July 18, 2016
Africa: AfDB Approves USD 14 Million for Its First Private Sector Direct Investment in Restoration of Degraded Forests Through Sustainable Forest Plantations in Ghana
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on July 13, 2016 approved a USD 14 million senior loan through its private sector window to Form Ghana Ltd for… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Funds a Platform to Support Women Empowerment in 36 African Countries
On 15th of July 2016, the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved USD 12.4 million grant for a project called "50 million Women Speak" to create a networking platform dedicated to… Read more »
Rwanda: AfDB and Rwanda Sign a USD 93 Million Financing Agreement to Rehabilitate a Road Project
Claver Gatete , Minister of Finance and Economic planning, and Makonnen Negatu Bank's resident representative in Rwanda, at the signing ceremony of loan agreement of the Regional… Read more »
Africa: AfDB to Unveil Key Study On Rural Water and Sanitation During the 6th Africa Water Week
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Water Facility (AWF) will be participating in the 6th Africa Water Week (AWW-6), holding from 18-22 July 2016 at the Julius… 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 »
Ethiopia: AfDB Boosts Ethiopia's Power Industry With a U.S.$ 104 Million Loan
The African Development Bank has approved a USD 104 million loan to the Government of Ethiopia for a project which will sustainably extend power to industries, small businesses to… Read more »
July 14, 2016
Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB Helps Cote d'Ivoire Train the Next Generation of Agriculture Entrepreneurs
The African Development Bank's Agriculture and Agro-industry Department (OSAN) in conjunction with the Ministry for the Promotion of Youth, Youth Employment, and Civic Engagement… Read more »
July 13, 2016
Tanzania: Official Launch of the Tanzania Sustainable Energy for All (Se4all) Action Agenda and Investment Prospectus
Tanzania's Minister of Energy and Minerals, Sospeter Muhongo, with the participants to the official launch of national Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Action Agenda and… Read more »
Africa: Financial Markets - The African Development Bank and the African Securities Exchanges Association Join Forces to Deepen Africa's Capital Markets
MoU signing - From left to right- Mr. Oscar Onyema OON. (CEO of the Nigerian Stock Exchange and President of ASEA) and Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina (President of AfDB) Read more »
Rwanda: AfDB-Rwanda - Board Approves U.S.$50 Million for Skills, Entrepreneurship Development and Job Creation Programme
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) loan of USD 50 million to finance the third phase of the Skills,… Read more »
July 11, 2016
Africa: AfDB Announces the Appointment of Dr. Celestin Monga As Chief Economist and Vice President, Economic Governance and Knowledge Management
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Sunday, 10 July 2016 announced the appointment of Dr. Celestin Monga, a Cameroonian national and currently the Managing Director at the… Read more »
July 08, 2016
Southern Africa: Lighting Up and Powering Africa - AfDB Boosts Eskom's Electricity Generation Capacity With a Usd 1.34 Billion Jumbo Loan
Within the context of the New Deal on Energy for Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and South Africa's power utility (Eskom) on Wednesday, July 7, 2016 in Johannesburg,… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Enable Youth Côte d'Ivoire - Ivorian Government-AfDB Host Workshop for Success
The Ivorian Ministry for the Promotion of Youth, Youth Employment, and Civic Engagement and the African Development Bank's Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department are hosting a… Read more »
July 07, 2016
Tunisia: African Water Facility - Ensuring Long-Term Water Safety in Tunisia
In its bids to fairly, sustainably and efficiently manage water on the continent, the African Water Facility (AWF) approved a grant of €1.4 million to Tunisia on 20 June 2016. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: AfDB Helps DRC and Nile Equatorial Lakes Countries Increase Access to Electricity
The African Development Bank has approved a USD 11 million grant to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in support of a project to extend affordable electricity coverage within… Read more »
Africa: Adea Launches Regional Consultative Meetings in Preparation for the 2017 Triennale
Opening ceremony - Copyright: Ministry of Education and Professional Training, Gabon / Photo editing: ADEA Read more »
Africa: Transport and ICT Projects Financed By the AfDB in 2015 to Create Thousands of Jobs
The impacts arising from investments made by the African Development Bank Group in 2015 will collectively improve mobility of at least 1.2 million users of public transport, result… Read more »
July 05, 2016
Africa: African Water Facility - Study to Upscale Smallholder Irrigation in Zambia
A new set of studies, financed by a grant of €1.4 million from the African Water Facility (AWF) will help develop smallholder irrigation in Zambia, through the Upscaling of… Read more »
West Africa: Adea's Triennale Regional Consultation for West Africa Reiterates the Need to Invest in Science, Mathematics and Information Technology
After the first regional consultation meeting in Gabon in May 2016 on the fourth Triennale sub-theme "promoting peace and global citizenship through education", Senegal hosted the… Read more »
July 04, 2016
West Africa: Industrialisation in West Africa (2) - Global or Regional Strategies?
A previous post took stock of industrial development in West Africa. It was explained that at a time when the international community, including the African Development Bank,… Read more »
July 01, 2016
Africa: Fragile Contexts, a Key Focus of ADF-14
More than 56 million people require humanitarian assistance and more than 17 million are displaced across Africa, according to the African Development Bank. Read more »
June 30, 2016
Chad: AfDB, Chad Sign €39 Million in Financing Agreements to Improve Public Expenditure
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Chad signed, on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in Abidjan, funding agreements of over €39 million with a view to enhancing quality of public… Read more »
Africa: Charting Africa's Progress - African Development Bank Launches Mapafrica 2.0
The African Development Bank has released a new online tool that enables anyone in the world to see at a glance how the Bank's projects are boosting Africa's economies and making… Read more »
Mozambique: AfDB and UN Commit to Fight Malnutrition in Mozambique
On June 29, 2016 the UN Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Representative in Mozambique, Marcia de Castro, paid a courtesy visit to the African… Read more »
Africa: Opening Speech At the 2nd Negotiations Meeting of the African Development Fund, Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group, Abidjan, 30 June 2016
Governors, ADF Deputies, Executive Directors, observers from other multilateral development banks, staff of the African Development Bank Group, ladies and gentlemen.... Read more »
