Benin: In Northern Benin, a New Road Is Reshaping the Cotton Belt and Reviving Local Economies

The veteran truck driver still remembers the exhausting overnight journeys across northern Benin, navigating cratered roads and muddy tracks that forced transporters to make long… Read more »

Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves $61 Million Package to Boost Women-Led Businesses in Nigeria

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a $61 million financing package for the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) on April 29 to expand access… Read more »

Africa: Five Things to Know About How African Development Bank's Country Gender Profiles Help Mobilise Development Financing At Scale

The African Development Bank Group's Country Gender Profiles offer a closer look at how women and men participate in African economies and societies. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group and United Kingdom Advance Capital Mobilisation and Investment-Led Growth Across Africa

The African Development Bank Group and the United Kingdom are strengthening a partnership focused on mobilising capital at scale to advance investment-led growth across Africa.… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia - African Development Bank and Partners Funding to Support Durable Solutions for Thousands of Internally Displaced and Host Communities in Gedo Region

The African Development Bank Group, in partnership with the UN Refugee Agency and the Federal Government of Somalia, have launched a landmark project to advance long-term solutions… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Strengthens Partnership With Germany to Advance Railway Infrastructure in Africa

The African Development Bank Group is deepening its partnership with Germany to advance modern, sustainable, and integrated transport systems across the continent. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Backs Efforts to Sharpen Africa's Electricity Regulations

- The African Development Bank, in collaboration with the Kenya Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), convened a high-level peer learning session for African… Read more »

Kenya: How AFAWA 's Support for Women Entrepreneurs Has Promoted Business Expansion in Kenya

Across Kenya, a quiet wave of change is helping women entrepreneurs transform their businesses and lives. Read more »

Africa: On International Labour Day, AfDB Strengthens Pathways to Inclusive Jobs in North Africa

Across North Africa, work remains one of the most urgent tests of inclusive development. The region has young talent, dynamic entrepreneurs, and sectors with high growth potential,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and FCDO Open Two Days of Talks On Financing Africa's Development

The African Development Bank Group welcomed a high-level delegation from the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on 29 April 2026 for the first of… Read more »

Niger: Niger - African Development Bank Extends $180 Million to Support Young Agripreneurs

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved financing $180.6 million in financing to help Niger's youth find work and build incomes, particularly in… Read more »

Southern Africa: No Results, No Disbursement - African Development Bank Scales Up Performance-Based Financing Across Southern Africa

The African Development Bank Group is expanding its Results-Based Financing (RBF) footprint across Southern Africa, targeting stronger technical capacity and a growing pipeline of… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank 2026 Annual Meetings to Focus On Scaling Up Resource Mobilisation for Africa

Ahead of the African Development Bank Group's 2026 Annual Meetings, which will convene in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, from 25-29 May 2026, Director of Board Affairs and… Read more »

Africa: Policy Dialogue Series - Civil Society, Philanthropy, and the Diaspora As Strategic Accelerators for the New African Financial Architecture for Development (Nafad)

What: Policy Dialogue Series - High-Level Strategic Session on: "Civil Society, Philanthropy, and the Diaspora as Strategic Accelerators for the New African Financial Architecture… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Abidjan - African Development Bank, Green Climate Fund Deepen Climate Finance Partnership

The African Development Bank hosted a high-level delegation from the Green Climate Fund (GCF)'s Department of Africa Region (DAFR), led by its Director, Catherine Koffman, for… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group and India Advance Investment in Digital Systems and Industrial Development Ahead of the India-Africa Forum Summit

The African Development Bank Group and India are stepping up cooperation across digital infrastructure, industrial development and finance, as preparations gather pace for the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: African Development Bank Group Approves $48.8 Million to Restore Essential Services and Strengthen Resilience in Eastern DR Congo

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $48.8 million in financing for a crisis response project to support populations affected by conflict in… Read more »

Mozambique: SME Linkages Across Mozambique's Expanding Energy Sector Value Chain - Challenges and Opportunities

Webinar: SME Linkages across Mozambique's Expanding Energy Sector Value Chain - Challenges and Opportunities Read more »

Africa: African Governments Need to Take Urgent Action On Fertiliser Shortages

Food security in Africa could face major disruption due to continuing uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz. Read more »

Kenya: New Project Set to Transform Urban Water and Sanitation Services in Kenya

A launch workshop for the new Bank-financed Kenya National Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Program (NUWSSP) has recently concluded, paving way for the implementation of this… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania Advances Green Hydrogen Ambitions With AfDB-Supported Auction Framework

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting Mauritania in accelerating its transition to sustainable energy through the Africa Energy Transition Catalyst and the Africa… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan - African Development Fund to Extend $87 Million to Strengthen Food Security, Amid Conflict and Climate Pressures

The African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $87 million to strengthen food security and rural livelihoods in Sudan to address a deepening food crisis driven by… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Abidjan-Lagos Highway - The African Development Bank Group and Its Partners On a Field Mission to the Five Member Countries of the High Corridor

The African Development Bank Group has concluded a joint multi-country mission with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to mobilise financing for the… Read more »

Africa: Gabon - African Development Bank Group and Government Conclude 10th Africa Energy Market Place, Charting Path to Universal Energy Access Under Mission 300

The African Development Bank in partnership with the Government of Gabon has concluded the 10th edition of the Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP) in Libreville. Read more »

Morocco: Morocco - African Development Bank Group Approves $510,000 Support for the Insurance and Social Welfare Supervisory Authority to Benefit Vulnerable Populations

The African Development Bank Group, through the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI), has awarded a $510,000 grant to Morocco's Insurance and Social Welfare… Read more »