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01/01/1970

Women Entrepreneurs, Key Drivers of Economic Growth (AFAWA Guarantee for Growth Program)

Women entrepreneurs contribute significantly to economic development and financial integration in Africa through job…

01/01/1970

On International Women’s Day, Acting VP Gichuri reflects on Africa’s gender wins

To mark International Women’s Day, development leader Wambui Gichuri shares her thoughts on how far Africa has come on…

01/01/1970

Genre et changement climatique : la Banque africaine de développement accorde une grande priorité à la résilience des femmes

Engagée aux côtés de ses pays membres régionaux pour atténuer les effets du changement climatique, la Banque africaine…

01/01/1970

La Banque Africaine de Développement engagée pour l’autonomisation des femmes au Sahel et dans le bassin du Lac Tchad

La nouvelle stratégie du genre pour la période 2021-2025, rendue publique le 3 février dernier, renforce les…

01/01/1970

The Africa Digital Inclusion Facility approves grants worth $1.3 million for two research efforts to enhance women’s digital access to loans and...

The African Development Bank has approved two grants for research that will increase African women’s access to a range…

01/01/1970

Maurice : le Document de stratégie 2021-2025 veut s’appuyer sur les acquis du précédent DSP pour renforcer la résilience économique et les capacités...

Malgré quelques changements politiques dans la deuxième moitié des années 2010, Maurice est le pays africain le plus…

01/01/1970

International Women’s Day: Bank Operations are Impacting Women and Girls at Scale

Faith Keza is a happy entrepreneur. CEO at Irembu, Kigali, Rwanda. She is Rwandan. She went to the Massachusetts…

01/01/1970

Strengthening Institutional Capacities for Inclusive Development in Africa post-COVID-19

What: Webinar Who: The African Development Bank’s African Development Institute When: […] Read More

01/01/1970

Message by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, for the International Women’s Day, March 8, 2021

As we celebrate the International Women’s Day, I celebrate all women around the world. I also celebrate all women at…

01/01/1970

Mozambique: African Development Bank purchases temporary bridges to replace infrastructure destroyed in cyclones

The African Development Bank has finalized the purchase of 26 modular steel bridges to replace infrastructure that was…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank named the World's Best Multilateral Financial Institution 2021 by Global Finance

The prestigious U.S. magazine, Global Finance, specializing in financial markets and investment banking, has named…

01/01/1970

Ethiopia: African Development Bank approves $2.33 million grant to support the modernization of electronic payments infrastructure

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $2.33 million to EthSwitch Share Company…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank provides $1 million for AI-based national customer management systems in Ghana, Rwanda and Zambia

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $1.024 million for artificial…

01/01/1970

Spotlight on the Bank’s women leaders: Director Atsuko Toda reflects on progress towards gender equality in Africa

To mark International Women’s Day, and a month of celebrating women, we asked the Bank’s Director for Agricultural…