September 22, 2022
Africa: The African Development Bank Issues New Usd 100 Million 7-Year "Feed Africa" Theme Bond Due September 2029
On Wednesday 14 September, the African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch/Japan Credit Rating, all stable), issued a USD 100 million 7-year "Feed… Read more »
Africa: Global Environment Facility, African Development Bank's Sefa Provide $20 Million to Expand Covid-19 Off-Grid Recovery Platform
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $20 million concessional investment to support the second phase of the Covid-19 Off-Grid Recovery… Read more »
Africa: Nepad-Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility Holds 35th Oversight Committee Meeting
The New Partnership for Africa's Development-Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) holds its 35th oversight committee meeting today 22 September 2022. Read more »
September 21, 2022
Africa: Can Today's Adaptation Action Minimize Future Losses and Damages in Africa?
On the sidelines of the 2022 edition of Africa Climate Week, a session titled Limiting Loss and Damage through Enhanced Adaptation Action in Africa featured vibrant and timely… Read more »
Africa: No Time to Waste. Ministerial Meeting Calls for Urgent Financing for Countries Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
With barely two months to go before the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, Africa and other developing parts of the world that bear the severest brunt of climate change… Read more »
Botswana: African Domestic Bond Fund Lists On Botswana Stock Exchange
The African Domestic Bond Fund (ADBF), an exchange-traded fund, has been listed in the local Pula currency on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE). The listing, on 15 September 2022,… Read more »
Mali: Mali - African Development Bank to Accelerate Roll-Out of Country Projects to Tackle Poverty
The government of Mali and the African Development Bank have agreed to accelerate ongoing country projects that aim to reduce poverty, following a high-level Bank Group mission,… Read more »
September 19, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina to Join World Leaders for UN General Assembly
African Development Bank Group head Dr. Akinwumi Adesina will join other world leaders for the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York City to discuss global issues… Read more »
Africa: Cote d'Ivoire - Representatives of African Cities and Local Authorities Learn About the Functioning of Financial Markets
Finance directors from roughly 40 African cities and local authorities have arrived in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Cote d'Ivoire for an intensive training in tapping capital… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Africa: External Consultation On the African Development Bank Group New Ten-Year Strategy 2023-2032
The African Development Bank is pleased to invite you to a virtual consultation workshop on its forthcoming new Ten-Year Strategy 2023-2032. Read more »
Africa: Senegal - African Development Fund Replenishment Meeting - Delegates Visit Rice Fields and Interact With Beneficiaries of Projects Financed By the Fund
On Thursday, 15 September 2022, the farmers of the Baboulaye Valley in western Senegal welcomed special visitors. Delegates from the African Development Fund (ADF), the African… Read more »
Africa: External Consultation On the African Development Bank Group New Ten-Year Srategy 2023-2032
The African Development Bank is pleased to invite you to a virtual consultation workshop on its forthcoming new Ten-Year Strategy 2023-2032. Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon - The African Development Bank and the Government Support a Financing Agreement to Develop Agricultural Value Chains
Cameroon's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Gabriel Mbairobe and the General Manager of the Commercial Bank of Cameroon, Léandre Djummo, have signed, on… Read more »
Africa: Agreements On Transboundary Waters in Africa - Do They Take Climate Change Into Account? New African Development Bank Report Takes Stock
What: Launch of a report on mainstreaming climate change in transboundary water agreements in Africa Read more »
Africa: African Youth Adaptation Competition Launches Call for Applications
Young entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 are invited to submit their business plans through the official submission portal. Twenty winners will each be awarded $100,000… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Africa: US Government Announces $5 Million Grant to Support African Development Bank in Tackling Methane Emissions
Climate envoy Kerry announces funding at Dakar meeting of African ministers Read more »
September 14, 2022
Africa: The Africa Green Hydrogen Forum
What: The Africa Green Hydrogen Forum Read more »
September 13, 2022
Mauritania: African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina to Visit Mauritania
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, will travel to Mauritania on 12 September 2022 for a three-day visit. Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Issues Inaugural Green Bond in South African Rand Market
On Tuesday 23 August, the African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch/Japan Credit Rating, all stable), issued a 200 million South African rand… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Caroline Kende-Robb As Director, Strategy and Operational Policies Department
The African Development Bank has appointed Caroline Kende-Robb as Director, Strategy and Operational Policies Department, effective 16th October 2022. Read more »
Africa: Madagascar - Yields Increase for Youth Enterprises, Thanks to an African Development Fund Project
Launched in 2016, the Young Rural Enterprises Project in the Central West of Madagascar has helped improve agricultural yields. Yields of rice and maize doubled, according to a… Read more »
Mauritania: Mauritanie - Visite Du Président Du Groupe De La Banque Africaine De Développement, Akinwumi Adesina
Quoi ? Visite en Mauritanie Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank, UN Capital Development Fund Showcase Non-Market Tools to Mobilize Finance for Adaptation
The African Development Bank and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) featured two innovative mechanisms for scaling up adaptation action and finance during a joint event held… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Africa: Egypt, African Development Bank Group Sign Memorandum of Understanding On the Hosting of the 2023 Annual Meetings in Sharm El Sheikh
The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the African Development Bank Group on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding on the hosting of the Bank Group's 2023 Annual… Read more »
Africa: Meet the African Development Bank's New Executive Directors, Including Five Women
The African Development Bank has welcomed 12 new Executive Directors, including five women, for a three-year term. Read more »
