Africa: Empowering Women in Agriculture and the AfDB Join Efforts to Launch Common Initiatives Under Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA)

The Office of the Special the African Development Bank (AfDB's) Envoy on Gender (SEOG) in collaboration with the Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department (OSAN) and under the… Read more »

Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Abdoulkader Dileita Mohamed As Executive Secretary - Head of the Administrative Tribunal

The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Abdoulkader Dileita Mohamed as the Executive Secretary, Head of the Administrative Tribunal, with effect from… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Facilitates Digital Financial Inclusion of Small-Scale Farmers in Togo

After its success in Liberia, the African Development Bank is supporting another digital payment project in line with its agriculture transformation agenda. "AGRIPME" (Agri Porte… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Host Seminar On "Reshaping African Food Systems"

The Agriculture and Agro-industries Department of the African Development Bank (OSAN) will host a seminar on "Reshaping African food systems: The role of technological and policy… Read more »

Africa: African Ambassadors Meet in Morocco Ahead of COP 22

The African Development Bank and the UN Economic Commission for Africa held an information session on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in Rabat, in partnership with the COP22 Steering… Read more »

North Africa: AfDB Workshop On PPPs to Enhance Skills in Infrastructure and Social Services Financing

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has organised a regional training workshop on Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the education and healthcare sectors, taking place… Read more »

Africa: Guinea Becomes First African Nation to Contribute to the ALSF

The Republic of Guinea has become the first African nation to make a voluntary financial contribution to the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF). Read more »

Africa: AfDB Joins Global Community to Press for Water for All By 2030

As a leading provider of water and sanitation services in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Water Facility (AWF) have been invited to participate in World… Read more »

Kenya: AfDB Approves US $100-Million Non-Sovereign Guarantee Corporate Loan for Export Trading Group (ETG)

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a seven-year, non-sovereign guarantee, US $100-million corporate loan to the Export Trading Group… Read more »

Africa: ANRC Publishes Five Case Studies On Maximizing Human Development Outcomes From Extractive Industries

The African Development Bank's (AfDB) African Natural Resources Center (ANRC) has published five case studies that look at the different ways in which countries are designing… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Youth Empowerment Effort Addresses Africa's Fragile Industrialisation

The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, has addressed the challenge of creating jobs for youth in Africa, while outlining a number of initiatives the Bank… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Sasakawa Africa Association Sign MOU to Boost Agriculture in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) to promote agriculture and agri-business in Africa. Read more »

Africa: Japan Pledges Investment in Quality Infrastructure in Africa

Investing in infrastructure and human resource development are crucial for Africa to realise Agenda 2063, a high-level panel during the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Urges Countries to Institutionalise Systems to Support Agriculture Trade

Creating markets, developing infrastructure and providing financing for farmers are key ingredients for transforming agriculture in Africa. President Akinwumi Adesina of the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Signs Letter of Intent With Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation to Promote Africa's Economic Development

Seated, left to right: AfDB Vice-President for Finance, Charles Boamah, with Makoto Takashima, Senior Managing Director of Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), after… Read more »

Africa: Japan Chooses AfDB to Implement Bold New Infrastructure Plan for Africa

Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced a bold new African infrastructure plan worth US $10 billion over the next three years to be implemented by the African… Read more »

Africa: Bank Group Participates in TICAD VI

An African Development Bank (AfDB) Group delegation led by the Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, will attend the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD… Read more »

Africa: Free Movement in Africa Is Desirable, but How to Realize It?

Free movement is back on the continent's policy agenda and within its integration discourse. Read more »

Africa: Q&A With Shem Simuyemba, Division Manager, Nepad Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility

Why is NEPAD-IPPF a critical instrument to bridge Africa's infrastructure financing gap? Read more »

Africa: Nepad-IPPF Strengthens Capacity to Improve Stock of Well-Prepared Bankable Infrastructure Projects

The NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility, NEPAD-IPPF, has concluded a two-day workshop that brought together over 20 staff members, representatives from the African… Read more »

Africa: With Fashionomics, the AfDB Plans to Raise the Profile of African Fashion and Textiles On the International Stage

The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, unveiled a new project within the Fashionomics initiative, launched last year under her… Read more »

Africa: The African Development Bank Group and Jetro to Sign an MOU for Increased Collaboration in Infrastructure and Private Sector Development

The African Development Bank Group (comprised of the African Development Bank and the African Development Fund; AfDB/ADF) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will… Read more »

Africa: Questions for Emanuela Gregorio, Gender Specialist At the AfDB and Key Player in Fashionomics

Where did the idea of Fashionomics originate? Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Adesina's First Year in Office and a Remarkable Transformation Agenda

During his investiture as the 8th elected President of the African Development Bank Group on 1st September 2015, Akinwumi Adesina pledged "to help build a new Africa with… Read more »

Africa: African Economic Conference 2016 - "Feeding Africa: Towards Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth"

Jointly organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African… Read more »