September 03
Uganda: African Development Bank's Director for Climate Change and Green Growth Tours Kampala Road Rehabilitation Project
On Monday, 15 July 2024, the African Development Bank Group's Director for Climate Change and Green Growth, Prof. Anthony Nyong, led a Bank Group team to inspect the 69.2 km… Read more »
September 02
Africa: Green Climate Fund Approves $151 Million for African Development Bank's Climate Resilience Programme in the Horn of Africa
The Green Climate Fund has approved $151 million in financing for a major resilience programme supported by the African Development Bank to address climate vulnerability in the… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Youth Community of Practice (Y-COP) Policy Dialogue On "Achieving Food Sovereignty Through Youth-Driven Smart Agriculture"
What: Policy Dialogue African Development Bank Group Youth Community of Practice Platform (Y-COP) on "Achieving Food Sovereignty Through Youth-Driven Smart Agriculture" Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank President Praises Saudi Arabia for Billions of Dollars of Investment in Africa
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank Group, has praised Saudi Arabia for its generous "support, dedication and friendliness" to Africa where it is… Read more »
August 30
Africa: African Development Bank Celebrates 60 Years of Transformative Impact on Africa's Development
What: 60th Anniversary commemoration Read more »
August 29
Africa: The African Development Bank to Host Three Side Events At the Africa Food Systems Summit 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda
WHO: The African Development Bank, the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism, the African Union Commission, the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Development,… Read more »
August 23
Africa: African Development Bank, African Union Launch Landmark Initiative to Eradicate Malnutrition Across Africa
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank Group's African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) initiative, in collaboration with the government of Senegal, have… Read more »
Africa: 2024 AfDB Development Evaluation Week - Navigating Rough Seas Towards a Brighter Horizon for Africa
What: African Development Bank Group's 2024 Development Evaluation Week. Read more »
August 22
Africa: African Development Bank's Africircular Innovators Programme Names 30 Small and Medium Enterprises to Receive Assistance to Scale Up Circular Economy Solutions
The African Development Bank-supported AfriCircular Innovators Programme has selected 30 small and medium enterprises to receive financing and technical assistance to scale up… Read more »
Africa: African Water Facility to Launch New Financing Window for Urban Sanitation in Africa
What: Launch of the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative Read more »
August 21
Central Africa: Webinar - Harnessing Regional Energy Governance for Central Africa's Energy Security
What: Webinar on Harnessing Regional Energy Governance for Central Africa's Energy Security Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Group and Its Partners Will Present a Report At World Water Week in Stockholm
What: World Water Week: Presentation of Joint Report Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank At the African Food Systems Summit 2024
WHAT: Africa Food Systems Summit Read more »
August 20
Africa: African Development Bank Group Supports Study Tour to Brazil to Inspire African Cities
From August 5 to August 13, 2024, representatives from seven African cities visited the Brazilian cities of Sao Paulo, Fortaleza and Curitiba, to discover inspiring solutions being… Read more »
Senegal: Senegal - African Development Bank Provides Training to Project Management Units On Disbursement Procedures
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB Group) held a capacity-building workshop between July 10 and 12, to improve management and monitoring of projects financed or co-financed… Read more »
August 19
Malawi: African Development Bank Group and African Risk Capacity Group Issue $11.2 Million Insurance Payout to the Government of Malawi
The drought recovery insurance payout will support more than 350,000 Malawi households impacted by climate change-related weather extremes Read more »
Uganda: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism to Launch Fertilizer Financing Project in Uganda
What: Launch of the Fertilizer Financing for Sustainable Agriculture Management Project in Uganda Who: The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism, The African Fertilizer… Read more »
August 15
Burundi: Burundi's Largest Electricity Substation, Co-Financed By the African Development Bank Group, Will Increase National Electricity Access By Seven Percent
Burundi's largest electricity substation, a 160 megavolts facility in Rubirizi, financed by the African Development Bank Group and the European Union, will increase the country's… Read more »
August 13
Algeria: Algeria - the African Development Bank Forecasts Gross Domestic Product of 4 Percent in 2024 and 3.7 Percent in 2025 in Its Country Report 2024
Algeria's economic recovery is strengthening and its gross domestic product (GDP), which increased by 3.6 percent in 2022 and 4.2 percent in 2023, is set to be 4.0 percent in 2024… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $10 Million Contribution to Kawisafi II Clean-Energy Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $10 million junior equity investment in the KawiSafi II Fund to help local businesses create and expand… Read more »
August 12
Tunisia: Tunisia - African Development Bank Mobilises Over 92 Million Euros to Support Entrepreneurship and Job Creation
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a financing package of 92.3 million euro for the implementation of the Tunisian government's Support… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Women and Gender Communications Campaign Wins National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award
America's largest organization of journalists and media-related professionals of colour has named the African Development Bank Group a "Salute to Excellence Award" winner for Bank… Read more »
August 09
Africa: Gonat Virtual Validation Workshop of Country Diagnostic Reports On Governance of Natural Resources
What: Governing Natural Resource Outflows for Enhanced Economic Resilience in Fragile and Transitional Countries (GONAT) Project Validation Workshop of Country Diagnostic Reports… Read more »
August 08
West Africa: Regional Consultation On Multisectoral Nutrition Policy Framework for the West Africa Region
What: Regional Consultation on Multisectoral Nutrition Policy Framework for the West Africa Region Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $40 Million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility to Ethiopia's Dashen Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $40 million transaction guarantee facility to support Dashen Bank's trade finance activities in… Read more »
