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African Development Bank Group approves $50 million trust fund to end school-age hunger in Africa

The End School-Age Hunger Fund (ESAH) was approved on 20 March with the aim of bolstering school meal programmes in targeted African countries

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) approved the establishment of a fund to help put an end to hunger and malnutrition amongst school age-children in Africa.  The End School-Age Hunger Fund (ESAH) was approved on 20 March with the aim of bolstering school meal programmes in…

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    • Nnenna Nwabufo, Vice-President of the African Development Bank Group in charge of Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, and Ali Idi, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Entente Council
    • From left to right: Joseph Martial Ribeiro, Deputy Director General of the African Development Bank Group for West Africa; Nnenna Nwabufo, Vice-President of the Bank Group in charge of Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery; Ali Idi, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Council of the Entente and Youssouf Koné, Chief Regional Funds Management Officer at the African Development Bank
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Côte d’Ivoire: African Development Bank Group and Council of the Entente Join Forces to Boost Regional Growth in West Africa

Nnenna Nwabufo, the Bank’s Vice-President for Regional Development, Integration, and Business Delivery, met with a delegation from the Council led by Deputy Executive Secretary Ali Idi at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan

A new chapter of regional collaboration is taking shape in West Africa as the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Council of the Entente explore closer ties to accelerate integration and sustainable development across five member states.  Nnenna Nwabufo, the Bank’s Vice-President for Regional Development, Integration, and Business Delivery, met…

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    • Ethiopian Airlines Group CFO Mensfin Tasew (left) and AfDB Vice President Nnenna Nwabufo display copies of the signed letter of intent. Standing behind them are Ethiopia’s Finance Minister Ahmed Shide (left) and Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina (in bow tie)
    • AfDB Group President Adesina examines an Ethiopian Airlines model aircraft presented by Finance Minister Shide, with Bank Vice President Nwabufo in attendance
    • Ethiopian and AfDB executives in solidarity for the new $7.8 billion Abusera International Airport project
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Ethiopian Airlines Group and African Development Bank sign Letter of Intent for financing of world-class Abusera International Airport

The new Abusera International Airport will complement Ethiopia’s recently expanded Bole International Airport, which is expected to reach its annual 25 million passenger capacity limit soon

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Ethiopian Airlines Group have signed a Letter of Intent for the development of the East African nation’s planned Abusera International Airport Project. The $7.8 billion project aims to address increasing passenger and cargo demands, reinforce Ethiopia’s position as a leading aviation hub, and stimulate…

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    • During an official visit to Lesotho, African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina met with His Majesty King Letsie III to discuss expanding the Bank's investments in Lesotho
    • L-R: African Development Bank's Executive Director for Lesotho, Dr. Nomfundo X. Ngwenya; Bank President Akinwumi Adesina; the King of Lesotho, His Majesty King Letsie III; AfDB's Deputy Director General for Southern Africa, Moono Mupotola
    • L-R: Senior Advisor to the AfDB President for Communication and Stakeholder Engagement, Dr. Victor Oladokun; AfDB Executive Director for Lesotho, Dr. Nomfundo X. Ngwenya; Bank President Akinwumi Adesina; the King of Lesotho, His Majesty King Letsie III; Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Retselisitsoe Matlanyane
    • During Dr Adesina's visit to Lesotho, Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane presented him with the country's 'Seanamarena' blanket, which kings historically wore
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African Development Bank Group to expand investment in Lesotho to $331 million

“We will continue to support Lesotho very strongly through our new focus on infrastructure for industrial competitiveness" Akinwumi Adesina

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) plans to invest $331 million in key strategic sectors in Lesotho as part of its proposed Country Strategy Paper for 2025-2030 to boost economic growth and industrial competitiveness.  During an official visit to Lesotho -- the first by an African Development Bank President --…

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    • (Left) Solomane Koné, the African Development Bank Group’s Acting Director General for Central Africa and Alamine Ousmane Mey, Cameroon’s Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development and Governor of the Bank for Cameroon
    • (Left to right, front row) Kildadi Taguiéké Boukar, Governor of the Adamaoua region, Abate Edi’i Jean, Governor of the North region, Ernest Ngallé Bibéhè, Minister of Transport, Solomane Koné, the African Development Bank Group’s Acting Director General for Central Africa, Alamine Ousmane Mey, Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi, Minister of Public Works, Ibrahim Talba Malla, Minister of Public Contracts, and Koulsoumi Alhadji, Secretary of State to the Minister of Forest and Wildlife
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Cameroon: African Development Bank Group approves €330 million loan to upgrade Ngaoundéré-Garoua road to improve connectivity and strengthen regional integration

The aim of the programme is to modernise a strategic section of Cameroon's road network, which is essential for transporting people and goods between the north and south of the country

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has given the green light to a loan of €330.48 million to Cameroon to redevelop and widen a key section of the Douala-Ndjamena economic corridor, a vital part of plans promoting strengthened regional integration. The financing agreement for the 246-km-long Ngaoundéré-Garoua section of the…

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World Water Day 2025: Preserving Africa’s Water Resources (By Mtchera Johannes Chirwa and Anthony Nyong)

On the continent, approximately 411 million people – almost one-third of the total population – lacked basic drinking water services as of 2020

By Mtchera Johannes Chirwa, Director for Water Development and Sanitation, and Anthony Nyong, Director for Climate Change and Green Growth, African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org). Each year, World Water Day highlights the pressing challenges surrounding global water resources and the actions needed to address them. Nowhere is this more critical…

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    • A teacher at the Sekete Primary School using one of the taps installed through the AfDB-Funded Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project’s water and sanitation initiative
    • The Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project is connected to the Metolong Dam Water Supply Programme, a collaborative initiative between the government and partners
    • A massive water reservoir constructed as part of the Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
    • Community nurse Mots'elisi Makhele stands by the tap that previously served around 2,000 people and indicates the houses now connected to modern facilities constructed through the Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
    • A stream that Kesete Village residents relied on for water before modern facilities were constructed through the AfDB-Funded Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
    • Deteriorated sanitation facilities at Hamaja Primary School prior to the intervention
    • New sanitation facilities at Hamaja Primary School built under the Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project. The project delivered more than 266 sanitation facilities for vulnerable households and installed 284 toilets in schools and healthcare facilities
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The Gift of Water: How the Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project is Transforming Lives

The African Development Bank project transformed the community by providing individual household taps and proper sanitation facilities

"Water is life; when there is no water, it is as if there are no people living." These profound words from 'Masechefo Sechefo, a Community Councilor at Ha Sekete village, capture the essence of existence in rural Lesotho before the African Development Bank's transformative intervention. In a country where water…

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    • Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, African Development Bank Group President, delivers the keynote address for the Scaling Finance for Smallholder Farmers in Africa Conference, held 17-18 March 2025, in Nairobi, Kenya
    • Vice President for Agriculture, Human ad Social Development, Dr. Beth Dunford, pushed for a collaborative approach amongst partners to achieve a common goal during her opening remarks, on 17 March 2015
    • African Development Bank mulls $500 million facility to mobilize financing for smallholder farmers
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African Development Bank Mulls $500 Million Facility to Mobilize Financing for Smallholder Farmers

The Bank has approved 77 projects valued at $3.9 billion to support the implementation of Country Food and Agriculture Delivery Compacts across 32 countries, with an additional $1.72 billion in planned approvals this year

African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has announced plans to launch a $500 million facility designed to unlock $10 billion in financing for smallholder farmers and small agribusiness enterprises across Africa.  Speaking at the High-Level Conference on Scaling Finance for Smallholder Farmers in Nairobi, Adesina revealed that…

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Global and African Financial Experts Urge Action to Enhance Smallholder Farmer Financing

The conference represents a pivotal step in mobilizing the billions needed annually to support Africa’s smallholder farmers, who make up some 80% of the continent’s farming population but control less than 5% of agricultural land

Leading global and African financial experts have issued a resounding call to align financial structures with the needs of smallholder farmers. Speaking at a two-day conference on financing Africa’s smallholder farmers in Nairobi, Kenya, the experts underscored the crucial role of government intervention in creating an enabling environment for financial…

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Africa’s Green Growth Agenda: Unlocking Opportunities for a Climate-Resilient Future

By leveraging platforms like AGES, Africa can strengthen partnerships, unlock funding, and implement policies that drive a sustainable and resilient future

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) participated in the third edition of the Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) (https://apo-opa.co/4izmWCf) in Cape Town, South Africa, from 18 – 21 February, 2025. The annual Summit, hosted by the African Union, brought together policy makers, stakeholders, private sector and experts who discussed Africa’s…