December 19, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank - Africa Education Fund Will Boost Innovation, Economic Transformation
The African Development Bank is keeping higher education, science and technology at the top of its development agenda as it backs a Read more »
Africa: "Desert to Power Initiative" for Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said a lack of energy remains as a significant impediment to Africa's economic and social development. Read more »
Africa: Tricky Challenges - Getting Adaptation Funds to the People Who Need Them
70% of the African population rely on land and agriculture for their livelihoods. Yet the land and water that farmers work on to produce crops, fish and livestock is at more risk… Read more »
Africa: African Development Fund Board Approves U.S.$149 Million Credit Risk Participations
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, approved on 14 December 2018, credit risk… Read more »
December 18, 2018
Africa: Curtain Falls On Cop24 in Poland
The curtain has fallen on COP24, this year's global climate summit held in Katowice, Poland. However, negotiations continued throughout the weekend to reach agreement on specific… Read more »
Africa: Africa Must Not Be Short-Changed By Climate Finance, Says Expert Panel At Cop24
Climate change presents a US$3 trillion investment opportunity in Africa by 2030 - and the private sector will be key to green investment and development, Barbara Buchner, one of… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Invests U.S.$7.5 Million in Africa Tech Ventures to Boost Innovative Start-Ups
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a US$7.5 million equity investment in Africa Tech Ventures (ATV) to boost operations of highly scalable… Read more »
Cape Verde: African Development Bank to Strengthen Support to Private Sector
The African Development Bank will triple its support to Cabo Verde, the Bank announced during the country's International Donors Conference and Investment Forum in Paris, on the… Read more »
Africa: The African Legal Support Facility Receives €4 Million From Germany
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and KfW Development Bank have signed an agreement to extend a €4 million grant from the Federal Republic of Germany through KfW to… Read more »
December 17, 2018
Africa: African Water Facility Has Raised €1.4 Billion and Funded 117 Projects in 52 African Countries
The Governing Council of the African water Facility (AWF) has commended the Facility for mobilizing over €1.4 billion for the implementation of projects. The Facility has also… Read more »
Africa: Private Sector Is the Key to Africa's Green Economic Transformation
The private sector is key to mobilising green investment and sustainable development in Africa. Climate change presents a US$3 trillion investment opportunity in Africa by 2030.… Read more »
Africa: Sustainability and Development in Informal Cities - Two Sides of the Same Coin
More than 80% of Africa's population growth over the next 30 years will occur in cities. Urban centres will generate the bulk of C02 emissions and waste, while also remaining… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Approves U.S.$75 Million to Dal Group Co. Ltd to Transform Country's Food and Agriculture
The African Development Bank has approved its first private sector investment in Sudan in a multi-currency loan equivalent to US$75 million to DAL Group Co. Ltd - one of Sudan's… Read more »
Rwanda: African Development Bank Approves €115 Million, Providing 1.5 Million People Access to Water
The African Development Bank's Board has approved additional funding support of €115 million to Rwanda's Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Program, enabling 1.5 million… Read more »
December 14, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank's Board Approves Bank's Borrowing Program for 2019
Bank to continue to raise its profile in the capital markets to provide cost-effective resources to finance projects and programs in Africa Read more »
Africa: Cop24 - Increased Water Financing, Infrastructure Is Key to Ensuring Cross-Border Water Security in Africa
The African Development Bank has presented the impacts of climate change on water security on the African continent and the importance of investment in water and sanitation… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Places Water and Sanitation On Africa's Climate Agenda
The rise in global temperature poses severe risks to water and sanitation. This includes African countries like Sudan and Niger, who grapple with extreme weather events in the… Read more »
Africa: The Land, Agriculture and Forestry Nexus At the Heart of African Sustainability
How Africa manages its land, agriculture and forestry is of critical importance to the health of its people, its economy and the world's climate. Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia Trains First Set of Drone Pilots for Agricultural Productivity
Eight pilots have successfully passed their drone flight training in Tunisia following a two-week intensive training period organized by the Ministry of Agriculture of Tunisia, the… Read more »
December 13, 2018
Kenya: African Development Bank Approves €62.914 Million Loan to Improve Access to Sustainable Wastewater Services in Nairobi
The African Development Bank's Board of Directors has approved €62.914 million to finance the provision of sustainable wastewater services through the 'Nairobi Rivers Basin… Read more »
December 12, 2018
Liberia: African Development Bank Engages Liberian Civil Society On Country Strategic Paper Preparation Process
The Civil Society Division of the African Development Bank has engaged civil society organizations in Liberia as part of the Country's Strategic Paper (CSP) Preparation process.… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Reiterates Support for Protection of Congo Basin Forest
The African Development Bank has reiterated its support for the Congo Forest Basin Partnership (CBFP) during its 18th Meeting of CBF on 27 and 28 November 2018 in Brussels,… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Stresses Public Investment, African Economic Development, At Think20 Inception Conference, Tokyo, Japan
Strengthening public investment management and increasing domestic revenue in Africa were major topics on the agenda of the Think20 (T20) Inception Conference attended by a senior… Read more »
December 11, 2018
Africa: Climate Change Resilience - The Need for Synergy in African Initiatives
For most African countries, agriculture is a key sector: it employs over 60% of the working population of the continent and contributes 16,2% to Africa's GDP. Agriculture is also… Read more »
Africa: Operationalising the NDCs in Africa - "Think in Terms of Development Opportunities, Not Obstacles or Challenges"
To make a success of the implementation of the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) in Africa, consideration must be given to adopting special legislation on climate and the… Read more »
