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 21, 2013
Africa: Malawi and Kenya Launch AfDB Financed Lilongwe West By-Pass Road Project
Malawi President Mrs. Joyce Banda and Kenyan President Mr. Mwai Kibaki, who was on a three-day state visit to Malawi, officially launched the construction of the ADF financed… Read more »
January 18, 2013
Africa: Kenyan University Celebrates Graduation of a New Pool of Science and Technology Students
On December 7, 2012, in a speech to the graduating class of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki thanked the African Development Bank… Read more »
December 19, 2012
Africa: Green and Inclusive Project to Benefit the Horn of Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Group has approved US $125 million in funding for the first phase of a drought resilience project and provision of long-lasting… Read more »
December 26, 2012
Africa: Three Bank-Financed Projects Filmed for International Year of Sustainable Energy
Three major energy projects financed by the African Development Bank in Ouarzazate, Morocco; Menengai, Kenya; et Bujagali, Uganda; were featured in a film project which captured 25… Read more »
December 17, 2012
Africa: AfDB Invests in Kenya's Young Innovators
Last month's conclusion of the Appstar Challenge demonstrated that Kenyan youth are the driving force of the country's revolution in innovation and entrepreneurship. The African… 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 06, 2012
Africa: AfDB and Kenya Sign Multi-Million Dollar Loan Agreement to Finance Hydroelectric Power Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday signed two loan agreements with the Government of Kenya amounting to millions of dollars to finance a major regional hydroelectric… Read more »
November 30, 2012
Africa: AfDB Invests $43.7 Million in Kenya's Higher Education Sector
The African Development Bank has approved a US $43.7 Million loan to the Kenyan Government to enhance education and training institutions and develop skills needed in the changing… Read more »
November 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB Investing in Kenya's Teachers to Fight HIV/Aids
The education of Kenya's youth is being threatened by HIV/AIDS. Children affected by the disease shy away from schools due to social stigmas and lack of funds, while the country is… Read more »
November 09, 2012
Africa: The Winners - Beneficiaries of the Thika Superhighway
"I can now close my business late and reach home in good time to help my kids with their homework." - Norah, pharmacy owner Read more »
East Africa: AfDB-Funded Thika Superhighway - A Masterpiece for East Africa 'A National Pride' - President Mwai Kibaki
The 50-km Nairobi-Thika superhighway, described by Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki as a source of "national pride" during its launch on November 9, covers an area that lies within… Read more »
Africa: Launch of Flagship Road Project in Kenya - 'A Dream Realized'
The Presidents of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, and the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, have launched today "the most ambitious infrastructure project in Kenya's history": the… Read more »
October 08, 2012
Africa: Partners of Harmonization for Health in Africa Discuss Action Plans for High Quality, Affordable Healthcare and Implementation of Tunis Declaration
Partners in the Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) initiative convened in Nairobi on October 4 and 5, as a follow-up to the recent Tunis Ministerial Conference for African… Read more »
October 04, 2012
Africa: AfDB's Integrated Safeguards System Undergoes Regional and International Consultation Process
The African Development Bank (AfDB) embarked on a consultation exercise across Africa on its proposed Integrated Safeguards System (ISS). The Bank consulted governments,… Read more »
September 20, 2012
Africa: AfDB Approves Us $348 Million in Funding for Kenya-Ethiopia Electricity Highway
The Board of the African Development Fund approved on Thursday, September 20, US $348 million in funding for a US $1.26-billion electricity highway project between Kenya and… Read more »
September 11, 2012
Africa: AfDB Opens Dialogue On Its First Human Capital Development Strategy
A multi-stakeholder consultation on the African Development Bank's first Human Capital Development Strategy concluded yesterday with over 80 participants from the 7 IGAD member… Read more »
September 04, 2012
Africa: AfDB Regional Director Visits Menengai Geothermal Project
Mr. Gabriel Negatu, AfDB's Regional Director in charge of the East African Regional Centre (EARC), paid an official visit to the Bank-funded Menengai geothermal site in Kenya's… Read more »
August 24, 2012
Africa: Employment Opportunities for Youth a Priority, Says Kenyan Minister
Many political and economic challenges facing the African continent can be addressed through improved employment opportunities for youth, said a Kenyan cabinet minister,… Read more »
August 22, 2012
Africa: Kenyan Officials Attend Training Session On SME Policy in South Korea
The African Development Institute (ADI) organized a second session of the African Officials Invitation Training Program on SME Policy in Seoul, South Korea recently. Fifteen Kenyan… Read more »
August 09, 2012
Africa: African Water Facility Grant Helps Kenyan Pastoralists Build Resilience to Droughts
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 »
July 23, 2012
Africa: AfDB Injects U.S. $15 Million Equity Into African Trade Insurance Agency
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved recently a USD15 million equity investment in the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) to increase its… Read more »
July 05, 2012
Africa: Enhancing Implementation of Environmental and Social Management Plans in the Agriculture
The Bank, through the natural resources and environment management, and the compliance and safeguard divisions, is holding two regional workshops in Dakar, Senegal (July 5-6, 2012)… Read more »
May 15, 2012
Africa: AFBD Co-Sponsors Innovative E-Health Event in Nairobi
Some 200 participants from more than 15 countries gathered in Nairobi on 18 and 19 April for the e-Health Africa Conference - Integrating m-Health into e-Health Strategy… Read more »
April 23, 2012
Africa: Africa Shares Lessons Learned (so Far) in Renewable Energy
Teams from Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, and Tanzania joined counterparts from around the world at the annual pilot countries meeting for the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program… Read more »