AfDB Approves $379.6M Desert to Power financing facility for the G5 Sahel countries

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved the Desert to Power G5 Sahel Financing Facility, covering Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. The Bank envisages … Read More

Green Climate Fund Invests $150 million in Desert to Power G5 Sahel Financing Facility

The African Development Bank has welcomed $150 million investment in its Desert to Power G5 Financing Facility from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The GCF approved the amount at its … Read More

Are African Development Bank (AfDB)’s financing policies climate-friendly?

(By Wangeci Migwi, Amy Giliam and Nicole Rodel) With the climate crisis threatening over half of the global GDP, there can be no business-as-usual when the world begins to plan … Read More