28 - African Countries Sign On to Join Pioneering Global Battery Energy Storage Consortium
African Development Bank joins initiative of the Global Leadership Council as resource partner Read more »
December 02, 2023
Africa: COP28 - Global and African Partners Pledge $175m to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (Agia)
In a powerful signal of support during COP28, African and global institutions together with governments of Germany, France and Japan and philanthropies have pledged over $175… Read more »
Africa: Mdbs Join Forces At COP28 for Global Climate Resilience
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) have a key role to play in combating climate change, said development experts at this year's Conference of the Parties, COP28, convened as… Read more »
Africa: Bank-Civil Society Coalition Event At COP28
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Africa: COP28 - Events Organised By the African Development Bank Group At the Africa Pavilion
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Africa: COP28 - African Leaders Urge Robust Financing for Continent's Climate Adaptation
Global leaders attending this year's global climate change conference in Dubai on Friday urged a more global response to the continent's adaptation financing needs to tackle the… Read more »
December 01, 2023
Africa: Global Green Bond Initiative Joins With African Development Bank to Strengthen Green Bond Markets in Africa
"Let's help Africa fully leverage the power of green bonds," says AfDB Vice President Hassatou N'Sele. Alliance envisages €15-20 billion in green investments Read more »
Africa: What Lessons Can Asia Offer Africa in Developing the Green Minerals Value Chain?
A new vision is needed for Africa to harness its significant advantage in green mineral resources, experts say, and collaboration with Asian nations and learning from their… Read more »
November 30, 2023
Africa: COP28 High-Level Youthadapt Awards Ceremony
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November 29, 2023
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - African Development Bank Supports New Hygiene, Water and Sanitation Projects With €43 Million
The Minister for the Environment, Roger Baro (3rd from right) and the Bank's Country Manager, Daniel Ndoye (1st from left) took part in the launch ceremony of the two projects. Read more »
Africa: Adaptation Finance Summit for Africa At COP28
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November 28, 2023
Africa: Africa Urges a Spotlight On Climate Finance As the World Heads to COP28
The African Development Bank will mobilize financing for climate action at this year's UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, and amplify Africa's calls for robust commitments by… Read more »
November 27, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Group's Participation At COP28
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Africa: The Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (Acrifa) - De-Risking Investments in Climate Change Adaptation Through Insurance
WHAT: COP 28 side event: The Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA)- De-risking investments in climate change adaptation through insurance Read more »
November 24, 2023
Malawi: Simple Toilets Transform Lives and the Environment in Northern Malawi
In the picturesque rural setting of Nkhata Bay on the shores of Lake Malawi, a simple development has changed the lives of villagers in remarkable ways. Read more »
November 22, 2023
Africa: Germany Pledges 4 Billion Euros in Africa's Green Energy - AfDB President Calls for Enhanced Partnership
"Produce green hydrogen and you can rely on us as buyers"--German Chancellor Scholz tells African leaders Read more »
Africa: COP28 Side Event - Integrating Nutrition Financing in Climate Change Framework
What: COP28 side event: Integrating Nutrition Financing in Climate Change Framework Read more »
Africa: Chad - The African Development Bank Approves a Donation of Over Eur 34 Million to Improve Water and Sanitation
Phase II of the Semi-urban and Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Programme in 11 regions of Chad aims to build on the achievements of Phase I. Read more »