Africa: Africa Deepens Investment in Early Warning Systems At Climdev-Africa Planning Workshop

Africa's leading development institutions have reaffirmed their commitment to building a continent-wide, African-led early warning system during the ClimDev-Africa Phase II… Read more »

Africa: Ticad9 - African Development Bank to Focus On Partnerships and Investment At 9th Tokyo International Conference On African Development

The African Development Bank will participate in the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) taking place in Yokohama, Japan from 20-22 August. Read more »

Guinea: From Potholed Roads to Fresh Tomatoes - Guinea On the Path to Sustainable Progress

Fresh merchandise thanks to new roads Read more »

Africa: Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli Appointed African Development Fund Champion

The African Development Fund has appointed Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, President and CEO of the ONE Campaign, as a Champion for its 17th replenishment cycle, ADF-17. This cycle comes at… Read more »

Africa: Congo - Léandre Bassolé, the African Development Bank Group's New Director General for Central Africa, Makes First Official Visit to Brazzaville to Strengthen Partnership

Léandre Bassolé, the African Development Bank Group's new Director General for Central Africa, has reaffirmed the Bank Group's commitment to support Republic of Congo… Read more »

Africa: Rule of Law Is Africa's New Gold - AfDB's Adesina Calls for Bold Legal and Governance Reforms to Unlock Prosperity

"When Africa stands for the rule of law, the world will stand with Africa," the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has told more than 1,200… Read more »

Africa: Republic of Congo and the African Development Bank Sign $602,000 Grant Agreement to Rebase National Accounts

The Government of the Republic of Congo and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have signed a $602,000 grant agreement to support the rebasing of the country's national… Read more »

Namibia: Namibia Joins 37 Other Countries in Adopting ICT Initiative for Remote Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Projects

Namibia has become the latest country to adopt cutting-edge technology for development project management, as senior government officials and the African Development Bank jointly… Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique President Extols Adesina's Transformative Decade At African Development Bank

Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo has lauded Dr. Akinwumi Adesina for a decade of "transforming ambition into outcomes" as President of the African Development Bank Group,… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group Commits $40 Million to Catalyze the Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund

The African Development Bank Group has announced $40 million in blended capital to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa - Project Development Fund, anchoring the Fund's… Read more »

Africa: High-Level Policy Dialogue - Harnessing the Potential of Africa

What: High-Level Policy Dialogue: Harnessing the Potential of Africa - Strengthening Partnerships between MDBs, Japan's DFIs, and Private Sector Read more »

Africa: High-Level Business Session - Emerging Partnership Between Japan and Africa

What: High-Level Business Session: Emerging Partnership between Japan and Africa Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank and Partners Drive Data Transformation in Africa With Sdmx and Open Data Platform 2.0 Training

The Statistics Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with the African Union Institute of Statistics (STATAFRIC), the Africa Centre for Statistics of… Read more »

Africa: Africa50 Sets New Benchmark in Infrastructure Financing, Surpasses $1.4b in Managed Assets

Africa50, the investment platform established by African governments and the African Development Bank, said on Wednesday it has surpassed $1.4 billion in managed assets, marking an… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Backs Ai Training to Boost Agenda 2063 Implementation Across Africa

The African Development Bank is supporting a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) training initiative to advance the implementation of Africa's continental development blueprint,… Read more »

West Africa: Benin - From Regional Gateway to Development Leader

While economic attention in West Africa is often directed toward larger economies, Benin is emerging and proving itself as one of the most prosperous economies in the region,… Read more »

Ethiopia: The $10 Billion Mega-Airport Financing Partnership Between Ethiopian Airlines and African Development Bank Takes Off

Ethiopia's ambition to build a new international airport that will rival some of the world's biggest, took off on Monday with a monumental signing ceremony marking the African… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Unveils Groundbreaking Mapping of Women Entrepreneurs' Associations in Africa

The African Development Bank has unveiled the findings of a first-of-its-kind study mapping women entrepreneurs' associations across sixteen African countries, revealing… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Financial Industry Validates the Continental Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

Africa's financial sector has taken a major step toward aligning with global climate and sustainability goals with the validation of a continent-wide Sustainable Finance Taxonomy.… Read more »

Central African Republic: The Central African Republic and the African Development Bank Group Launch an Ambitious Programme to Develop Water Resources in the Ubangui River Basin

The government of the Central African Republic and the African Development Bank Group launched the Regional Support Programme for the Development of Cross-Border Water… Read more »

Africa: 'Pivotal Moment' As Africa's Largest Concessional Lender Seeks to Raise Profile Ahead of Major Replenishment

The pivotal role of the African Development Bank Group's African Development Fund in advancing economic transformation across Africa's most fragile states was the showcase of a… Read more »

Senegal: African Development Bank and Invest in Africa Sign $850,000 Grant Agreement to Boost Inclusive Green Jobs in Ghana and Senegal

The African Development Bank has signed a $850,000 grant agreement with Invest in Africa (IIA), a non-profit organization, to support the MicroGREEN project to provide livelihood… Read more »

Togo: The African Development Bank Approves a Grant of Over $5 Million to Strengthen Public-Private Partnerships in the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar and Togo

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $5.3 million to implement the Project to Strengthen the Public-Private Partnership Environment… Read more »

Zambia: African Development Bank Commits to Zambia's Private Sector Growth At Investment Conference

The African Development Bank reaffirmed its strong support for Zambia's private sector-led transformation by hosting a strategic side event during the inaugural Invest in Zambia… Read more »

Africa: Ethiopia - Ceremonial Signing Appointing the African Development Bank As Mandated Lead Arranger to Mobilize 8 Billion Dollars for Africa's Largest Airport

What: Ceremonial signing as mandated lead arranger for the mobilization of financing for Bishoftu International Airport in Ethiopia. Read more »