October 20, 2009
Africa: Noble Laureate Wangari Maathai to Deliver Lecture At AfDB
At the invitation of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Nobel Laureate, Wangari Maathai, will deliver a lecture at the AfDB's Temporary Relocation Agency in… Read more »
October 21, 2009
Africa: European Development Days
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October 08, 2009
Egypt: AfDB Approves U.S.$78.24 Million Loan to Finance Waste Water Treatment Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on Wednesday, 7 October 2009 in Tunis, a loan of Euro 53.33 million, equivalent to 48.56 million Units… Read more »
October 07, 2009
Africa: Egypt - AfDB Approves 53 Million Euro Loan to Finance Waste Water Treatment Project
The project objective is to improve the quality of waste-water discharged into the drainage system in Cairo East, thereby contributing to improved sanitation and a clean… Read more »
September 18, 2009
Africa: AfDB and Rwanda Sign U.S.$ 25 Million Agreements for Rural Water Supply Project
Tunis, September 18, 2009 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Rwanda, on Thursday, 10 September 2009 in Kigali, signed two grant agreements of UA 16 million (US$ 25… Read more »
September 03, 2009
Africa: U.S.$ 78 Million Loan for Water and Sanitation Project in Nigeria
The project has two broad objectives: Read more »
August 31, 2009
Africa: AfDB at Third World Climate Conference (WCC-3)
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July 02, 2009
Africa: Rwanda - U.S.$ 25 Million for Rural Water and Sanitation Programme
The funding, comprising a UA 10 million African Development Fund (ADF) grant and a UA 6 million grant from the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Trust Fund, was… Read more »
June 01, 2009
Africa: AfDB Launches Water and Sanitation Project in Malawi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) launched in Lilongwe on 28 and 29 May 2009 a Water and Sanitation project. The 5 year project with a total cost of US$47.2 million is part of… Read more »
May 20, 2009
Africa: Third African Ministerial Conference On Financing for Development Addresses
The Third African Ministerial Conference on Financing for Development begins on May 21 and concludes on May 22, 2009 in Kigali, Rwanda. Funded by the AfDB, DFID and UNECA and… Read more »
May 06, 2009
Africa: The African Development Bank 2009 Annual Meetings - A Climate Friendly Conference
On April 30, African Development Bank Vice President Zeinab El-Bakri announced “Our Annual meetings … this year are officially carbon neutral.” The Dakar meeting… Read more »
May 05, 2009
Africa: The AfDB 2009 Annual Meetings - A Climate Friendly Conference
On April 30, African Development Bank Vice President Zeinab El-Bakri announced "Our Annual meetings ... this year are officially carbon neutral." The Dakar meeting has been… Read more »
April 30, 2009
Africa: Bank Groups Rolls out Climate Risk Management and Adaptation Strategy
The strategy is informed by the underlying notion that the African continent is most vulnerable to climate change and climate variability, a situation compounded by low adaptive… Read more »
Africa: U.S.$ 27 Million Loan for Water Supply and Sanitation Project
The Niassa Provincial Towns Water and Sanitation Project approved by the AfDB Board on Wednesday in Tunis, is designed to improve access, quality, availability and sustainability… Read more »
March 19, 2009
Africa: Press Conference From AfDB Vice President - "Africa Must Make Greater Investments in the Water and Sanitation Sector"
On the sidelines of the 5th World Water Forum, the AfDB Vice President for Infrastructure, Mandla Gantsho, on March 19, 2009, held a press conference at the Istanbul Ceylan… Read more »
March 23, 2009
Africa: Africa Calls for Action at 5th World Water Forum
The Africa Regional Paper, delivered at the 5th World Water Forum by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Vice President, Mandla S.V. Gantsho, aims to articulate what it will take… Read more »
March 19, 2009
Africa: Africa's Day at the 5th World Water Forum
Istanbul, March 19, 2009-Every region has its day at the 5th World Water Forum. Wednesday March 18, 2009 was Africa's day. The African Region made its concerns known and encouraged… Read more »
March 18, 2009
Africa: AfDB Takes Africa to Istanbul
The 5th World Water Forum has opened in Istanbul, Turkey with the African Development Bank (AfDB) leading and coordinating Africa's Regional participation. The Bank had played this… Read more »
February 27, 2009
Africa: CBFF Governing Council Holds Two-Day Meeting in DRC
The 4th Governing Council meeting of the Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) will take place from 2-3 March 2009 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more »
February 18, 2009
Senegal: One Million to Benefit from Rural Water Programme Supported by the AfDB
Nearly one million people will directly benefit from a rural drinking water and sanitation program initiated by the Senegalese government with the help of a loan of 30 million… Read more »
January 28, 2009
Africa: Cameroon - US.$ 61 Million Funding for Water and Sanitation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors has approved a loan of 40 million Units of Account (UA)*, equivalent to US$ 61.6 million, to help finance a Semi-Urban… Read more »
January 19, 2009
Africa: AfDB Organizes the Second Sub Regional Consultation Workshop in Accra, Ghana
The three-day workshop brought together almost 50 participants from West, Central, East and North Africa who made critical input to the draft Regional Report that will launched on… Read more »
January 12, 2009
Africa: AfDB Leads Africa's Regional Participation - 5th World Water Forum
Following the successful organization of the 4th World Water Forum process, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has been mandated by the African Ministers' Council on Water… Read more »
December 05, 2008
Africa: AfDB and Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation
In order to help African countries face the various challenges paused by climate change, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved a Clean Energy Investment… Read more »
December 02, 2008
Africa: AfDB: Going Forward From Doha - How to Keep Africa's Aspirations Alive
How to ensure Africa maintains the momentum created since the Monterrey Summit in 2002 in a dramatically altered landscape must remain top of the agenda for Africa and her… Read more »
