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    • Supported by the African Development Fund’s Climate Action Window, the project will improve rice seed availability for 11,000 farmers in 13 West African countries
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African Development Fund supports climate-resilient rice value chains across West Africa

The project will support rice producers and processors in 13 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) (http://apo-opa.co/4nUpfmv), the concessional funding window of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), on 17 July 2025 approved a $9.44 million grant for the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) to strengthen the climate resilience of rice value chains across West Africa. Funded…

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    • African Development Bank Approves $17 Million to Rebuild Conflict-Affected Northern Mozambique
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African Development Bank Approves $17 Million to Rebuild Conflict-Affected Northern Mozambique

Project to create 24,000 jobs and benefit over 100,000 people in Cabo Delgado

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $17 million grant to support recovery and resilient-building efforts in conflict-affected northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province. The funding will support the Resilient Investment for Socio-Economic Empowerment, Peace, and Security (RISE-PS) Project, a bold new initiative to tackle…

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    • L–R: Hon. Otumchere Oti, Abia State Commissioner for Works; Mr. Mahaman Mourtala Mamoudou Abdoussalam, Operations Team Leader, Economic Infrastructure, Islamic Development Bank; Dr. Abdul B. Kamara, Director General for Nigeria, African Development Bank Group; His Excellency Dr. Alex Otti, Governor of Abia State; and Dr. Oyebola Akande, Assistant Director, International Economic Relations Department, Federal Ministry of Finance, Nigeria
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African Development Bank and Partners Launch a $263.8 Million Infrastructure Project to Transform Urban Development in Abia State

The project will rehabilitate more than 248 kilometers of roads in the cities of Umuahia and Aba

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), in partnership with the Islamic Development Bank, Nigeria’s Federal Government and the Abia State, has launched the Abia State Integrated Infrastructure Development Project, a transformative $263.8 million initiative to modernize urban infrastructure, enhance mobility, and promote inclusive, climate-resilient development over the next five years. The…

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    • Inside the Youth, Jobs and Skills Marker System
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    • Established in Kigali as the first U.S. university campus in Africa and funded by the African Development Fund, Carnegie Mellon University Africa offers ICT master’s programs and promotes female enrollment through targeted scholarships
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World Youth Skills Day: African Development Bank to introduce systems reforms to prioritize investing in Africa’s youth

The Bank has just launched a pilot version of the Youth, Jobs and Skills Marker System in readiness for the full implementation in 2026

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), in partnership with the International Labour Organization, has launched a transformative system to mainstream youth employment, skills development, and entrepreneurship across its investments.  The approach, called the Youth, Jobs and Skills Marker System, is aligned with the Bank's latest Ten-Year Strategy, which places Africa’s young…

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    • Energy transition programme beneficiaries install solar panels in a South African community
    • Three young women participate in a National Business Initiative skills training program, gaining practical trade skills to support South Africa's economy
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African Development Bank awards $1 million grant to support green skills development for South Africans, with focus on youth

The National Business Initiative, an independent, business movement of nearly 100 South African and multi-national companies, will implement AfDB’s $1 million FAPA grant

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), through the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), has awarded a $1 million grant to South Africa’s National Business Initiative (NBI) to strengthen efforts to build a dynamic, demand-led skills ecosystem that enables South Africans, particularly young people, to access emerging job opportunities in…

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    • The knowledge event, organized by Côte d'Ivoire — host of the African Development Bank Group’s 2025 Annual Meetings — provided a platform to explore how best to mobilize and leverage Africa's capital for development
    • Koffi N'Guessan, Ivorian Minister of Vocational Training and Apprenticeships, emphasized the need to train Africa's youth to meet the needs of the private sector
    • Hervé Lohouès, Division Manager in the Country Economics Department at the African Development Bank, underlined the importance of taking natural resources into account when calculating the GDP of African countries
    • 2025 Annual Meetings: Africa’s Vast Human and Natural Capital Key to Achieving African Union's Agenda 2063, experts affirm (1) (FR)
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2025 Annual Meetings: Africa’s Vast Human and Natural Capital Key to Achieving African Union's Agenda 2063, experts affirm

Agenda 2063 -- adopted in January 2015 by the African Union – remains the strategic framework for the continent's economic and social transformation

Africa, the world's youngest continent with immeasurable natural resources, has all it needs to achieve the African Union's Agenda 2063, provided the right public policies are implemented, according to government officials and development experts. The experts expressed this shared conviction on Monday during the 2025 Annual Meetings of the African…

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    • The project, supported by the African Development Bank Group, will increase the rate of socio-professional integration among young people in Côte d'Ivoire
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African Development Bank Group approves €139 million loan to boost youth employment in Côte d'Ivoire

The initiative targets training more than 8,700 young people, with 50 percent being women, in five strategic sectors – renewable energy, digital economy, agribusiness, blue economy, and the textile and clothing industry

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved loans totaling €139.68 million to support youth employment and entrepreneurship in Côte d'Ivoire, targeting key sectors with high job creation potential. The loan comprised of €126.32 million from the Bank Group’s commercial African Development Bank window and €13.36 million from its concessional…

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    • South Africa's Just Energy Transition Jobs First Project partners gathered to foster inclusive and sustainable green practices in South Africa’s Just Energy Transition. Bottom row (from left to right): Hayley Sylvester (UVU Accelerate), Anne-Charlotte Garnier (AFD), Nina Kolybashkina (CIF), Slim Dali (AFD), Patricia Pena (Global Affairs Canada), Peter Nonyane (Mpumalanga Department of Social Development), Middle row (from left to right), Suhana Bisnath (UVU Africa), Chiagozie Obuekwe (CIF). Andisiwe Gcali (Global Affairs Canada), Neil Cole (JET PMU South Africa Presidency), Nawsheen Elaheebocus (AfDB), Nkosinathi Nkonyane (MGCA), Back row (from left to right) (from left to right) Lore Manonyane (Mpumalanga Provincial Treasury), Shauna Flanagan (Global Affairs Canada)
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Advancing Gender Equality in South Africa’s Just Energy Transition

Through direct engagement with local voices, the Project is fostering a collaborative environment where grassroots insights are prioritized, building a foundation for a more inclusive energy transition that centres around community needs

A series of impactful events held between November 12-15 marked several strides forward in advancing gender equality in South Africa’s Just Energy Transition.   Organized by the Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency, the Project Implementation Unit, with support from the Climate Investment Funds (https://apo-opa.co/4iDmV0s) and the African Development Bank, the week-long programme’s…

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African Youth Tech Venture Entrepreneurs Embark on Groundbreaking Korean Innovation Tour

Financially supported by the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Trust Fund, the Africa Tech Startup Forum is part of the African Development Bank’s broader Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy

Twenty promising youth entrepreneurs from African technology ventures and enterprise support organizations have embarked on a two-week study tour of the Republic of Korea, seeking investment and insights from the country’s innovative tech ecosystem. The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab selected these young entrepreneurs from 133…

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Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves $100 Million to Support Youth and Women-led Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)

Approval kickstarts rollout of Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank (YEIB) initiative in partnership with government of Nigeria

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $100 million loan to increase access to finance for youth and women-led small and medium enterprises, under the Nigeria Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank (YEIB) initiative. The Nigeria YEIB is a pioneering institution designed to foster economic growth and job creation in the…