African Development Bank

Who: African Development Bank – Financial Intermediation & Inclusion Division (PIFD1)/Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) What: Catapult: Inclusion Africa fintech bootcamp Hosted by the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) and PIFD1/ADFI When: Monday 29 & Tuesday 30 June, CCIA,Abidjan, Room 7SO5-06-07, Wednesday 1, Thursday 2 and Friday 3 July: Conference Room, Pullman Hotel, Abidjan, Ivory Coast (8.30am/9.00am – 5.30pm) BACKGROUND The African Development Bank...

The African Development Bank Group's Internal Audit Function has been awarded the Global Quality Certification by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), following the successful completion of an External Quality Assessment (EQA). The Function achieved a "Fully Achieves" rating, the highest under the Global Internal Audit Standards, a recently introduced international benchmark for the profession.

What: Webinar on Unlocking Africa’s Agro-minerals and Natural Gas to Catalyze Investments in Fertilizer Supply Chains Who: African Natural Resources Management & Investment Center (ECNR) and African Fertiliser Financing Mechanism (AFFM) When: June 30 2026, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. GMT Where: Join us online via this Zoom link The African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre (ECNR), in collaboration with African Fertiliser Financing Mechanism (AFFM), will host a virtual webinar...

Editor's Note: Nigerian agripreneur Erisa Danlani received support to expand her wheat production through the Nigeria Agriculture Growth Scheme-Agro Pocket programme, funded by a$170 million African Development Bank loan. The program forms part of the Bank's $1.5 billion Africa Emergency Food Production Facility, which helps African countries to produce more food and strengthen food security in response supply disruptions caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and other global shocks.

The African Development Bank has witnessed the signing of three project implementation contracts with the Manantali Energy Management Company (SOGEM), marking a major milestone in the implementation of the 225 kV Mauritania-Mali Power Interconnection Project. The contracts were signed in April 2026 with SOGEM, the entity within the Senegal River Basin Development Organization responsible for delivering major electrification projects.

The African Development Bank Group’s entrepreneur-targeted ENNOVA platform has been nominated for a “Salute to Excellence Award” by The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). The Bank designed ENNOVA to foster entrepreneurial spirit among African youth. The artificial intelligence-powered digital platform offers tools, trainings and networks to boost youth entrepreneurship, strengthen digital skills and connect African entrepreneurs to job and access-to-finance opportunities.

“These investments will strengthen the resilience of our electricity system," — Zambian government Zambia is to invest millions of dollars of savings realised through the successful $1.36 billion debt buyback in projects to provide reliable and affordable electricity access as part of an innovative transaction backed by the African Development Bank Group.

The African Development Bank Group and The International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) on Wednesday entered a strategic partnership to strengthen digital skills, employability, and entrepreneurship of young people and women in five African countries: Benin, Cameroon, Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Madagascar.

At the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra on June 10, 2026, government officials, development partners and implementing agencies gathered around a shared ambition: to give more women and young people in Ghana the skills, financing and support they need to build livelihoods, grow businesses and contribute to stronger communities. That ambition now has a vehicle.

Applications are open in Benin for 2,500 young people who will be able to access reskilling programmes or apprenticeship placements in the agriculture and renewable energy sectors. Supported by the African Development Bank and the Government of Benin, the Skills Development for Employment in Priority Sectors Project (PDCESP-I) aims to offer new prospects to young people seeking qualifications and integration into the labour market.