October 31, 2020
South Sudan: African Development Bank Group Approves $440,000 Emergency Relief Assistance for Flood Victims in South Sudan and Sudan
The African Development Bank Group has approved an emergency assistance relief package of $440,000 to fund ongoing humanitarian and emergency relief efforts in areas recently hit… Read more »
September 22, 2020
South Sudan: African Development Bank Covid-19 Response Grant Is Saving Lives in South Sudan
A $4 million COVID-19 response grant from the African Development Bank has boosted South Sudan's capacity to respond to the health crisis created by the pandemic. Read more »
June 17, 2020
South Sudan: African Development Bank Approves $4 Million Grant to Bolster South Sudan's COVID-19 Response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a UA 3 million ($4.16 million) grant to South Sudan to support the emergency response to COVID-19 and… Read more »
May 18, 2020
Africa: "City of Darkness" No Longer, African Development Bank Supported Electricity Project Lights Up Capital
Araya Hizkias, the owner of a water bottling company in South Sudan's capital Juba, used to rely on a diesel generator to keep his business going, which gobbled into his profits… Read more »
November 22, 2019
South Sudan: South Sudan - African Development Bank-Financed Upgraded Juba Power Distribution System Comes Onstream
The government of South Sudan on Thursday commissioned a $38 million upgraded power distribution system financed by the African Development Bank to restore reliable electricity… Read more »
September 20, 2019
South Sudan: Bank Approves $17.7 Million for First Education Project
The Board of the African Development Bank approved a proposal for $17.7 million on 5 September, 2019 to finance the first social sector project in South Sudan since the Bank's… Read more »
August 23, 2019
South Sudan: African Development Bank's Water and Sanitation Project Set to Improve Lives in South Sudan
The water tankers of Juba - more than a thousand of them - are a daily feature of the city and its environs, supplying much needed potable water for the residents, but at a higher… Read more »
July 26, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Helps to Modernise South Sudan's Financial Systems
The African Development Bank Board on 17th July 2019 approved $6.6 million funding to finance South Sudan's payment and settlement systems integration project. The project is… Read more »
June 25, 2019
South Sudan: African Development Bank Approves Usd 24.7 Million for Water and Sanitation Development in South Sudan
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on June 20, 2019, approved a proposal to commit $24.7 million to finance the South Sudan Strategic Water Supply and… Read more »
April 12, 2019
South Sudan: Thousands Receive Food, Thanks to Emergency Response Project Supported By the African Development Bank, WFP
Thousands of people in South Sudan have received relief from a food security project which is addressing the nation's severe food and nutrition needs. Read more »
March 21, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank, Ati Support Leads to U.S.$ 27.62 Million in Commercial Risk Insurance Cover
Trade facility gets boost with US$ 100 million from TDB Read more »
March 05, 2019
South Sudan: South Sudan Nets U.S.$ 14.2 Million in Non-Oil Revenue for First Time, With the Support of the African Development Bank
South Sudan has achieved its highest ever receipt of US$14.2 million in non-oil tax revenues for the first time in the nation's history, through the efforts of a revamped state… Read more »
August 01, 2017
Africa: AfDB Signs U.S.$ 78 Million Grant Agreements With Governments of Somalia and South Sudan to Strengthen Drought Resilience and Address Chronic Hunger and Malnutrition
Somalia grant of US$ 34.8 million set to benefit 804,000 individuals South Sudan grant of US$ 43.8 million set to benefit 300,000 individuals Read more »
Africa: AfDB Signs U.S.$ 78 Million Grant Agreements with Governments of Somalia and South Sudan
Somalia grant of US$ 34.8 million set to benefit 804,000 individuals Read more »
Somalia: AfDB Signs U.S.$ 78 Million Grant Agreements With Governments of Somalia and South Sudan
Somalia grant of US$ 34.8 million set to benefit 804,000 individuals South Sudan grant of US$ 43.8 million set to benefit 300,000 individuals Pastoralists and agro-pastoralist… Read more »
April 13, 2017
South Sudan: AfDB Approves U.S. $18.15 Million to Support South Sudan's Membership in the African Trade Insurance Agency and Trade & Development Bank
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US $18.15 million facility to the Government of South Sudan (GRSS), to assist the country with the required resources for… Read more »
South Sudan: African Development Bank Group Provides U.S.$10.61 Million Supplementary Loan to Rehabilitate and Expand Electricity Distribution Networks in Juba, South Sudan
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) supplementary loan of US $14.57 million to rehabilitate and expand… Read more »
February 02, 2017
South Sudan: AfDB Director General, East African Region, Hands Over Keys to Bank-Funded Customs Office Building in Juba, South Sudan
African Development Bank Group Director General, East African Region, Gabriel Negatu handed over the keys to the new Bank-funded Customs Building to the Government of South Sudan… Read more »
August 02, 2016
South Sudan: AfDB Stands By South Sudan and Approves €6-Million Grant for Resilient Water Project for Improved Livelihoods in Juba
The livelihoods of some 230,000 people in Juba, South Sudan, will be improved thanks to a key water project approved on July 14, 2016 by the Board of Directors of the African… Read more »
July 15, 2016
South Sudan: AfDB Approves € 6 Million Grant for Water Project to Improve Livelihoods in South Sudan
The Board Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) at its seating on 14th July 2016 approved a grant of Euro 5.9 million from the Transition Support Facility-Trust… Read more »
June 19, 2015
South Sudan: AfDB Provides Support to Strengthen Economic Governance and Management in South Sudan
Construction of South Sudan Customs Service headquarters in Juba is underway. Funded by the African Development Bank, the activity is part of support provided through the Public… Read more »
June 18, 2015
East Africa: AfDB Extends Horn of Africa Drought Mitigation Project to Djibouti and Sudan
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has extended its multimillion multi-phased Horn of Africa drought resilience programme with a US $16-million soft loan to Djibouti and a… Read more »
January 09, 2015
Uganda: African Water Facility to Help Tackle Food Insecurity, Flooding and Droughts in Uganda and South Sudan.
The African Water Facility (AWF) announced on January 9, 2015 that it has offered a €1.97 million grant to the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP) to… Read more »
May 23, 2014
South Sudan: Ministers Call for an International Commitment to Peace and Development in South Sudan
Only three years after independence, the world's youngest country was still celebrating its newly acquired freedom before it was plunged into violent conflict. On December 15,… Read more »
December 18, 2013
Africa: ADF U.S.$26 Million Grant to Expand Electricity Distribution Networks in South Sudan
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Grant of US $26 million , to rehabilitate and expand the distribution… Read more »
