January 21, 2016
Africa: AfDB Presents New Deal On Energy for Africa and the Transformative Partnership On Energy in Davos
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together," said Adesina. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Wins U.S. $840,000 Sefa Grant to Promote Green Mini-Grids
At the end of 2015, the Government of Rwanda was awarded a US $840,000 grant from the African Development Bank-hosted Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to promote green… Read more »
Africa: €89-Million AfDB Loan to Finance Agricultural Value Chain Development Project in Cameroon
At its regular meeting in Abidjan on Wednesday, January 20, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a €89.291-million loan to finance the… Read more »
Africa: A New Deal On Energy for Africa
Africa needs a new deal on energy, and now it has one. US President Roosevelt's post-Depression New Deal of the 1930s focused on 'Relief, Recovery and Reform'. For Africa's New… Read more »
Africa: African Water Facility Holds Capacity-Building Workshop On Integrated Urban Water Management
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January 20, 2016
Ethiopia: AfDB Provides Universal Water Supply and Sanitation Coverage for Four Towns in Ethiopia By 2020
Four Ethiopian towns will achieve universal coverage for water supply and sanitation by 2020 through a new loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more »
Africa: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016
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Uganda: AfDB Approves U.S. $76.7-Million for Uganda's Agriculture Programme
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US $76.7-million loan to finance phase two of the Uganda Farm Income Enhancement and Forestry Conservation Programme (FIEFOC-2). Read more »
January 18, 2016
Uganda: Uganda Awarded Grant to Prepare Transformational Strategic Program for Climate Resilience
Uganda received approval on Thursday, January 14 of a US $1.5-million preparation grant from the Climate Investment Funds' Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (CIF PPCR) to… Read more »
Benin: The African Legal Support Facility Partners With Benin to Promote Its Mining Sector
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Africa: AfDB Launches "High-Fives" Application - A Tool for Tracking Progress On the Bank's Development Priorities
In his inaugural speech after taking office on September 1, 2015, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina laid out the five priority areas that the Bank will focus on… Read more »
January 15, 2016
Cape Verde: Blue Economy - Cape Verde Wins Sefa Grant to Develop Revolutionary Wave-Powered Desalination System
Cape Verde was awarded a US $930,000 grant by the African Development Bank-hosted Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) on December 21, 2015 to develop the world's first… Read more »
January 14, 2016
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $76.11-Million Loan for Four Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Program in Ethiopia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 approved a loan of US $76.11 million from the AfDB financing window to the… Read more »
January 13, 2016
Africa: Turning "Wealth in the Ground" Into "Human Wealth", Not By Taxes Alone
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Africa: African Development Bank Adopts Integrity Due Diligence Policy On Non-Sovereign Operations
In its bid to further promote good governance and ethical business practices in its operations and investment decisions, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank… Read more »
January 12, 2016
Africa: Tourism in Africa Is On the Rise, but Has Not Yet Reached Its Full Potential
For the third year running, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has published the Africa Tourism Monitor, an annual report on the tourism industry in Africa. This year's report, a… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Government of Sudan Launch Us $26-Million Water Sector Reform for West Kordofan State
On Monday, December 14, 2015, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Sudan launched the US $26-million Water Sector Reforms and Institutional Capacity… Read more »
January 11, 2016
Africa: Equipping PPP Experts to Promote Bankable Projects in Africa's Energy Sector
Public Private Partnerships experts representing Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Uganda, Congo, Mauritius and Kenya are participating in training… Read more »
Africa: Taking AfDB's Development Impact to Scale in Fragile Situations
It is widely recognized that Africa is the continent most affected by issues of fragility that threaten to slow and even reverse development prospects of countries and entire… Read more »
January 07, 2016
Africa: AfDB and Nigeria's Federal Government to Spend Us $300m On Youth Agriculture Scheme
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Federal Government of Nigeria are planning for long-term solutions to youth employment in the agricultural sector. They will spend about… Read more »
December 29, 2015
Africa: AfDB Approves Ruzizi III Hydropower Plant Project, Bringing Green Energy to Burundi, DRC and Rwanda
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, on December 16, 2015 in Abidjan, formally approved US$ 138 million of loans and grants to finance the Ruzizi III Hydropower Plant… Read more »
December 28, 2015
Africa: The End of the 2nd Cycle of Rapid Results Initiative in Madagascar
On December 14 and 17, 2015, Madagascar government held its final review of the second cycle of the Rapid Results Initiatives (RRI) conducted as part of the African Community of… Read more »
December 23, 2015
Africa: An Unprecedented Year in Global Development
2015 will go down in history as a year when the world decided that the time had finally come to set aside individual differences and to forge a new development paradigm for the… Read more »
December 22, 2015
Africa: Development Banks Working Together to Optimize Balance Sheets
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) have approved an innovative… Read more »
December 21, 2015
Africa: AfDB Invests in Transformative Regional Railway and Port Infrastructure in Mozambique and Malawi
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), through its private sector window, has approved a Senior Loan equivalent to USD 300 million to support the… Read more »