November 25, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Outlines New Health Infrastructure Strategy to Health Ministers in Economic Community of West African States
African Development Bank Vice President Dr. Beth Dunford has outlined the details of a new strategy that seeks to boost access to health services across the continent. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Board Approves New Water Strategy for 2021-2025
The five-year Strategy aims to increase water security and foster sustainable, green and inclusive growth and development in Africa Read more »
November 24, 2021
Africa: Sudan Sees Record Harvest As Agricultural Technologies Reach 10.6 Million Farmers in 2020
Sudanese wheat growers like Daf'Allah Mohamed Ahmed have battled the elements in recent years. Droughts, rising temperatures and the coronavirus pandemic have stretched the… Read more »
November 23, 2021
Africa: Annual Development Effectiveness Report Credits African Development Bank With Impressive Results Despite Covid-19 Pandemic
Almost 16.5 million people benefited from improvements in agriculture More than 9 million people gained access to better transport services More than 8 million people with new or… Read more »
Africa: 2nd CII-India Eximbank Summit On Innovative Financing Partnership With Africa
What: 2nd CII-India Eximbank Summit on Innovative Financing Partnership with Africa Read more »
November 21, 2021
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2021 - Billions More Expected in New Investments for the Continent
The Africa Investment Forum's Market Days 2021, one of the biggest flagship initiatives of the African Development Bank, is poised to attract billions of dollars in investment for… Read more »
November 19, 2021
Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Showcases Achievements At the Sidelines of the COP26 in Glasgow
On November 8, the Africa Climate Change Fund held a public stakeholder engagement event titled "The Role of the Africa Climate Change Fund in building African climate finance… Read more »
Burundi: African Development Bank, Burundi Sign Agreement for $29 Million Grant to Finance National Energy Access Project
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Burundi on Tuesday signed a $29 million grant agreement to finance Phase 1 of the Access to Energy Project, which is part… Read more »
November 18, 2021
Africa: Regional Civil Society Forum 2021 - Southern Africa
What: Southern Africa Civil Society Regional Forum Read more »
Africa: At Fertilizer Financing Forum, Participants Call for Closer Stakeholder Collaboration and Innovative Tools to Get Fertilizers to Farmers
Over 400 participants from government, development finance institutions, the fertilizer industry, the banking sector and civil society joined the inaugural East and Southern Africa… Read more »
Africa: Wanted - A Champion to Rally Support for Billion-Dollar Potential of Local Green Banks/ Funds in Africa
Over the past few years, Green Banks have financed low-carbon projects worth billions of dollars, using blended financing, leveraging multiple private dollars per public dollar of… Read more »
November 17, 2021
Africa: At Iatf, Multilateral Financiers Discuss Trade Initiatives After Covid-19
Multilateral financial institutions on Tuesday discussed their role in promoting trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), an ambitious plan to create the… Read more »
Africa: Webinar On the Blue Economy
What: Webinar on the Blue Economy Read more »
Africa: Let's Push the African Continental Free Trade Area As a Sure-Fire Way to a Golden "Made in Africa" Label, Leaders Say At Intra-African Trade Fair
That history repeats itself need not be a bad thing in Africa, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed during the opening ceremony of the second Intra-African Trade Fair… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Coding for Employment Program Set to Expand Digital Skills Among Rural Youth
The African Development Bank's Coding for Employment program will train over 500 digital ambassadors to lead a peer-to-peer training model set to expand digital skills to more… Read more »
November 16, 2021
Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Bank Highlights Infrastructure and Business Climate in Country Strategy Paper
Improving Tanzania's infrastructure and business climate: these are the African Development Bank's priority intervention areas in its Country Strategy Paper 2021-2025 (CSP… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique - African Development Bank Ups Financial Contribution for Local Content and Job Creation in Mozambique to $2.5 Million
Moçambique: Contribuição financeira do Banco Africano de Desenvolvimento para apoiar conteúdo local e criação de emprego aumenta para 2,5… Read more »
November 13, 2021
Africa: Ghana - African Development Fund Extends $40 Million Grant to Establish the Development Bank Ghana
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Friday approved a grant of $40 million from the African Development Fund to the Republic of Ghana to further… Read more »
November 12, 2021
Africa: African Financial Alliance On Climate Change (Afac) Launches Report On the State of Climate Risk Regulation in Africa's Financial Industry At COP26
Getting Africa's financial sector ready to cope with climate risk is vital for a smooth transition to net-zero emissions and resilience, according to a new report published by… Read more »
Africa: COP26 - African Development Bank Forges Ahead With New Adaptation Benefits Mechanism
The African Development Bank is forging ahead with its flagship adaptation financing facility -- the Adaptation Benefits Mechanism (ABM). It will serve as a vehicle for financing… Read more »
Africa: Cop 26 - Low-Income Countries in Fragile Situations Falling Further Behind in Climate Funding, Urgent Action Needed to Reverse This Trend, African Development Bank and ICRC Say At Climate Conference
Countries hit by conflict cannot continue to be overlooked by climate action and finance, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the African Development Bank have… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference - - Financing Africa's Post-Covid-19 Development
What: African Economic Conference 2021 Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank President Calls for Development Revitalization
African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has called on the developed countries of the world to honor their financial commitments to developing countries as… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Collaborative ICT Initiative Rasme, Will Enable Remote Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Projects in Real Time
The African Development Bank, in collaboration with the World Bank, has launched an initiative that will use real time data gathering tools to remotely compile digital data from… Read more »
Africa: COP26 - At Africa Day, Activists Challenge Leaders to Ensure Climate Justice and Solidarity
A young Sudanese climate change champion stole the limelight at Africa Day, held on the sidelines of the COP26 summit in Glasgow. In a passionate speech, Nisreen Elsaim spoke of… Read more »
