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01/01/1970

Message from Wambui Gichuri, Acting Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank Group, on Global Handwashing...

This year's Global Handwashing Day* theme – “Hand Hygiene for All” – takes on an added importance. Handwashing,…

01/01/1970

Zimbabwe: African Development Bank, UN and World Bank launch 2019 Needs Assessment Report to spur economic recovery

The African Development Bank, United Nations and World Bank Group recently launched the Zimbabwe 2019 Joint Needs…

01/01/1970

Ghana: African Development Bank Group supports risk-based supervision for capital markets

The African Development Bank Group and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Ghana today launched a $400,000…

01/01/1970

La Banque africaine de développement soutient la Guinée et le Rwanda pour accroître la compétitivité dans la chaîne de valeur du miel

La Banque africaine de développement a accordé un don de 846 360 dollars canadiens à la République de Guinée pour…

01/01/1970

Ride the wave of the African Continental Free Trade Area, African Development Bank president Adesina Urges UK investors

Africa is on the cusp of unmatched economic transformation, and the UK must engage in a “partnership of change,”…

01/01/1970

Bank technologies for African agricultural transformation training in Ghana is raising farmer agricultural ambition

When Isaac Papanko started farming maize on eight hectares of farmland, he couldn’t have imagined that within just a…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank project enhances scholarship and research capacity in African countries and regional institutions

Through funding from the African Development Fund’s (ADF) Regional Public Goods window, a training and research…

01/01/1970

In Chad, the African Development Bank quenches the thirst of residents with clean drinking water

Izerik Moussa Idriss is a plumber in Kélo, a city in southern Chad. Today, when he hops onto his moped, he can go about…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank, partners, announce new Women in Ethics and Compliance in Africa initiative

The Women in Ethics and Compliance in Africa network, (WECA), a new initiative creating a membership group for women…

01/01/1970

Mali: African Development Bank support improves livelihood of rural youth

Momou Dembélé, 30, is a qualified electrician. Married with two children, she left her hometown of Kimparana, where she…

01/01/1970

Africa’s energy masterplan takes shape as African Development Bank and AUDA-NEPAD release key report

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the African Development Bank have released recommendations of a…

01/01/1970

African Development Fund approves close to $35 million to the Government of Liberia for renewable energy

The African Development Fund has approved a $34.74 million grant and loan to boost renewable energy access and promote…

01/01/1970

Madagascar: The African Development Bank extends €14 million loan to support industrial and financial sectors

On Wednesday 28 October the African Development Bank approved support for Madagascar’s industrial and financial sectors…

01/01/1970

On the Kenya-Tanzania border, the African Development Bank eases trade with One Stop Border Post

On the border between Tanzania and Kenya sits Namanga, a town of 16,000 residents where cross-border trade has thrived…