November 24, 2017
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $97.79 Million for Financing Energy Transmission and Distribution Upgrade in Ethiopia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors approved on Wednesday, November 22 a US $83.64-million African Development Fund (ADF) loan and US $14.15-million ADF grant to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Earmarks U.S.$84m for Skills and Business Development in Rwanda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$84.3m loan to finance a Skills and Business Development Programme (SBDP) in Rwanda. Read more »
November 21, 2017
Africa: AfDB and ISDB Partner to Boost Agriculture and Fight Drought in Nigeria, Somalia and Uganda
A joint initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will boost agriculture value chains and enhance drought resilience in Nigeria,… Read more »
November 17, 2017
Africa: Tanzania Case Study Examines Impact of Hosting Refugees Over Long and Short Term
Receiving large numbers of refugees has a significant impact on human capital in the host country and especially on education and youth employment. This is the conclusion of a… Read more »
Rwanda: AfDB - Board Approves U.S.$ 171 Million Loans for Water and Sanitation Programme
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved two loans amounting to US$ 171 million to finance Rwanda's Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation… Read more »
November 07, 2017
Africa: AfDB and Kenya - Thika Highway Continues to Impact Kenyan Lives Five Years On
The long-standing partnership between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Kenya to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth has produced excellent… Read more »
November 09, 2017
East Africa: East Africa Gas Competence Seminar and Investment Roundtable, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The African Natural Resources Center of the African Development Bank (AfDB) is organising the East Africa gas competence seminar and investment roundtable in Dar es Salam, Tanzania… Read more »
November 06, 2017
Somalia: AfDB to Help Somalia Restore Critical Infrastructure and Build Capable Institutions
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved the Bank's Somalia Country Brief 2017-2020, under which the Bank will help restore the country's… Read more »
Eritrea: AfDB Supports Inclusive Growth Through Agriculture and Infrastructure Development
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved the institution's intervention strategy in Eritrea for 2017-2019. Read more »
October 25, 2017
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 100 Million Line of Credit to Kenya Commercial Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) today approved a US$ 100 million Line of Credit (LOC) to Kenya Commercial Bank Limited (KCB). Read more »
October 18, 2017
Sudan: AfDB Commits to Help Sudan Build Resilience and Tackle Fragility
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, 18 October 2017 approved Sudan's Country Brief 2017-2019, designed to help the country build… Read more »
October 12, 2017
East Africa: ALSF Promotes Link Between Arbitration and Economic Growth At the East Africa International Arbitration Conference
The connections between international arbitration and economic growth in African was the subject of the recent East Africa International Arbitration Conference (EAIAC), held in… Read more »
October 11, 2017
East Africa: AfDB Engages East Africa's Private Sector in a Drive to Strengthen Partnerships
The Bank Group's Resource Mobilization & Partnerships Department (FIRM) in collaboration with the East Africa Regional Directorate (RDGE), has concluded its first regional… Read more »
October 02, 2017
Africa: The African Development Bank (AfDB) Is Organizing a Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS) on 2 - 4 October 2017, in Nairobi, Kenya
Business Opportunity Seminars (BOSs) are one-stop fora for consultants, contractors, manufacturers, and suppliers from the Bank Group's member countries looking to provide goods… Read more »
September 12, 2017
Africa: Kenyan Government Delighted With AfDB's Partnership, As Nnenna Nwabufo Receives Accreditation As Country Manager
Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dr. Amina Mohammed , presents AfDB's Nnenna Nwabufo with her letter of accreditation. Read more »
September 08, 2017
East Africa: AfDB Director General Tasks Horn of Africa Countries On Regional Integration and WTO Accession
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has emphasized the need to ensure coherence between the East Africa's regional integration agenda and the engagement of the Horn of Africa… Read more »
August 18, 2017
Africa: ALSF Weighs in On Uganda's Oil Refinery Project
In late July, Uganda chose a consortium, including General Electric Co., to build and operate a crude oil refinery, which will eventually process oil from fields being developed by… Read more »
August 17, 2017
Africa: With ALSF Support, Rwanda Lays Foundation Stone of Bugesera International Airport
On the 9th of August, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame laid the foundation stone of the country's newest transportation hub, the Bugesera International Airport. Read more »
August 01, 2017
Africa: AfDB Signs U.S.$ 78 Million Grant Agreements With Governments of Somalia and South Sudan to Strengthen Drought Resilience and Address Chronic Hunger and Malnutrition
Somalia grant of US$ 34.8 million set to benefit 804,000 individuals South Sudan grant of US$ 43.8 million set to benefit 300,000 individuals Read more »
Africa: AfDB Signs U.S.$ 78 Million Grant Agreements with Governments of Somalia and South Sudan
Somalia grant of US$ 34.8 million set to benefit 804,000 individuals Read more »
Somalia: AfDB Signs U.S.$ 78 Million Grant Agreements With Governments of Somalia and South Sudan
Somalia grant of US$ 34.8 million set to benefit 804,000 individuals South Sudan grant of US$ 43.8 million set to benefit 300,000 individuals Pastoralists and agro-pastoralist… Read more »
July 25, 2017
Sudan: AfDB Takes the 'Desert to Power Initiative' to Sudan
In a collaborative initiative, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have joined efforts to operationalize the 'Desert to Power… Read more »
July 24, 2017
Madagascar: President of Malagasy Republic Visits AfDB Headquarters
The President of the Republic of Madagascar, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, paid a courtesy call on the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina on Saturday 22… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Briefs Donors on Its New Strategy for Somalia and the Status of the Multi-Partner Somalia Infrastructure Fund
The AfDB has briefed donors on its new Country Brief for Somalia and the status of the Multi-Partner Somalia Infrastructure Fund (SIF). The briefing was chaired by Gabriel Negatu,… Read more »
July 19, 2017
Tanzania: Tanzania Wins U.S.$21.7 Million From Climate Investment Funds to Advance Geothermal Exploration and Transform Its Energy Sector
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has approved US $21.7 million for the United Republic of Tanzania to finance its Geothermal Energy Development Project. Read more »