September 19, 2013
Kenya: Lake Turkana Wind Farm - Enhancing Access to Clean, Affordable Energy in Kenya
The Turkana Wind Power Project in Kenya will add 300MW to power generation capacity and will benefit Kenya by providing clean and affordable energy that will reduce the overall… Read more »
September 13, 2013
Comoros: AfDB Provides Us $20.1 Million to Support Clean Energy in the Comoros
The Comoros Energy Sector Support Project will receive grants totaling US $20.1 million to finance the rebuilding the country's electricity sector. The financing source is… Read more »
September 12, 2013
Tanzania: Tanzania Poised to Transform National Energy Sector With Influx of Renewables
On September 12, the Republic of Tanzania received endorsement from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) of an investment plan which will help the country to scale-up the development… Read more »
September 11, 2013
Africa: AfDB Extends Us $150 Million to Mauritius Commercial Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, September 11 a financing package consisting of US $120 million multi-sector line of credit… Read more »
September 02, 2013
Africa: The AfDB Grants U.S $1.5 Million to Flood Victims and to the University of Nyala in Darfur
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Sudan on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, signed two Protocol of Agreements in which the Bank provided Emergency Assistance of… Read more »
August 28, 2013
Djibouti: Geothermal Exploration Project in Lake Assal Region Launched
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Djibouti on Monday, August 26, signed the funding agreements, totalling US $7.5 million, for a geothermal exploration… Read more »
August 27, 2013
Tanzania: AfDB Launches Pilot Business Development Initiative in the Industries and Services Sectors
The Private Sector Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB) is launching a three-month pilot business development initiative in the industries and services sectors in… Read more »
August 21, 2013
Africa: Afdb President Urges Enhanced Value Chain Development
"What will it take for African exports to move up the global value chain?" This is the question that African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka posed to delegates and… Read more »
August 13, 2013
Kenya: Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Kenya
Nakuru, Kenya's fourth largest city is a major industrial and tourist center. Read more »
August 05, 2013
Rwanda: African Development Fund - Skills, Jobs and Entrepreneurship in Rwanda
Rwanda has been an economic success and has maintained a strong growth path averaging 8% per year over the last decade. Rwanda has made remarkable progresses on the Millennium… Read more »
Ethiopia: Harar Water Supply and Sanitation Project - Improving Livelihoods and Enhancing Water Security in Ethiopia
The project addressed a looming water and sanitation crisis in the historic and touristic town of Harar and the surrounding four towns. The water availability and quality from Lake… Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: U.S. Department of the Treasury Awards - Gender Support in Cote d'Ivoire and Agriculture in Uganda
It is a tremendous honour to be here with my colleagues to receive these awards. Read more »
Africa: Two AfDB Projects in Uganda and Côte d'Ivoire Receive Us Treasury Awards for Development Impact
Two outstanding African Development Bank (AfDB) initiatives, based in Uganda and Côte d'Ivoire, received Development Impact Honors on Thursday, July 25 from the US Treasury… Read more »
Africa: Uganda Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme
Transport constraints in many rural communities in Eastern and Central Uganda made it extremely difficult for farmers to market their produce. Read more »
July 08, 2013
Africa: AfDB and Sefa Provide Usd 7.5 Million to Support Geothermal Potential in Djibouti
A new project supported by the African Development Group (AfDB) plans to exploit the geothermal potential in the Lake Assal region to enable Djiboutian population's access to a… Read more »
June 28, 2013
Africa: AfDB Trains On Debt Management in Sudan
A training on Debt Sustainability Analysis, organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), kicked off in Khartoum on 23 June 2013, to train Sudanese experts dealing with Sudan's… Read more »
June 27, 2013
Africa: AfDB Supports Energy Access Project in Rwanda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a combined loan and grant amounting to US$ 41 million in support of an energy project in Rwanda.… Read more »
Africa: AfDB's Kaberuka Heads to Tanzania - Energy in Focus
African Development Bank (AfDB): President Donald Kaberuka arrives in Tanzania at the weekend for the visit by US President Barack Obama, whose focus will include an initiative to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB's Kaberuka Heads to Tanzania - Energy in Focus
African Development Bank (AfDB): President Donald Kaberuka arrives in Tanzania at the weekend for the visit by US President Barack Obama, whose focus will include an initiative to… Read more »
May 31, 2013
Africa: AU Revoir Marrakech - Curtain Falls On Afdb 2013 Annual Meetings
Governors Endorse AfDB's Return to headquarters in Abidjan; Approves Ten-Year Strategy 2013-2022 Kigali, Abidjan and Lusaka to Host 2014, 2015 and 2016 AMs, respectively. Read more »
May 29, 2013
Africa: The AfDB Finances the Harnessing of Drainage Basins in Burundi
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) undertook on May 28, 2013, to provide financing for the harnessing of drainage basins and improved climate resilience in Burundi. The… Read more »
May 30, 2013
East Africa: AfDBSupports Drought Resilience Programmes in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel
Discussions on how to build drought resilience in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel were held on 28 May 2013 in Marrakech on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African… Read more »
May 29, 2013
Africa: Liberia and Rwanda Praised for Efforts to Meet Mdg Targets
With only 1,000 days to go before the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline, participants at a high-level seminar organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) have… Read more »
May 28, 2013
Africa: President Kagame Says Agriculture Is Key to Africa's Transformation
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has identified agriculture as a key sector that can enable Africa's economic transformation. Read more »
May 25, 2013
Africa: AfDB President Commends AU During 50th Anniversary Celebrations
"The sleeping giant is on its way," stated African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka during the opening of the 50th anniversary of the African Union in the Ethiopian… Read more »