February 18, 2013
Africa: AfDB and OECD Hold Regional Workshop On Green Growth in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) jointly organized the workshop "Green Growth in Africa: Concepts, Tools… Read more »
February 12, 2013
Africa: African Water Facility Promotes Safe Sanitation, Hygiene Education for Urban Poor in Liberia
The African Water Facility (AWF) offers a €1.2 million grant to the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) to support a project aimed at increasing access to sustainable and… Read more »
February 05, 2013
Africa: African Water Facility to Support Access of Urban Poor to Sanitation in Uganda
The African Water Facility offered a 1 million euro grant to the Community Integrated Development Initiatives (CIDI) to support their Kawempe Urban Poor Sanitation Improvement… Read more »
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 16, 2013
Africa: AfDB Represents MDBs At Civil Society Discussion
During the 2012 Climate Investment Funds Partnership Forum, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 6 and 7, Mafalda Duarte, CIF Coordinator for the African Development… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Hosts Meeting to Consider Private Sector Engagement in Climate Investment Funds Operations
At a CIF Partnership Forum event hosted by the African Development Bank on November 7, 2012 in Istanbul, a panel of speakers considered key points underpinning private sector… Read more »
January 03, 2013
Africa: 12th AWF Governing Council Meeting Held in Tunis
The African Water Facility (AWF) held its 12th Governing Council meeting on November 22-23, in Tunis. The meeting narrowed in on the progress made on the implementation of the AWF… Read more »
December 20, 2012
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 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 07, 2012
Africa: Doha Discussion Centres On Managing Shared Watersheds in Africa in a Changing Climate
A group of high-level experts led by the African Development Bank (AfDB) gathered for a panel discussion during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP18) on December 5 in Doha to… Read more »
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks Join Forces to Track Climate Financing
The African Development Bank led a team of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to develop a new joint approach to track climate financing including Adaptation and Mitigation… Read more »
December 06, 2012
Africa: New AfDB Report Offers Concrete Proposals for African Countries to Benefit From the GCF
A new report by the African Development Bank, in collaboration with Vivid Economics, makes concrete proposals that will facilitate access by African countries to the Green Climate… Read more »
Africa: Africa Should Build Capacity to Use Green Climate Funds, Says AfDB Vice-President
On the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP18), underway from November 26 to December 7, 2012 in Doha, Qatar, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said… Read more »
December 05, 2012
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 »
November 19, 2012
Africa: Burkina Faso, Ghana Advance Plans for Sustainably Managing Forests and Building Climate Resilience
At meetings of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) in Istanbul, Burkina Faso and Ghana received endorsement of their far-reaching plans for sustainably managing their forest sectors… Read more »
November 14, 2012
Africa: Launch of the Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project in Oyo and Taraba States
The Governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai, on October 24, and the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, on November 1, launched the Urban Water and Sanitation… Read more »
November 13, 2012
Africa: Funding Meeting Supports Large Scale Peri-Urban Sanitation Project in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Representatives of various local, regional and international development agencies and from different levels of Government met in Ouagadougou to discuss the funding of a sanitation… Read more »
November 01, 2012
Africa: Good Contracts and Clear Politics Needed to Benefit From Natural Resources
Countries have the sovereign responsibility and their citizens expect them to use their natural resources responsibly, Roger Nord, the Deputy Director, IMF Africa Department, said… Read more »
October 29, 2012
Africa: Eighth African Development Forum Wraps Up
The eighth African Development Forum (AFD VIII) wound up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday with the adoption of a Consensus Statement suggesting better ways in which African… Read more »
October 25, 2012
Africa: Africa Loses One Million Tonnes of Fish Yearly Due to Illegal Fishing
Africa loses one million tonnes of fish per year due to overfishing and bad governance in the fisheries sector. The continent's losses account for one-tenth of annual global… Read more »
October 24, 2012
Africa: AfDB Approves Climate Resilience Plans in Niger and Mozambique
In September 2012, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved three path-breaking projects for climate resilience funded by the Climate Investment Funds… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Partners Seek Egypt's Experience in Managing Wind Energy Effects On Birds and Bats
African Development Bank (AfDB) staff joined the Government of Egypt and development partners, including other Climate Investment Funds (CIF) partner development banks, at Egypt's… Read more »
Africa: Ethiopia's Prime Minister Says Natural Resources Can Catalyze Africa's Development
Mineral resources are a catalyst for development in sub-Saharan Africa, whose share of global gross domestic product is a minuscule two per cent, Ethiopia's new Prime Minister,… Read more »
October 23, 2012
Africa: Africa Challenged to Harness Natural Resources for Inclusive Growth
The 8th African Development Forum (AFD VIII) opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday with a call on African countries to harness their huge natural resources for the benefit of… Read more »
October 22, 2012
Africa: Dialogue On Natural Resources Management in Africa in Addis Ababa
Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA), the Initiative for African Land Policy (LPI) and Section Support to the Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) of the ECA will organize a day of… Read more »
