November 09
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $200 Million Regional Trade Finance Line of Credit Facility for Tdb to Support Trade Across Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million Trade Finance Line of Credit facility between the African Development Bank and Trade and… Read more »
November 07
Africa: African Development Bank Group At COP31
What: African Development Bank Group participation in UNFCCC COP31, featuring high-level events, partnership announcements, bilateral engagements, and strategic discussions on… Read more »
November 05
Africa: AFIS 2026 - AfDB's Dr Sidi Ould Tah Calls On Africa's Financial Sector to Respond to Urgent Needs of Continent's Businesses
"For the continent's financial strength to translate into economic power, African financial institutions must keep pace with the businesses they serve," African Development Bank… Read more »
November 04
Africa: African Development Bank to Present 'Diaspora Initiative' in Paris to Accelerate Africa's Development
What? Presentation of the African Development Bank Group's 'Diaspora Initiative' Who? The African Development Bank Group When? Monday, 9 November 2026; 5.30 pm-7.30 pm (GMT+1) … Read more »
Senegal: Senegal Secures Nearly CFA 1 Trillion in Commitments for Universal Electricity Access By 2029
Senegal has secured nearly CFAF 1 trillion (about US$1.7 billion) in financing commitments towards universal access to electricity by 2029. It has also agreed with the African… Read more »
Tanzania: African Development Bank Group Commits $60 Million to Boost Agricultural Financing and Create 8,000 Jobs in Tanzania
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $60 million loan to the United Republic of Tanzania to strengthen the capital base of the Tanzania… Read more »
Africa: Tanzania - African Development Bank Provides Nearly $1 Million Grant to Acre Africa to Expand Climate-Smart Insurance for Smallholder Farmers
The African Development Bank Group has signed a $997,000 grant with the Agriculture and Climate Risk Enterprise (ACRE Africa). The grant, provided through the Africa Digital… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Bank, Tanzania Close Landmark $1.2 Billion Commercial Financing for the Standard Gauge Railway
The United Republic of Tanzania has signed a $1.2 billion commercial financing facility for the Tabora-Kigoma section of its Standard Gauge Railway (Lot 6). The African Development… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique's Young Engineers Are Building Careers As Well As Corridors
Civil engineer Wilson Armindo Nhapulo knows Mozambique's road network well from studying it on paper. Now, through the African Development Bank Group's investments in the country's… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Sovereign Portfolio Tops World Transparency Ranking for Third Consecutive Time
The African Development Bank's sovereign portfolio has been ranked as the most transparent of the world's major development institutions for the third consecutive time in the 2026… Read more »
November 03
Benin: Benin - African Development Bank Group Flood Control Programme Makes Progress in Four Towns
Bank Group delegation reviews progress on the Secondary Towns Stormwater Drainage Programme and hears from residents Read more »
Gambia: African Development Bank Group Strengthens Project Delivery in the Gambia
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of The Gambia concluded an Institutional Capacity Building and Fiduciary Clinic (ICFC) on 30 October. The event ran from 26 to… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique - Country Focus Report Calls for Scaled-Up Development Financing and Stronger Private Sector Participation
The African Development Bank Group launched its 2026 Mozambique Country Focus Report, titled "Mobilising Mozambique's Development Financing at Scale in a Fragmented World," at an… Read more »
November 02
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Launches U.S.$14.33 Million Pandemic Fund Country Project to Strengthen Health Security
The government of Zimbabwe has launched a US$14.33 million Pandemic Fund country project to strengthen early detection, laboratory diagnostics, workforce capacity, and emergency… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt - AfDB Invests $66 Million in Dandara Solar and Battery Project
The African Development Bank Group and Dandara Solar Power S.A.E, a Special Purpose Vehicle owned by Scatec and its partners have signed a financing agreement worth $66 million for… Read more »
Africa: From Water Hyacinth to Recycled Paving Stones, Circular Economy Businesses Are Scaling Up With AfDB Support
Launched by the African Development Bank Group, the 'AfriCircular Growth Programme' is welcoming its first cohort. The programme aims to help these businesses scale up to… Read more »
November 01
Africa: Jeddah - African Development Bank Group and Islamic Development Bank Discuss Progress On $4bn Co-Financing Target for Africa.
The Presidents of the African Development Bank Group (Bank Group), Dr Sidi Ould Tah, and the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), Dr Muhammad Al Jasser, held talks in Jeddah,… Read more »
October 30
Africa: African Development Bank Completes Inaugural Moroccan Dirham Bond Issuance of Mad 1 Billion, Strengthening Local Currency Financing in Africa
The African Development Bank has completed its first bond issuance denominated in Moroccan dirhams (MAD), totalling one billion dirhams. Read more »
October 29
Egypt: African Water Facility Launches 2026-2030 Strategy At Cairo Water Week
The African Development Bank Group launched its 2026-2030 African Water Facility Strategy at Cairo Water Week. The launch renews the call for African countries to contribute more… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Advances Biodiversity Action and Nature Finance At CBD COP17
During the opening week of CBD COP17, the African Development Bank Group highlighted its commitment to delivering the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework through two… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Launches a New HKD 2 Billion 5-Year 4.143 Percent Social Wonton Bond Due November 2031
On Wednesday 28 October, the African Development Bank ("AfDB"), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch/JCR) successfully issued a new HKD 2 billion 5-year benchmark… Read more »
October 28
Africa: Development Finance Offers Practical Pathway to Nature Recovery and Biodiversity Gains
The African Development Bank Group and other leading multilateral development banks (MDBs) have launched a joint briefing note highlighting how development finance can go beyond… Read more »
Africa: At 11th Africa Energy Market Place, Uganda Launches National Energy Compact Targeting 85 Percent Electricity Access By 2030
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, launched the Uganda National Energy Compact at the 11th… Read more »
October 27
Libya: Libya - African Development Bank Group Approves $1 Million Grant to Support Entrepreneurship and Improve Access to Finance
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $1 million grant from the Bank's Middle-Income Country Technical Assistance Fund for a new project to… Read more »
October 26
Africa: African Development Bank Group Calls for Stronger Nutrition Financing and Accountability At Global Conference
The African Development Bank Group joined governments, development partners, researchers and private-sector leaders at the Micronutrient Forum's 7th Global Conference, held in… Read more »
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