February 03, 2016
Africa: AfDB to Work With African Leaders to Achieve the High Fives, Adesina Tells AU Summit
The African Development Bank's President, Akinwumi Adesina, addressed the issues of youth employment and migration in a speech delivered before the 34th session of the New… Read more »
February 02, 2016
Africa: African Development Bank to Help Attract Investment for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth At the 2016 Mining Indaba in Cape Town
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February 01, 2016
Africa: Gesci, Côte d'Ivoire and Adea Honour Graduates From ICT Leadership Programme
The Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI), the Ministry of National Education (MoE) of Côte d'Ivoire and the Association for the Development of Education in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Nigeria's Kano State Government Discuss Development Collaboration
Governor Ganduje presents the Kano State Development Road Map to AfDB Country Director Ousmane Dore Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Contribute to Funding Nigeria's Deficit
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approached the African Development Bank for Budget Support Loan of US $1 billion. Read more »
January 28, 2016
West Africa: AfDB Launches Project to Strengthen the Aviation Sector in Central and West Africa
On January 26, 2016, the African Development Bank and representatives of the Central and West African economic communities inaugurated a major project to improve the safety,… Read more »
Mali: AfDB Announces Fcfa 60 Billion Package to Finance Mali-Cote d'Ivoire Road Infrastructure Project
On January 25, 2016 in Bamako, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Mali reached an agreement on a FCFA 60-billion funding package, including a 40-billion FCFA… Read more »
January 21, 2016
Africa: AfDB President to Share His Vision for the Bank and the Continent At 26th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa
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January 29, 2016
Burundi: Burundian Refugees to Benefit From $1 Million AfDB Emergency Assistance
The Government of Rwanda and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, signed a US $1-million (RWF 753-million) emergency assistance grant to Burundian… Read more »
January 27, 2016
Morocco: AfDB Lends Morocco $112.3 Million to Improve the Tangier-Casablanca-Marrakech Railway Route
On Wednesday, January 27, 2016, in Abidjan, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a loan of US $112.3 million to Morocco for the improvement of… Read more »
January 13, 2016
Africa: Turning "Wealth in the Ground" Into "Human Wealth", Not By Taxes Alone
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January 28, 2016
Africa: "Africa's Next Challenge" - in Televised Debate, Adesina, Kagame and Desalegn Underscore Urgent Need to Power Africa
"Electricity is like the blood in your body. If you have blood, you live. If don't have blood, you don't live." These were the opening remarks made by African Development Bank… Read more »
January 27, 2016
Africa: First Winner of AfDB Women's Scholarship Fund Pursuing Communication Science Studies in Abidjan
"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… Read more »
January 23, 2016
Africa: Remarks Delivered By Akinwumi A. Adesina, At the Reception On the New Deal On Energy for Africa
1. Your Excellencies, friends and partners - good evening! It is my great pleasure to welcome you all - very warmly - to this reception on the New Deal on Energy for Africa, as we… Read more »
January 22, 2016
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Concludes Capacity-Building Training On PPPs in Infrastructure Projects
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and its partners concluded a five-day training focused on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in infrastructure projects. Read more »
January 21, 2016
Africa: AfDB Presents New Deal On Energy for Africa and the Transformative Partnership On Energy in Davos
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together," said Adesina. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Wins U.S. $840,000 Sefa Grant to Promote Green Mini-Grids
At the end of 2015, the Government of Rwanda was awarded a US $840,000 grant from the African Development Bank-hosted Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to promote green… Read more »
Africa: €89-Million AfDB Loan to Finance Agricultural Value Chain Development Project in Cameroon
At its regular meeting in Abidjan on Wednesday, January 20, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a €89.291-million loan to finance the… Read more »
Africa: A New Deal On Energy for Africa
Africa needs a new deal on energy, and now it has one. US President Roosevelt's post-Depression New Deal of the 1930s focused on 'Relief, Recovery and Reform'. For Africa's New… Read more »
Africa: African Water Facility Holds Capacity-Building Workshop On Integrated Urban Water Management
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January 20, 2016
Ethiopia: AfDB Provides Universal Water Supply and Sanitation Coverage for Four Towns in Ethiopia By 2020
Four Ethiopian towns will achieve universal coverage for water supply and sanitation by 2020 through a new loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more »
Uganda: AfDB Approves U.S. $76.7-Million for Uganda's Agriculture Programme
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US $76.7-million loan to finance phase two of the Uganda Farm Income Enhancement and Forestry Conservation Programme (FIEFOC-2). Read more »
Africa: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016
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January 18, 2016
Uganda: Uganda Awarded Grant to Prepare Transformational Strategic Program for Climate Resilience
Uganda received approval on Thursday, January 14 of a US $1.5-million preparation grant from the Climate Investment Funds' Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (CIF PPCR) to… Read more »
Benin: The African Legal Support Facility Partners With Benin to Promote Its Mining Sector
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