May 02, 2025
Africa: 2025 Annual Meetings - Decade of Life-Transforming Actions Provides Drinking Water and Sanitation for 94 Million Africans
Over the decade running up to 2025, projects financed by the African Development Bank Group have provided breakthrough access to drinking water and sanitation for 94 million… Read more »
May 09, 2025
Togo: African Union, African Development Bank, and Government of Togo to Host Landmark Conference to Develop African Common Position On Debt
What: High-Level Conference on Africa's Debt Read more »
Togo: African Development Bank Group Approves €26.5 Million to Support the Construction of a New Solar Power Plant in Togo
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a financing package totaling €26.5 million to support the development of a 62 megawatt-peak… Read more »
May 03, 2025
Zambia: Transforming Zambia's Agricultural Landscape - African Development Bank Approves Guarantee for Zambeef's Expansion Project
The African Development Bank Group has approved a Zambian Kwacha-denominated Risk Sharing Credit Guarantee to support Zambeef Products Plc's $100 million expansion programme across… Read more »
May 05, 2025
Central Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Léandre Bassolé As Director General for Central Africa and Head of the Country Office for Cameroon
The African Development Bank Group has announced the appointment of Léandre Bassolé as Director General of the Regional Office for Development, Integration, and… Read more »
May 08, 2025
Ethiopia: African Development Bank and Dashen Bank Sign $40 Million Trade Finance Facility to Support Ethiopian Imports and Private Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Dashen Bank have signed a $40 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility designed to strengthen Dashen Bank's ability to support… Read more »
May 07, 2025
Botswana: Wiring Africa's Industrial Future - African Development Bank's Helping to Spur Botswana's Automotive Revolution
The Botswanan town of Lobatse, some 70 km south of Gaborone, has been transformed into a vibrant manufacturing centre. Across sprawling factory floors, hundreds of skilled hands… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Appoints Afef Bouabene-Kallel As Director of the Financial Control Department/ Financial Controller
The African Development Bank Group has appointed Mrs. Afef Bouabene-Kallel -- a chartered accountant with over 32 years of experience in financial control, corporate governance and… Read more »
May 05, 2025
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Solomane Koné As Director of the African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre
The African Development Bank Group has appointed Solomane Koné as director of the African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre, effective from 01 May 2025. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Mtchera Johannes Chirwa As Director for the Water and Sanitation Department
The African Development Bank Group has appointed Mr. Mtchera Johannes Chirwa as Director for the Water and Sanitation Department. Mr. Chirwa, a Malawian national, brings to the… Read more »
May 03, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Dr. Bahati Sanga As Acting Senior Director, Corporate Information Technology Services/Chief Information Officer
The African Development Bank has appointed Dr. Bahati Sanga as Acting Senior Director of Corporate Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer, effective April 1,… Read more »
April 30, 2025
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Approves Strategy to Boost Economic Growth
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has a new five-year Country Strategy Paper (2025-2030) for Nigeria, committing about $650 million annually to drive… Read more »
April 23, 2025
Equatorial Guinea: 'It's Like Mineral Water!' an African Development Bank Project Is Transforming Communities in Equatorial Guinea
"It's like mineral water!" exclaim the women of Onvang Eñenh, gathered around a water well with a solar panel above it. New water and sanitation facilities have changed the… Read more »
April 29, 2025
East Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Dr. Alex Mubiru As Director General for East Africa
The African Development Bank Group has appointed Dr. Alex Mubiru as Director General for the East Africa Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Office and Country… Read more »
Southern Africa: African Development Bank Group Appoints Dr. Kennedy K. Mbekeani As Director General for Southern Africa Region
The African Development Bank Group has appointed Dr. Kennedy K. Mbekeani, a Malawian national, as Director General for the Southern Africa Regional Development and Business… Read more »
April 17, 2025
Equatorial Guinea: Value Chains, Life Chains - A Bank Project in Equatorial Guinea
A strong wind is blowing off the sea on this rainy April morning in Bata, the economic capital of Equatorial Guinea, shaking the palm trees along the corniche and whipping up waves… Read more »
April 23, 2025
Africa: 2025 World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings - High-Level Event On Measuring the Green Wealth of Nations - Natural Capital and Economic Productivity in Africa
What: High-Level Side Event: Presentation of policy report "Measuring the Green Wealth of Nations: Natural Capital and Economic Productivity in Africa," advocating for the… Read more »
Africa: Botswana Vice President Lauds African Development Bank's 60-Year Legacy, Urges Economic Resilient Africa
Botswana's Vice President and Finance Minister Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe has urged African leaders to build an economically viable and resilient continent amid global funding… Read more »
April 16, 2025
Algeria: African Development Bank Launches Dialogue Mission in Algeria to Prepare 2025-2030 Country Strategy
An African Development Bank team has launched a strategic dialogue mission in Algiers this Sunday with the Algerian authorities, in preparation for the Country Strategy Paper (CSP)… Read more »
April 15, 2025
West Africa: African Development Bank and Ecowas Hold Technical Session On Strengthening Regional Integration in West Africa
On 8 April 2025 in Abidjan, the Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group welcomed Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, the president of the Economic Community of West African… Read more »
April 10, 2025
Nigeria: Nigeria's Food and Agriculture Revolution Takes Off Backed By the African Development Bank
Nigeria began on Tuesday the journey to significantly transform its food and agriculture sector by launching the construction of the $510 million Special Agro-Industrial Processing… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank - Accolades for Transforming the Continent Confirmed By International Recognition
When it was formed in 1964, the African Development Bank's aim was to become Africa's bank. Read more »
April 09, 2025
Africa: Agence Française De Développement Commits Additional €3 Million to Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility to Boost Digital Financial Inclusion
The Agence française de développement (AFD) has committed an additional €3 million to the African Development Bank-managed Africa Digital Financial Inclusion… Read more »
April 08, 2025
Africa: Shaping Africa's Future - Press Conference Ahead of African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings 2025
What? Press conference ahead of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group Read more »
April 07, 2025
Botswana: African Development Bank's 60th Anniversary Celebration Moves to Botswana
What: African Development Bank Group's 60th Anniversary Celebration Read more »
