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    • Ntambwe water tower in Central Kasaï
    • Katoy health centre in Kwango province
    • A building in the Mweka market in Kasaï
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Democratic Republic of Congo: water and health centres changing lives in Kasaï

Change began more than 10 years ago, when the Project for the Reinforcement of Socioeconomic Infrastructure (PRISE) launched a major transformation

Drinking clean water, receiving treatment in a modern health centre or seeing your children study in bright classrooms is no longer a dream in Kasaï province, in the centre of the DRC. Today, it’s real life. In the past, life in Kasaï was subject to painful compromises: "We used to…

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    • African Development Bank to Host Africa Natural Capital Accounting Community of Practice (Africa NCA COP) Secretariat
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African Development Bank to Host Africa Natural Capital Accounting Community of Practice (Africa NCA COP) Secretariat

The NCA-COP, launched in 2020 and now comprising more than 500 members from 48 African countries

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has officially announced that it will host the Secretariat of the Africa Natural Capital Accounting Community of Practice (Africa NCA-CoP), strengthening its leadership role in integrating natural capital into climate-resilient development strategies across the continent.   As the new host, the Bank Group will provide…

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    • Multilateral development banks hit record $137 billion in climate finance, driving sustainable development worldwide
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Multilateral development banks hit record $137 billion in climate finance, driving sustainable development worldwide

MDBs mobilized $134 billion in private finance for climate action in 2024, a 33% increase from the year earlier, according to 2024 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks' Climate Finance

New report shows climate finance by multilateral development banks rose 10% in 2024 compared with previous year. MDBs’ climate finance for low- and middle-income economies increased 14% to more than $85 billion. Multilateral development banks (MDBs) delivered a record $137 billion in global climate finance last year—a 10% increase that underscores…

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    • (l-r) Mr. Ryuhei YOSHIKAWA, Director, Eco Infrastructure, Chemical Business, Kao Corporation; Solomon Quaynor, VP for Private Sector, Infrastructure & Industrialization, AfDB; Mr. Yoichi MIYAMOTO, President of Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association (JAIDA) and Senior Advisor of Shimizu Corporation; Mr. Kazuya OSAKO, Managing Officer and Director, International Civil Engineering Division, Shimizu Corporation; Mr. Tadashi OBAYASHI, General Manager, General Planning Department, THE NIPPON ROAD CO., LTD.; Mr. Marco Yamaguchi, Manager, Transport and Logistics Division, AfDB
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Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9): African Development Bank signs agreement with Shimizu Corporation, Kao Corporation and Nippon Road Co Ltd to advance climate-resilient road maintenance solutions for Africa

The LoI will formalize a framework for mutual cooperation, information and knowledge sharing, as well as the exploration of co-financing opportunities for sustainable infrastructure solutions across Africa

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI)with the Shimizu Corporation, Kao Corporation and The Nippon Road Co Ltd to advance cooperation in the deployment of innovative, climate-resilient road maintenance solutions in Africa. The agreement was signed by Solomon Quaynor, African Development Bank Vice President for…

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    • African Development Bank’s investment anchors first close of $118 million for Africa's leading green infrastructure initiative
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African Development Bank Group Commits $40 Million to Catalyze the Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund

The Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa - Project Development Fund is part of the AGIA initiative, led by the African Development Bank, the African Union Commission, and Africa50

Bank’s investment anchors first close of $118 million for Africa's leading green infrastructure initiative The Fund, managed by Africa50, seeks to raise $400 million of blended, early-stage development capital to deliver a pipeline of investment-ready green infrastructure projects in Africa The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has announced $40 million…

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    • The African Development Bank is providing financial and technical assistance to The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar and Togo to strengthen the business environment and promote the private sector in the four countries
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The African Development Bank approves a grant of over $5 million to strengthen public-private partnerships in The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar and Togo

The project aims to strengthen the public–private partnership (PPP) environment in four countries, with the goal of catalysing private investment

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a grant of $5.3 million to implement the Project to Strengthen the Public-Private Partnership Environment for the Promotion of Private Investment in The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar and Togo. The project, approved in Abidjan on 27 June 2025,…

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    • Panel photo, from right to left: Prof. Abdallah Mahamat-Nour, Professor–Researcher, Hydrogeologist, Director of the Hydro-Geosciences and Reservoir Laboratory, and Head of the GeoRes Master’s Program, University of N’Djamena, Chad; Mr. Ahmat Abderahim Abbo, Secretary General in charge of Economy and Planning, Ministry of Finance, Budget, Economy, Planning and International Cooperation, Republic of Chad; Ms. Kadidja Hassane Abdoulaye, Secretary of State for Petroleum, Mines and Geology, Republic of Chad; Dr. Innocent Onah, Chief Natural Resources Officer, African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre, African Development Bank Group; At the podium: Mr. Claude N'Kodia, Acting Resident Representative of the African Development Bank Group in Chad
    • Dr. Bernd Schlenther Otto, Trainer, Rand Sandton Consulting Group, facilitating a session during the GONAT Chad workshop
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Chad Hosts a New Stage of the African Development Bank’s GONAT Initiative on Natural Resource Governance

Following previous sessions in the Central African Republic and Sierra Leone, Chad became the third country to host this high-level GONAT policy dialogue, focused on promoting more transparent and accountable management of extractive resources

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has successfully concluded the Chad leg of the training and policy dialogue under the GONAT initiative (Governance of Natural Resources in Transition and Fragile States), which focuses on improving natural resource governance in fragile and transitioning countries.  Launched in 2023, the GONAT initiative carried…

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    • Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno (front row, fourth from left) presided over the official launch of Chad's Circular Economy Roadmap
    • A young woman displays eco-friendly bricks made by Karo from plastic waste (photo credit: Karo)
    • “Chad has always been circular without knowing it – necessity has taught us to reuse, repair and recycle,” said a Chadian internet user
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Chad charts new course with Circular Economy Roadmap backed by African Development Bank

Turning tradition into transformation, Chad positions circularity at the heart of sustainable development

Chad, a Sahelian nation often associated with climate and humanitarian emergencies, is now joining Africa’s circular economy movement. Backed by the African Development Bank's Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) (www.AfDB.org), the country has just adopted a national roadmap for the circular economy.   Through this plan, which is rooted in the “Vision…

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    • Participants at Uganda’s updated NDC Stocktake and NDC 3.0 Launch Workshop, held on 15 July 2025 at the Sheraton Hotel, Kampala
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Uganda Launches Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) 3.0 Process, Reaffirming Commitment to Climate Action and Ambition

The launch, held at an inception workshop at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala on 15 July 2025, represents a major step in Uganda’s climate action agenda, aligning national efforts with the outcomes of the first Global Stocktake

The Government of Uganda, with support from the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), has launched the stocktake of Uganda’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and initiated the commencement of the NDC 3.0 development process. The launch, held at an inception workshop at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala on 15 July 2025,…

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    • GAFSP Senegal food security support project in the Louga Matam and Kaffrine regions
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Benin: African Development Bank Approves Over $30 Million to Protect Farmers from Climate Shocks and Food Insecurity

The project strengthens the Beninese government's efforts to establish agricultural insurance, whose pilot phase is managed by Benin's National Fund for Agricultural Development (FNDA)

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group  (www.AfDB.org) has approved $30.25 million in financing for a groundbreaking climate protection and agricultural sector resilience program in Benin. Thanks to this approval, Beninese farmers, particularly those in northern Benin, will no longer have to fear losing their entire harvest…