March 24, 2022
South Africa: South African Investment Conference Highlights Nation's Resilience
African Development Bank pledges $2.8 billion to South Africa over five years Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Invites Stakeholder and Public Participation in the Update of Its Integrated Safeguards System
The African Development Bank Group invites stakeholders and the public to participate in the public consultation process for updating its Integrated Safeguards System (ISS). Read more »
Africa: "A Revolution Is Building," African Development Bank Group President, Akinwumi A. Adesina Tells Women Leaders' Conference
The conference also honored the 22 women who had served an African country as president or prime minister. Read more »
March 23, 2022
Tunisia: Women Spearhead Entrepreneurship in Tunisia, the Land of Jasmine
In Gammarth, shielded from the hubbub of the surrounding Tunis, the Sadika glass-blowing center offers its visitors a moment of serenity. As they cross its inner courtyard, they… Read more »
Liberia: The Mano River Union - African Development Fund Commits $88.2 Million for Road Development and Transport Facilitation in Liberia and Sierra Leone
In the past five years, the African Development Bank Group has provided over 69 million people with improved transport - picture: Moyale-Mombasa Road, © AfDB Read more »
March 22, 2022
Africa: Lionesses Digital Transformation Playbook for Africa's Women Entrepreneurs Offers First-Person Hacks, Tactics and Strategies for Building Businesses Back From Covid-19 Pandemic
Report financed by African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative Read more »
Africa: Ukraine War Threatens Food Crisis and Political Upheaval Across Africa, Warns Top Economist
The continent is deeply reliant on cereals imports Read more »
Africa: AIF Boardroom Sessions Attract $32.8bn in Investment Interest
The Africa Investment Forum (AIF) boardrooms have drawn $32.8 billion in investment interest in bankable projects Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina Begins Official Visit to South Africa
African Development Bank head Dr. Akinwumi A Adesina is in Johannesburg at the start of a three-day official visit to South Africa. Read more »
March 21, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: The Africa Investment Forum - Catalyzing Financing for Game-Changing Abidjan-Lagos Highway Project
The construction of the 1,081-kilometer Abidjan-Lagos highway will have a significant impact on the economies of five West African countries - Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo,… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves New Strategy for Addressing Fragility and Building Resilience in Africa 2022-2026
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new strategy for addressing fragility and building resilience in Africa for the period 2022-2026. The… Read more »
Africa: More Investment Needed to Plug Infrastructure Gap, Says Oversight Committee of the Nepad-Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility Special Fund
The 34th Oversight Committee meeting of the New Partnership for Africa's Development Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) Special Fund has ended with renewed… Read more »
March 18, 2022
Africa: Mozambique - African Development Bank Group Approves $1.4 Million Grant for Enhancing Private Sector Engagement and Capacity Building for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 11 February 2022 approved a $1.4 million grant for enhancing private sector engagement and capacity building for… Read more »
Senegal: African Development Bank Group Partners With World Water Council As Top-Tier Sponsor of the 9th World Water Forum in Senegal
Bank earmarks more than $5.6 million to support world's largest water event held in Sub-Saharan Africa for the first time Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Announce Key Findings From State of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Report At World Water Forum
The African Development Bank's new coordinator for its African Water Facility, Mtchera Johannes Chirwa, will deliver key findings of a rural water supply and sanitation report at… Read more »
March 17, 2022
Niger: Niger - African Development Bank Group Approves $127 Million Package to Open Up Eastern Agricultural Areas
On Wednesday in Abidjan, the African Development Bank Group approved funding of $127.8 million to Niger. The funds approved by the Board of Directors of the African Development… Read more »
March 16, 2022
Africa: Covid-19 Has Opened Africa's Eyes - and the World's - to Investment Opportunities Says Africa Investment Forum
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted Africa's urgent need for better healthcare. Unequal access to vaccines , along with disruptions to supply chains caused by worldwide economic… Read more »
Africa: Lender Has $1 Billion Plan to Wean Africa Off Russian Wheat
Tech can be scaled for African farmers to grow more wheat Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Be a Top-Tier Partner At 9th World Water Forum
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Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Fund Commits $125.3 Million to Expand Water Resources and Boost Climate Resilience in Dodoma Region
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved a $125.3 million loan to finance the first phase of the Dodoma Resilient and Sustainable Water… Read more »
Africa: Spark+ Africa Fund Reaches Its First Financial Close With $40 Million to Invest in Clean and Modern Cooking Solutions in Africa
The Spark+ Africa Fund has raised over $40 million in a first close, it was announced on Wednesday. The Fund is the world's first impact investment fund focused on financing the… Read more »
Africa: 2022 Business Opportunities Seminar - Spring Edition
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March 14, 2022
Africa: African Ports and the Blue Economy Nexus - Institutional, Policy and Governance Arrangements
What: Webinar to present findings of a study on Blue Economy Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Joins Collaborative ICT Data Collection Initiative Developed By African Development Bank
AfDB staff along with Government of Mozambique personnel take part in the first day of training at the Radisson Blu, Maputo, Mozambique Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Delegation in Egypt to Ensure Success of COP27
African Development Bank Vice President Dr. Kevin Kariuki will lead a delegation to Egypt, the host country for this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference 2022, for… Read more »