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African Development Bank Pushes for $25 Billion Low‑Cost Lending as U.S. Support Wavers

The African Development Bank (AfDB) opened a high‑stakes donor conference in London on Monday, aiming to secure $25 billion for its African Development Fund (ADF) — the institution’s concessional window supporting low‑income African…

Rwanda Secures $9.4 Million AfDB Grant to Build Climate-Smart Flood Defences

The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional arm of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has approved a $9.4-million grant to Rwanda for a groundbreaking Nature-Based Flood Adaptation Project aimed at protecting vulnerable…

COP30: AfDB President Sidi Ould Tah Calls for Turning Promises into Progress

At the Belém Climate Summit in Brazil, ahead of COP30, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr. Sidi Ould Tah delivered a clear message: “Africa will no longer be the continent of broken promises.” The AfDB, he said, is committed to…