October 12, 2016
Africa: AfDB Approves 570 Million Rands Loan to Finance Affordable Housing in South Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a Senior Loan of ZAR 570 million to South Africa's Housing Investment Partners Trust 2 -HIP2), also… Read more »
October 05, 2016
Malawi: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 22 Million to Finance Youth Agribusiness Project in Malawi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$22.33 million concessional loan to the Republic of Malawi to finance the country's Agricultural Infrastructure and Youth in… Read more »
September 08, 2016
Mozambique: African Water Facility - Improving Mozambique's Resilience to Climate Change and Reducing Vulnerability to Floods
The African Water Facility (AWF) has granted €1.8 million to Mozambique to finance a development plan and feasibility studies for urban sanitation, drainage and solid waste… Read more »
September 07, 2016
Africa: Stakeholders Gather in Angola to Validate National Sustainable Energy for All (Se4all) Action Agenda and Investment Prospectus
Angola's Secretary of State of Energy, Joaquin Ventura, opened the validation workshop for Angola's SE4All Action Agenda and Investment Prospectus on 26 August 2016 in Luanda on… Read more »
August 16, 2016
Mozambique: Mission Visits Dam Rehabilitation Project Expected to Provide Water to 17,000 People in Mozambique
On August 3, 2016, the African Development Bank's Resident Representative in Mozambique, Joseph Ribeiro, and various members of the diplomatic community visited the Massingir Dam… Read more »
July 05, 2016
Africa: African Water Facility - Study to Upscale Smallholder Irrigation in Zambia
A new set of studies, financed by a grant of €1.4 million from the African Water Facility (AWF) will help develop smallholder irrigation in Zambia, through the Upscaling of… Read more »
July 08, 2016
Southern Africa: Lighting Up and Powering Africa - AfDB Boosts Eskom's Electricity Generation Capacity With a Usd 1.34 Billion Jumbo Loan
Within the context of the New Deal on Energy for Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and South Africa's power utility (Eskom) on Wednesday, July 7, 2016 in Johannesburg,… Read more »
June 30, 2016
Mozambique: AfDB and UN Commit to Fight Malnutrition in Mozambique
On June 29, 2016 the UN Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Representative in Mozambique, Marcia de Castro, paid a courtesy visit to the African… 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 »
April 07, 2016
Malawi: AfDB President Adesina Pledges Support to Malawi and Urges Sustained Reforms
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 began a two-day visit in Blantyre, Malawi, where he has pledged to continue… Read more »
April 01, 2016
Southern Africa: AfDB Group Announces Us $549-Million Drought Response Package for Eastern and Southern Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, announced Friday a relief package of US $549 million in support of 14 countries most affected by the ongoing… Read more »
June 10, 2016
Africa: Infrastructure Africa 2016 Forum Opens in Johannesburg
The two-day Infrastructure Africa 2016 forum kicked off Thursday, June 9, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more »
May 31, 2016
Malawi: AfDB, Malawi Ink U.S. $1-Million Humanitarian Assistance Grant Agreement
The African Development Bank and the Government of the Republic of Malawi signed a grant agreement for a humanitarian emergency assistance to mitigate the effects of the 2015… Read more »
May 27, 2016
Africa: Goodbye, Lusaka - On to Ahmedabad - Curtain Falls On AfDB's 2016 Annual Meetings
The 51st Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 42nd Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund (ADF) wound up on Friday, May 27,… Read more »
Zambia: AfDB to Support Zambia in Development of Renewable Energy Projects
Zambian Minister of Energy and Water Development, Dora Siliya, announced that her Ministry will in the next fortnight meet African Development Bank (AfDB) Resident Representative… Read more »
May 26, 2016
Africa: A Resounding Africa Day At the AfDB's Annual Meetings in Lusaka
Africa Day takes place on May 25 every year, commemorating the signature of the founding agreements of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was formed in Addis Ababa on… Read more »
May 24, 2016
Africa: President Adesina Shares AfDB's New Transformation Agenda As Annual Meetings Open in Lusaka
"Africa must think big, act big and deliver big. We must never show low ambitions for Africa," African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina said on Tuesday, May 24,… Read more »
May 23, 2016
Africa: African Development Bank Chief Arrives in Zambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says Africa's integration is vital in eliminating challenges such as under-nutrition and the unfavourable climatic conditions which have… Read more »
May 22, 2016
Africa: All Roads Lead to Zambia As Delegates Converge On Lusaka for AfDB Annual Meetings
Hundreds of participants have converged on Lusaka for the 51st Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 42nd Meetings of the African… Read more »
May 19, 2016
Zimbabwe: High-Level Delegation From Zimbabwe Calls On the African Development Bank On the Country's Arrears Clearance
On 18 May 2016, a High-Level Delegation from Zimbabwe, led by the country's Finance and Economic Development Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, called on the African Development Bank… Read more »
May 04, 2016
Africa: AfDB to Unveil Strategies for Africa's Transformation At 2016 Annual Meetings in Lusaka
The African Development Bank Group will unveil its new agenda for the continent's economic transformation at this year's Annual Meetings scheduled to take place from May 23-27 in… Read more »
April 28, 2016
Africa: AfDB 2016 Annual Meetings Preparations Well Underway in Zambia
The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has commended the Government of Zambia for its commitment to successfully host the Bank's 2016 Annual Meetings next month. The preparations for… Read more »
May 09, 2016
Africa: Stakeholders Gather in Zambia to Launch the Sustainable Energy for All (Se4all) Country Action Process
Government officials, representatives of international organizations, private sector and civil society, gathered from May 4-6, 2016 in Chimbombo, Zambia, for the official kick-off… Read more »
Eswatini: Swaziland Secures U.S.$63-Million AfDB Loan to Finance Smallholder Irrigation Project
Swaziland has secured a US $63 million (ZAR 2.01 billion) loan to finance the second phase of the Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project (LUSIP II) in the southeastern part of… Read more »
April 25, 2016
Zimbabwe: AfDB's Approval of U.S.$25-Million Trade Finance Facility to Cabs to Boost Zimbabwe's Local Firms
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a US $25-million Trade Finance Line of Credit facility to Central Africa Building Society (CABS) of Zimbabwe… Read more »
