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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…

01/01/1970

South Africa: African Development Bank, SA Taxi sign $100 million loan agreement to boost industrialization, enhance transport sector

The African Development Bank and SA Taxi Development Finance Proprietary Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of SA Taxi…

01/01/1970

“If we cannot find a balance between nature and economic development, humans will suffer the most," a financing biodiversity webinar concludes

The African Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Biodiversity Alliance (ACBA) and the African Development Bank held the…