July 03
Africa: Ministerial Forum On Critical Minerals Value Chain, and Beneficiation - Pathways for African Transformation
What: Ministerial Forum on Critical Minerals Value Chain, and Beneficiation: Pathways for African Transformation Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank and Korean Partners Showcase Koafec Cooperation At 2026 Annual Meetings
The African Development Bank Group and its Korean partners jointly ran a Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) promotional booth during the Bank Group's 2026 Annual Meetings,… Read more »
Tunisia: Scientist-Turned-Entrepreneur Builds Global Organic Cosmetics Brand From Tunisia's Natural Heritage
When Ibtihel Ben Hadj Mbarek-Fredj left a successful academic career in 2019, she was taking a calculated risk. After earning a PhD in biotechnology and spending 15 years… Read more »
July 02
Africa: What Fifty Years of Partnership Can Build in a Country
In the rice-growing communities of the Central River Region, the dry season used to mean one thing: the fields go quiet. Without irrigation, without reliable inputs, without access… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Launches Landmark Public Procurement Reform Roadmap
Zimbabwe has taken a major step towards strengthening transparency and efficiency in public procurement with the launch of the Zimbabwe Methodology for Assessing Procurement… Read more »
Eswatini: An Emotional Wait for Water Nears Its End for Communities in Eswatini's Manzini Region
For generations, the scarcity of water has dictated the rhythm of daily life across Eswatini's Manzini Region. Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Backs ADF-17 As African Countries Strengthen Ownership of Their Development Financing
As African countries face rising demands for capital to build resilience, infrastructure and jobs, Burkina Faso is sending a clear signal that the continent's development cannot… Read more »
Togo: African Development Bank Strengthens Public Service Capacity to Improve Project Performance in Togo
The African Development Bank Group, in collaboration with the Government of Togo, organised an institutional capacity-building workshop and a fiduciary clinic from 18 to 21 May… Read more »
Mali: Mali Ratifies African Development Bank Loans to Strengthen Bamako's Electricity Supply
Mali's National Transitional Council (CNT) unanimously adopted a bill authorising the ratification of loan agreements signed on 25 February 2026 between the African Development… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana - African Development Bank Launches Digital Monitoring Platform to Strengthen Project Supervision
The African Development Bank has launched a new digital platform in Ghana to improve real-time field data collection, strengthen project supervision, and enhance the delivery of… Read more »
July 01
Mozambique: From Vulnerability to Voice - Women in Mozambique Lead a Climate Resilience Transformation
In the flood-prone district of Chókwè, southern Mozambique, a group of women sit in a circle inside a modest flood refuge centre, exchanging ideas, taking notes, and… Read more »
Burundi: Burundi Prime Minister and Development Partners Inaugurate the Mulembwe Hydroelectric Dam to Power Homes, Businesses and Industries
The Mulembwe hydroelectric power plant in Burundi, officially inaugurated by Prime Minister of Burundi Nestot Ntahontuye, on 16 June, marks a new milestone in national efforts to… Read more »
Rwanda: Training a New Generation of Health Innovators - How the Bank's Cebe Project in Rwanda Is Transforming the National Health System
For many people living with disabilities in Rwanda, access to assistive technologies can mean the difference between dependence and independence, isolation and opportunity. Behind… Read more »
June 30
Burundi: Burundi - The African Development Bank and the United Nations System Strengthen Their Partnership
The African Development Bank Group's country office in Burundi and the local agencies of the United Nations System (UNS) held a consultation meeting in Bujumbura, on 15 June 2026,… Read more »
Central Africa: Lake Chad Basin Commission and African Development Bank Launch Project to Restore Lake
The African Development Bank Group, the Lake Chad Basin Commission (CBLT) and the Commission's five member states have launched last May, a $10 million technical support project to… Read more »
Gambia: The Season Everything Held
A country with a river running through it, fertile lowland, and women ready to work it. Yet it imports four-fifths of its staple food. Three farmers, one crop season, and what… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia - African Development Bank Mobilizes Investors and Connects Tunisian Businesses to Procurement Opportunities
At the Tunisia Investment Forum 2026 , the African Development Bank called for opportunities to be transformed into investments and presented to Tunisian businesses the procurement… Read more »
Gambia: The Gambia - New African Development Bank Report Calls for Women to Be Recognised As Full Partners in the Country's Renewable Energy Transition
The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare in the Gambia and with financing from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), has… Read more »
June 29
North Africa: Tunisia - African Development Bank Holds Consultations On Its North Africa Regional Integration Strategy
The African Development Bank hosted a stakeholder consultation workshop in Tunis on 23 June 2026, bringing together public authorities, the private sector, civil society… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group and Shanghai Ocean University Sign Partnership to Advance Africa's Blue Economy and Skills Development
The African Development Bank Group and Shanghai Ocean University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in fisheries, aquaculture, marine… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt Successfully Issues Jpy 80 Billion Sustainability Samurai Bond With African Development Bank Partial Credit Guarantee
The Arab Republic of Egypt has successfully issued JPY 80 billion (approximately USD 500 million) in sustainability samurai bonds, supported by a partial credit guarantee from the… Read more »
Gambia: Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day - in the Gambia, Women Farmers Turn Post-Harvest Losses Into Value Added Products and Increase Their Incomes
In rural Gambia, smallholder women farmers like Kumba Jallow face a tough reality: they work hard to grow food, yet a significant share of their harvest never reaches markets. Read more »
Africa: First Africa Gender and Child Statistics Forum to Convene in Yaoundé in July 2026
What: First Africa Gender and Child Statistics Forum (AGCSF 2026) Read more »
Africa: Catapult - Inclusion Africa Fintech Bootcamp
Who: African Development Bank - Financial Intermediation & Inclusion Division (PIFD1)/Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) Read more »
June 27
Africa: African Development Bank Group Earns Internal Audit Iia Global Quality Certification
The African Development Bank Group's Internal Audit Function has been awarded the Global Quality Certification by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), following the successful… Read more »
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