01/01/1970

Tribute: Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly

July 8 was all like every normal day, focused on work. I had no inkling there would be a storm, even though we have…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank inks €12.5 million deal with Adiwale Fund for SMEs

The African Development Bank on Thursday signed off on its €12.5 million equity investment in Adiwale Fund 1, a first-…

01/01/1970

African Economic Outlook 2021: Conversation between AfDB President Adesina and Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz

In Conversation with the African Development Bank’s President Akinwumi A. Adesina and Joseph E. Stiglitz, Recipient of…

01/01/1970

Zaria Springs to Life as African Development Bank Project provides 20,000 Households with Potable Water

“When the water was first released, we filled up our water containers, large and small, for the days ahead when the…

01/01/1970

Angola: African Development Bank funds $530 million electricity project to expand renewable energy and regional connectivity

The African Development Bank has committed $530 million to finance the construction of a 343 km, 400 kV central-south…

01/01/1970

Africa Investment Forum: Founding Partners unveil Unified COVID-19 Response to support Africa’s private sector

Increased and decisive investment will be the channel for Africa’s economic recovery post COVID-19, partners of the…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank, New Development Bank partner to deliver life-changing projects for millions of Africans

The African Development Bank and the New Development Bank have signed an agreement to promote new impact projects to…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank commits $1.04 million towards two COVID-19 research projects in Angola

Funds from the African Development Bank’s ongoing Science and Technology Development Project have been committed…

01/01/1970

In Togo, youth and SMEs receive the African Development Bank’s full support

In a large building located in the Vakpossito district, south of the Togolese capital Lomé, the main equipment in the…

01/01/1970

Fragile gains: Women have made progress in education, but challenges persist in business and around abuse

As part of our coverage for International Women’s Month, we seek some insights from Vanessa Moungar, the African…

01/01/1970

Video: The Bank’s mandate to “improve the quality of life in Africa” guides overall efforts

One pillar in the African Development Bank’s current 5-tiered roadmap is the goal of “improving the quality of life for…

01/01/1970

Horn of Africa countries launch regional initiative as peace dividend beckons, $15 billion investment on the cards

Five Horn of Africa countries have launched an initiative to forge closer economic ties, building on the improving…

01/01/1970

Morocco and the African Development Bank on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19

It was around midnight in Rabat in December 2020. The neighbourhoods are empty; time seems suspended in the kingdom’s…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank approves $53 million multi-country grant for COVID-19 response in Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone

The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors on Friday approved a UA 38.15 million ($53.25 million) multi-country…

01/01/1970

Africa Investment Forum: “Short on talk, heavy on deals”, African Development Bank, South African government and partners affirm

The Africa Investment Forum will be short on talk and heavy on deals, the South African Government, the African…