87.9 kilometers of developed urban motorways and a fourth bridge in Abidjan 60 young engineering jobs created for young Ivoirians The African Development Bank, a major partner for Côte d'Ivoire The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on December 16...

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” It is with these words from the late Nelson Mandela that the first laureate of the African Development Bank Women’s Scholarship Fund (WSF), Jeanne Dina Kitoko, expressed gratitude to the Bank for enabling her to pursue...

Address the growing urban water management challenges in Africa, and examining the entire water cycle, as well as the reconsideration of the way water and wastewater is used and reused, is the motivation for the next capacity-building event being organized by the African Water Facility (AWF) in...

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) hosted a planning meeting with a delegation from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) on January 21 and 22, 2016 in Abidjan. The meeting was a follow-up to the AfDB...

.more_iteration {display: none;} ​​ Context Friday, September 18, 2015 will be remembered as a landmark date in Côte d’Ivoire for the state visit paid by the Ivorian President and a truly special Council of Ministers held in Abengourou (in Indénié-Djuablin region, in the centre-east of...

The competitiveness of Africa’s economies will depend on the efficiency of African ports, according to the African Development Bank’s first Transport Forum held at its headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in November 26-27, 2015. Participants at a session on “Improving Ports:...