February 01, 2023
Africa: High-Level Summit - Financing Africa's Infrastructure Development
WHAT: 2nd Dakar Financing Summit For Africa's Infrastructure Development Read more »
January 31, 2023
Africa: Dakar 2 - African Development Bank Group, Government of Canada Announce Funding Facility to Grow Agriculture Small and Medium Enterprises
(l to r) Nungari Mwangi, AgriSME Strategy and Partnerships Officer, AfDB, Atsuko Toda, Director, Agricultural Finance and Rural Development, AfDB, Andrew Mude, Lead, AgriSME… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Afawa Hits $1 Billion Investment Milestone in Lending to Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
AfDB Vice President Beth Dunford announces AFAWA's $1 billion milestone at the African Food Summit in Dakar. Read more »
Africa: $1 Million - Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Grant to Drive Electric Mobility Shift in Seven African Countries
The African Development Bank is providing $1 million to support private investment in sustainable transport in seven African countries. Read more »
Africa: African Mining Indaba 2023
Who: African Development Bank Read more »
January 30, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $50 Million and Eur 50 Million Trade Finance Transaction Line of Credit for Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development (Ebid) to Enhance Food Security and Boost Agricultural Value Chains in the Region
EBID headquarters building in Lome, Togo Read more »
Africa: Launch of the African Legal Support Facility Medium-Term Strategy 2023-2027 and New Visual Identity
WHAT: Launch of The African Legal Support Facility Medium-Term Strategy 2023-2027 and new visual identity Read more »
January 27, 2023
Africa: Dakar 2 Summit - Optimism Abounds As African Leaders Share Experiences of Agricultural Transformation.
President of Burundi Évariste Ndayishumiye welcomed to the Dakar 2 summit by Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. He is one of 34 leaders to… Read more »
Africa: Dakar 2 Summit - Development Partners to Commit $30 Billion to Boost Food Production in Africa
The second Africa food summit in Senegal ended on Friday, with development partners agreeing to commit $30 billion to back the continent's resolve to boost agricultural… Read more »
Africa: Feed Africa Summit (Dakar 2) - Closing Press Conference
What: Dakar 2 Summit closing press conference Read more »
Africa: "Mission 1 for 200" to Double African Farmers' Production
African Development Bank Group and International Fund for Agricultural Development cement new initiative to ramp up agricultural investments in African countries. Read more »
January 26, 2023
Africa: Feed Africa Summit - African Development Bank to Commit $10 Billion to Make Continent the Breadbasket of the World
The African Development Bank Group, will commit $10 billion over the next five years to boost Africa's efforts to end hunger and become a primary food provider for itself and the… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank Group's Urban and Municipal Development Fund Welcomes Eur 10 Million From Nordic Development Fund to Boost Urban City Development in Africa
The UMDF is promoting an integrated and "people-centered" approach of urban planning in African cities. Pictured here, a Dakar Street Read more »
Africa: Tunisians Anticipate Productive Dakar 2 Africa Food Summit
There is keen interest from Tunisia in this week's three-day Africa Food Summit taking place near the Senegalese capital of Dakar. Some of Tunisia's leading agricultural… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Team Meet Swiss Envoys From West Africa to Discuss Africa's Development Agenda
Meeting between AfDB delegation and Swiss ambassadors in the West Africa region, Friday 23 January 2023, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Read more »
Africa: Press Briefing On the African Development Bank's Agri-Food SME Catalytic Financing Mechanism Special Fund
What: Dakar 2 Feed Africa Summit Press Briefing / Launch of the African Development Bank's Agri-SME Catalytic Financing Mechanism Read more »
January 24, 2023
Africa: "Let Us Act to Transform Africa's Cities"--African Development Bank President to African Mayors
African Development Bank Group President, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, assures mayors at the African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI) of the Bank's support to creatively and… Read more »
Ethiopia: Whistles and Whips - Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation Program Results in Sounds of Success in Ethiopia's Lowlands
(Korofto, Adama District, Ethiopia) If the shrill sounds of policemen's whistles echoing across Ethiopia's Awash River Valley do not seem out of place, the crack of whips in the… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Africa: Regular Economic Performance Analysis Could Bolster Investment Decisions in Africa, Says African Development Bank Chief Economist
The African Development Bank Group's Acting Chief Economist and Vice President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, Professor Kevin Chika Urama, shares his thoughts on… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Senegal: Pre-Africa Food Summit Press Conference (Dakar 2)
What: Dakar 2 Summit launch press conference Read more »
January 19, 2023
Africa: Africa's Economic Growth to Outpace Global Forecast in 2023-2024 - African Development Bank Biannual Report
African Development Bank's new report calls for bold policy actions to help African economies mitigate compounding risks Read more »
January 18, 2023
Africa: Second International Summit On Food Production in Africa to Open in Dakar
Heads of state and government to chair sessions on developing country food and agriculture delivery compacts, spur commitment to political action toward eliminating hunger,… Read more »
Africa: Working Group Meets to Discuss AU-AfDB Study On Driving Inclusive Growth in Africa
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank Group have a concluded a technical session on how to conduct an upcoming joint study on driving development in… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Africa: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism welcomes $10.15 million from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation to boost fertilizer supply to 850,000 African smallholder farmers
The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has welcomed $10.15 million in new funding from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). The financing will… Read more »
Africa: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Welcomes $10.15 Million From the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation to Boost Fertilizer Supply to 850,000 African Smallholder Farmers
The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has welcomed $10.15 million in new funding from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). The financing will target… Read more »
