February 04, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank, FAO and South Sudan's Government Ink Protocols for $14 Million Grant to Boost Agricultural Markets
The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to the Government of South Sudan to boost agricultural markets in a project to be… Read more »
January 18, 2021
Mauritius: Mauritius and Morocco Join African Development Bank (AfDB/Afmism) Bloomberg® Bond Index
The African Development Bank today announced the addition of two new countries - Mauritius and Morocco - to its Bloomberg African Bond Indices (ABABI), marking a steady progress in… Read more »
December 21, 2020
East Africa: African Development Bank, Partners, Host Online Workshop On Enhancing Water Security in the Greater Horn of Africa
The African Development Bank and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional organization of Horn of Africa countries, held a webinar to discuss the pressures… Read more »
December 17, 2020
Madagascar: Madagascar - The African Development Bank Approves $43 Million Loan to Finance Second Phase of Power Transmission Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of UA 30 million ($42.9) million to finance the second phase of a major power transmission and… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Appoints Ms. Aissa Touré, Country Manager, Rwanda
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Aissa Touré as Country Manager for Rwanda. Read more »
December 15, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $14.96 Million Project to Boost Women Entrepreneurs in Sudan
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved financing for a $14.96 million project to help women in Sudan access finance and grow their businesses. Read more »
December 12, 2020
Africa: Nordic Development Fund Extends Grant of $8.8 Million to African Water Facility for Covid-19 Recovery in the Sahel and Horn of Africa Regions
The Board of Directors of the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) on Tuesday approved $8.8 million in grant funding to the African Water Facility (AWF) to bolster investments in COVID-19… Read more »
December 04, 2020
Uganda: Uganda - African Development Fund Approves $71.5 Million in Loans for Road Upgrading Project
Improved access to schools, hospitals and farms expected to benefit 1 million people in southwestern Uganda Read more »
December 01, 2020
South Sudan: South Sudan - For the People of Juba, an AfDB Supported Water Project Brings Better Health - and Peace
Farida, her school bag on her back and her face betraying a hint of a smile, sings softly on her way to school in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Read more »
November 24, 2020
Africa: Africans "Know and Understand What Development Ought to Look Like," Says President Uhuru Kenyatta
President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta urged African governments to put their citizens at the centre of delivering service during Africa Delivery Exchange 2020, a virtual event that… Read more »
November 23, 2020
Africa: Gender and Sustainable Energy Country Briefs for Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda Global Launch
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November 19, 2020
Sudan: Sudan - $28.233 Million in African Development Fund Grants to Bolster Response to Covid-19
The Board of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved grants worth $28.233 million to Sudan to shore up the country's health system to effectively respond and contain the… Read more »
November 11, 2020
Uganda: Uganda - African Development Bank Grants $500,000 for Capacity Development of Msmes Within the Petroleum Sector
The African Development Bank and the Government of Uganda have signed a $500,000 grant agreement for financing of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to boost business… Read more »
November 05, 2020
Rwanda: African Development Bank Signs Grant Agreement to Support the Rwanda Coding Academy
The African Development Bank has signed a grant agreement with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation in Rwanda to support the Rwanda Coding Academy, set up to develop top technology… Read more »
October 30, 2020
Madagascar: Madagascar - The African Development Bank Extends €14 Million Loan to Support Industrial and Financial Sectors
On Wednesday 28 October the African Development Bank approved support for Madagascar's industrial and financial sectors with a loan of €14.52 million (12.08 million UA)… Read more »
October 31, 2020
South Sudan: African Development Bank Group Approves $440,000 Emergency Relief Assistance for Flood Victims in South Sudan and Sudan
The African Development Bank Group has approved an emergency assistance relief package of $440,000 to fund ongoing humanitarian and emergency relief efforts in areas recently hit… Read more »
October 26, 2020
Kenya: African Legal Support Facility Appoints Two New Management Board Members
The African Legal Support Facility (the ALSF), is pleased to announce the appointment of Christine Anyango Agimba and Ambassador Arve Ofstad to its management board. Read more »
October 19, 2020
Tanzania: Tanzania - African Development Fund Approves $50.7m Covid-19 Crisis Response Budget Support
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a loan of UA 36 million ($50.7 million) to Tanzania, to finance the nation's response to the COVID-19… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - Sharp Decline in Cases of Typhoid Fever, Diarrhoea, in Capital, Thanks to Sanitation Project
For several years now, typhoid fever and diarrhoea cases have fallen significantly in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, especially in the major district of Kawempe, according to an… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's Record Wheat Harvest Is Proof That Bank Agricultural Transformation Program Will Boost Breadbasket Goal
Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest. According to Sudanese officials, the nation saw a wheat… Read more »
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 »
