Africa: Kenya - Green Zones Development Support Project - Promoting Conservation, Employment And Food Security

The Kenyan government's efforts to arrest the depletion of the country's forest and promote environmentally sustainable agriculture is receiving a big boost from the African… Read more »

Africa: AfDB And Morocco Negotiate Rabat-Casablanca Coast Water Supply Project

AfDB water and sanitations experts and a Moroccan delegation from the country's national water authority (ONEP) and economy ministry have entered into discussion regarding the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB At 2010 Global Conference On Agricultural Research for Development

An AfDB delegation led by Sector Operations Vice President, Kamal El Kheshen, participated in a conference on agricultural research for development (GCARD 2010) which took place… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Participate in First Africa Meteorology Ministers Conference

The African Development Bank will participate in the First Conference of Ministers Responsible for Meteorology in Africa scheduled to take place from 12-16 April in Nairobi, Kenya.… Read more »

Africa: AfDB/Burundi - Launch of Infrastructure Action Plan for Sustainable Development

The Government of Burundi and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will officially launch an "Action Plan for Infrastructure in Burundi" in Bujumbura on 2 April. Read more »

Africa: AfDB - Building More Effective Partnerships

The AfDB Partnership Forum 2010 got underway on Wednesday 24 March 2010 in Tunis, with a strong emphasis on the need to improve dialogue and cooperation in support of Africa's… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Ethiopia Field Office Other Stakeholders in Celebrating World Water Day

At the invitation of Asfaw Dingamo, Minister of Water Resources, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Ethiopia Field Office joined officials of the Government, Parliamentarians and… Read more »

Africa: World Water Day, 22 March - Clean Water for a Healthy World

The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. Read more »

Africa: Africa Carbon Forum 2010

The Africa Carbon Forum (ACF) is a regional platform established to promote knowledge and information sharing including business facilitation among the main carbon market players… Read more »

Africa: The Awf And Chitungwiza Work Towards Providing Clean Water And Improved Sanitation

In response to a request from the Chitungwiza Municipality, the African Development Bank (AfDB), acting in their capacity as Trustee of the African Water Facility (AWF), has… Read more »

Africa: Delhi Sustainable Development Summit Maintains Momentum On Climate Change in Run-Up to Mexico

The three-day 10th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, held at Taj Palace, New Delhi, India ended on February 7, 2010, with participants calling for a global concerted effort to… Read more »

Africa: The 10th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit

Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group was represented by: Dr. Anthony Okon Nyong, Head of Unit, Gender Climate Change and Sustainable Development… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change - African Leaders Call for the AfBD to Play a Key Role for Africa

In speeches delivered on 16 December 2009 in Copenhagen, African leaders have called for an increased presence of the AfDB in Africa on climate change. These leaders, including… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB President is Attending the Copenhagen Conference

Among other things, he participates in an event with potential technical and financial partners of the existence of Congo Basin Forest Fund. Read more »

Africa: AfDB At Cop 15

Although the Bank has an observer status at the UNFCCC and cannot be involved in the negotiations, it is visibly participating at Conference of Parties (COP 15). Read more »

Africa: COP 15 and Africa

The risks posed by climate change in Africa do not respect political boundaries as they are common to the entire continent. There is no single part of Africa that is spared its… Read more »

Africa: The World Conservation Union Discusses Environmental Issues with the AfDB

Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, in Tunis received a World Conservation Union (IUCN) delegation, led by its Director General, Julia… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change Conference

Leading international financial institutions committed to fight against climate change and call for comprehensive Copenhagen agreement Read more »

Africa: Multilateral Banks Call for Climate Deal

A joint statement by multilateral development banks and the International Monetary Fund in anticipation of the Copenhagen Conference:The heads of the world’s leading… Read more »

Africa: The AWF Governing Council to Hold Its Annual Meeting in Mauritania

The African Water Facility (AWF) Governing Council is an important body whose mission is to determine the general policy direction of the Facility in its annual meetings. The… Read more »

Africa: The African Development Bank Extends Its Support to the Wastewater Sector in Egypt

This long- term foreign currency loan, of an amount of Euro 53.3 million, approved by the Bank's Board in Tunis last month, will contribute to the financing of the Gabal El-Asfar… Read more »

Africa: Second African Water Week - AfDB Sets the Scene

The AfDB delegation led by Vice President Bobby Pittman attended the opening ceremony of the Second African Water Week which is being held in Midrand, South Africa from 9-13… Read more »

Africa: Central African Republic - U.S.$ 16 M for Water And Sanitation Project

This project covers three divisional headquarters situated in the South-West and Centre-West of the Central African Republic, namely Berberati, Bouar and Bossangoa and surrounding… Read more »

Africa: Kenya - U.S. $ 123 M for Water And Sanitation Project in Rural Areas

The project addresses the water supply and sanitation problems in a number of small towns and the provision of water storage in Yatta area. Read more »

Africa: The AfDB At Second African Water Week (AWW-2) in South Africa, 9-13 November 2009

The first African Water Week was organized by the AfDB jointly with the African Ministers's Council on Water (AMCOW) and held in March 2008, in Tunis. Having gathered more than 500… Read more »