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01/01/1970

Uganda: African Development Bank signs $229.5 million financing agreement for the Kampala-Jinja Expressway Project

The African Development Bank and the Government of Uganda on Tuesday signed a $229.5 million financing agreement for…

18/03/2021

Mobilising Private Investment in the Great Green Wall

The IUCN and GEF are co-hosting a 3-day conference, “mobilizing private investment in the great green wall”, 23-25…

18/03/2021

AFF Call for National experts for assessment of forest planning and management in different forest types in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Mozambique

1. Introduction The African Forest Forum (AFF) is a pan-African non-governmental organization with its headquarters in…

01/01/1970

Tanzanian agro-dealer Suzana Lameck proves that women help agriculture flourish

During the March and November planting seasons in Tanzania’s Simiyu region, farmers and small agri-input distributors…

01/01/1970

Le G5 Sahel plaide pour une restructuration totale de la dette de ses pays membres

Les cinq pays membres du G5 Sahel -Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger et Tchad- appellent à une restructuration…

01/01/1970

Launch of the African Economic Outlook 2021

On Friday, 12 March 2021 the African Development Bank launched its flagship report – African Economic Outlook 2021 – an…

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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…