April 11, 2019
Rwanda: The African Development Bank Commemorates Kwibuka25
Who: Rwandan Embassy in Côte d'Ivoire, Rwandan Community in Côte d'Ivoire and the African Development Bank Read more »
January 17, 2019
Rwanda: African Development Bank and Rwanda Sign Financing Agreements Worth €115 Million for Water Projects
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed financing agreements worth €115 million with the Government of Rwanda to support the Rwanda Sustainable Water Supply and… Read more »
December 17, 2018
Rwanda: African Development Bank Approves €115 Million, Providing 1.5 Million People Access to Water
The African Development Bank's Board has approved additional funding support of €115 million to Rwanda's Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Program, enabling 1.5 million… Read more »
November 28, 2018
Africa: 2018 African Economic Conference in Kigali - Together for a Common Purpose to Achieve an Outcome
If you have visited Rwanda, no doubt you would have heard of Umuganda, a vast clean-up operation that takes place every last Saturday of the month. The transformative civic… Read more »
October 24, 2018
Rwanda: The 2018 Mid-Term Review of the African Development Fund, Kigali, Rwanda
"The Bank knows how much more still needs to be done in the economic transformation of Africa. This is why being fit for purpose in every respect is necessary for improving… Read more »
October 17, 2018
Rwanda: Rwanda and African Development Bank Sign €229 Million Loan Agreements to Finance Electricity Projects
The Honorable Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Dr. Uzziel NDAGIJIMANA signed on behalf of the Government of Rwanda and Mrs. Martha PHIRI, Bank Group Country Manager for… Read more »
October 03, 2018
Africa: 2018 African Economic Conference, Kigali, Rwanda, to Focus On Regional and Continental Integration for Africa's Development
The African Economic Conference (AEC) will hold its thirteenth edition from 3-5 December 2018 in Kigali Rwanda, under the theme: Regional and Continental Integration for Africa's… Read more »
October 01, 2018
Rwanda: African Development Bank Injects $266 Million Into Rwanda's Electricity Expansion Project
The African Development Bank has approved a loan of $266 million to support Rwanda's program to improve electricity supply reliability and expand access to electricity as part of a… Read more »
March 19, 2018
Rwanda: African Development Bank, Partners Fund Construction of 208-Kilometre Regional Road Project in Rwanda
1.1 million people to benefit Read more »
Africa: Rwanda Innovation Fund Project to Receive U.S. $30-Million Loan From African Development Bank
The Board of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of US $30 million to support the establishment of Rwanda Innovation Fund (RIF). The main objective of the… Read more »
January 10, 2018
Rwanda: Martha Phiri, Bank Group's Country Manager to Rwanda, Presents Her Letters of Accreditation
The African Development Bank Group's newly appointed Country Manager to Rwanda, Martha Phiri, on January 8, 2018, presented her Letters of Accreditation to Olivier J.P.… Read more »
November 24, 2017
Africa: AfDB Earmarks U.S.$84m for Skills and Business Development in Rwanda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$84.3m loan to finance a Skills and Business Development Programme (SBDP) in Rwanda. Read more »
November 17, 2017
Rwanda: AfDB - Board Approves U.S.$ 171 Million Loans for Water and Sanitation Programme
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved two loans amounting to US$ 171 million to finance Rwanda's Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation… Read more »
August 17, 2017
Africa: With ALSF Support, Rwanda Lays Foundation Stone of Bugesera International Airport
On the 9th of August, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame laid the foundation stone of the country's newest transportation hub, the Bugesera International Airport. Read more »
July 13, 2017
Africa: Connecting the Continent - With Alsf Support, Rwanda Concludes Concession Agreement for New Bugesera International Airport
With the backing of the African Legal Support Facility, the Government of Rwanda has taken a concrete step toward becoming a transportation hub for the East African region with the… Read more »
June 02, 2017
Africa: African Development Bank Approves U.S. $343,000 to Enhance Honey Production in Rwanda
- 80% of beneficiaries are women Read more »
February 01, 2017
Rwanda: The African Water Facility Supports Rwanda to Maximize Its Water and Sanitation Investments
The African Water Facility (AWF) provided a grant of close to €2 million to the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to support the development of a 25-year national water… Read more »
January 10, 2017
Africa: AfDB Signs Loan Agreements to Finance Busega-Mpigi Express Highway Project Linking Uganda and Rwanda
Uganda's Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, and Gabriel Negatu, East Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office Director General,… Read more »
November 23, 2016
Africa: AfDB Board Approves 2017-2021 Country Strategy Paper for Rwanda
Earmarks over US $900-million support package to support Rwanda's economic transformation Read more »
November 04, 2016
Rwanda: Launch of the Rwanda Sustainable Energy for All (Se4all) Action Agenda
The Honorable Minister of Infrastructure of Rwanda, James Musoni, officially launched on November 1, 2016, the SE4All Action Agenda, during the iPAD Rwanda Energy Infrastructure… Read more »
July 26, 2016
Africa: African Development Bank Supports Employability and Entrepreneurship in Rwanda With USD 50 Million
The programme will support the government of Rwanda efforts to promote skills in high value added production in key economic sectors such as manufacturing, agro-processing, energy,… Read more »
July 18, 2016
Rwanda: AfDB and Rwanda Sign a USD 93 Million Financing Agreement to Rehabilitate a Road Project
Claver Gatete , Minister of Finance and Economic planning, and Makonnen Negatu Bank's resident representative in Rwanda, at the signing ceremony of loan agreement of the Regional… Read more »
July 13, 2016
Rwanda: AfDB-Rwanda - Board Approves U.S.$50 Million for Skills, Entrepreneurship Development and Job Creation Programme
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) loan of USD 50 million to finance the third phase of the Skills,… Read more »
June 22, 2016
East Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 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 13, 2016
Africa: Speech Delivered By President Akinwumi At the 7th African Agricultural Science Week
Good morning Your Excellency President Paul Kagame ably represented by the Prime Minister, Honorable Anastase Murekezi, the AU Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and… Read more »
