Africa: AfDB Group Approves U.S. $ 52 Million for Water and Sanitation Project in Mali

Mali will benefit from a combined loan and grant of 32 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 52 million (FCFA 22 billions) to finance a drinking water supply and… Read more »

Africa: ADF Approves US$15 Million Supplementary Loan to Fund Nouakchott Water Supply Project

Tunis, 29 May 2008 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, approved on Wednesday in Tunis, a… Read more »

Africa: Uganda: Joint Review on Water and Sanitation Sector

African Development Bank Group experts together with Austria, Denmark, Germany (GTZ), Japan (JICA), Sweden and the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP-Africa)/World Bank, last week,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Pledges to Place Water at the Centre of Africa's Socio-Economic Development

The First African Water Week opened on Wednesday in Tunis with a call by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, for more efforts to be made to ensure… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Calls for Increased Efforts for Attainment of Sanitation MDG

Africa will have to redouble its efforts to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on sanitation if meaningful progress is to be made, the African Water Facility Director,… Read more »

Africa: African Water Ministers and AFDB Organize the First African Water Week

The first African Water week (AWW-1) will be held in Tunis from 26-28 March, 2008. The event, to be hosted by the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) and the African… Read more »

Africa: Amcow And ADB Organize Continent's First Water Week

The African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) and the African Development Bank (ADB) are proud to host the First African Water Week (AWW-1) event to be held in Tunis from… Read more »

Kenya: U.S. $55 Million ADF Loan for Water Services Boards Support Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, approved on Wednesday in Tunis a loan of 35.19… Read more »

Madagascar: U.S. $15 Million for Manombo Irrigation Area Rehabilitation Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday in Tunis approved A loan and a grant with a combined value of 9.5 million Units of Account (UA*) , about… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. $79 Million for Water And Sanitation in Rural Areas

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the soft-loan arm of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), approved on Wednesday in Tunis a loan of 51 million… Read more »

Uganda: AfDB President Hails Successful Bank Intervention in the Water and Sanitation Sector

During his visit to Uganda, President Donald Kaberuka toured the Water and Sanitation Project at Mpigi town. The project aims at providing clean and safe drinking water and… Read more »

Africa: Water Tops Africa's Development Agenda Commends Afdb Water And Sanitation Initiative

The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) on Thursday in Brazzaville concluded two days of exhaustive deliberations on the challenges posed by Africa's dwindling water… Read more »

Central Africa: Congo River Basin Gets 2.44 Million Euros Grants From the African Water Facility

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed two agreements with the International Commission of the Congo-Oubangi-Sangha River Basin (CICOS) amounting to 2.44 million euros from… Read more »

Niger: U.S. $20.86 Million for Rural Water And Sanitation Project

The government of Niger's efforts to improve the living conditions of the people have received a big boost from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, following the approval of… Read more »

Africa: African Ministers of Finance And of Water Resources Meet ADB President in France

Some forty African Ministers in charge of Water Resources and of Finance met today in Paris with the President of the African Development Bank (ADB) Group, Mr. Omar Kabbaj. This… Read more »

Africa: Attaining the Millennium Development Goal for Water Supply And Sanitation

France Hosts an International Conference On April 1 Organized By the AFDB Read more »

Africa: As International Community Observes World Water Day: the ADB Reaffirms Commitment to Water Development

The African Development Bank, has reaffirmed its commitment to various international and national efforts to tackle the critical water challenges in Africa. Read more »

Burkina Faso: ADF Finances a National Study On Rural Water Supply And Sanitation

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a grant of 1.485 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 2.25 million, to finance an inventory… Read more »

East Africa: ADB Encourages Integrated Management of the Nile Basin

The African Development Bank Group (ADB), supports the Eastern Nile countries to face the many challenges of the river Basin such as rapid population growth, drought and famine. Read more »