African Development Bank Group

RECAP: At #UNCCDCOP17 in Mongolia, the @AfDB_Group joined global partners to advance land restoration, drought resilience and finance investment across Africa.

The Bank Group is committed to helping African countries scale up efforts to restore degraded land, strengthen communities against drought and expand the impact of the #GreatGreenWall initiative.

In #Angola, @AfDB_Group support over the period 2016–2025 has helped:

⚡ 1.3M people gain electricity access
💧 550K gain new or improved safe drinking water
🚿 30K benefit from improved sanitation

Learn more: bit.ly/4y4otY8 #AfDBinAngola

On the occasion of the 64th Independence Day of the Republic of Uganda, the African Development Bank Group extends its warmest congratulations to the Government and people of #Uganda. 🇺🇬

@AfDB_Group and @ODI_Global are joining forces to to develop practical solutions for Africa’s challenges relating to cost-of-capital, private capital mobilisation, financing for vulnerable and transition contexts, and effective use of concessional funds: bit.ly/4xYhC29

@AfDB_Group hosted workshops in Nairobi and Pretoria during August to help project teams advance climate initiatives towards financing and implementation under the #ClimateAction Window - potentially unlocking $632M in climate finance across the regions: bit.ly/4jo89O4

The @AfDB_Group and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Electricity Sector Regulatory Authority convened stakeholders in Kinshasa to advance key electricity sector reforms, focusing on supply costs, tariff harmonisation and grid connection regulations: bit.ly/4jsfXOQ

Moroccan startup #DataPathology is using AI and digital technology to transform cancer diagnosis.

Its innovative platform analyses tissue samples to support faster, more accurate detection of cancer.

Discover this life-saving innovation: bit.ly/4k8QRl8 #PinkOctober

In September, @AfDB_Group and @TheOPECFund brought together 50+ representatives from African countries and development finance institutions in Vienna, Austria, to strengthen environmental and social risk management in development projects: bit.ly/3W0NpSJ

LIVE: Africa Policy Forum on Natural Capital 2026

English: bit.ly/47E5kBi
French: bit.ly/4jGnpWz
Portuguese: bit.ly/4yCuMDg
Arabic: bit.ly/4rXdBKc

More details: bit.ly/3ThtEWm

How much time and money stand between cotton farmers and the market?

In northern #Benin, a 184-km road through the heart of the country’s vast cotton-growing belt is helping farmers and traders move produce faster and at lower cost: bit.ly/3VsLrum #WorldCottonDay

Africa Policy Forum on Natural Capital 2026

🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 @AfDB_Group’s Africa Natural Capital Accounting Community of Practice, @WorldBankGroup's Global Program on Sustainability, Government of #Ethiopia

🗓️ 6 – 8 October

📍 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

More details: bit.ly/3ThtEWm

The @AfDBGroup and @BMZ_Bund partner on railway development to boost Africa's regional connectivity and integration.

More on the partnership: bit.ly/46QwMf1

On the occasion of the 60th Independence Day of the Kingdom of #Lesotho, the African Development Bank Group extends its warmest congratulations to the Government and people of Lesotho. 🇱🇸

#Benin has secured €500M in international bank financing, supported by the #AfricanDevelopmentFund, to invest in education, health, water access, infrastructure, renewable energy, agriculture, and job creation for young people and women: bit.ly/3TwM3hK #AfDBinBenin

The @AfDB_Group extends its warmest congratulations to the Government and people of #Germany. 🇩🇪 #GermanUnityDay

The @AfDB_Group and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) are developing new approaches to youth entrepreneurship finance, combining financing, technical assistance, and policy dialogue.

Through the Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank and @AFD_en's Choose Africa 2 programme, this partnership is helping to broaden affordable capital for young entrepreneurs.

Read more: bit.ly/3V6lalu

The @AfDB_Group is supporting four green hydrogen and derivatives projects in #Egypt, #Morocco, #Namibia and #SouthAfrica with prospective reimbursable grants totalling $20 million.

Learn more: bit.ly/3UXMz98

On the occasion of the 68th Independence Day of the Republic of Guinea, the @AfDB_Group extends its warmest congratulations to the Government and people of #Guinea.

The @AfDB_Group’s September @LinkedIn Newsletter is out!

Highlights include:

🟢 #KOAFEC2026
🟢#AfDBatUNGA

Read more: bit.ly/4dOhRFP