March 10
Africa: Geneva International Cooperation Forum - African Development Bank Svp Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade Outlines Approach to Humanitarian Contexts
The fifth Geneva International Cooperation Forum (IC Forum) organised by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs' Agency for Development and Cooperation last month, saw the… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique, African Development Bank and UNDP Launch Initiative to Boost Recovery in Conflict-Affected Cabo Delgado Province
The Government of Mozambique, the African Development Bank Group, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a multi-partner project designed to restore… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique - African Development Bank Group Approves $20 Million Facility to Support SMEs
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $20 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee facility for Banco Comercial e de Investimentos S.A. (BCI), Mozambique's leading… Read more »
Africa: Five Takeaways From the 'Justice for Her' Dialogue On Women's Rights and Economic Empowerment in Africa
To mark International Women's Day 2026, the African Development Bank Group hosted a high-level dialogue titled "Justice for Her: Rights, Justice and Women's Economic Empowerment in… Read more »
March 09
Cameroon: Cameroon - African Development Bank Approves €310 Million Loan to Open Up the East of the Country and Strengthen Cross-Border Connectivity
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has granted a loan of €309.93 million to Cameroon to finance the first phase of the Programme for the Opening-up… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Gender in Focus - How E-Commerce Is Transforming Women's Entrepreneurship in Côte d'Ivoire
Every morning in Abidjan, a fabric seller begins her day not at her market stall, but on her phone. Overnight, customers have placed orders through messages and social media… Read more »
Burundi: Burundi - Mouna Diawara Takes Over As Head of the African Development Bank Group Country Office
The new Country Manager of the African Development Bank Group for Burundi, Mouna Diawara, presented her letters of accreditation to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional… Read more »
March 06
Tunisia: Tunisia - Land'or - the Ingredients of Sustained Growth, Driven By Innovation and Human Capital
When Hatem Denguezli reflects on Land'Or's beginnings, he speaks neither of luck nor of chance, but of a carefully considered strategic vision. In the early 1990s, then a young… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: International Women's Day 2026 - Advancing Skills, Market Access, and Incomes Through African Development Bank Support for Women Farmers in Côte d'Ivoire
Less than a minute's walk off a rural roadway north of Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital Abidjan, what initially looks like a field of shrubs reveals a pathway to a better future… Read more »
Mauritania: In Mauritania, SNIM--A Flagship of Growth--Steps Up Its Expansion
A ship carrying ore moves like a behemoth toward Cap Blanc in Northern Mauritania. On this November morning, the sky is clear and the ocean perfectly calm. On the ship's bridge,… Read more »
March 05
Africa: AfDB Unveils Africa-Wide Aviation Financing Platform to Turn Growth Into Sustainable Profit
With Africa poised to become the world's fastest-growing aviation market, policymakers and industry leaders are focused on a central challenge: how to translate rising demand into… Read more »
Uganda: AfDB's New Uganda Country Manager Presents Credentials, Pledges Stronger Development Partnership
African Development Bank Group's (AfDB) newly appointed Country Manager for Uganda, Themba Bhebhe, has presented his Letter of Accreditation to the Foreign Affairs Minister,… Read more »
March 04
Benin: African Development Bank Signs $330,000 Trust Fund Grant With CDC Benin to Strengthen Capital Markets
The African Development Bank has signed a $330,000 grant agreement with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations du Bénin (CDC Benin) under its Capital Markets… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Funds Regional Health Resilience Drive in Southern Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $9.57 million grant to support countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in… Read more »
March 03
Africa: International Women's Day 2026
What: A panel discussion in commemoration of International Women's Day 2026. Read more »
March 02
Cameroon: Cameroon - African Development Bank Group Supports Development of Integrated Industrial Zone At the Port of Kribi
Cameroon has taken a decisive step in its industrialisation drive with the official launch of a company to develop an integrated industrial zone at the deep-water Port of Kribi, in… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Seeds of Change - How Climate-Smart Farming Is Transforming Lives in Mushandike, Zimbabwe
At the Mushandike Irrigation Scheme in Masvingo, farmers go to rest after a day's work in the fields. The air hums with new promise - their farms were not this healthy and… Read more »
Africa: South Africa's Hex Battery Energy Storage System Is Delivering Energy Solutions That Africa Can Scale
The alarm goes off at 4:47 a.m in Pieter Loubser's farmhouse in Worcester, South Africa. In the dairy barns, his cattle are already stirring --their internal rhythms demand a… Read more »
February 27
Central Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves €6.5 Million Investment in Saviu II Fund to Support Technology Start-Ups in Francophone West and Central Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group today approved an investment of 6.5 million euros in the Saviu II fund in order to support technology start-ups through… Read more »
Gambia: African Development Bank Group and the Gambia Strengthen Partnership to Accelerate Project Delivery and Development Impact
The Government of The Gambia and the African Development Bank Group have launched the 2026 Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR), a joint exercise to accelerate the… Read more »
February 26
Africa: African Development Bank Launches USD 2 Billion 3.625 Percent 5-Year Global Benchmark Due March 2031
On Tuesday 24 February, the African Development Bank ("AfDB"), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch/ /JCR) successfully priced a new USD 2 billion 5-year Global Benchmark… Read more »
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank Zimbabwe Country Manager Eyerusalem Fasika Presents Credentials to Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Ms Eyerusalem Fasika, newly appointed country manager for African Development Bank Group for Zimbabwe, has formally presented her credentials to the country's Minister of Foreign… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia - Government and African Development Bank Join Forces to Strengthen Financial Oversight of Development Projects
The African Development Bank Group and the Tunisian government have launched a joint initiative to reinforce the financial and accounting management of Bank-funded projects in… Read more »
February 25
Liberia: Liberia and the African Development Bank Group Launch Two Governance Projects to Boost Revenue Mobilization and Public Transparency
The Government of Liberia and the African Development Bank Group have launched two major governance and institutional reform projects to strengthen domestic revenue mobilization… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group and African Union Renew Push for Visa-Free Travel to Accelerate Africa's Economic Transformation
African policymakers, business leaders, and development institutions have renewed calls for visa-free travel across the continent, describing the free movement of people as… Read more »
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