Africa: The ALSF/Palu Capacity Building Project

The African Legal Support Facility ("ALSF" or the "Facility") which was approved by the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank ("AfDB" or the "Bank") on April 30, 2008,… Read more »

Africa: Leveraging International Commercial Law to Serve Economic Development in Africa

The African Legal Support Facility (ASLF) and the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) will jointly launch a capacity building project in international commercial law on the 11 and 12… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Usd 25 Million for Kivuwatt Project in Rwanda

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Thursday, 3 February 2010 in Tunis, a USD 25-million senior private sector loan to finance the KivuWatt… Read more »

Africa: AfDB And ACBF - 20 Years of Support And Investment in Nurturing Capacity

The African Development Bank (AfDB), a founding member of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), will participate in the ACBF Summit marking its 20th anniversary, from… Read more »

Africa: Workshop On AfDB Regional Integration Strategy Paper for Eastern Africa in Nairobi

An African Development Bank (AfDB) Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP) for Eastern Africa will be validated at a workshop scheduled to take place on 11 November in Nairobi,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Rwanda's Manufacturing Sector Approves U.S.$ 30 Million Loan to Cement Company

Tunis - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 in Tunis, a U.S.$ 30-million loan to finance the construction of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Reforms Are On Track - Outgoing Executive Director Peter Sinon

Mr. Peter Sinon, who has just been appointed Minister of Investment, Natural Resources and Industry in his country, Seychelles, served the AfDB and the continent for six good… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Additional US$ 32.5 Million for Kenya

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a supplementary loan of UA 22.05 million* (USD 32.5 million) to Kenya under the African Development… Read more »

Africa: Civil Society Organizations Share Experience And Knowledge

In view of the forthcoming conference on Peace and State Building in Africa, to be held in Kigali, Rwanda from 16 to 19 February 2010, the second pre-conference consultation for… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Funding for Burundi-Rwanda-Tanzania Railway Project Study

The second phase of the Dar es Salaam-Isaka-Kigali/Keza-Musongati Railway project study will cover the existing 970-km Dar es Salaam-Isaka railway link and its extensions. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Group Approves U.S.$ 47 Million Grant for Bugesera Project

The overall objective of the project is to help reduce poverty. Its specific objective is to improve food security in Bugesera region by increasing agricultural production. PAIR… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Rwanda Sign U.S.$ 25 Million Agreements for Rural Water Supply Project

Tunis, September 18, 2009 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Rwanda, on Thursday, 10 September 2009 in Kigali, signed two grant agreements of UA 16 million (US$ 25… Read more »

Africa: Doing Business Report 2010 - Rwanda Becomes World's Top Reformer

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Africa: US Congressional Delegation Visits AfDB's Key Projects in Rwanda

A five-person US congressional delegation on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, visited two AfDB-financed projects on the outskirts of Kigali. The delegation, led by Representative Greg… Read more »

Africa: Rwanda - U.S.$ 25 Million for Rural Water and Sanitation Programme

The funding, comprising a UA 10 million African Development Fund (ADF) grant and a UA 6 million grant from the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Trust Fund, was… Read more »

Africa: Third African Ministerial Conference On Financing for Development Addresses

The Third African Ministerial Conference on Financing for Development begins on May 21 and concludes on May 22, 2009 in Kigali, Rwanda. Funded by the AfDB, DFID and UNECA and… Read more »

Africa: U.S.$ 45 Million ADF Budget Support Grant for Poverty Reduction Programm

The overall goal of the PRSSP III approved by the ADF Board on Wednesday in Tunis is to contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction in Rwanda in line with the strategic… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Group Approves Over U.S .$235 Million for Five Operations in Sierra Leone, Kenya, DRC and Rwanda

The Boards approved 10 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 15 million, from the AfDB/ADF grant under the Supplemental Support Window of the Fragile States Facility… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Butare-Kitabi-Ntendezi Road Project

The objective of the project is to open up the rural areas to increase sub-regional trade. Specifically, The Butare-Kitabi-Ntendezi Road Project aims at facilitating the movement… Read more »

Africa: Donor Round-Table on Tanzania-Rwanda-Burundi Railway Project Ends on Positive Note in Tunis

A donor round-table on the Tanzania-Rwanda-Burundi railway project that started on Monday, March 16, 2009, ended on Tuesday in Tunis, Tunisia, on a positive note as the project was… Read more »

Africa: Round-Table on Tanzania-Rwanda-Burundi Railway Project Continues

A round-table on the Tanzania-Rwanda-Burundi Railway project that started on Monday, March 16, 2009, continued on Tuesday in Tunis with deliberations split in three sessions. Read more »

Africa: AfDB, Rwanda and Burundi Sign Draft Agreement on Road and Electricity Projects

The Bank Group on Monday, March 16, 2009, in Tunis signed a loan agreement of Units of Account (UA) 100 million for the Nyamitanga-Ruhwa-Ntendezi-Mwittyazo multinational road… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Rwanda Sign Grant Agreements for Skills and Enterprise Development

The agreements were signed by Rwanda's Finance Minister, James Musoni, and the Bank Group's Field Office Resident Representative, Jacob Diko Mukete. Read more »

Africa: AfDB and ICGLR Sign Trust Instrument

The Bank Group and the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on Wednesday, September 10, 2008, signed a trust instrument for the administration and management… Read more »

Rwanda: U.S. $ 50 Million ADF Grant for Poverty Reduction Strategy Support Programme

The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of UA 33 million (US$ 50 million) to help finance the… Read more »