February 02, 2022
Africa: AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina Calls On Graduating Class of Federal University of Technology Minna to Create a New, Greater, and More Dynamic Nigeria
The Federal University of Technology Minna has awarded the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina an honorary doctorate. The honor was conferred at the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina Awarded Honorary Doctoral Degree At Federal University of Technology Minna - Calls On Graduating Class to Create a New, Greater and Dynamic Nigeria
The Federal University of Technology Minna has awarded the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina an honorary doctorate. The honor was conferred at the… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Sets Course to Close Infrastructure Gap With Board Approval of Its First Public Private Partnerships Strategic Framework
Senegal's Regional Express Train, co-financed by the African Development Bank, was launched in December 2021. The Bank has just approved a plan to accelerate its infrastructure… Read more »
February 01, 2022
Africa: African Development Fund extends $27.39 million grant to support development of mini grid and solar PV net metering in Ghana
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $27.39 million grant to Ghana for the development of renewable energy investments in the mini grid and net… Read more »
January 31, 2022
Africa: 11th Governing Council Meeting of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism
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Liberia: Liberia - African Development Bank Extends $10 Million Grant to Enhance Climate Information Systems
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $10 million grant from the Green Climate Fund, for which the Bank is the accredited agency, to improve… Read more »
Zambia: A Water Project in Rural Zambia Helps a Little Go a Long Way
"We used to fetch water from scoop holes, but the water was very dirty, and the alternative was the river, which is a long distance walking." -Kamana Chinyunda, a resident of… Read more »
Africa: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism
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January 30, 2022
Guinea Bissau: Guinea Bissau - African Development Bank Group President Announces $30 Million Package for Infrastructure, Budget and Governance Support
African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has announced a financial package of $30 million dollars to the West African nation of Guinea -Bissau. Read more »
Africa: Senegal - African Development Bank President Visits Pasteur Institute in Dakar
Akinwumi A. Adesina announces $3 Billion in funding to strengthen Africa's pharmaceutical industry Read more »
January 28, 2022
Senegal: The African Development Bank Delivers for Senegal, Says President Macky Sall
President Macky Sall of Senegal has commended the African Development Bank for the impact of its funded projects in his country, the most recent of these being the Regional Express… Read more »
January 27, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Group President and African Union Commission Chairperson Discuss Africa's Challenges and Solutions At Impromptu Dakar Airport Meeting
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina was relaxing at Dakar's Blaise-Diagne International Airport VIP lounge with Senegal's Minister of Economy, Planning… Read more »
January 26, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina and Nigerian Governors Resolve to Advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria
Governors Dapo Abiodun, Ogun state; Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, Kaduna State; Dr. Akinwumi. A Adesina; Hope Uzodinma, Imo State; Seyi Makinde, Oyo State Read more »
East Africa: African Development Bank Debars CP Power East Africa Limited and Mr. Dawit Wondwossen for 48 Months for Fraudulent Practices
The African Development Bank Group on 26 January 2022, announces the 48-month debarment of CP Power East Africa Limited and Mr. Dawit Wondwossen with effect from 4 November 2021.… Read more »
January 25, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum Senior Director Chinelo Anohu, AfCFTA Secretary General Discuss EU-Africa Cooperation and Trade
Ahead of the EU-African Union Summit scheduled for 17-18 February 2022, African thought leaders stressed the importance of trade agreements and regional integration as keys to… Read more »
January 24, 2022
Kenya: International Education Day - From Kenya to Cameroon, Students Find the Root of Stem Success At Nigerian Institute
Dancan Onyango left Kenya in 2017 to study at the Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute in Nigeria and is now the proud owner of a doctorate in environmental… Read more »
January 23, 2022
Nigeria: African Development Bank Chief Visits Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemical Complex
Describes facility as game changer for Africa's industrialization and regional integration. Read more »
January 21, 2022
Africa: Information Session On Afawa Call for Proposals On Transitioning Africa's Women Entrepreneurs to Formal Sector
What: Virtual information session Read more »
January 19, 2022
Africa: Cybersecurity in the Context of Expanding Digital Financial Services
What: Webinar Read more »
January 06, 2022
Botswana: African Development Bank's Sefa to Provide $1 Million in Support of Botswana's Energy Transition
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has approved a $1 million grant to facilitate Botswana's transition to clean energy . The… Read more »
January 05, 2022
Africa: Mozambique - $47.09 Million Grant From African Development Fund for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $47.09 million grant for the first phase of Mozambique's Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor,… Read more »
December 23, 2021
Africa: Year in Review 2021 - African Development Bank Group Maintains Strategy for Building the Continent's Resilience and Recovery in the Face of Covid-19
Against the challenges of an ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the African Development Bank's efforts to support Africa's most vulnerable over 2021 yielded strong results. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Board Approves €10.5 Million Pooled Investment in Tech Start-Up Fund to Boost Innovation Across Sub-Saharan Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment pool of €10.5 million toward the first close of the Janngo Start-Up Fund, a… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Debars Weihai Construction Group for 35 Months for Fraudulent Practices
The African Development Bank Group, on 23 December 2021, announces the conclusion of a negotiated settlement agreement with Weihai Construction Group, thus putting an end to… Read more »
December 22, 2021
Africa: Experts Urge African Nations to Invest in Climate-Resilient Roads
Africa's current roads infrastructure meets only 17% of the continent's transport needs. However, according to Olufunso Somorin, the African Development Bank's East Africa Regional… Read more »
