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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Dec 19, 2025

16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence: Five Bold Moves to end digital gender-based Violence — and unlock Africa’s digital promise (By Jemimah Njuki and Ndey Oley Cole)

Ending digital gender-based violence is central to achieving inclusive growth, human dignity, and the promise of Africa’s digital future

By Jemimah Njuki , Director of the Women, Gender and Civil Society Department at the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Ndey Oley Cole, senior program manager. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign is an international campaign led by the United Nations to challenge violence against women and…

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- Africa’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Revolution: African Development Bank report projects $1 trillion in additional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2035 with use of AI to enhance productivity (1)
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Dec 13, 2025

Africa’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Revolution: African Development Bank report projects $1 trillion in additional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2035 with use of AI to enhance productivity

The report asserts that realising the potential of AI depends on five interlinked enablers: data, compute, skills, trust, and capital

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has released a report establishing a strategic roadmap for unlocking the economic and social potential of artificial intelligence (AI) across Africa. Developed under the G20 Digital Transformation Working Group, Africa’s AI Productivity Gain: Pathways to Labour Efficiency, Economic Growth and Inclusive Transformation gives an overview…

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- Group photo taken at the ceremony for the provisional acceptance of fibre optics at the Niger Telecoms office, Niamey, Niger
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Nov 21, 2025

Niger takes a major step towards high-speed connectivity with handover of over 1,000 km of fibre-optic cable

The project has two major components: first, the construction of a 1,031-km national and cross-border fibre-optic network; and secondly, the installation of a Tier III national data centre

Niger has taken a major step forward in improving the country's broadband connectivity and regional digital integration by completing provisional acceptance of the fibre-optic sections built under the Trans-Sahara Optical Fibre Backbone Project (TSB) – a project financed by the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org). On 14 November, an official…

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- An artificial intelligence engineer at Neotex.ai registers livestock using the Halisi Livestock app (courtesy of Neotex.ai)
- Animal identity fraud detected by facial recognition using the Halisi Livestock app (courtesy of Neotex.ai)
- Jenny Ambukiyenyi Onya, co-founder of Neotex.ai, the start-up that created the Halisi Livestock app (courtesy of Neotex.ai)
- Livestock farmers who have received microloans thanks to the Halisi Livestock app herd their sheep and cattle in Kajiado County, Kenya (courtesy of Neotex.ai)
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Jul 15, 2025

World Youth Skills Day: For Jenny Ambukiyenyi Onya, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming African women livestock farmers’ herds into a source of finance

The company she founded, Neotex.ai, has rolled out its services in new rural areas in Kenya, registering more than 1,250 head of livestock and proving the viability of its model

A dirt road in Kenya. Heavy heat shimmers over the surrounding savannah. A loan officer approaches a herd of cattle and pulls out a smartphone. Standing next to the owner, a woman with a proud yet cautious gaze, he photographs an animal. Hundreds of miles away, an artificial intelligence algorithm…

Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Jan 31, 2025

African Development Bank Partners with AXIAN Telecom to Accelerate Africa's Digital Transformation

Over $10 million will be dedicated to empowering 22,000 women entrepreneurs in Madagascar through AXIAN’s Mvola platform

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $160 million senior corporate loan to support AXIAN Telecom to expand digital access and financial inclusion in nine African countries. The loan will accelerate the modernization and expansion of AXIAN Telecom‘s network infrastructure, with a focus on 4G and 5G deployment; while…

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- The African Development Bank will provide the tools that are needed to digitize the Comorian economy
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Oct 01, 2024

Comoros: African Development Bank grants over 9 million euros for digitizing the Comorian economy

The Bank’s financing consists of 4.02 million euros provided by the African Development Fund, the Bank’s concessional loan agency, and a further 5.49 million euros provided by the Bank’s Transition Support Facility

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved financing of 9.51 million euros to the Comoros for implementation of the Project to Support the Digitization of the Comorian Economy. With a total cost of 22.53 million euros, the Bank’s financing consists of 4.02 million…

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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Sep 11, 2024

Central African Republic: New digital era dawns with debut of high-speed internet cable

Funded by the African Development Bank and the European Union to the tune of €33 million, the new cable, is now rapidly ushering the Central African Republic (CAR) into a new and unprecedented digital age

Junior is a young student at a technical college in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, getting set to resume studies at the University of Bangui. From childhood, he has restlessly pursued interesting and ambitious ideas. A recent one: building a humanoid robot called “Mama Africa", to raise awareness…

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- Watch the video announcement and promo clip representing the Bank’s winning communications at the Salute to Excellence Awards
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Aug 12, 2024

African Development Bank Group women and gender communications campaign wins National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award

The Bank clinched the National Association of Black Journalists’ online public relations and marketing award category honor for the month-long Bank “Gender in Focus” digital campaign embracing International Women’s Day in March 2023

America’s largest organization of journalists and media-related professionals of colour has named the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) a “Salute to Excellence Award” winner for Bank communications observing International Women’s Day and its “Gender in Focus” series. The Bank clinched the National Association of Black Journalists’ online public relations and…

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- Senior leaders from the African Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency met in Tokyo to align on key priorities
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Jul 01, 2024

African Development Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Align Priorities Ahead of 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) Summit

JICA expressed interest in cooperation opportunities, particularly in Nigeria and Ethiopia

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have underscored the critical need for blended and innovative finance mechanisms to back Africa’s efforts to tackle climate change. In a meeting held in Tokyo on 20 June 2024, both sides agreed that providing more productive concessional…

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- African Development Bank interventions help to push Africa's digital boundaries further. Photo: Bank Group President Dr Akinwunmi Adesina meeting with U.S Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire Jessica Davis Ba
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Nov 28, 2023

United States (U.S.) and African Development Bank Collaborate to Accelerate Africa’s Digital Transformation

The initiative builds on the African Development Bank's $2 billion investment in digital infrastructure, which includes regional and national broadband development

The U.S. Commercial Service and the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) have announced a new strategic collaboration in a move to drive digital transformation across Africa. Unveiled on the sidelines of the Africa Tech Festival held in Cape Town, South Africa, this collaboration paves the way for a series of dialogues on…