June 13, 2016
Africa: Fashion and Textile Industries Can Grow African Economies
African culture is on the rise, not just on the continent but across the globe. The life and music of Fela Kuti attracted thousands to the Broadway musical in New York and… Read more »
June 23, 2016
Africa: "Feed Africa" - AfDB Develops Strategy for Africa's Agricultural Transformation
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved an agricultural transformation strategy for a competitive and inclusive agribusiness sector that… Read more »
June 22, 2016
East Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 245 Million to Finance Uganda-Rwanda Transport Project and Boosts Regional Trade in East Africa
On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, the African Development Bank approved USD 245 million in loans and grants to the Governments of Uganda and Rwanda to finance a transport project that… Read more »
June 10, 2016
Africa: Infrastructure Africa 2016 Forum Opens in Johannesburg
The two-day Infrastructure Africa 2016 forum kicked off Thursday, June 9, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more »
June 02, 2016
Africa: A Postscript to the 2016 Annual Meetings: Building on the Momentum, and Looking Ahead with the High 5s
"We are agents of change and we have an agenda for change, and that agenda is called the High 5s" Read more »
May 28, 2016
Africa: Partnership to Address Infrastructure Challenges in Africa
Three international firms have partnered to help address infrastructure challenges in Africa through investments in equity projects. Read more »
May 26, 2016
Africa: African Economies on High Grounds as AfDB Readies to Leverage Resources for Accelerated Growth and Transformation
Despite the difficult and challenging global economic situation, African countries achieved considerable economic progress in 2015, registering a 3.6% average GDP growth during the… Read more »
May 10, 2016
Africa: EU Joins AfDB in Operationalizing Nile Equatorial Lake Countries Interconnection Project
The African Development Bank announced on April 19, 2016 that it is helping operationalize studies financed by the European Union Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-AITF) which… Read more »
April 16, 2016
Africa: Unprecedented Collaboration Among Development Partners to Improve Infrastructure Implementation
The inaugural Global Infrastructure Forum 2016 convening here today brings together for the first time the leaders of the multilateral development banks (MDBs) -- African… Read more »
April 08, 2016
Africa: AfDB Nominated for Continental Infrastructure Awards
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has been shortlisted for the Africa investor (Ai) Infrastructure Project Developer Awards 2016. It has been nominated in the category of Ai… Read more »
March 17, 2016
Rwanda: AfDB Approves Loan for Rwanda's First Regional Hydropower Public-Private Partnership Project
The African Development Bank Group announced on 16 March a US$ 24 million loan to support Rwanda's contribution to the development of the Multinational Ruzizi III Hydropower… Read more »
January 28, 2016
Mali: AfDB Announces Fcfa 60 Billion Package to Finance Mali-Cote d'Ivoire Road Infrastructure Project
On January 25, 2016 in Bamako, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Mali reached an agreement on a FCFA 60-billion funding package, including a 40-billion FCFA… Read more »
January 27, 2016
Morocco: AfDB Lends Morocco $112.3 Million to Improve the Tangier-Casablanca-Marrakech Railway Route
On Wednesday, January 27, 2016, in Abidjan, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a loan of US $112.3 million to Morocco for the improvement of… Read more »
January 22, 2016
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Concludes Capacity-Building Training On PPPs in Infrastructure Projects
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and its partners concluded a five-day training focused on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in infrastructure projects. Read more »
December 21, 2015
Africa: AfDB Invests in Transformative Regional Railway and Port Infrastructure in Mozambique and Malawi
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), through its private sector window, has approved a Senior Loan equivalent to USD 300 million to support the… Read more »
December 09, 2015
Africa: Experts Cite Urgent Need to Expand and Improve Africa's Ports to Meet Rising Demand
The competitiveness of Africa's economies will depend on the efficiency of African ports, according to the African Development Bank's first Transport Forum held at its headquarters… Read more »
November 19, 2015
Africa: AfDB Showcases Abidjan-Lagos Road Corridor As Model of Infrastructure Driven Regional Integration
A key activity of the just concluded Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week was a site visit to the Abidjan-Lagos corridor, where participants came face to… Read more »
November 16, 2015
Africa: ALSF Legal Advisors Recognised As Transportation and Infrastructure Team of the Year
The African Legal Awards recognized Hogan Lovells as the Transportation and Infrastructure Team of the year for their role in advising the governments of Benin and Niger on the… Read more »
November 15, 2015
Africa: Infrastructure, a Catalyst for Africa's Development
The first-ever Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week opened on Friday, November 13 in Abidjan, with the African Development Bank (AfDB) reiterating its… Read more »
November 13, 2015
Africa: High Level Forum to Brainstorm On Solutions to Integrate Africa Through Bridging Its Infrastructure Gap
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October 12, 2015
Egypt: Remarks Delivered By AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina At Signing Ceremony of Sharm El-Sheikh Airport Development Project Loan Facility With the Government of Egypt
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Read more »
Egypt: AfDB and Egyptian Government Sign USD 50-Million Loan for Sharm El-Sheikh Airport Development Project
The African Development Bank and the Government of Egypt, on Saturday, October 10 in Lima, Peru, signed the loan agreement for USD 50 million from the Africa Growing Together Fund… Read more »
October 01, 2015
Cote d'Ivoire: The AfDB Injects 8.226 Billion CFA Francs to Boost Industrial Competitiveness in Côte d'Ivoire
On 30 September, the African Development Bank (AfDB) formally approved a grant of 8.226 billion CFA francs (approximately US $14.4 million) to Côte d'Ivoire from the African… Read more »
September 30, 2015
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $428 Million in Energy and Infrastructure, Transport and Water Projects in Eight African Countries
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 approved combined loans and grants amounting to US $428.43 million to finance… Read more »
September 25, 2015
Africa: Cooperating Partners Call for Strengthened and Strategic Collaboration in the Preparation of Nepad Infrastructure Projects
Cooperating partners who provide financial support to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) hosted by the… Read more »