Sudan: The AfDB Brings Together Sudanese and Egyptian Experts to Discuss Regional Food Security

On November 27, 2013 the African Development Institute (EADI) of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) and the Ministry… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Launches the 2013 African Economic Outlook in Khartoum, Sudan

The African Development Bank on November 26, 2013 launched the 12th Edition of the African Economic Outlook in Khartoum, Sudan. Read more »

Africa: New African Development Bank Executive Director Visits Sudan

The Executive Director of the African Development Bank, Alieu Ngum, representing the constituency comprising Sudan, The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone concluded a two-day… Read more »

Africa: AfDB, Government of Rwanda and Development Partners Discuss Role of Natural Resources

The African Development Bank, the Government of Rwanda and development partners launched the 2013 African Economic Outlook (AEO) on November 6 in Kigali, underscoring the role of… Read more »

East Africa: AfDB Signs Two Trade-Related Programs Worth $8.5 Million With Comesa

A delegation from the African Development Bank led by Moono Mupotola, Division Manager, Regional Integration and Trade (ONRI), and Freddie Kwesiga, Resident Representative in… Read more »

Togo: Togolese Delegations in Rwanda to Discuss Teaching and Microfinance

With the assistance of the African Development Bank (AfDB), a high-level 13-person delegation from Togo visited Kigali, from October 20-27, 2013. Read more »

East Africa: AfDB Rolls Out the First Capacity Building Program

On average 40-60% of public expenditure goes to education, health and other types of social spending in Africa, which calls for improved governance, voice and accountability in… Read more »

South Sudan: AfDB to Cooperate With South Sudan in Water Sector

The African Development Bank Group has approved a grant for an assessment study of a water supply and sanitation program for 11 small and medium-sized towns in South Sudan. Read more »

Burundi: AfDB and Burundi Discuss Ways to Address the Country's Fragility

Members of the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s High Level Panel on Fragile States, Greg Mills and Rakiya Omaar, undertook from 23rd to 24th October 2013, a mission to Burundi to… Read more »

Tanzania: Two Businesses From Cote d'Ivoire and Tanzania Win Grants From the Agriculture Fast Track Fund

"Two new applicants have been awarded grants under the Agriculture Fast Track Fund," the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on 18 October 2013. This coincides with the… Read more »

Rwanda: AfDB to Participate in Rwanda ICT and Innovation Summit

The African Development Bank (AfDB), will participate in "Transform Africa 2013 Summit" to be hosted by the government of Rwanda from 28 to 31 October in Kigali. This pan African… Read more »

East Africa: AfDB Supports COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Capacity Building Programme

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, October 9, 2013, approved a grant of US $7.5 million to finance the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Capacity… Read more »

Ethiopia: A Socio-economic Success Story

One of the success stories of Africa today is the socio-economic turnaround of a number of countries over the past decade, including Ethiopia, according to a recent African… Read more »

Africa: Regional Integration Key to the Development of South Sudan

In July 2011, South Sudan became the world's newest country, following a long-awaited referendum on independence. With the support of various civil society leaders, national and… Read more »

Sudan: AfDB Grants U.S. $3.2 Million for Technical Assistance to Sudan for PRSP Preparation

On Thursday October 3, 2013, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Sudan signed a Protocol of Agreement for Technical Assistance for the preparation of a full… Read more »

Kenya: An Inclusive Business Workshop to Take Place in Nairobi on 29-30 October 2013

A workshop on "Private Investment and Job Creation" will take place in Nairobi, Kenya on 29-30 October 2013. Read more »

Kenya: First ADF Partial Risk Guarantee Approved in Kenya for Largest African Wind Power Project

The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved the Lake Turkana Transmission Line Delay Partial Risk Guarantee for €20 million, the first of the African Development… Read more »

East Africa: Djibouti-Ethiopia Power Interconnection - Hydro-Powering East Africa

Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti, stated "This (project) is to reduce significantly the cost of the energy bill that weighs as much on the competitiveness of our economy as on… Read more »

Africa: Ethiopia-Kenya Power Interconnection - Phases I and II - the Power of Regional Interconnection

Within the current global energy crisis, interconnecting the regional electric energy networks is the best alternative to transfer expensive thermal generation into regional as… Read more »

East Africa: The Menengai Project Kenya - Pioneering Geothermal Development in East Africa

In a country where 84% of the population does not have energy access and where the geothermal potential is among the greatest in the world, the Menengai geothermal steam field… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »