December 27, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank to Raise Over Us$7 Billion From Capital Markets for Investment in African Economies in 2019
Bank continues to build its profile in the capital markets for cost-effective resources to finance projects and programs in Regional Member Countries Read more »
Africa: Kazungula Bridge to Link, Open Up Markets in Eight African Countries
The bridge and one-stop-border-post facilities between Zambia and Botswana will enhance regional trade, integration and spur global competitiveness Read more »
December 26, 2018
Africa: Six of 20 Most Vulnerable Countries Are African
With more than 20,000 participants from over 190 countries, COP24 commenced in the hope that countries will create a rulebook that will turn the Paris climate agreement into… Read more »
Africa: Engaging With Civil Society - African Development Bank Organizes Last 2018 Internal Consultation Workshop
The African Development Bank Civil Society and Social Innovation Division organized a one- day "Civil Society Awareness Brown Bag Lunch" on 19 December 2018 at the Bank's… Read more »
Africa: Building Partnerships to Deliver Africa's Paris Agreement Commitments
African countries made ambitious commitments to respond to climate change in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) - a set of commitments necessqry for determining… Read more »
December 21, 2018
Africa: Powering Small Developing Island States With 100 Percent Renewable Energy
At the 24th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP24), in Katowice, Poland, the global community fleshed out the rules to govern the Paris Agreement. Rules… Read more »
December 20, 2018
Africa: Africa's Quest for a Sustainable Future Will Ride On the Back of Resiliency, Financing and Planning Mechanisms
This year's UN Climate Summit (COP24) has come and gone. For the over 20,000 partiticpants who made the journey to Katowice, Poland for the summit, COP24 was mostly about getting… Read more »
Egypt: President El-Sisi Inaugurates Bank-Supported Wastewater Treatment Plant
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday, 15 December 2018 inaugurated the El-Gabal El-Asfar wastewater treatment plant (Phase II - Stage II) in Cairo, with a delegation… Read more »
Africa: Supporting Transboundary Actions to Address Climate Change
Approximately 64% of the African Continent is found within a transboundary river or lake basin, or sits on a transboundary aquifer, containing 805 freshwater resources. As climate… Read more »
December 19, 2018
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: Fossil Fuel Extraction in Africa - Carbon Risks and Economic Realities
To achieve its Nationally Determined Contributions and reduce dependence on high-carbon sectors, Africa needs to strengthen its policies, build institutions and mechanisms to… Read more »
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: 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 »
Mozambique: Tackling Flooding Through Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Smart agriculture in Mozambique allows farmers to produce in any season 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: Green Enterprises Are the Future to a Climate-Resilient Africa
Prof Mwauia Shadda, Chair, Sudanese Environment Conservation Society Read more »
Southern Africa: Nairobi Hosts Talks to Boost Seed and Agricultural Production in Eastern and Southern Africa
Leading organizations in agricultural policy, trade, and technology transfer met in Nairobi from 13 -14 December 2018 to identify bottlenecks in the implementation of harmonized… 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 »
