January 19, 2015
Burkina Faso: AfDB Sends Mission to Burkina Faso to Support Transition
A delegation from the African Development Bank will conduct a mission to Burkina Faso from 18 to 24 January 2015, to hold talks with senior transitional authorities. Read more »
September 18, 2014
Africa: AfDB Approves US $144 Million for Projects and Programmes in Mali, Angola and Burkina Faso
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) met in Abidjan on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, and approved five projects worth US… Read more »
August 21, 2014
Burkina Faso: SEFA Grants US $950,000 to Support Solar Power Plant in Burkina Faso
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US $950,000 grant for the development of the WINDIGA 20 MW Solar PV power plant in Burkina Faso. The SEFA project… Read more »
December 20, 2013
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Admitted Into Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
Burkina Faso, benefitting from the close support of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank, has successfully become a member of the Forest Carbon Partnership… Read more »
November 13, 2013
Africa: Burkina Faso Receives $11.5 Million to Increase Forest Carbon Sequestration and Reduce Rural Poverty
With African Development Bank (AfDB) support, Burkina Faso has received an $11.5 million grant from the Climate Investment Funds' (CIF) Forest Investment Program (FIP) to undertake… Read more »
October 10, 2013
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Receives U.S. $50.66 Million Grant for Drainage of Ouagadougou Districts
Burkina Faso will receive a US $50.66 million (UA 33.02 million) grant to finance a drainage and solid waste management project in the outlying districts of Ouagadougou. The… Read more »
November 19, 2012
Africa: Burkina Faso, Ghana Advance Plans for Sustainably Managing Forests and Building Climate Resilience
At meetings of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) in Istanbul, Burkina Faso and Ghana received endorsement of their far-reaching plans for sustainably managing their forest sectors… Read more »
November 13, 2012
Africa: Funding Meeting Supports Large Scale Peri-Urban Sanitation Project in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Representatives of various local, regional and international development agencies and from different levels of Government met in Ouagadougou to discuss the funding of a sanitation… Read more »
September 19, 2012
Africa: Regional Consultation On AfDB's Human Capital Development Strategy Held in Ouagadougou
The regional consultation on the African Development Bank's Human Capital Development Strategy took place in Ouagadougou from July 30 to 31, 2012. Read more »
August 14, 2012
Africa: AfDB Funds New Hospital in Burkina Faso
The African Development Bank Group has financed a new hospital in Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso, designed to bring better healthcare facilities to the region. The official inauguration… Read more »
April 25, 2012
Africa: West African Countries to Stage One-Stop Border Post Workshop in Burkina Faso
A workshop on how to boost intra-African trade through cutting border formalities will take place between 25 and 27 April in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso. Read more »
April 23, 2012
Africa: Burkina Faso, DRC and Ghana Share Innovations in REDD+ Investments
On 2 and 3 April 2012, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ghana joined other countries from around the world participating in the Forest Investment Program… Read more »
February 23, 2012
Africa: Burkina Faso, DRC and Ghana to Attend Fip Pilot Country Meeting
On 2-3 April 2012, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana will join other countries from around the world participating in the Climate Investment Funds' (CIF) Forest… Read more »
February 13, 2012
Africa: How Education and Training Can Boost Africa's Sustainable Development (AfDB)
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the government of Burkina Faso will hold the 2012 Triennale on Education and Training in Africa in… Read more »
November 23, 2011
Africa: Forest Communities in Burkina Faso, Ghana and DRC to Benefit From Dedicated CIF Grant (AfDB)
In the coming year, pilot countries of the Climate Investment Fund's (CIF) "Forest Investment Program" (FIP), including Burkina Faso, Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo,… Read more »
September 22, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 258 Million Loans and Grants to Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Niger
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on 20 September 2011 in Tunis approved loans and grants amounting to 160 million Units of Account* (U.S.$ 257.6… Read more »
March 24, 2011
Africa: ADEA Seeks Effective Technical And Vocational Skills Development in Africa
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) will organize a workshop to review Technical and Vocational Skills Development (TVSD) initiatives and experiences… Read more »
March 14, 2011
Africa: AfDB Group Executive Directors Visit Burkina Faso
As part of their programme of visits to regional member countries, a delegation of Executive Directors of the Bank Group is currently on a consultation mission to Burkina Faso. Read more »
February 25, 2011
Africa: Interview With the Executive Secretary of the ADEA, Ahlin Byll-Cataria
"ADEA is working toward making the 2011 Triennale a platform for in-depth debate - with the participation of all stakeholders in development - on the reforms needed to build… Read more »
September 16, 2010
Africa: AfDB And Burkina Faso Sign Cfaf 19.63 Billion Power Projects Agreement
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Burkina Faso have signed a CFAF 19.63-billion (UA 25.15 million) grant agreement to finance basic energy infrastructure projects in the… Read more »
July 20, 2010
Africa: Small Projects, Big Progress - Support to Local Development in Burkina Faso
With little investment, some 30,000 households living on agriculture are emerging from a humble state to put some money aside, improve their daily life, prepare for the future and… Read more »
July 15, 2010
Africa: AfDB Group Approves U.S. $39.5 Million for Burkina Faso's Poverty Reduction Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional Arm of the African development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on Thursday, 15 July 2010 in Tunis, a grant… Read more »
March 22, 2010
Africa: African Heads of State to Discuss Building Capacity in Post-Conflict Countries
President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso, together with other African Heads of States, finance and planning ministers, and other high-level partners, will gather in Tunis… Read more »
February 01, 2010
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $38m Funding for Burkina Faso Power Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 in Tunis, approved a loan of UA 24.2 million (USD 38 million) from the African… Read more »
June 10, 2009
Africa: Burkina Faso - AfDB Participates in Fifth Edition of "Walk Against Hunger"
For the fifth time in a row, the World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with Burkina Faso's Ministry of Basic Education and Literacy and civil society organizations, on June 7,… Read more »
