April 26
Africa: African Development Bank's Dr. Adesina Appoints Ambassador Jalel Trabelsi As Special Envoy for Middle East and North Africa and Gulf Region
The President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appointed career diplomat Ambassador Jalel Trabelsi as his Special Envoy for the Middle East and North… Read more »
April 25
Sudan: African Development Bank Executive Director and Sudanese Envoy Discuss Crucial Support Amid Ongoing Conflict
Ambassador El Gayly Mohamed Abdelhamid, Sudanese Chargé d'Affaires to Cote d'Ivoire, recently paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Rufus N. Darkortey, Executive Director for Sudan… Read more »
April 24
Africa: 2024 Annual Meetings - African Countries Urged to Define Common Position for Reform of the Global Financial Architecture
"The problem of financing will remain unresolved so long as the rules and practices of global economic and financial governance obstruct access for our countries to sizeable… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda - African Development Fund to Provide a Partial Credit Guarantee to Support the Financing of Green and Sustainable Initiatives
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional lending arm of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a partial credit guarantee to support… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon - The African Development Bank, a Leading Infrastructure Partner
In an era of transformative development, the African Development Bank Group stands as a beacon of progress in Central Africa, particularly in Cameroon, where the institution has… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Announces Renewal of Bank-Civil Society Committee
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the renewal of its dynamic Bank-Civil Society Committee for the 2024-2026 term. This diverse and carefully selected group… Read more »
April 23
Africa: Brazil Signs Lusophone Compact Agreement to Boost Private Sector in Africa
Brazil has officially joined the Lusophone Compact, an initiative working to accelerate private sector development in Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa, known as the PALOPs… Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho CSOs Shape African Development Bank's New Country Strategy
Lesotho's civil society organizations (CSOs), operating under the umbrella of the Lesotho Council of NGOs, convened on March 21, 2024, to evaluate the African Development Bank's… Read more »
April 22
Africa: African Development Bank and Global Center On Adaptation to Host Webinar On Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Water Sector
What: Webinar on Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in Water Sector Projects Read more »
South Africa: African Business Founders to Take Center Stage At AHC Soirée in Johannesburg
African Hidden Champions (AHC) will host an exclusive Soirée on April 24, 2024, in Johannesburg to convene and celebrate entrepreneurial spirit with top African founders… Read more »
April 20
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks Deepen Collaboration to Deliver As a System
The leaders of 10 multilateral development banks (MDBs) today announced joint steps to work more effectively as a system and increase the impact and scale of their work to tackle… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Rapidly Exceeding Climate Finance Targets
African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina on Thursday called for more urgent action as climate change continues to wreak havoc in many African countries. Read more »
April 19
Africa: African Development Bank President Dr Adesina to Meet Brazil's President Lula
African Development Bank Group president, Dr Akinwumi Adesina is travelling to Brazil for a two-day official visit to meet with President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, government… Read more »
West Africa: Knowledge Sharing Webinar On the West Africa Power Pool (Wapp)
What: Webinar on the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank President Dr. Adesina to Visit Brazil
African Development Bank president, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, will lead a delegation on an official visit to Brazil aimed at strengthening ties with the Portuguese-speaking country and… Read more »
Gabon: Gabon - Bank-Funded Project Provides Continuous Supply of Drinking Water for Thousands
Launched in Gabon in 2019, the drinking water component of the Libreville Integrated Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (PIAEPAL) is entering its completion phase. Over… Read more »
Africa: Africa's $824 Billion Debt Burden and Opaque Resource-Backed Loans Hinder Its Potential, African Development Bank President Warns
Africa's immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries' future growth, African… Read more »
April 18
Africa: African Development Bank, Giaba Combat Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in Africa Through New Project
The African Development Bank and the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) on Thursday officially launched a three-year support project to… Read more »
Africa: The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Receives $7.3 Million to Boost Agricultural Productivity and Smallholder Farmers' Income
Global Affairs Canada has provided $7.3 million in funding to the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) to enhance sustainable agricultural productivity and smallholder… Read more »
April 17
Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina to Speak On Rising Global Middle Class On Sidelines of World Bank Spring Meetings
What: Panel Session on the Rising Global Middle Class Session at the 2024 World Economy Summit Read more »
Somalia: African Development Bank Undertakes Mission to Somalia to Assess Portfolio and Implementation of Development Objectives
The African Development Bank has concluded a three-day mission to Mogadishu, Somalia in preparation for completion of the country's Interim Country Strategy Paper (I-CSP) 2022-2024… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB's Business Opportunities Seminar, 28th - -29th May 2024
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April 16
Africa: Annual Meetings 2024 - Better Allocating International Financial Resources to Speed Africa's Transformation
Back in February 2013 in Tunis, in response to a journalist who had asked her how the African Development Bank Group differed from other institutions, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, then… Read more »
Africa: African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre Issues New Report - 'Further Processing of Wood Products in Africa Will Contribute to the Continent's Industrialization and Integration'
In March 2024, the African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre issued a new report, in English-only, "Regional timber-trade flows and trends in Africa". The report… Read more »
Central African Republic: National Dialysis Centre and National Medical Imaging Centre in Bangui, Central African Republic, Give Patients New Hope and a Smile
Afrika Finance is responsible for managing the National Dialysis Centre and the National Imaging Centre, funded with backing from the African Development Fund. Its CEO, Bel-Gaza… Read more »
