March 23, 2023
Nigeria: African Development Bank Signs Ꞓ362,000 Grant Agreement With Hadejia Jama'are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund to Support Water Resources Development in Northern Nigeria
The African Development Bank has signed a Ꞓ362,000 grant agreement with Hadejia Jama'are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund to prepare additional studies under the second phase of… Read more »
Africa: World Water Day - Osward Chanda, Director for Water and Sanitation Development, Reflects On the African Development Bank's Interventions to Help Africa Achieve SDG Goal 6 On Water and Sanitation
This year's World Water Day theme is "accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis". What does this theme mean to you? Read more »
March 22, 2023
Africa: World Water Day 2023 - Accelerating Change in Solving Africa's Water and Sanitation Crises
Vice President Dr Beth Dunford's Statement Read more »
March 21, 2023
Africa: World Water Day - African Development Bank Makes a Splash At UN 2023 Water Conference
Bank delegation to participate in more than a dozen events in New York Read more »
Africa: Session On Water Solutions for Climate Adaptation - Lessons to Scale Up Impactful Delivery During the 2023 UN Water Conference
What: Session on Water Solutions for Climate Adaptation: lessons to scale up impactful delivery during the 2023 UN Water Conference Read more »
March 06, 2023
Africa: African Water and Sanitation Congress Closes With a Call for Access to Water and Sanitation for All
Leaders from the water sector, development partners and government ministries have called for universal guaranteed access to water and sanitation services in Africa. Read more »
February 27, 2023
Africa: Equitable Access to Clean Water and Sanitation Must Reach Rural Africa, Panelists Urge At the 21st African Water and Sanitation Congress
Panelists at an event convened by the African Development Bank have highlighted the importance of including rural residents in initiatives to improve access to water and sanitation… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Africa: Water and Sanitation Conference - Sector Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Achieving Universal Access to Water and Sanitation
The 21st African Water Association International Congress and Exhibition, and the 7th Faecal Sludge Management Conference have opened in the Ivorian commercial capital, Abidjan,… Read more »
February 14, 2023
Africa: 21st International Congress of the African Water Association (Afwa) and 7th Faecal Sludge Management Conference
What: Invitation to the African Development Bank's side events at the 21st International Congress of the African Water Association (AfWA) and 7th Faecal Sludge Management… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Morocco: Morocco - African Development Bank Group Strengthens Its Technical Assistance to Boost Water Resources
Water facilities in the city Khenifra located in the Middle Atlas, in central Morocco. Read more »
November 30, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - African Development Fund Approves $13.95 Million Grant for Borana Resilient Water Development for Improved Livelihoods Program
The African Development Fund is working to improve the livelihoods of pastoralists in Ethiopia's drylands Read more »
November 17, 2022
Zimbabwe: Solar-Powered Piped Water Schemes Are Helping Zimbabwe's Urban Communities Amid Water Scarcity and Climate Change
Resources at scale are needed to provide communities in fragile settings with access to safe water, core to foster climate resilience, say African Development Bank and UNICEF… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Africa: European Union-African Development Bank Group High Level Conference On Water Investment
What: European Union-African Development Bank Group High Level Conference on Water Investment Read more »
September 12, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Residents of Kasai Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo Take Ownership of Bank-Funded Drinking Water Systems
Over a one-week period, from 31 July to 7 August 2022, eleven towns in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Kasai Oriental province took ownership of drinking water supply… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Africa: Dramane Diallo - Water, Peace, and Farms
Fifty-four-year-old Dramane Diallo has been a farmer since he was a young boy, a profession he learned at an early age from his parents. For the Diallo family, agriculture is a… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Cameroon: 'We've Forgotten About the Rain.' Water Management Project Brings Relief From Flooding in Yaounde, Cameroon's Capital
Florence Latila remembers the destruction that flooding caused in Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital for over three decades from 1980. Read more »
July 20, 2022
Sierra Leone: In Sierra Leone, Improved Access to Safe Drinking Water for More Than 700,000 People in Rural Areas, Thanks to the African Development Bank
Implemented in Sierra Leone between 2013 and 2021, the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project has increased access to safe drinking water by 13% and to safe basic sanitation by… Read more »
July 08, 2022
Africa: Water At Last! Zimfund Brings Relief to Dangamvura Residents After 22 Years of Dry Taps
Elison Basopo, a lecturer, is a resident of Dangamvura high density suburb in Mutare, a city in eastern Zimbabwe's Manicaland province. A senior citizen, he has lived there for 37… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Tanzania: African Development Bank, Tanzania Sign $125.2 Million Loan Agreement to Address Water Shortages in Dodoma Region
The African Development Bank and the Tanzanian government have signed a $125.2 million loan agreement for a project that will help address water shortages in three districts in the… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Sierra Leone: Access to Clean, Piped Water Offers a Paraplegic Seamstress in Sierra Leone Hope for a Brighter Future
When Hawa Koroma moved to Kenema in Sierra Leone's Eastern Province twelve years ago, she was looking for a fresh start following the civil war, which claimed her husband's life.… Read more »
April 06, 2022
Africa: Stakeholders Discuss the Role of African Ports in the Development of the Blue Economy
The African Natural Resources Center in collaboration with the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department of the African Development Bank Group brought together a range of… Read more »
March 28, 2022
Kenya: Sewerage Plant Changing the Face of Kenya's Narok Town
The people of Narok County in southwestern Kenya are breathing a sigh of relief after the construction of the first-ever sewerage treatment plant in the county. Read more »
March 24, 2022
Africa: World Water Day and World Water Forum Are Africa's Moment to Showcase New Water Strategy
Water is essential for economic development, food production, energy, and industrialization. Water is a major tool for poverty alleviation and direct lines can be drawn to the… Read more »
March 18, 2022
Senegal: African Development Bank Group Partners With World Water Council As Top-Tier Sponsor of the 9th World Water Forum in Senegal
Bank earmarks more than $5.6 million to support world's largest water event held in Sub-Saharan Africa for the first time Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Announce Key Findings From State of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Report At World Water Forum
The African Development Bank's new coordinator for its African Water Facility, Mtchera Johannes Chirwa, will deliver key findings of a rural water supply and sanitation report at… Read more »
