March 18, 2021
Liberia: African Development Bank Group Supports Domestic Debt Market Development in the Gambia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia
The African Development Bank Group has launched a project to support development of domestic debt markets and financial systems in four West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) countries:… Read more »
July 26, 2019
Africa: Tripartite Signing Ceremony of the African Development Bank-Funded Project
The African Development Bank has extended a $3 million grant from the Transition Support Facility (TSF) to the Republic of The Gambia for sustainable urban development of the… Read more »
June 13, 2019
Gambia: Gambia President Adama Barrow Awarded the Great Builder Super Prize
At a ceremony held on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, 12 June, the president of Gambia, Adama Barrow, was awarded the Great… Read more »
January 25, 2019
Africa: Major Bridge Linking Gambia to Senegal Ushers in New Era of Connectivity
Cars, trucks and pedestrians plied the new bridge linking the Gambia and Senegal Thursday, ushering in a new era of connectivity and integration for the two West African nations. Read more »
February 20, 2018
Gambia: African Development Bank Group Rallies Support for Gambia's National Development Plan 2018-2021
A donor pre-engagement on Gambia's new National Development Plan (NDP), is scheduled to take place in Dakar, Senegal from 20 to 22 February 2018. Read more »
May 31, 2017
Gambia: AfDB-the Gambia - Country Strategy Update and Portfolio Review
An African Development Bank (AfDB) mission visited Banjul from 8-12 May 2017 to hold talks with the Government and other stakeholders on updating the Second Joint Assistance… Read more »
February 27, 2017
Gambia: Sefa Commits Close to U.S.$1 Million to Energy Access in the Gambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB)-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US $995,000-grant to the Republic of The Gambia to implement a programme to… Read more »
February 17, 2017
Gambia: AfDB Undertakes Mission to the Gambia for Dialogue and Portfolio Review
An African Development Bank mission, in collaboration with the World Bank Group, visited Banjul, the Gambian capital, from February 1-4, 2017 in order to engage with the new… Read more »
February 03, 2017
Gambia: Gambia's Aquaculture On the Path of Sustainable Development
The Gambia continues to face escalating food and nutrition deficits, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). As in most African countries,… Read more »
June 01, 2016
Gambia: The Gambia Awarded U.S. $1.5 Million to Undertake a Sweeping Strategic Program for Climate Resilience
With support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), The Gambia has been granted US $1.5 million under the Climate Investment Funds' Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (CIF… Read more »
October 01, 2015
Gambia: AfDB Supports Improved Electricity Access in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia and Senegal
The African Development Bank approved on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 a €121.5-million [1] package to the Gambia River Basin Development Organization (OMVG) to improve… Read more »
April 18, 2014
Gambia: AfDB Board Approves Us $8.2-Million Senior Loan for Medical Clinic in the Gambia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 in Tunis, a US $8.2 million loan to The Gambia's Horizons Clinic. The Horizons Clinic… Read more »
October 18, 2013
Gambia: AfDB Grants Volo U.S. $284 500 for Credit Bureau Initiative in Senegal and the Gambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and VoLo signed on Friday, October 18 a grant agreement amounting to US $284,472 to facilitate financial inclusion and improve the efficiency of… Read more »
May 29, 2013
Africa: ALSF Backs Gambia's Bid for Greater Banjul Power Project
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), on 28 May in Marrakech, signed a $US 400,000 agreement with The Gambia to provide legal assistance in the negotiations of independent… Read more »
May 28, 2013
Africa: AfDB Boosts Food and Agriculture Sector Development Project in the Gambia
The African Development Bank Group and The Gambia, on May 28, 2013 in Marrakech, signed a USD 26.6 million protocol agreement to boost the agricultural production and food security… Read more »
November 19, 2012
Africa: Bank Approves U.S.$2.9 Million Grant to Finance Economic and Financial Reform in the Gambia
The African Development Bank Group approved Wednesday a grant of 1.88 million UA (US $2.9 million) to the Republic of The Gambia to finance the Economic and Financial Governance… Read more »
April 02, 2012
Africa: Infertile Land in Gambia Put to Plough Due to Joint AfDB/IFAD
More than 140,000 poor people, of whom 52% are women across the Gambia have enjoyed greatly increased crop output after formerly unproductive land was put to the plough as a result… Read more »
Africa: Infertile Land in Gambia Put to Plough Due to Joint AfDB/IFAD
More than 140,000 small farmers across the Gambia have enjoyed greatly increased crop output after formerly unproductive land was put to the plough as a result of a USD 17.5… Read more »
March 16, 2012
Africa: AfDB Grants U.S.$ 7m to Gambia for Rural Water and Sanitation Access
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed two grant agreements with the Gambian government totalling USD 7 million to improve access to clean drinking water and better… Read more »
December 19, 2011
Africa: ADF Finances U.S.$107.4 M Transport Infrastructure Project in the Gambia (AfDB)
Project will bolster West African regional integration Read more »
July 28, 2010
Africa: AfDB Seminar on Role of Parliaments in Promoting Good Public Financial Management
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April 15, 2010
Africa: The AfDB Group Approves an AWF Grant to the Gambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, approved an African Water Facility grant of 1,988,582 Euros to The Gambia to support a National Water Sector Reform… Read more »
April 14, 2009
Africa: AfDB Participates in the Gambia's 2008-2018 Reform Strategy Endorsement
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group recently attended the endorsement of The Gambia's 2008-2011 civil service reform strategy. The strategy was presented to the National… Read more »
January 09, 2009
Africa: AfDB: The Gambia - Grant Financing of Livestock And Horticulture Development Project
The protocol agreement on a grant to finance the livestock and horticulture development project which was approved by the African Development Fund (ADF) Board of Directors on the… Read more »
November 21, 2007
Africa: African Development Fund Approves U.S. $ 264 Million Loans And Grants for Kenya, Madagascar And the Gambia
Kenya, Madagascar and the Gambia are the beneficiaries of loans and grants with a combined value of 167.8 million Units of Account (UA*), about US$263.76 million, approved in Tunis… Read more »
