North Africa: AfDB, CDP to Jointly Finance Mid-Market Growth Companies in North Africa Through $35 Million Equity Investment in RMBV North Africa Fund III

The African Development Bank Group has approved a $15 million equity investment in the RMBV North Africa Fund III to support growth companies with a special focus on consumer… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group to Advance Africa's Land Restoration and Drought Resilience Agenda At UNCCD COP17

What: AfDB to participate in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia - African Development Bank Group and Japan-Backed Partners Visit Regenerative Agriculture Project in Jimma

In Ethiopia's Jimma Zone, smallholder farmers are helping test a new model for African agriculture, backed by the African Development Bank Group and Japan. Read more »

Togo: Togo - U.S.$1 Million Grant to Address the Humanitarian Emergency in the Savanes Region

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of US$1 million to Togo to support victims of the humanitarian crisis affecting the Savanes Region… Read more »

Africa: African Development Fund Grants $4.3 Million to Strengthen Integration of Natural Capital Into Decision-Making in 13 African Countries

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a grant of $4.23 million to implement the second… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana - African Development Bank Approves $18.8 Million Grant to Boost Rice Production

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $18.8 million to the Government of Ghana for the implementation of the Regional West Africa… Read more »

Gabon: Gabon - Government and African Development Bank Strengthen the Capacity of Public Sector Stakeholders to Improve Project Performance

The African Development Bank Group's Gabon Country Office, its Capacity Development, Fiduciary Services, Financial Control, and Quality Assurance, Results and Monitoring… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone - AfDB Links Regional Integration to Development Results

The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Sidi Ould Tah, has emphasised the importance of regional integration as a driver of economic transformation, competitiveness… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank and Standard Bank Group Seal $332 Million (Zar 5.4 Billion) Deal to Boost SME Financing in South Africa

The African Development Bank has invested $332 million (ZAR 5.4 billion) in a capital markets security issued by Standard Bank Group Limited, Africa's largest bank by total assets,… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal - The African Development Bank Grants 20 Billion CFA Francs to Accelerate Economic Reforms and Strengthen Public Finance Governance

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved, on 17 July 2026, in Abidjan, 20 billion CFA francs in financing for Senegal to strengthen its public finance… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Advances Mission 300 Reforms As U.S.$4.4 Billion Energy Investment Pipeline Gains Momentum

Ghana is on track to complete 13 of 16 priority reforms under its National Energy Compact, building momentum to mobilise a US$4.4 billion energy investment pipeline and expand… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan - Stitching Hope From War Disruptions - How the African Development Bank Helped Displaced Designer Nafisa Rebuild Her Fashion Enterprise

At 32, Nafisa Hafiz, is weaving her success story through fabric and design, becoming a rising star in the fashion industry. Hafiz is the founder and creative director of NUCY, a… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Commemorates 2026 Africa Anti-Corruption Day and Piac's 15th Anniversary With Integrity Awareness, Private Sector Integrity Dialogue and Exhibition

The African Development Bank commemorated the 2026 African Anti-Corruption Day and the 15th anniversary of the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption (PIAC) on Wednesday, 8 July… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - African Development Bank Approves $10 Million Trade Finance Guarantee to Support Local Businesses and SMEs

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $10 million transaction guarantee facility for Bank of Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo (BOA-DRC)… Read more »

Africa: GEF Approves $13.46 Million for African Development Bank-Led Initiative to Accelerate Green Mobility Solutions Across Africa

The Green Mobility Financing Facility for Africa (GMFA), an African Development Bank-led initiative, is set to scale up its operations following a $13.46 million funding approval… Read more »

Africa: South Africa - African Development Bank and Biovac Sign $15 Million Agreement to Advance Africa's First End-to-End Cholera Vaccine Production

The African Development Bank Group has finalised a loan of up to $15 million to the Biologicals and Vaccines Institute of South Africa Ltd (Biovac) to support a new multi-vaccine… Read more »

Morocco: Morocco - African Development Bank and Fonds d'Équipement Communal Renew Partnership With Second €150 Million Financing Agreement for Municipal Development

The African Development Bank Group and the Fonds d'équipement communal (FEC) have signed a second agreement for a €150 million loan on 22 July in Rabat, to support… Read more »

South Sudan: African Development Fund Investment Supports Climate Resilience, Sanitation and Food Production in Ethiopia and South Sudan

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved, on 15 July, a $9.3 million grant aimed at strengthening climate resilience, improving water security and… Read more »

South Sudan: The African Development Bank Group to Provide $13 Million to Bolster Ebola Response-Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Uganda

The African Development Bank Group has approved grants worth USD 13 million to enhance national emergency responses to the Ebola virus disease (EVD-B) outbreak and strengthen… Read more »

Ethiopia: African Development Bank Group Approves $110 Million for Ethiopia's First 300mw Independent Wind Power Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (the Bank Group) has approved, on 15 July, a financing package of up to $110 million to support the development of the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group and IFRC Chart Path to Scale Decade-Long Partnership On Resilience Building

The African Development Bank Group recently hosted a high-level delegation from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), led by Under Secretary… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group and Partners Champion Gender and Child Statistics As Cameroon Hosts Africa's First Continental Forum

The first African Forum on Gender and Child Statistics (AGCSF 2026) concluded on 10 July in Yaoundé with a renewed commitment from African governments and development… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon - African Development Bank Approves €81.2 Million Financing to Boost Agro-Industrial Development in Northern Regions

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an €81.2 million loan to support agro-industrial development and strengthen climate resilience in… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank and African Sovereign Wealth Fund Forum Deepen Partnership to Mobilise African Capital for Infrastructure

The African Development Bank Group and the African Sovereign Wealth Fund Forum (ASIF) have announced the strengthening of their strategic partnership to accelerate the mobilisation… Read more »

Africa: Multilateral Development Banks Increase Climate Finance to Record $163 Billion in 2025, Supporting Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Growth

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) including the European Investment Bank (EIB) increased climate finance to record levels in 2025, reinforcing their role in supporting… Read more »