Africa: ADF Geothermal Project to Boost Affordable, Clean Energy Supply in Kenya (AfDB)

Menengai geothermal steam field development project will set the stage for investments that will help meet Kenya's rapidly increasing demand for power and transform the country… Read more »

Africa: African Carbon Support Program Looks Back At COP17 and Ahead to 2012 (AfDB)

After extended negotiations, the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban concluded with the adoption of the "Durban Platform," a set of decisions that lay the groundwork for… Read more »

Africa: Upper Guinea Forest - AfDB, Gef Focus in 2012

Under the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the African Development Bank (AfDB) will continue to develop a pipeline in the areas of climate adaptation and mitigation, land… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Explore New Climate Financing From Norway

A Nordic Development Fund (NDF) delegation will visit the African Development Bank (AfDB) in mid-January 2012 to present its new strategy and operational guidelines for accessing… Read more »

Africa: African Water Facility to Commit Approximately euro 25 Million in 2012 (AfDB)

In 2012, the African Water Facility (AWF) expects to commit about  €25 million to 22 new projects that will contribute to climate adaptation and mitigation. Read more »

Africa: Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Fully Operational in 2012 (AfDB)

January 2012 will see the operational inception of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), with a call for proposals for up to a total of USD 8 million to be granted as seed… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Co-Financing to Cif Projects Could Top U.S.$ 600 Million in 2012

In 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) expects to approve approximately USD 600 million in co-financing and begin implementation of numerous projects and programs backed by… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Chief Closes First Commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day

On 12 December 2011, the president of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, closed the first commemoration of the International Anti-Corruption organized by the Integrity… Read more »

Africa: AfDB-IMF Joint Seminar On 'Economic Policies for Financial Stability'

A 10-day joint seminar on "Economic Policies for Financial Stability" organized in Tunis by the African Development Institute (EADI), in collaboration with the International… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Lends U.S.$ 8 Million to Help Open Doors to Education and Jobs in Namibia

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 7 December a corporate loan of South African rand (ZAR) 65 million equivalent to USD 8 million to… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Discusses Its Energy Strategy for Africa At Cop 17

More than 600 million Africans in sub-Saharan Africa cannot access electricity in their homes from a grid. In order to improve this situation as quickly as possible, the African… Read more »

North Africa: Agricultural Use of Groundwater and Management Initiatives in the Maghreb (AfDB)

The agricultural sector in the Maghreb is using natural resources so intensively that there is an urgent need to install government control mechanisms at both the national and… Read more »

Africa: Africa's United Front At Cop 17 in Durban (AfDB)

Africa emerged from the climate change conference, or COP 17, in Durban with a strong united front when it comes to tackling climate change on the continent, and in particular for… Read more »

Africa: Securing a Triple Win With Health and Climate Change (AfDB)

UK medical journal The Lancet recently headlined climate change as "the biggest global health threat of the 21st century." Yet this presents a triple-win opportunity for Africa… Read more »

Africa: The Bank Celebrates the International Anti-Corruption Day (AfDB)

Like other international organisations the African Development Bank Group, through its integrity and anti-corruption department (IACD), is organizing a two day event, to mark… Read more »

Africa: Africa Calls for Climate Finance Pledges to Be Met (AfDB)

While Africa has long battled against the poverty that has scarred much of the continent for decades, the combat against climate change is relatively new. But they are not separate… Read more »

Africa: Africa Calls for Its Fair Share of Climate Funds (AfDB)

African leaders in Durban today said it was time Africa got is fair share of global climate finance. They strongly reiterated that, while Africa is determined to embark resolutely… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Loan to Support Thermal Energy in Kenya

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 7 December a 28.1 million Euro senior loan to support the Thika Thermal Power Project in Kenya. This… Read more »

Africa: Development and Climate Adaptation Go Hand in Hand (AfDB)

Development and climate change are two sides of the same coin in Africa so it makes sense that funding for both should act as a catalyst for progress to benefit local communities. Read more »

Africa: New Pact Promises More Protection for Congo Basin Forests (AfDB)

The battle against deforestation in Africa has taken a step nearer to victory with a new pact aiming at greater protection for the world's second biggest rain forest. Read more »

Africa: AfDB-WWF Partnership - Several Projects Already Underway

The World Wildlife Fund and the African Development Bank announced the progress made in the partnership between them that was signed in July 2011 to promote green growth at the… Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Calm Investor Unease Over Backing Costly Low Carbon Projects (AfDB)

Everyone agrees green growth is a good thing. So why isn't the whole world speeding along the low carbon route? Why are there so many red lights along the way? Read more »

Africa: AfDB Mainstreams Climate Change Adaptation Into Development Finance

The African Development AfDB (AfDB) is at the leading edge in putting climate change adaptation into the mainstream of development. The AfDB is also on the forefront in creating… Read more »

Africa: How Africa's Huge Renewable Energy Stores Could Help Bridge Power Gap (AfDB)

Africa as a continent suffers a huge lack of power. Most people in sub-Saharan Africa have little or no access to affordable, easily-available electricity. Even a developed country… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Reiterates Support for African Group of Negotiators

The President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka,,met the African Group of Negotiators taking part in the UN climate change negotiations in Durban on 7 December, and… Read more »