September 27
Africa: African Development Bank Group's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves €6 Million for Desert to Power - Burkina Faso Solar Project
The African Development Bank Group has approved a €6 million concessional financing package from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), a special multi-donor fund… Read more »
August 05
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - African Development Bank Group Approves $39.2 Million Loan for Youth Resilience Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $39.2 million loan to Burkina Faso for a project to boost skill development and resilience among young… Read more »
June 12
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - African Development Bank Builds Civil Society and Private Capacity to Promote Gender Equality, to Reduce Emissions Caused By Deforestation
The African Development Bank, through the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), ran a capacity-building session for civil society and private sector organisations on gender mainstreaming… Read more »
May 28
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - African Development Bank Funds Two Major Projects to Support Agricultural Value Chains
Burkina Faso and the African Development Bank launched the Burkina Faso component of Project 2 of the Food and Nutrition Insecurity Resilience Programme in the Sahel (P2-P2RS) and… Read more »
February 09
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Government, African Development Bank Launch Project to Bolster Food Security
The government of Burkina Faso has officially launched an African Development Bank supported project to bolster food security in the country against the impacts of Russia's… Read more »
December 21, 2023
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - The African Development Bank Supports Training for Design Engineers at the ISGE
Twenty-four-year-old Josias Idani is looking forward to his career with confidence. Following his studies, which led to a design engineer diploma in June 2023, he now nurtures his… Read more »
November 29, 2023
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - African Development Bank Supports New Hygiene, Water and Sanitation Projects With €43 Million
The Minister for the Environment, Roger Baro (3rd from right) and the Bank's Country Manager, Daniel Ndoye (1st from left) took part in the launch ceremony of the two projects. Read more »
September 19, 2023
Africa: Burkina Faso - The First Session of the Monitoring Committee On Cooperation With the African Development Bank Takes Stock of the Outlook for Project Funding
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September 27, 2022
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - African Development Bank Supports Government Efforts to Relieve Internally Displaced Persons
On the north-eastern outskirts of Ouahigouya, the capital of Yatenga Province in northern Burkina Faso, the size of two internally displaced persons (IDP) camps indicates the scale… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - More Than 30,000 New Electricity Connections in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso Established Through an African Development Fund Project
The African Development Bank- supported Burkina Faso Electrification Project for Semi-Urban Areas of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, under implementation since 2017, has resulted… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - A Food and Nutrition Project Has Been a 'Godsend' for Students At Village Schools
It's 13:00 at the primary school in Konioudou, a village in the rural commune of Kombissiri, about 40 km outside the capital Ouagadougou, and it's time for the pupils' midday… Read more »
May 21, 2022
Senegal: Cop 15 - Senegal, Burkina Faso Reveal Success Stories During Discussion On the Economic Benefits of Sustainable Land Management
Scaling up sustainable land management and ecosystem restoration have definite economic benefits for African countries, according to experts who took part in a panel discussion as… Read more »
May 10, 2022
Burkina Faso: African Development Fund Helps Women and Children in Burkina Faso Overcome Food Insecurity
Despite its tremendous agricultural potential, Burkina Faso has long grappled with the thorny problem of food and nutrition security. Read more »
September 28, 2019
Burkina Faso: TAAT Deploys Climate Smart Technologies to Boost Sorghum Production in the Sahel
Sorghum is the fifth most produced grain globally. Read more »
December 04, 2019
Burkina Faso: African Development Bank Approves €48,82 Million for Desert to Power Yeleen Programme to Increase Solar Generation
The Board of Directors of the Bank has approved a €48,82 million loan to the Government of Burkina Faso for the Yeleen solar plant, intended to boost national power supply. Read more »
May 20, 2019
Burkina Faso: President Kaboré Receives Mission Roadmap From the African Leaders for Nutrition
The president of the Republic of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, is now officially a champion of the "African Leaders for Nutrition" (ALN) initiative, after being… Read more »
May 15, 2019
Burkina Faso: African Development Bank Welcomes New Nutrition Champion, President Kaboré
The African Development Bank will this week welcome a new African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) champion. Read more »
February 18, 2019
West Africa: African Development Bank Committed to Fighting Malnutrition and Poverty in the Sahel
Increasing numbers of women can be seen around the goat and sheep pens of Saria, in the province of Boulkiemdé, in Centre-West Burkina Faso. But not for the typical scenario… Read more »
September 28, 2017
Africa: AfDB President Lays the Foundation Stone in the Electrification Project in Burkina Faso
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Akinwumi Adesina, arrived in Ouagadougou for a three-day official visit and was immediately welcomed by Burkina Faso's… Read more »
August 15, 2017
Burkina Faso: President's Statement On Burkina Faso Attacks
"The terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso are deplorable, shameful and cruel. We stand in support of the Government and the brave people of Burkina Faso as they deal with this… Read more »
January 12, 2017
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Wins $4-Million Loan to Invest in Farmers' Cooperatives to Revive Sustainable Cashew Market
With support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Burkina Faso has been awarded a US $4-million loan from the Climate Investment Funds' Forest Investment Program (CIF FIP) to… Read more »
November 11, 2016
Africa: AfDB Commits to Support Burkina Faso's National Development Plan
The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, held meetings with Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba of Burkina Faso in Abidjan on Friday, where he promised to… Read more »
July 30, 2015
Burkina Faso: AfDB SME Program - Enhancing Inclusive Growth and Job Creation in Burkina Faso
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Fidelis Finance signed on 30 July 2015 a loan agreement for the equivalent of EUR 2.5 million under the Africa SME Program on July 30,… Read more »
May 29, 2015
Togo: AfDB's UA 2.34 Million* to Improve Roads and Travel Conditions in Togo and Burkina Faso
The Governments of Togo and Burkina Faso, on May 29 in Abidjan, signed a protocol agreement worth 2.34 million Units of Account (UA)* with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to… Read more »
April 17, 2015
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Receives New Support to Monitor Forest Sustainability Results
The Forest Investment Program (FIP) approved on Thursday, April 16 in Washington, DC $101,000 for Burkina Faso to ramp up its monitoring and reporting on its Gazetted Forests… Read more »
