AfDB
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Finance & Banking
AfDB, Tanzania sign landmark US$1.2bln financing deal for SGR
DODOMA, November 9, 2026 – Tanzania has signed a US$ 1.2 billion commercial financing facility for the construction of the Tabora–Kigoma section of its Standard Gauge Railway [SGR], marking a major milestone…
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Africa
AfDB and Germany partner on railway development to boost Africa’s regional connectivity and integration
ABIDJAN, October 3, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has signed a letter of intent [LOI] with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development [BMZ] to cooperate on…
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Environment
UNGA81: AfDB Group calls for clean cooking to become a central pillar of Africa’s energy transition
NEW YORK, September 29, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has called for clean cooking to be treated as a development imperative and a collective responsibility, urging governments and partners…
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Agriculture
AfDB Group launches US$5.1bln response plan to cushion African countries from energy, fertiliser shocks
KAMPALA, September 9, 2026 — The African Development Bank [AfDB] Group has approved a framework providing up to US$5.1 billion to help African countries mitigate the impact of the global energy and…
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Environment
Africa’s carbon markets gain momentum as climate finance opportunities expand
CAPE TOWN, August 22, 2026 — Africa’s carbon markets are moving into a new phase, with governments strengthening policy, investors looking for credible projects and growing attention on how the continent can…
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Africa
AfDB backs calls for land restoration as COP17 gets underway in Mongolia
KAMPALA, August 21, 2021 — The African Development Bank [AfDB] pressed for greater financing to restore degraded land in Africa’s fragile and conflict-affected regions as a major United Nations land summit opened…
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Africa
West Africa’s Growth Projected at 4.7 percent in 2026 – AfDB
ABUJA, August 16, 2026 — West Africa demonstrated economic resilience in 2025, recording growth of 4.8 percent, above the continental average of 4.4 percent, despite geopolitical tensions, insecurity in parts of the…
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Health
AfDB to provide US$ 13mln to bolster Ebola outbreak response in DRC, South Sudan and Uganda
KAMPALA, July 21, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group [ AfDB ] has approved grants worth US$ 13 million [about Shs 48.1 billion] to strengthen national emergency responses to the Ebola…
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News
AfDB backs Africa’s insurance future with US$ 125mln
ABIDJAN, June 5, 2026 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has approved, on May 22, a US$125 million equity investment in the African Trade and Investment…
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News
AM2026: AfDB and ASSA seal strategic partnership to mobilise domestic capital for social protection systems
BRAZZAVILLE, June 3, 2026 — The African Development Bank [AfDB] and the Africa Social Security Association [ASSA] have signed a letter of intent to strengthen collaboration on Africa’s long-term development financing priorities,…
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