June 23, 2025
Africa: Adesina Spotlights African Development Bank's Role in Delivering Mattei Plan and Global Gateway Investments Across Africa to Drive Industrial Growth
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has reaffirmed the Bank's central role in advancing Africa's connectivity, industrialization, and regional integration… Read more »
June 20, 2025
Zambia: Zambia - Sefa and Partners Pioneer New Financing Model With $26.5 M Package for 32mw Ilute Solar Project
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has committed to contribute $8 million toward a $26.5 million financing package to support… Read more »
June 17, 2025
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank Project Restores Electricity in Zimbabwean Communities Following Devastating Cyclone Idai
In March 2019, Cyclone Idai tore through Zimbabwe's eastern districts with unprecedented fury, leaving behind a trail of devastation. Among the hardest hit regions were Chimanimani… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Celebrates and Honors Akinwumi Adesina's Impactful Legacy As President of the African Development Bank
The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, on 14 June, has honored the President of the African Development Bank Group Dr Akinwumi Adesina describing him as "a visionary… Read more »
June 11, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - Training Helps Project Implementation Units to Improve Disbursement Procedures for Bank Projects
The African Development Bank held a capacity-building workshop on disbursement procedures for financial staff at implementation units of all its projects in the Democratic Republic… Read more »
June 15, 2025
Ghana: African Development Bank Concludes Strategic High-Level Mission to Ghana, Identifies Five Key Areas for Transformational Partnership
Representatives of the African Development Bank Group have concluded a week-long high-level mission to Ghana, marking the institution's first major engagement with the country's… Read more »
June 11, 2025
Africa: Egypt - African Development Bank to Provide $184.1 Million for Africa's Largest Solar Energy and Battery Storage Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a financing package of up to $184.1 million to support the development of the Obelisk 1-gigawatt solar… Read more »
June 10, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Launches Inaugural Dual Tranche Issuance Consisting of New USD 2 Billion 3.875 Percent 3-Year Global Benchmark, and New USD 1 Billion 4.5 Percent 10-Year Global Benchmark
On Tuesday 3rd June, the African Development Bank ("AfDB"), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch) successfully priced a dual tranche comprising a new USD 2 billion 3-year… Read more »
June 08, 2025
Zambia: African Development Bank Cuts Sod for Construction of Permanent Country Office, Cementing Over Five-Decades of Partnership With Zambia
The African Development Bank Group commenced construction of its permanent country office in Lusaka on Friday, marking a transformative milestone in the institution's 54-year… Read more »
June 05, 2025
Africa: Nigeria and All of Africa Should Be Proud of the Legacy of African Development Bank's President Akinwumi Adesina--Says WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
World Trade Organization Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has paid glowing tribute to African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as he concludes his… Read more »
Africa: World Bank President Applauds Akinwumi Adesina for Vision, Dynamism and Transformative Leadership
World Bank Group President Ajay Banga has commended African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina for his "transformative leadership" as he concludes his… Read more »
Africa: UN Secretary-General António Guterres Commends African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina for Transformative Leadership in Sustainable Development
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has praised African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, for his extraordinary vision and dedication to… Read more »
June 03, 2025
Africa: Africa's Heads of Continental Institutions Recommit to Joint and Accelerated Action for Regional Integration
At a side event during the 2025 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) held on 29 May 2025, the AfDB, African Union Commission, Heads of Africa's Regional… Read more »
Sudan: African Development Bank and ICRC Partner to Support Crisis Response for Women and Affected Communities in Sudan
The African Development Bank and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have formalized their partnership to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan at a ceremony… Read more »
May 30, 2025
Nigeria: African Development Bank and Nigeria Sign $500 Million Protocol Agreement to Extend Nigeria Trust Fund for 15 Years
The African Development Bank Group and the Federal Government of Nigeria have signed a protocol agreement committing $500 million over 15 years to extend the Nigeria Trust Fund… Read more »
Africa: Curtain Falls On African Development Bank Group 2025 Annual Meetings, New President Elected
The African Development Bank Group's 2025 Annual Meetings closed on Friday with a plenary session, following five days of meetings and discussions on Africa's development… Read more »
Africa: The Mattei Plan - A Shared Pathway to Boost Development Across Africa - in Spotlight At African Development Bank Group's 2025 Annual Meetings
The African Development Bank's ongoing Annual Meetings offered an opportunity to assess its partnership with Italy under the Mattei plan, which aims to boost trade and economic… Read more »
May 29, 2025
Togo: Togo - African Development Bank and Togolese Government Sign Agriculture-Related Financing Agreements of Approximately $39 Million
The African Development Bank and the government of Togo have signed financing agreements worth a total of $38.9 million (approximately FCFA 22.44 billion) to support the… Read more »
Togo: Togo - African Development Fund and the Republic of Togo Sign Partial Credit Guarantee Agreement to Support Mobilization of Eur 200 Million Sustainable Loan
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Togo have signed a partial credit guarantee agreement to support the country's mobilization of a sustainable financing… Read more »
Africa: Sidi Ould Tah Elected Ninth President of the African Development Bank Group
Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania was today elected President of the African Development Bank Group at the Bank's Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Read more »
May 28, 2025
Africa: 'The African Development Bank Has One of the Most Democratic Processes in Electing the President of the Bank.'
This year's Annual Meetings have the extra dynamic of the election of a new President to take over the helm of the institution after ten years under Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. Can you… Read more »
May 27, 2025
Africa: G20 Africa Expert Panel Engagement With Stakeholders
The African Development Bank Group and the South Africa G20 Presidency cordially invite you to a joint event titled: "G20 Africa Expert Panel Engagement with Stakeholders", to be… Read more »
May 26, 2025
Africa: Driving Africa's Economic Future - Digital Transformation for Inclusive Growth and Governance
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Club de Madrid (CdM) would like to invite you to a joint side event under the theme: "Driving Africa's Economic Future: Digital… Read more »
Africa: Presentation of the African Development Bank Group's Annual Development Effectiveness Review 2025
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Africa: 'A Mission, Not a Job!' - - African Development Bank President Reflects On a Decade of Leadership
Speaking Monday at a breakfast meeting with journalists, the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, described his ten-year presidency as a consuming… Read more »
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