October 06, 2015
Africa: World Food Day, October 16 - "Social Protection and Agriculture - Breaking the Cycle of Rural Poverty"
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September 23, 2015
Madagascar: AfDB Approves Rural Youth Enterprise Project for Food Security in Madagascar
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved two loans amounting to US$ 24.55 million for Madagascar to help reduce the country's food insecurity and fragility. Read more »
September 16, 2015
Africa: AfDB Approves US$ 121 Million for Electricity Expansion to Rural Households in Uganda
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board approved on 16 September 2015 a US$ 121 million loan and grant to help Uganda's government improve access to electricity for rural… Read more »
September 04, 2015
Africa: Zanzibar Celebrates Safe Rural Water With the African Development Bank
The President of Zanzibar, on his tour of the island archipelago, has praised the Isles Ministry for the improvements to the lives of the islanders, made possible by the African… Read more »
June 03, 2015
Africa: AfDB Unveils Strategy for Water and Sanitation in Rural Areas
African Development Bank key stakeholders in its rural water and sanitation initiative have defined the outlines of an ambitious four-year strategy, to be aligned with UN… Read more »
April 14, 2015
Africa: AfDB Participates As Key African Partner in Land Policy Conference in Washington
The African Development Bank was well represented at the annual World Bank Land and Poverty Conference in Washington, DC, with one of the Bank's directors chairing three sessions… Read more »
December 13, 2013
Africa: Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Meets in Abuja
The first Rural Water and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Coordination Committee took place in in Abuja, Nigeria on 5 December 2013. The meeting aimed to facilitate coordination at… Read more »
July 15, 2013
Africa: High Youth Unemployment Opens Door to Political Instability
Using statistical analysis, this African development Bank's publication titled 'Youth Unemployment and Political Instability in Selected Developing Countries' shows that in a given… Read more »
May 21, 2013
Nigeria: Cross River State - Rural Access and Mobility Project in Nigeria
AfDB at the centre of rural economic transformation, bringing rapid development to rural areas. Read more »
August 29, 2012
Africa: Improving Statistics for Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture, and Rural Development
Agriculture plays a key role in Africa's development in terms of economic growth, enhanced living standards, poverty reduction and increased food security. For this reason, African… Read more »
July 27, 2012
Senegal: AfDB Finances Rural Development in Casamance in Senegal
Casamance, located in southwestern Senegal, has been involved in a struggle for independence since the 1980s. The Rural Development Support Project in Casamance (PADERCA) falls… Read more »
July 17, 2012
Africa: Rehabilitation of the Agricultural and Rural Sector
The economic crisis of the 1980s, exacerbated by the armed conflicts of the 1990s in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has resulted in a drop in farmer assistance, desertion of… Read more »
June 29, 2012
Africa: Guinea Bissau - The AfDB Finances the Rehabilitation of the Agricultural and Rural Sectors
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August 05, 2011
Africa: Conference On Land Policy in Africa (AfDB)
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) Consortium comprises the African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
