Sierra Leone: The Country Poised to Transform Renewable Energy Sector With Strengthened Public and Private Sector Participation

Sierra Leone has received a $300,000 grant from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to prepare a far-reaching national Investment Plan (IP) to transform its renewable energy sector. Read more »

Africa: Africa Is Open for Business - The African Development Bank Calls On African Private Sector

Africa's private sector will continue to lead the continent towards economic transformation, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said Monday at the launch of the… Read more »

Africa: Abidjan Opens Its Doors to the Africa CEO Forum, Global Meeting Place for the African Private Sector and Decision-Makers

The fourth Africa CEO Forum - meeting place for entrepreneurs, decision-makers and financiers from the African private sector - takes place on 21-22 March 2016 in the Palais des… Read more »

Africa: Workshop On the Promotion of Agropoles and Agro-Processing Zones in Africa

To: 23/03/2016 Read more »

Africa: ADF-14 Meeting in Abidjan - Funding the Development of a Winning Africa

On March 17, 2016, the Fourteenth Replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-14) began its first meeting, which will be held in camera over two days in Abidjan, where the… Read more »

Africa: Opening Speech At the First Meeting of the 14th Replenishment of the African Development Fund Delivered By Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group - March 17, 2016 - Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Dear Governors, Board of Directors, ADF Deputies, Observers from other development organizations, Bank staff, Ladies and Gentlemen. Read more »

Rwanda: AfDB Approves Loan for Rwanda's First Regional Hydropower Public-Private Partnership Project

The African Development Bank Group announced on 16 March a US$ 24 million loan to support Rwanda's contribution to the development of the Multinational Ruzizi III Hydropower… Read more »

Liberia: Liberian President Underscores Important Role of African Development Fund At Replenishment Meeting

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf underscored the important role of the African Development Bank and the African Development Fund during the first meeting on the Fund's 14th… Read more »

Liberia: AfDB President Commits to Support Liberia's Transformation Agenda

The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has pledged to support Liberia's effort to diversify its economy, with a particular emphasis on the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Executive Directors Conclude Visit to Malawi

A team of nine African Development Bank Executive Directors visited Malawi from March 6 to 11, 2016 on a high-level consultation and dialogue mission. During their visit, the… Read more »

Africa: Speech Delivered By President Akinwumi Adesina On the Occasion of State Dinner Hosted By President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of the Republic of Liberia - Monrovia, Liberia - March 10, 2016

Your Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia; Your Excellency Joseph Boakai, Vice President of the Republic of Liberia; Your Excellency Alex J.… Read more »

Africa: Geraldine Fraser Moleketi, Named "2016 New African Woman of the Year"

On Thursday 10 March 2016, AfDB Special Envoy on Gender and Vice-President, Geraldine Fraser Moleketi was named "2016 New African Woman of the Year", an award made by London-based… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB, the UN and African Stakeholders to Discuss the Implementation of the SDG-16 and the High 5s in Fragile Situations in Africa

To: 16/03/2016 Read more »

Africa: Legislation and Training Crucial for Tackling Cybercrimes Targeting Women

Cyber-based violence against women was the focus of a forum hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in commemoration of the International Women's Day on March 8, 2016. Read more »

Djibouti: AfDB Approves Over U.S. $36 Million Support Package for Djibouti

The African Development Bank Group will help Djibouti to diversify its economy, improve governance and create employment for the country's young population. Read more »

Africa: "Women in Transportation" - Bank Holds Two-Day Capacity-Building Seminar to Mainstream Gender Equality in Transport Projects

Global data shows that women and men travel by different modes of transport, at different times and for different purposes. Poor access to transport for women has major implication… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Receives Green Climate Fund Accreditation to Increase Low-Carbon and Climate-Resilient Development in Africa

The African Development Bank announced its accreditation on Wednesday, March 9 as a multilateral implementing entity and intermediary to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), further… Read more »

Liberia: AfDB President Adesina Leads Delegation On Visit to Liberia

The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, will lead a Bank delegation on a working visit to Liberia on March 10 and 11, 2016, to hold discussions with… Read more »

Africa: New AfDB Partnership to Stem Gender-Based Cyber Violence

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a partnership with Facebook, the Kenya ICT Authority, Judiciary and the Kenya Police to increase awareness on cyber-based gender… Read more »

Sudan: The AfDB and UNDP Discuss Collaboration On Increasing Energy Access in Sudan

On Tuesday, March 8, 2016, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) met in the Bank's Sudan Field Office in Khartoum to explore… Read more »

Africa: International Women's Day - AfDB Calls for Safe Cyberspace for Women

To: 08/03/2016 Read more »

Africa: Addressing Gender Barriers Through a Common but Differentiated Approach

Gender is an important universal concept when understood comprehensively through its many multilayered features. I view it in its common but differentiated approach. Historically,… Read more »

Kenya: Fact-Finding and Business Development for Private-Sector Projects in Kenya

On February 29, 2016, during the joint business development mission between the African Development Bank's Infrastructure Finance and PPP Division and the International Finance… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Releases New Report On the Impact of Ebola On Women

On the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8, 2016, the Office of the African Development Bank's Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, has launched a report… Read more »

Africa: "Lighting Up and Powering Africa" - AfDB Puts Energy On the Front Burner of Africa's Development Agenda

Energy is the central theme of the African Development Bank's 2016 Annual Meetings as well as its 2015 Annual Report. The theme, "Energy and Climate Change", underscores the… Read more »