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01/01/1970
African Development Bank launches record breaking $3 billion “Fight COVID-19” Social Bond
The African Development Bank (AAA) has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank invests in pioneering SPARK+ Africa Fund to deliver clean cooking solutions
The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $5 million investment in the SPARK+ Africa Fund to…
01/01/1970
Independent Development Evaluation Annual Report highlights a year of Delivering knowledge, engaging with stakeholders, and responding to evaluation...
On 21 May 2019,Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank presented its 2018 Annual…
01/01/1970
South Sudan: For the people of Juba, an AfDB supported water project brings better health – and peace
Farida, her school bag on her back and her face betraying a hint of a smile, sings softly on her way to school in Juba…
01/01/1970
Appointment of Acting Director, Communication and External Relations
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Nafissatou N’diaye DIOUF as…
01/01/1970
Africa Investment Forum: South Korean investors are keen to access pipeline of bankable African projects
Seoul, South Korea, July 3, 2019 - The 2019 edition of the Africa Investment Forum presents a good opportunity for…
01/01/1970
Leave no one behind: Fostering Digital Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Africa
How can people in Africa acquire the skills to digitize work and help diversify and grow economies? This was one of the…
01/01/1970
World Health Worker Week: Amid a global pandemic, we must celebrate “Leaders on the Front Line”
During World Health Worker Week 2020 (5-11 April), the African Development Bank joins the global community to celebrate…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank approves new financing program for energy providers, 4.5 mln people in sub-Saharan Africa to benefit from off-grid power by...
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, July 12, 2019 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an…
01/01/1970
Remarks of Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, at the 2020 Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN)...
Your Excellency, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, Mr. Ernest Ebi, Chairman of the occasion, Mr. Bayo Olugbemi,…
01/01/1970
Call for Abstracts: 6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity for the Water Sector
ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire 15 July 2019 - The African Development Bank is joining the IHE Delft Institute for Water…