September 05, 2022
Central Africa: African Climate Week 2022 - In Central Africa, the African Development Bank Collaborates With UN Agencies to Advance Climate Action
The African Development Bank and several UN agencies - the UN Regional Office for Central Africa, the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the UN Office… Read more »
Chad: Chad - No More Class Disruptions for Pupils As Project Delivers Toilets in 11 Regions
Until three years ago, pupils at the Number One Evangelical Church of Chad primary school were forced to relieve themselves in the open air or go home to use the toilet. Now the… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Chad: Chad - African Development Bank Extends Training to Government Staff, Advancing Desert to Power Initiative
The African Development Bank has provided a financial modeling training to staff of the government of Chad, helping prepare the national utility as part of Desert to Power… Read more »
Africa: Burundi - Rasme Computer Tool Enables Remote Monitoring and Evaluation of African Development Bank Projects
From 7 to 10 June 2022, the African Development Bank organized a training in Bujumbura, Burundi on the use of an IT solution for the preparation, supervision, monitoring and… Read more »
July 19, 2022
Burundi: Burundi - The Government and the African Development Bank Pleased With Project Implementation
African Development Bank Group projects in Burundi are producing good results overall. A discussion took place in Bujumbura on 27-30 June 2022 between the Burundian government and… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Cameroon: 'We've Forgotten About the Rain.' Water Management Project Brings Relief From Flooding in Yaounde, Cameroon's Capital
Florence Latila remembers the destruction that flooding caused in Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital for over three decades from 1980. Read more »
July 22, 2022
Angola: Angola - African Development Bank EDs Visit Highlights Country's Progress in Stabilising Public Finances, Stimulating Economic Diversification
The African Development Bank's Executive Director for Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique has ended an official visit to Angola, noting progress in the oil-rich nation's… Read more »
July 15, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda Joins African Development Bank-Supported Remote Data Collection Initiative
Rwanda has embraced the Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME) initiative, a tool that enhances project-related data collection in remote areas. It is the… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Central African Republic: Food Security - African Development Bank Donates $5.4 Million to Central African Republic for Food Security Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group today approved a grant of $5.39 million to the Central African Republic. The grant will assist the production of an… Read more »
Gabon: Gabon - African Development Bank and Government Discuss Partnership and Development Priorities for 2023-2027
The African Development Bank Group and the Gabonese government held national consultations from 20-23 June, on the Country Diagnostic Note and the 2016-2022 Country Strategy Paper. Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: Cameroon - African Development Bank and Government Launch Programme to Strengthen Supreme Audit Institutions
The African Development Bank and the Government of Cameroon have launched the Regional Programme to Strengthen the Mandates of Supreme Audit Institutions. The launch took place… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda, African Development Bank Launch Industrial Policy Project, Targeting 200,000 Jobs Per Year
The Government of Rwanda, in partnership with the African Development Bank's Fund for African Private Sector Assistance, has launched a two-year project to boost industrial… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Cameroon: Cameroon - African Development Bank Board Approves €39.6 Million Loan to Improve Access to Kribi Industrial and Port Area
On Wednesday, 22 June, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved a €39.62 million loan to Cameroon to improve road access to the industrial and port… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Africa: Rwanda to Host 2022 World Circular Economy Forum in December, a First for Africa
The World Circular Economy Forum will, for the first time, take place on African soil in 2022, bringing together participants from around the world to absorb lessons from the… Read more »
June 21, 2022
Gabon: Gabon - African Development Bank and Government Host National Consultations to Review the Country Diagnostic Note and Country Strategy Paper 2016-2022
The African Development Bank will join the Gabonese Government to host national consultations on the Country Diagnostic Note and Country Strategy Paper for the 2016-2022 period in… Read more »
June 16, 2022
Africa: President Adesina to Attend 2022 Commonwealth Business Forum in Kigali
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June 02, 2022
Africa: Liberia, DRC, South Sudan, Chad, Provide Lessons On Promoting Resilience in Africa
The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) unit at the African Development Bank has published two evaluation reports that examine the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and… Read more »
May 21, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: African Development Bank Support for Two Road Projects Opens Up Major Agricultural Areas in the DRC
In the early 2010s, Godelive Ngalula, a trader from Kikwit, the main town of Kwilu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, spent a week to travel the 350 kilometres (km) to… Read more »
May 11, 2022
Africa: Is Africa Ready for Green Growth? New Report Assesses Gabon, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal and Tunisia
A new report co-authored by the African Development Bank and the Global Green Growth Institute, has found evidence of growing political commitment to green growth in Africa. Read more »
April 26, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda - African Development Bank Approves Loans of $180 Million to Reinforce Transmission and Last Mile Connectivity
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved two loans amounting to $180 million to co-finance a major energy project that will extend electricity access to… Read more »
January 24, 2022
Kenya: International Education Day - From Kenya to Cameroon, Students Find the Root of Stem Success At Nigerian Institute
Dancan Onyango left Kenya in 2017 to study at the Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute in Nigeria and is now the proud owner of a doctorate in environmental… Read more »
November 19, 2021
Burundi: African Development Bank, Burundi Sign Agreement for $29 Million Grant to Finance National Energy Access Project
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Burundi on Tuesday signed a $29 million grant agreement to finance Phase 1 of the Access to Energy Project, which is part… Read more »
November 02, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC-Africa Business Forum - Moving Africa Up the Ladder in the Battery, Electric Vehicle (Bev) and Renewable Energy Value Chain and Market
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October 20, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Holds Second Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar for 2021, With a Country Special On Angola
The African Development Bank held its second virtual business opportunities (BOS) for 2021 from 12-14 October, to provide an overview of its policies, operations, procurement rules… Read more »
October 15, 2021
Central Africa: Civil Society Regional Virtual Forum 2021 "Engaging Civil Society in Central Africa"
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