January 25, 2013
Africa: The Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program
The priority areas emanating from the study and selected by the Bank for intervention include: (i) Water Resources Infrastructure, (ii) Livestock Infrastructure, (iii) Markets and… Read more »
January 21, 2013
Africa: Malawi and Kenya Launch AfDB Financed Lilongwe West By-Pass Road Project
Malawi President Mrs. Joyce Banda and Kenyan President Mr. Mwai Kibaki, who was on a three-day state visit to Malawi, officially launched the construction of the ADF financed… Read more »
January 18, 2013
Africa: Kenyan University Celebrates Graduation of a New Pool of Science and Technology Students
On December 7, 2012, in a speech to the graduating class of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki thanked the African Development Bank… Read more »
January 16, 2013
Africa: AfDB Approves Us $24 Million Equity Investment to Boost East African Development Bank's Balance Sheet
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved today an equity investment of US $24 million in the East African Development Bank (EADB) to strengthen… Read more »
January 15, 2013
Africa: Bank President Pays Courtesy Call to Ethiopian PM
On the sideline of the meeting between the heads of the African Development Bank, African Union Commission and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa that took place… Read more »
January 12, 2013
Africa: Heads of AfDB, Auc and Uneca Discuss Continent's Socio-Economic Transformation
The President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, and the Executive Secretary of the United… Read more »
January 09, 2013
East Africa: AfDB Report Recommends Generic Roadmap for Fiscal Convergence in Comesa Region
A new report by the African Development Bank makes concrete proposals for the establishment of a monetary union in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa region… Read more »
December 19, 2012
Africa: Green and Inclusive Project to Benefit the Horn of Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Group has approved US $125 million in funding for the first phase of a drought resilience project and provision of long-lasting… Read more »
December 26, 2012
Africa: Three Bank-Financed Projects Filmed for International Year of Sustainable Energy
Three major energy projects financed by the African Development Bank in Ouarzazate, Morocco; Menengai, Kenya; et Bujagali, Uganda; were featured in a film project which captured 25… Read more »
December 19, 2012
East Africa: Green and Inclusive Project Usd 125 Million for the Horn of Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Group, approved a project in the amount of USD 125 million for the first phase of the drought resilience project and provision of… Read more »
December 20, 2012
Africa: The AfDB Approves a Usd 3 Million Loan to Support the Energy Sector and Financial Governance
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) granted, on December 19th 2012, a loan in the amount of USD 3 million to Comoros to support the energy sector reforms,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Promotes Greater Access to Water and Sanitation Services in Zanzibar
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on December 19th 2012, a USD 21 million package to finance the implementation of the Zanzibar Urban Water and Sanitation Project in… Read more »
December 17, 2012
Africa: AfDB Invests in Kenya's Young Innovators
Last month's conclusion of the Appstar Challenge demonstrated that Kenyan youth are the driving force of the country's revolution in innovation and entrepreneurship. The African… Read more »
December 14, 2012
Africa: AfDB Launches U.S. $1.6 Million Grant Project in Sudan
On December 14, 2102 in Khartoum, the African Development Bank and the Government of Sudan launched the project on Capacity Enhancement for Debt Management and Resource… Read more »
December 11, 2012
Africa: Interview With Frannie Léautier, Executive Secretary, African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
The African Development Bank celebrated 25 years of monitoring and evaluation work in early December. Frannie Léautier, current Executive Secretary of the African Capacity… Read more »
December 10, 2012
Africa: African Water Facility Grant Helps Kenyan Pastoralists Build Resilience to Climate Change in Drought Prone Areas
An estimated 150,000 people from pastoral communities, including students and teachers from six schools based in Kenya's Baringo, Kiambu West and Laikipia districts, are to benefit… Read more »
December 06, 2012
Africa: AfDB and Kenya Sign Multi-Million Dollar Loan Agreement to Finance Hydroelectric Power Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday signed two loan agreements with the Government of Kenya amounting to millions of dollars to finance a major regional hydroelectric… Read more »
East Africa: Board Approves ICT Strategy, Mena Transition Fund and Projects in East Africa
The Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday approved the institution's Information Technology Strategy 2013-2015 and the Bank Group's… Read more »
December 11, 2012
Africa: AFCOP to Launch AfriK4R Initiative At Fifth Annual Meeting
The African Community of Practice is organizing its fifth annual meeting to formally launch the Africa Knowledge for Results initiative (AfriK4R), an AfDB-funded project in Tunis,… Read more »
December 05, 2012
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$103 Million Project to Support Higher Education, Science and Technology in Uganda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, on November 21, approved the Uganda Support to Higher Education, Science and Technology Project, a key Human Development… Read more »
Africa: The AWF, the Government of Sudan and the AfDB Jointly Launch the First Peace-Building Water Project in Darfur
Over 750,000 people from three Darfur states will have improved access to water supply and sanitation through a €3.3 million African Water Facility (AWF) grant. The project… Read more »
December 03, 2012
Africa: Project Implementation Workshop Kicks Off in Khartoum, Sudan
On Sunday, December 2, 2012, the African Development Institute (EADI) in collaboration with the Sudan Field Office (SDFO) launched a Project Implementation Workshop in Khartoum,… Read more »
November 30, 2012
Africa: AfDB Invests $43.7 Million in Kenya's Higher Education Sector
The African Development Bank has approved a US $43.7 Million loan to the Kenyan Government to enhance education and training institutions and develop skills needed in the changing… Read more »
November 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB Investing in Kenya's Teachers to Fight HIV/Aids
The education of Kenya's youth is being threatened by HIV/AIDS. Children affected by the disease shy away from schools due to social stigmas and lack of funds, while the country is… Read more »
November 23, 2012
Africa: AFDB Signs U. S $0.26 Million Protocol Agreement With Mamoun Beheiry Centre in Khartoum, Sudan
On Tuesday 20th November 2012, the AfDB signed a US$ 0.26 million protocol agreement with Mamaoun Beheiry Centre for Economic and Social Studies and Research (MBC), a policy… Read more »