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 »
April 17, 2012
Africa: AfDB and Kenya Launch U.S.$ 150m Geothermal Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Kenya's Geothermal Development Company (GDC) have launched the Menengai geothermal project, designed to produce electricity for 500,000… Read more »
April 13, 2012
Africa: Africa-Wide Consultation On AfDB's New Integrated Safeguards System
First regional consultation shows AfDB's commitment to environmental and social sustainability Read more »
April 06, 2012
Africa: Donald Kaberuka Paid a Courtesy Call On President Mwai Kibaki
"I am fully satisfied with the African Development Bank support to Kenya" said President Kibaki. Discussions between the two leaders focused on regional integration and economic… Read more »
April 03, 2012
Africa: AfDB Holds Workshop in Nairobi On Its East African Transport Portfolio
The African Development Bank (AfDB) held a workshop on decentralization and transport projects with its development partners in East Africa in Nairobi on 21 and 22 March, where it… Read more »
March 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB Co-Organizes First Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation
The first Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) will take place from between 1 and 3 April 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya, at the Intercontinental Hotel. Hosted by the… Read more »
March 16, 2012
Africa: AfDB Supports Clean Energy and Road Infrastructure Development in Kenya
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Kenyan government signed loan and grant agreements totaling some USD 336 million in support of clean energy and road infrastructure… Read more »
March 14, 2012
Africa: CSOs Bodies Call for People-Oriented Approach for AfDB Long Term Strategy
Representatives of African civil society organisations (CSOs) ended two days of partnership talks with the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday in Nairobi, after intensive… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Talks With Civil Society Bodies End On Productive
Talks initiated by the African Development Bank with civil society organisations (CSOs) on a new partnership framework in Nairobi ended on 13 March 2012 with both sides expressing… Read more »
March 13, 2012
Africa: AfDB Organises the First Africa Forum on STI, for Youth Employment
The African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union (AU), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural… Read more »
March 12, 2012
Africa: AfDB in Talks With East and Southern African Civil Society
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and representatives of civil society organisations (CSOs) in east and southern Africa are holding partnership talks in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at… Read more »
February 23, 2012
Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya and Mali to Attend Srep Pilot Country Meeting
Between 5 and March 2012, teams from Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Liberia and Tanzania will be in Nairobi, Kenya, to attend the third meeting of pilot countries participating in the… Read more »
Africa: Integrating Mhealth Into Ehealth Strategy Implementation
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February 22, 2012
Africa: SEFA Opens Project Preparation Window
On 25 January 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) kicked off a series of launching seminars to raise awareness about the fund and seek stakeholder… Read more »
February 15, 2012
Africa: AfDB and East African Central Banks Look to Easing Inflationary Pressures
The high inflation rates that that have been plaguing the countries of East Africa recently could start to fall in 2012 and eventually reach single-digit level, a meeting organised… Read more »
Africa: AfDB-IFPRI Stakeholder Consultation Meeting On Agriculture Biotechnology
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will organize an important meeting to present and discuss the findings and… Read more »
December 16, 2011
Africa: ADF Geothermal Project to Boost Affordable, Clean Energy Supply in Kenya (AfDB)
Menengai geothermal steam field development project will set the stage for investments that will help meet Kenya's rapidly increasing demand for power and transform the country… Read more »
December 09, 2011
Africa: AfDB Loan to Support Thermal Energy in Kenya
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 7 December a 28.1 million Euro senior loan to support the Thika Thermal Power Project in Kenya. This… Read more »
November 23, 2011
Africa: Building CDM Case for Ethiopia - Kenya Hydropower Interconnection Project (AfDB)
An Ethiopia-Kenya hydropower interconnection project may be the first to benefit from work beginning conducted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), through the African Carbon… Read more »
Africa: CIF Approves Project to Expand Geothermal Energy in Kenya (AfDB)
A project to develop a geothermal steam field at Menengai, Kenya got the go-ahead on 17 November 2011 from the governing body of the Scaling Up of Renewable Energy Program in Low… Read more »
October 07, 2011
Africa: Nairobi Action Plan to Promote Land-Based Investments (AfDB)
Participants at a two-day High-Level Forum on Foreign Direct Investments in Land in Africa resolved to promote land-based investment models that increase agricultural productivity… Read more »
October 06, 2011
Africa: Multilateral Institutions - Towards an Action Plan On Land (AfDB)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Vice-President for Sector Operations, Kamal Elkeshen, is leading a large Bank Group delegation to an International High-Level Forum on Foreign… Read more »
October 04, 2011
Africa: CIF Approves Kenya's Plan to Expand Renewables (AfDB)
On 8 September 2011, the Governing Bodies of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) endorsed Kenya's investment plan for funding under its Scaling Up of Renewable Energy Program in Low… Read more »
Africa: High Level Forum On Land-Based Foreign Direct Investments in Africa (AfDB)
AfDB, AUC and UNECA to Discuss Land Investment in Nairobi Read more »
September 29, 2011
Africa: Wangari Maathai, A Global Icon
This is a time of sadness. Wangari Maathai was an icon. She was a true example of the very best that mankind stands for. Her's was a life of devotion and service to others. We at… Read more »