November 04, 2009
Africa: Kenya - U.S. $ 123 M for Water And Sanitation Project in Rural Areas
The project addresses the water supply and sanitation problems in a number of small towns and the provision of water storage in Yatta area. Read more »
Africa: The AfDB At Second African Water Week (AWW-2) in South Africa, 9-13 November 2009
The first African Water Week was organized by the AfDB jointly with the African Ministers's Council on Water (AMCOW) and held in March 2008, in Tunis. Having gathered more than 500… Read more »
October 08, 2009
Egypt: AfDB Approves U.S.$78.24 Million Loan to Finance Waste Water Treatment Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on Wednesday, 7 October 2009 in Tunis, a loan of Euro 53.33 million, equivalent to 48.56 million Units… Read more »
October 07, 2009
Africa: Egypt - AfDB Approves 53 Million Euro Loan to Finance Waste Water Treatment Project
The project objective is to improve the quality of waste-water discharged into the drainage system in Cairo East, thereby contributing to improved sanitation and a clean… Read more »
September 18, 2009
Africa: AfDB and Rwanda Sign U.S.$ 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 »
September 03, 2009
Africa: U.S.$ 78 Million Loan for Water and Sanitation Project in Nigeria
The project has two broad objectives: Read more »
July 02, 2009
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 »
June 01, 2009
Africa: AfDB Launches Water and Sanitation Project in Malawi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) launched in Lilongwe on 28 and 29 May 2009 a Water and Sanitation project. The 5 year project with a total cost of US$47.2 million is part of… Read more »
April 30, 2009
Africa: U.S.$ 27 Million Loan for Water Supply and Sanitation Project
The Niassa Provincial Towns Water and Sanitation Project approved by the AfDB Board on Wednesday in Tunis, is designed to improve access, quality, availability and sustainability… Read more »
March 19, 2009
Africa: Press Conference From AfDB Vice President - "Africa Must Make Greater Investments in the Water and Sanitation Sector"
On the sidelines of the 5th World Water Forum, the AfDB Vice President for Infrastructure, Mandla Gantsho, on March 19, 2009, held a press conference at the Istanbul Ceylan… Read more »
March 23, 2009
Africa: Africa Calls for Action at 5th World Water Forum
The Africa Regional Paper, delivered at the 5th World Water Forum by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Vice President, Mandla S.V. Gantsho, aims to articulate what it will take… Read more »
March 19, 2009
Africa: Africa's Day at the 5th World Water Forum
Istanbul, March 19, 2009-Every region has its day at the 5th World Water Forum. Wednesday March 18, 2009 was Africa's day. The African Region made its concerns known and encouraged… Read more »
March 18, 2009
Africa: AfDB Takes Africa to Istanbul
The 5th World Water Forum has opened in Istanbul, Turkey with the African Development Bank (AfDB) leading and coordinating Africa's Regional participation. The Bank had played this… Read more »
February 18, 2009
Senegal: One Million to Benefit from Rural Water Programme Supported by the AfDB
Nearly one million people will directly benefit from a rural drinking water and sanitation program initiated by the Senegalese government with the help of a loan of 30 million… Read more »
January 28, 2009
Africa: Cameroon - US.$ 61 Million Funding for Water and Sanitation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors has approved a loan of 40 million Units of Account (UA)*, equivalent to US$ 61.6 million, to help finance a Semi-Urban… Read more »
January 19, 2009
Africa: AfDB Organizes the Second Sub Regional Consultation Workshop in Accra, Ghana
The three-day workshop brought together almost 50 participants from West, Central, East and North Africa who made critical input to the draft Regional Report that will launched on… Read more »
January 12, 2009
Africa: AfDB Leads Africa's Regional Participation - 5th World Water Forum
Following the successful organization of the 4th World Water Forum process, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has been mandated by the African Ministers' Council on Water… Read more »
November 19, 2008
Africa: AfDB Approves 10th Drinking Water Supply Project in Morocco
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$ 97.2 million (33.84 million Euros and 53.34 million dollars) loan to finance Morocco's 10th Drinking Water Supply Project,… Read more »
November 11, 2008
Africa: Tanzania - U.S.$ 42 Million for Zanzibar Water And Sanitation Project
Efforts to improve water supply and sanitation in Zanzibar have received strong support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group which on Tuesday in Tunis, approved a… Read more »
October 30, 2008
Africa: AfDB Hosts Seminar on Sustainable Water Resources Management
The African Water Facility (AWF) seminar on sustainable water resources management opened on Tuesday in Tunis, under the chairmanship of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's… Read more »
July 30, 2008
Africa: AfDB and Mali Sign U.S. $52 Million Agreements for Water & Sanitation Program
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, 30 July 2008, in Tunis, signed a loan and grant agreements of 32 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 52… Read more »
July 03, 2008
Africa: Prince of Orange Calls for Urgent Actions in Africa's Water And Sanitation Sector
Prince Willem-Alexander of Orange, Netherlands, early this week called on African leaders to take urgent actions to speed up efforts in the water and sanitation sector on the… Read more »
July 02, 2008
Africa: Malawi - AfDB Approves US $ 47 Million for National Water Development Programme
Efforts by Malawi to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction received a boost on Wednesday in Tunis, where the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank… Read more »
July 01, 2008
Africa: MDGs - The AfDB Sets Example in Water and Sanitation Sector
Africa may not reach the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on water and sanitation, says a report by the United Nations System presented to the African Union Summit which opened on… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Mobilizes Development Partners for Africa's Water and Sanitation Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Monday, June 30, 2008, said that «the AfDB looks forward to efficiently contributing to efforts aimed… Read more »
