June 18, 2015
Tanzania: Tanzania's Untapped Renewable Energy Resources Ripe for Investment, States Report
The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the Government of Tanzania, on Thursday, June 18 launched the Renewable Energy in Africa:… Read more »
East Africa: AfDB Extends Horn of Africa Drought Mitigation Project to Djibouti and Sudan
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has extended its multimillion multi-phased Horn of Africa drought resilience programme with a US $16-million soft loan to Djibouti and a… Read more »
June 17, 2015
East Africa: EAC and AfDB Call for Closer Partnership in the Design and Delivery of Regional Projects
The East African Community (EAC) and the African Development Bank's Eastern African Regional Resource Center (EARC) have called for closer collaboration in the design,… Read more »
June 10, 2015
Africa: AfDB Provides U.S.$22 Million to Fund Mahe Sustainable Water Augmentation Project in Seychelles
The Government of the Republic of Seychelles has received a loan worth US $ 20.6 million, in addition to a US $1.668 million grant, from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to… Read more »
June 02, 2015
East Africa: AfDB Supports Addressing Fragility Through Arms Reduction in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa Regions
Many countries in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa regions have for long shared the global concern that the proliferation of small arms and light weapons escalates violent… Read more »
May 29, 2015
Africa: AfDB Funds Usd 70.5 Million for Tanzania's Power Sector Reform and Governance Support Programme
Power sector reform and a governance support programme are central to the African Development's actions to accompany Tanzania's economic growth. Read more »
May 21, 2015
Tanzania: AfDB Approves U.S.$70.5 Million Budget Support Operation for Tanzania Energy Sector
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, a loan of US $70.5 million to finance the Tanzania Power Sector Reform and… Read more »
May 04, 2015
East Africa: East African Transport Corridors to Adopt the Japanese Michi-No-Eki (Road Side Stations) Concept
The Northern Transport Corridor in East Africa, extending from the port of Mombasa in Kenya and serving the hinterland countries of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Eastern Democratic… Read more »
April 13, 2015
Sudan: AfDB Jointly Supervises the Darfur Water Project With Unamid
Photo (left to right): Yousif Eltahir (Senior Economist, AfDB Sudan Field Office), Hisham Elamir (DWP Project Manager), Dr. Abdul Kamara (UNAMID Deputy Joint Special… Read more »
April 03, 2015
Seychelles: Seychelles - AfDB Approves U.S.$ 26 Million for Mahe Water Project
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has allocated a loan and a grant amounting to US$ 25.995 million dollars to finance a water project in Mahe in the Seychelles. Read more »
March 31, 2015
Comoros: Development Partners Work With Comoros to Help Repair the Country's Ailing Energy Industry
Development institutions and power companies responded to a call made by the Union of the Comoros and the African Development Bank (AfDB) to attend a High-Level Consultation, which… Read more »
March 27, 2015
Comoros: Discussions to Reform Ailing Energy Industry in the Comoros
A High Level Consultation gathering took place on Wednesday, March 25 at the African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan to discuss solutions to ending the energy problem in… Read more »
March 25, 2015
Uganda: Uganda to Hold Managing for Development Results Meeting
To: 27/03/2015 Read more »
Comoros: Tackling the Challenges of the Current Energy Crisis in the Comoros
Location: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Read more »
March 12, 2015
East Africa: Facilitating Regional Integration in East Africa - AfDB Supports Mombasa-Mariakani Highway Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Loan of US $123 million to Kenya for the… Read more »
March 05, 2015
Uganda: Global Environment Facility (GEF) Supports Climate Resilience in Uganda
The African Development Bank Board approved an additional financing of US $8.37 million (on March 4, 2015 from the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) Least Developed Countries… Read more »
March 10, 2015
Africa: Madagascar Afrik4r Assessment Validation Workshop and Ministerial Meeting On Managing for Development Results
To: 12/03/2015 Read more »
March 04, 2015
Eritrea: AfDB Approves Us $19 Million in Loans and Grants to Boost Skills of Tradespeople and Agro-Scientists in Eritrea
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors approved on March 3 in Abidjan a US $19-million project comprising an African Development Fund (ADF) loan of US… Read more »
February 25, 2015
East Africa: First Afrik4r-Comesa Peer Review Meeting Launched in Nairobi
The first peer-review meeting for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) under the Africa for Results (AfriK4R) initiative kicked off in the Kenyan capital… Read more »
February 18, 2015
Tanzania: The AfDB Group Supports Power Trade Between Kenya and Tanzania
ADF US $144.9 million loan to Kenya-Tanzania Power Interconnection Project Read more »
February 12, 2015
Africa: AfDB Awards U.S.$1 Million Emergency Relief Assistance for Drought Victims in Somalia
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has awarded US $1 million emergency relief assistance to Somalia where over one million people affected by drought and famine are in dire… Read more »
February 03, 2015
Comoros: Kaberuka Receives Medal in Recognition of AfDB's Support in the Comoros
The Union of the Comoros paid tribute to the long-lasting support provided by the African Development Bank (AfDB) during a ceremony held in the capital of Moroni on February 2.… Read more »
January 23, 2015
Kenya: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Launches AfDB - Financed Nairobi Outer Ring Road Improvement Project
Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, accompanied by members of his Cabinet, officially launched, on Thursday, January 22, the commencement of the construction of the… Read more »
January 20, 2015
Seychelles: AWF to Help Tackle Rising Sanitation Demands in the Seychelles
The African Water Facility (AWF) announced on January 19, 2015 that it has approved a €1.07-million grant for the development of an Integrated Comprehensive Sanitation Plan… Read more »
January 13, 2015
Tanzania: Sefa to Support Solar-Hybrid Mini-Grids in Rural Growth Centres in Tanzania
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved at the end of 2014 a USD 420,000 preparation grant to Jumeme - Rural Power Supply Ltd (JRPS) to support the development of a… Read more »