August 09
Africa: Gonat Virtual Validation Workshop of Country Diagnostic Reports On Governance of Natural Resources
What: Governing Natural Resource Outflows for Enhanced Economic Resilience in Fragile and Transitional Countries (GONAT) Project Validation Workshop of Country Diagnostic Reports… Read more »
August 06
Comoros: Comoros - African Development Bank Approves Nearly $6 Million to Improve Financial Governance and Public Electricity Supply
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $5.94 million grant to the Comoros to support financial governance reforms and enhance electricity… Read more »
July 18
Africa: New Africa Sustainable Development Report Shows Critical Importance of Scaled-Up Development Financing
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the African Development Bank (AfDB), presented today the 2024 Africa… Read more »
July 15
Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina to Address 6th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU)
What: African Development Bank President Adesina to address 6th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU) Read more »
May 30
Africa: Opening Speech by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President and Chairman, Boards of Directors The African Development Bank Group - Annual Meetings, African Development Bank Group - Nairobi, Kenya 29 May 2024
Your Excellency Dr. Willian Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya, Read more »
May 07
Africa: Inclusive and Transparent Land Governance Practices for Building Effective Land Administration Institutions Amid the Changing Climate and Strengthening Land Rights in the Continent
What: World Bank Land Conference's side event Read more »
May 02
Africa: Side Event On the State of the African Fertilizer and Soil Health - Policy, Governance, and Institutional Framework to Accelerate Country Food and Agriculture Delivery Compacts
What: Side Event on The State of the African Fertilizer and Soil Health: Policy, Governance, and Institutional Framework to Accelerate Country Food and Agriculture Delivery… Read more »
March 26
Kenya: African Development Bank Champions Private-Public Partnerships and Good Governance for Universal Water Access in Kenya
Kenya's Water and Sanitation Investors Conference 2024, held in the capital, Nairobi, concluded with a call for accelerated investment towards universal access to water and… Read more »
November 29, 2023
Kenya: Kenya - African Development Bank Lends €73 Million to Improve Economic Governance and Boost Industrial Development
€73 million in funding from the African Development Bank will support the Kenyan government's efforts to strengthen the social protection system for the most vulnerable… Read more »
November 23, 2023
Africa: Land Governance Critical to the Realization of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Say Experts
Land governance regulating access, use and ownership of land is critical to the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) and is needed to… Read more »
November 06, 2023
Africa: Congo - African Development Bank's 2023-2028 Country Strategy Paper Sets Developing Sustainable Infrastructure and Improving Economic Governance As Key Priorities
On 3 November 2023 in Abidjan, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved the 2023-2028 Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Congo. Over the next five years,… Read more »
October 25, 2023
South Africa: South Africa - African Development Bank's New 5-Year Strategy Paper Focuses On Governance and the Private Sector
The African Development Bank's interventions in South Africa between 2023 and 2028 focused on improving governance and developing the private sector. Read more »
October 09, 2023
Gambia: Gambia - African Development Bank Grants Nearly $7 Million to Improve Governance and Strengthen Fiscal Resilience
The African Development Bank grants financial support to The Gambia to improve its governance and fiscal resilience Read more »
September 07, 2023
Africa: Central African Republic - the African Development Bank Group Donates €12.62 Million to Support Workplace Reintegration for Communities Affected By the Political and Military Crisis
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April 04, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Professor Kevin Chika Urama Chief Economist and Vice President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management
The African Development Bank has appointed Professor Kevin Chika Urama as Chief Economist and Vice President for the Bank's Economic Governance and Knowledge Management complex.… Read more »
February 24, 2023
Africa: Tackle Weak Governance and Illicit Finance Flows to Fully Leverage Economic Potential of Africa's Natural Resources, Say Participants At African Development Bank Workshop
Acting ANRC director Vanessa Ushie (center) and the team at the Abidjan launch of the GONAT project Read more »
October 19, 2022
Africa: Nigeria Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Initiative to Be Launched Oct 24
What: Launch of Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones Phase One Nigeria Read more »
October 20, 2022
Africa: Afawa and Alliance for Financial Inclusion Urge African Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors to Boost Financial Inclusion for Africa's Women-Led Businesses
The African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa program, known as AFAWA, and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion introduced African Finance Ministers… Read more »
July 10, 2022
Africa: Statement On the Death of Former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe
I wish to express my condolences and sympathies to the Government and people of Japan on the tragic death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Read more »
May 17, 2022
Africa: Statement By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank - May 17, 2022
I have been extremely humbled by several calls from Nigerians at home and abroad that I should consider running for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Read more »
March 14, 2022
Africa: African Ports and the Blue Economy Nexus - Institutional, Policy and Governance Arrangements
What: Webinar to present findings of a study on Blue Economy Read more »
March 04, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Grant to Improve Governance of Natural Resource Outflows in Six African Countries
Six African countries will soon benefit from a grant from the Transitional Support Facility (TSF) of the African Development Fund, through a project designed to strengthen national… Read more »
February 13, 2022
Tanzania: African Development Bank Group Chief Pays Homage to the Late Magufuli
"I miss our engaging discussions about Africa. In a very short time, you transformed Tanzania." Read more »
January 30, 2022
Guinea Bissau: Guinea Bissau - African Development Bank Group President Announces $30 Million Package for Infrastructure, Budget and Governance Support
African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has announced a financial package of $30 million dollars to the West African nation of Guinea -Bissau. Read more »
December 08, 2021
Africa: The African Development Bank Appoints Professor Kevin Chika Urama As the Acting Chief Economist and Vice President for the Economic Governance and Knowledge Management Complex
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Kevin Chika URAMA as Acting Chief Economist and Vice President for the Economic Governance and… Read more »