The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group today approved a €121 million loan to Senegal for implementation of an emergency agricultural programme that will benefit 850,000 small farmers, 35% of whom are women..

Global leaders on Thursday tasked Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to spearhead Africa’s effort to address climate change under the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP).,

AfDB President’s remarks during the Leaders’ Dialogue on Adaptation Action in Africa

Elison Basopo, a lecturer, is a resident of Dangamvura high density suburb in Mutare, a city in eastern Zimbabwe’s Manicaland province. A senior citizen, he has lived there for 37 years. For the first 15 years, he and his family enjoyed access to a daily water supply. This changed in 2000, as rapid population growth in Dangamvura and too little investment in water infrastructure contributed to the water problems. A fix was identified—the upgrade of a 10km water pipeline to carry more water—but funding shortfalls prevent it being carried out.,  
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I wish to express my condolences and sympathies to the Government and people of Japan on the tragic death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
We mourn the loss of a great global statesman.
Shinzo Abe was a gentleman, a caring and visionary leader, who worked for a better and more peaceful world. He will be greatly missed.
Shinzo Abe had a special love and affection for Africa.

African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina arrived in Zimbabwe today at the start of a two-day official visit to the country.
Adesina accepted a request in February by the Zimbabwean government to serve as the country’s arrears clearance and debt resolution champion among international financial institutions and bilateral creditors.,

An Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project funded by ZimFund, has reached the last leg of implementation with the delivery of a 175 MVA transformer,
signaling relief from constant power outages for thousands of customers in the Midlands, Mashonaland East & West provinces of Zimbabwe.

In the middle of Kamba market in Nigeria's north-western Kebbi State, hub agro-dealer Umar Sani points to a stack of fertilizer bags in Alhaji Musa’s retail shop, a sign to customers that the commodity is now available. Sani, a leading fertilizer distributor in Kamba, is, now more than ever, a dependable source of fertilizer following Covid-19 disruptions in global agricultural value chains and, more recently, the war in Ukraine.

The government of Niger, the African Development Bank and several other stakeholders have begun a review of the country’s 2018-2022 Country Strategy Paper (CSP) and 2022 portfolio performance review, which are both completed.
The parties also started discussions on the new country programming for the next five years (2023-2027).

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved an €87 million loan to implement the Support Program for the Generalization of Social Coverage in Morocco
The primary objective of this operation is to consolidate the foundations of a viable social protection program based on an integrated and inclusive approach.
The program will contribute to extending social protection, particularly for early childhood, young people, and the self-employed.