October 09, 2020
Kenya: In Kenya, the Menengaï Geothermal Plant, Funded By the African Development Bank, Is Helping 500,000 Households Overcome a Severe Electricity Shortage
In six years, Kenya has more than tripled production, from 198 to nearly 672 megawatts (MW), becoming Africa's leading producer of geothermal energy in the process. The… Read more »
October 05, 2020
Africa: Tanzania - Zanzibar's Urban Residents Have Improved Access to Water and Sanitation With African Development Bank Support, Says Report
The Zanzibar Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project, implemented between 2012 and 2018 in Tanzania, has provided water and sanitation services to around 287,000 people,… Read more »
September 28, 2020
East Africa: Satellites Track Locust Swarms As They Attack Crops in East Africa, Earth Observation Webinar Hears
The African Development Bank's Climate for Development Africa Special Fund (CDSF) is using earth observation to build Africa's resilience to extreme weather events, through the… Read more »
September 22, 2020
South Sudan: African Development Bank Covid-19 Response Grant Is Saving Lives in South Sudan
A $4 million COVID-19 response grant from the African Development Bank has boosted South Sudan's capacity to respond to the health crisis created by the pandemic. Read more »
September 11, 2020
East Africa: In Eastern Uganda, the African Development Bank Is Helping Provide Climate-Resilient Facilities to 100 000 People
The provision of additional funds for the Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (WSSP) in Uganda in 2015, has helped improve access to water and sanitation for one hundred thousand… Read more »
September 03, 2020
Kenya: In Kenya, a Water Project Results in Unexpected Increase in Property Development
A water supply and sanitation project for small towns and rural areas, implemented between 2011 and 2017 in Kenya, has helped improve the quality and sustainability of these… Read more »
July 24, 2020
Somalia: African Development Bank Grants of $25 Million Will Bolster Budget for Covid-19 Responses
The African Development Bank today approved grants worth $25.1 million to Somalia to bolster the national budget for government efforts to mitigate national and regional impacts of… Read more »
July 23, 2020
Malawi: African Development Fund Approves Ua100.4 Million Multi-Country Covid-19 Response Support for Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique and Sao Tome
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday approved a UA100.4 million (about $138 million) crisis budget support package to four southern African… Read more »
July 04, 2020
Madagascar: African Development Bank Provides $2.13 Million for Farmers to Cover Drought-Related Economic Losses
The African Risk Capacity Insurance Company presented a cheque for $2,126,803 to the Republic of Madagascar to cover anticipated livelihood losses for 600,000 vulnerable Malagasy… Read more »
July 07, 2020
Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Bank Project Tripled Incomes of Rural Producers and Traders
An African Development Bank project to enhance market infrastructure, value addition and rural finance (MIVARF) in Tanzania produced highly satisfactory results, according to a… Read more »
July 03, 2020
Africa: African Development Fund Approves $165 Million Grant for National COVID-19 Emergency Response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July approved a grant of $165.08 million to support Ethiopia's response to the health and economic impacts of the… Read more »
East Africa: Launch of the 2020 Regional Economic Outlook Report for East Africa
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June 30, 2020
East Africa: African Development Fund Approves $9.52 Million to Enhance Coordinated COVID-19 Response in East and Horn of Africa and the Comoros
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) have approved grants totaling $9.52 million to strengthen responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in East Africa and the… Read more »
Sudan: Development Finance Institutions Commit to Support Sudan's Transformation
Three leading international financial institutions, the African Development Bank, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Thursday pledged multi-pronged… Read more »
June 29, 2020
Ethiopia: "One" Wash Program Improves Well-Being of Vulnerable Communities in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's 'One' model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ( WASH ) National Program, has steadily improved the well-being of the country's rural and… Read more »
June 25, 2020
Rwanda: African Development Bank Awards $1.1 Million Grant to Expand Meat Production
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved a grant of $1.1 million to Rwanda for the implementation of the country's Meat Value Chain Trade… Read more »
June 26, 2020
Africa: International Community Shows Strong Support for Sudan With $1.8 Billion Pledge
Over $1.8 billion dollars in pledges for Sudan poured in during a high-level Sudan Partnership Conference held on Thursday, 25 June 2020, marking an important step in the African… Read more »
June 23, 2020
Seychelles: African Development Bank extends $10 million loan to support COVID-19 responses as economy reopens
- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Mondayapproved a$10 million loan to the Republic of Seychelles to support the government's COVID-19 response… Read more »
June 22, 2020
Africa: How Rwanda Is Spurring a Generation of Women in Technology
Rwanda is renowned as a pioneer for gender equality. Read more »
June 17, 2020
South Sudan: African Development Bank Approves $4 Million Grant to Bolster South Sudan's COVID-19 Response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a UA 3 million ($4.16 million) grant to South Sudan to support the emergency response to COVID-19 and… Read more »
March 30, 2020
Sudan: TAAT: Wheat Farmers in Sudan Record Increased Yields After Adoption of Proven Technologies
Sudanese wheat farmers are in a joyous mood. Read more »
June 10, 2020
Somalia: African Development Bank and Development Partners Propel Somalia Back From the Brink
In early 2020, Somalia, with support from the United Kingdom Government and the European Union, settled its arrears to the African Development Bank, paving the way for the lifting… Read more »
Sudan: The African Development Bank Gives $1.2 Million for Ethiopia-Sudan Railway Study
The African Development Bank's Board of Directors has approved a $1.2 million grant to Ethiopia's government to finance a feasibility study into a standard-gauge railway (SGR) link… Read more »
Somalia: African Development Bank's Intervention Helps to Curb COVID-19 in Vulnerable Communities
With 2.6 million internally displaced persons in Somalia, the outbreak of COVID-19 poses an additional challenge in an already fragile situation, leaving the population highly… Read more »
June 08, 2020
Ethiopia: African Development Bank-Funded Water and Sanitation Program Helping Ethiopia Fight COVID-19
Villagers fill water containers at a waterpoint in Rob Gebeye village square, Wuchale District, Ethiopia. Read more »