April 10
Africa: African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings 2025 to Focus On Harnessing Africa's Capital for Continent's Development
The African Development Bank Group's 2025 Annual Meetings next month will take a deep dive into how Africa can better harness its wealth of capital and address current issues such… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank - Accolades for Transforming the Continent Confirmed By International Recognition
When it was formed in 1964, the African Development Bank's aim was to become Africa's bank. Read more »
April 09
Africa: Agence Française De Développement Commits Additional €3 Million to Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility to Boost Digital Financial Inclusion
The Agence française de développement (AFD) has committed an additional €3 million to the African Development Bank-managed Africa Digital Financial Inclusion… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank 2025 Civil Society Organizations Forum
What: African Development Bank 2025 Civil Society Organizations Forum Read more »
April 08
Africa: Shaping Africa's Future - Press Conference Ahead of African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings 2025
What? Press conference ahead of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group President Appoints UK Parliamentarian Andrew Mitchell As Senior Advisor On a Pro Bono Basis
The African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appointed the Right Honourable Andrew Mitchell as his Senior Advisor for resource mobilization and policy… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Agro-Revolution - Construction of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (Sapz) Begins
Nigeria's food and agriculture sector is set to enter a new era of industrialization, as the Nigerian government, the African Development Bank, and the State government of Kaduna… Read more »
April 07
Africa: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Lauded for Projects Worth $10.3 Million in Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe
The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (The Mechanism) is making significant strides toward closing Africa's agricultural productivity gap. At its 14th Governing Council… Read more »
Tanzania: African Development Bank and Bank of Africa Tanzania Sign $7.5 Million Facility to Boost Trade Finance
The African Development Bank and the Bank of Africa Tanzania (BOAT) have signed a $7.5 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility to boost trade finance activities of the… Read more »
Botswana: African Development Bank's 60th Anniversary Celebration Moves to Botswana
What: African Development Bank Group's 60th Anniversary Celebration Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank, Waemu Ombudsmen Association Meet to Strengthen Peace, Stability and Regional Integration in West Africa
On 28 March 2025 the Director of the Regional Integration Coordination Office of the African Development Bank, Joy Kategekwa, received a delegation from the Ombudsmen Association… Read more »
April 05
Chad: Chad Integrates Gender and Climate Change Into School Curricula
Chad is set to release a new handbook that integrates gender equality and climate change into its national school curricula. This development follows a key validation workshop held… Read more »
Gabon: Gabon - African Development Bank-Funded Study Underscores Importance of Economic Diversification
The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its Transition States Coordination Office and its Gabon Country Office, held a workshop in close collaboration with the Government of… Read more »
April 04
Africa: Africa Climate Talks - African Development Bank, Partners Join Forces to Shape Climate Agenda Ahead of COP30
What: 6th Africa Climate Talks Read more »
Mozambique: African Development Bank and Mozambique Launch Drone-Based Initiative to Strengthen Country's Disaster Preparedness
The African Development Bank, the government of Mozambique, and Korea's government agency Busan Technopark have launched an innovative drone-driven initiative to strengthen… Read more »
Senegal: Powering Progress - Malicounda's Energy Transformation With the African Development Bank
In Malicounda, a bustling town of 15,000 located 85 kilometers southeast of Dakar in Senegal's Thiès region, a new era of reliable energy has dawned with the African… Read more »
April 03
Africa: 2025 Annual Meetings - Ten Years of Investments Have Connected Over 25 Million People to Electricity
"Africa is just tired of being in the dark ... We need to take Africa out of the darkness, period." Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: The African Development Bank Joins Côte d'Ivoire's International Women's Day Celebrations
During the month of March, the African Development Bank's Gender and Women Empowerment Division demonstrated the institution's commitment to gender equality and women empowerment… Read more »
April 02
Cameroon: Bridging the Gap - Cameroon and the African Development Bank Equip Youth for the Workforce
Seventy young Cameroonian graduates celebrated a major step in their professional journey this month, receiving certificates from the African Development Bank Group's Work… Read more »
Rwanda: African Development Bank-Supported Projects in Senegal, Rwanda Clinch Top Honors At 2025 Bonds, Loans & Esg Capital Markets Africa Awards
Two African Development Bank Group-supported projects have garnered top honours at the 2025 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards conference. A $545 million… Read more »
April 01
Nigeria: African Development Bank and Federal Government of Nigeria to Launch Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (Sapz) Phase 1
WHAT: The SAPZ Nigeria Phase 1 Implementation Flagoff, a ceremony to commence construction of Nigeria's Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Phase 1. Read more »
Chad: African Development Bank and Lake Chad Basin Commission Sign $10 Million Grant Agreement to Revitalize Lake Chad
The African Development Bank Group and the Lake Chad Basin Commission (CBLT) have signed a $10.2 million grant agreement to implement the Technical Support Project for the… Read more »
March 31
Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves $7.9 Million Grant to Bolster São Tomé and Príncipe's Economic Recovery
The African Development Bank Group's Board has approved a $7.9 million grant to bolster Sao Tome and Principe's economic recovery. The budgetary support operation aims to… Read more »
Eswatini: African Development Bank Approves New Country Strategy Paper to Build a More Diverse, Resilient, and Competitive Economy for Eswatini
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved Eswatini's Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2025-2030. The target is to accelerate the country's structural… Read more »
Southern Africa: Supporting Lesotho's Bold Plans for Sustainable Water and Energy Supply in Southern Africa - King Letsie III and Akinwumi Adesina Meet
The Kingdom of Lesotho, with support from the African Development Bank, is leveraging its abundant water and renewable energy resources to chart an ambitious path that will… Read more »
