October 23, 2019
Africa: Zaria Springs to Life As African Development Bank Project Provides 20,000 Households With Potable Water
"When the water was first released, we filled up our water containers, large and small, for the days ahead when the taps would go dry again. Surprisingly, the next day the taps… Read more »
Africa: Seedstars World Partners With African Development Bank to Propel Youth Startups and Jobs
Seedstars World, a Swiss-based startup competition in emerging markets, and the African Development Bank on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership to implement its innovative… Read more »
October 19, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank and Three Regional Development Banks Launch Joint Report On Livable Cities
Rapid urbanization has provided most cities in the world with opportunities to provide more sustainable, vibrant, and prosperous centers for their citizens. But they must first… Read more »
October 18, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Inks €12.5 Million Deal With Adiwale Fund for SMEs
The African Development Bank on Thursday signed off on its €12.5 million equity investment in Adiwale Fund 1, a first-generation private equity fund targeting high growth… Read more »
Africa: 2019 Global Gender Summit Plans to Tackle the Constraints to Gender Equality
Rwanda is preparing to welcome women from all over the world for the first Global Gender Summit to be held in Africa. Read more »
Africa: World Food Prize and World Hunger Fighters Foundation Launch Fellowship for Young African Agribusiness Innovators
The World Food Prize Foundation and the newly launched World Hunger Fighters Foundation are partnering to provide year-long fellowships for young African food innovators and… Read more »
Angola: African Development Bank Approves $1 Million Grant to Children's Food and Nutrition Security Programs
The African Development Bank has approved a grant of $1 million to boost a children's food and nutrition security program in Bié province in Angola. Read more »
October 17, 2019
Africa: Prepare for the Agriculture of Tomorrow, African Development Bank President Challenges High School Students At Global Symposium
Young people from around the world gathered in Des Moines Iowa at the Global Youth Institute on Thursday to interact with Nobel and World Food Prize laureates. Read more »
Africa: Creating Africa's Next Generation of Development Experts - African Development Bank Calls On Young Professionals to Join Its Ranks
The African Development Bank has issued a call to young people who are interested in joining the continent's premier finance institution. Read more »
Africa: 2019 Africa Investment Forum - African Development Bank and Partners Gear Up for New Heights
In just a few weeks, the second edition of the annual Africa Investment Forum will kick off in Johannesburg, South Africa, with development finance institutions determined to… Read more »
October 15, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2019 - USA Roadshow Generates Strong Interest
More than 30 U.S pension fund managers, private sector CEOs and institutional investors have signaled their strong interest in participating in the second Africa Investment Forum,… Read more »
October 14, 2019
Madagascar: African Development Bank Launches Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme
The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Government of Madagascar and the African Risk Capacity (ARC), has launched the Africa Disaster Risks Financing Programme… Read more »
Cameroon: Three Power Plants Financed By the African Development Bank to Reduce Power Cuts
For many years, Cameroon's national electricity supply has been notoriously unreliable and subject to power cuts. The last significant electric system outage, which lasted eight… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, Climate Investment Funds and the Coalition for Green Capital to Develop Green Financing Instruments for Africa
The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), has commissioned the Coalition for Green Capital (CGC) to prepare a study on the creation of… Read more »
October 11, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank, Government Pension Investment Fund, Partner for Green, Social and Sustainability Bond Markets
The African Development Bank and Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) have signed a partnership to promote environmental, social and governance investments in the… Read more »
Ethiopia: 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Winner - Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
'I am delighted and proud that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $31.3 Million Grants for Water and Sanitation Facilities
The African Development Bank Group on 9 October, 2019 approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of $30 million and a $1.3 million grant from the Rural Water Supply and… Read more »
October 10, 2019
Senegal: African Development Bank Partners With Senegal to Host 2021 World Water Forum
A Senegalese government delegation, led by the country's Minister of Water and Sanitation, His Excellency Serigne Mbaye Thiam, briefed the African Development Bank on Senegal's… Read more »
Africa: First Watt Renewables Winners of Renewable Energy Forum 2019 Co-Organized By the African Development Bank
First WATT Renewables were winners of the 4th West African Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing (WAFCCEF) contest, held on Thursday 26 September in Abidjan and co-organized… Read more »
Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Signs Lusophone Compact
The African Development Bank and the governments of Equatorial Guinea and Portugal have signed a country-specific memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the… Read more »
October 09, 2019
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - CEOs Changing the Investment Narrative in Africa
"The Africa Investment Forum, with its high-level, well-focused audience, ranks among the best. Its strength is that it is very transaction-oriented. The Forum not only brings… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Receives Emeka Anyaoku Lifetime Achievement Award
Former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku has presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to the African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, describing him and the… Read more »
West Africa: Inaugural Forum Paves the Way for Sustainable Fertilizer Financing in the West Africa Region
Key stakeholders in West Africa's fertilizer sector are calling for more action to support the industry, which is central to the continent's agricultural revolution. Read more »
Africa: Financial Institutions' Chief Information Officers Meet At Knowledge Sharing Convention
The African Development Bank organized a knowledge sharing event of chief information officers (CIOs) from international financial institutions (IFIs) in Cape Town, 23-26… Read more »
Malawi: The African Development Bank Approves $13.2 Million for Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture Development and Watershed Management
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $13.2 million financing package from the African Development Fund for a fisheries and aquaculture development project in Malawi.… Read more »
