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Uganda, others to benefit as AfDB receives Shs 700bln to catalyse financing for smallholder farmers
KAMPALA, October 27, 2025 — The Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme [GAFSP] has announced the first allocation from its new private sector financing window to the African Development Bank [ AfDB…
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AfDB to host Africa NCA COP Secretariat in Abidjan
ADDIS ABABA, September 21, 2025 — The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has officially announced that it will host the Secretariat of the Africa Natural Capital Accounting Community of Practice [Africa NCA…
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AfDB approves equity investment in Currency Exchange Fund to support access to local currency financing across Africa
ABIDJAN, September 20, 2025 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [ AfDB ] has approved an equity investment of US$ 25 million in The Currency Exchange Fund…
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Ethiopia: AfDB provides US$ 400,000 for public disclosure platform to boost capital market
ADDIS ABABA, September 18, 2025 — The African Development Bank Group [ AfDB ] and the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority [ECMA] have signed a grant agreement for US$ 400,000 for the set…
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African leaders, AfDB push for governance reforms, regional integration for Africa’s transformation
ABUJA, September 15, 2025 — African leaders, experts, the African Development Bank [AfDB] and development partners have called for urgent reforms to strengthen governance, deepen regional integration, and drive inclusive growth across…
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Sidi Ould Tah assumes office as 9th President of AfDB Group
KAMPALA, September 3, 2025 — Dr. Sidi Ould Tah has been sworn-in, as the ninth President of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB]. He took his oath-of-office on Monday in Abidjan, Ivory…
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Carbon Markets Africa Summit: Unlocking Africa’s Carbon Wealth Through Integrity, Action and Investment
KAMPALA, July 1, 2025 –– The award-winning VUKA Group has officially launched the Carbon Markets Africa Summit [CMAS], a purpose-driven, high-level continental gathering that will take place October from 21 to 23,…
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Ahead of COP30, Africa champions new approach to measuring green wealth of countries and incentivizing climate action
WASHINGTON D.C., April 29, 2025 — African leaders are advocating for a new approach to measuring the continent’s green wealth, emphasising that current gross domestic product measures in most African countries are…
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From Aid to Investment: Africa Investment Forum Builds US$ 225B Momentum in Making Continent Bankable
WASHINGTON D.C., April 24, 2025 — Buoyed by last year’s successful Africa Investment Forum’s Market Days that generated US$ 29.2 billion of investment interest, its nine founding partners are bracing for an…
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AfDB leads efforts to amplify Africa’s climate priorities at COP29 in Baku
KAMPALA, November 12, 2024 — African Development Bank Group [AfDB] President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina will lead a delegation to this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with…
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