On 30 June 2025 in Ouagadougou, representatives from six member countries of the Desert to Power Initiative approved key strategic documents to boost independent power production in the Sahel, at the ...

The African Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have signed an agreement strengthening their ...

African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has urged Africa to take charge of its destiny as the world confronts global shocks, tariffs-induced trade disruptions, climate impacts and ...

Among the clanging sounds of machinery and the smell of sawdust, Dipuo Phakathi is building something extraordinary in a male-dominated home furnishings field.

Amid growing setbacks on gender equality and increasing financial constraints, African policymakers, gender experts, and development specialists are calling for renewed collaboration and sustained ...

The President of Burundi, Évariste Ndayishimiye, officially inaugurated the Jiji hydroelectric power station, on 24 June, in the presence of numerous representatives of national authorities and ...

The African Development Bank has approved a grant of $500,000 to undertake a feasibility study into the first phase of a cable car transport network in Kigali, that will be sub-Saharan Africa’s first ...

The Corporate Council on Africa has bestowed its prestigious 2025 Distinguished Economic Leader Award upon African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, in recognition of his decade-long ...

The African Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) today signed a JPY 44,100,000,000 ($350 million) loan to finance the Bank’s support for private sector operations in ...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a ZAR 2.5 billion (approximately $139 million) corporate loan to the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, marking ...

The African Development Bank, through the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), has awarded a $1 million grant to South Africa’s National Business Initiative (NBI) to strengthen efforts ...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $474.6 million loan for South Africa's Infrastructure Governance and Green Growth Programme (IGGGP). This financing marks a ...