October 11, 2013
Africa: AfDB Launches 3-Year U.S.$ 500 Million Inaugural Green Bond
On Thursday, 10th October 2013, the African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, launched its inaugural Green Bond transaction. Read more »
October 10, 2013
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Receives U.S. $50.66 Million Grant for Drainage of Ouagadougou Districts
Burkina Faso will receive a US $50.66 million (UA 33.02 million) grant to finance a drainage and solid waste management project in the outlying districts of Ouagadougou. The… Read more »
Mali: Mali to Receive U.S. $75.5 Million Soft Loan to Finance a Drinking Water Supply Project
The African Development Bank Group approved on Wednesday, October 9 a US $75.5 million (UA 50 million) soft loan for Mali to help the country finance a drinking water supply… Read more »
October 09, 2013
Togo: AfDB Mobilizes U.S.$ 8.93 Million of Adaptation Finance From the Global Environment Facility for Togo
The Council of the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) hosted by the Global Environment Facility has approved on September 20, 2013 a project aiming at strengthening climate… Read more »
October 07, 2013
Africa: African Countries Getting Ready for Green Climate Fund
The African Development Bank (AfDB) organized the first African stakeholder consultation meeting on the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Tunis on 26-27 September, 2013. The objective of… Read more »
October 04, 2013
Ghana: SEFA and WAFCEF Partners Gather in Ghana
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), a multi-donor initiative administered by the African Development Bank (AfDB), will participate at the West Africa Clean Energy… Read more »
October 02, 2013
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Receives Support for Green Growth With New AfDB Report
Report explores challenges and opportunities of growth in a fragile state Read more »
October 01, 2013
Ghana: Ghana Set to Increase Community Engagement and Transform Its Forestry Sector
With African Development Bank (AfDB) support, Ghana has received $9.75 million approval from the Climate Investment Funds' (CIF) Forest Investment Program (FIP) to undertake the… Read more »
September 27, 2013
Zambia: Zambia Gets $38 Million Green Light to Increase Climate-Resilient Growth in the Kafue Sub-Basin
With African Development Bank (AfDB) support, Zambia has received approval for a $38 million infusion of support from the Climate Investment Funds' (CIF) Pilot Programme for… Read more »
September 26, 2013
Sierra Leone: AfDB Approves US $43.27 Million for Sierra Leone's Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group met on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in Tunis and approved US $43.27 million (UA 28.845 million) to finance… Read more »
September 23, 2013
Africa: Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Scales-Up Operations With USAID Support
The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved the conversion of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) - a bilateral trust fund established with funding from the… Read more »
September 16, 2013
Southern Africa: AfDB Strengthens Cooperation With Nordic Development Fund in Climate Change Initiatives
The Nordic Development Fund Manager for Southern Africa, Johanna Palmberg, visited the African Development Bank's Zambia Field Office (ZMFO) on September 13, 2013 to discuss the… Read more »
September 13, 2013
Africa: World Water Week 2013 in Stockholm - Africa in the Limelight
Thousands of the world's government representatives, water experts and industry leaders gathered in Stockholm from September 1-6, 2013 for World Water Week. With water cooperation… 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 »
September 12, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: AfDB Approves Us $21.50 Million Funding for Climate Change Mitigation Project in DRC
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 in Tunis approved a US $21.50-million Forest Investment Program (FIP) grant to… Read more »
September 05, 2013
Africa: AfDB Support to Senegal's Efforts to Protect Lake Guiers
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is supporting Senegal's efforts to protect Lake Guiers in the northern part of the country with a loan and a grant totaling US $24.42… Read more »
August 30, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo Gets $21.5 Million Green Light to Transform Its Vast Forests
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has won approval of a $21.5 million grant from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to jump-start sustainable management of its critically… 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 14, 2013
Zimbabwe: Lake Harvest Fish Farm - Enhancing Sustainable Food Security in Zimbabwe
The Lake Harvest Aquaculture project on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, financed by the AfDB Group, is the largest sustainable Tilapia fish farming in Africa. It creates jobs in Zimbabwe,… Read more »
August 13, 2013
Africa: Adaptation to Climate Change - Water and Agriculture Sectors
African countries have hardly contributed to global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, they are the most affected by climate change, putting livelihoods and natural assets at risk. Read more »
August 05, 2013
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 23, 2013
Africa: AfDB Enhances Operational Capacity to Track Climate Finance in Development Projects
African Development Bank experts in energy, transport, water supply and sanitation, agriculture, and forestry have begun hands-on training to implement a solid approach to track… Read more »
July 17, 2013
Africa: La BAD a Dédié 4 Milliards de dollars à la finance climatique en 2011 et 2012
La Tunisienne Hela Cheikhrouhou a été désignée, le 26 juin 2013, première directrice exécutive du nouveau Fonds vert pour le climat (FVC),… Read more »
July 02, 2013
Africa: AfDB and Global Environment Facility to Strengthen Climate Change Adaptation With Usd 33.58 Million
The Global Environment Facility Council has approved a grant of USD 11.3 million, to be channeled through the AfDB, for climate adaptation activities in Cameroon, Djibouti and… Read more »
July 04, 2013
Africa: Greenpeace Director to Explain 21st Century Environmentalism At AfDB Eminent Speakers Event
The Executive Director for Greenpeace International, Dr. Kumi Naidoo, will on 4 July 2013 address Bank staff in Tunis on the 'new environmentalism'. The address on 'What the World… Read more »
