July 28, 2020
Africa: For 20 million Africans first-time access to clean water is proving crucial amid COVID-19
From Mozambique in the south to Morocco in the north, 20 million people in rural and urban areas of Africa have gained access to clean drinking water for the first time, thanks to… Read more »
June 29, 2020
Ethiopia: "One" Wash Program Improves Well-Being of Vulnerable Communities in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's 'One' model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ( WASH ) National Program, has steadily improved the well-being of the country's rural and… Read more »
June 08, 2020
Ethiopia: African Development Bank-Funded Water and Sanitation Program Helping Ethiopia Fight COVID-19
Villagers fill water containers at a waterpoint in Rob Gebeye village square, Wuchale District, Ethiopia. Read more »
May 22, 2020
Madagascar: Government of Madagascar Gets Euro 4 Million From African Development Fund for Sahofika Hydropower Project
The African Development Fund has approved a 4.02 million euro loan with a grant component to finance the Government of Madagascar's 30 million euro equity investment in the… Read more »
May 13, 2020
Zimbabwe: Chitungwiza Residents Look Forward to Healthier Lives As $1 Million Zimfund Project Tackles Sewage Woes
For Lovelin Chapfika, the excitement of purchasing a house in a residential area outside the Zimbabwean capital quickly turned to disappointment when she discovered her new… Read more »
May 06, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank-Managed Water and Sanitation Project Helping to Curb COVID-19 Wins Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development
caption: Members of the Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development Prize Committee announcing winners in a virtual ceremony. Read more »
March 23, 2020
Africa: Coronavirus and Climate Change - Observing World Water Day
A message from Dr. Jennifer Blanke Vice-President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development African Development Bank Read more »
March 12, 2020
Namibia: African Development Bank Approves $121.7 Million Loan, Euro 3 Million Grant to Support Water and Sanitation Sector
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $121.7 million loan (ZAR 1.893 billion) and Euro 3 million grant from the Rural Water Supply… Read more »
February 14, 2020
Zimbabwe: $33 Million African Development Bank Clean Water and Sanitation Project Nears Completion
Safe water access and cleaner waste collection are set to become a reality for vulnerable communities in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, as a Bank-funded water and sewerage improvement project… Read more »
January 27, 2020
Chad: The African Development Bank Quenches the Thirst of Residents With Clean Drinking Water
Izerik Moussa Idriss is a plumber in Kélo, a city in southern Chad. Today, when he hops onto his moped, he can go about his work knowing that at the end of the day he won't… Read more »
December 17, 2019
Egypt: African Development Bank Board Approves €109 Million to Transform Sewage Coverage in Upper Egypt Rural Areas
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a €109 million facility for the development of sewage disposal and wastewater treatment plants for rural… Read more »
December 13, 2019
Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves $124.2 Million Loan for Water Sector Reforms in Akure to Improve Access to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Thursday approved a $ 124.2 million loan to finance the Urban Water Sector Reform and Akure Water Supply and Sanitation… Read more »
November 19, 2019
Zambia: African Development Bank and Partners Improving Sanitation for Lusaka's Low-Income Suburbs
"Sometimes, it looks to me like surgery in the belly of an ancient beast," says Herbert Chinokoro, senior water and sanitation engineer at the African Development Bank's Country… Read more »
November 13, 2019
Africa: Toilets in Schools Matter - How African Development Bank Is Making a Difference
At 14, Mercy Kamanga dropped out of school at Standard eight in St Paul's Primary School in Mzimba, Malawi, due to a lack of suitable sanitation facilities. Read more »
October 23, 2019
Africa: Zaria Springs to Life As African Development Bank Project Provides 20,000 Households With Potable Water
"When the water was first released, we filled up our water containers, large and small, for the days ahead when the taps would go dry again. Surprisingly, the next day the taps… Read more »
October 11, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $31.3 Million Grants for Water and Sanitation Facilities
The African Development Bank Group on 9 October, 2019 approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of $30 million and a $1.3 million grant from the Rural Water Supply and… Read more »
October 10, 2019
Senegal: African Development Bank Partners With Senegal to Host 2021 World Water Forum
A Senegalese government delegation, led by the country's Minister of Water and Sanitation, His Excellency Serigne Mbaye Thiam, briefed the African Development Bank on Senegal's… Read more »
September 20, 2019
Cameroon: Yaoundé Aims for Zero Floods By 2020, Thanks to Funding From the African Development Bank
The Yaoundé Sanitation Project (PADY) has reduced the number of floods in the Cameroonian capital by five times (from 15 to 3). Read more »
September 19, 2019
Rwanda: Rwandan Women Making a Difference At Water Treatment Plant
About 30 minutes' drive outside Kigali, the tidy capital of Rwanda, past lush forests, marshland and makeshift roadside stores advertising their offerings on hand-painted signs, a… 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 »
August 29, 2019
Somalia: African Development Bank Group Signs $28.8 Million Grant Deal With Somalia for Road and Water Projects
The African Development Bank Group on 27 August 2019 signed two grants for $28.8 million for road and water supply projects to improve livelihoods in Somalia and boost resilience. Read more »
July 18, 2019
Senegal: African Development Bank lends €60 million to develop value chains through improving water supply
On Wednesday 17 July in Abidjan, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved a loan of €87 million to the government of Senegal, to implement its Project… Read more »
July 15, 2019
Africa: Call for Abstracts - 6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity for the Water Sector
ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire 15 July 2019 - The African Development Bank is joining the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the Asian Development Bank, UN Habitat and other… 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 »
May 09, 2019
Africa: UN, African Development Bank, Encourage African Countries to Join UN International Water Management Body
The African Development Bank and the United Nations Water Convention have agreed to jointly encourage African countries to join the UN water management organization to promote… Read more »
