January 28, 2016
West Africa: AfDB Launches Project to Strengthen the Aviation Sector in Central and West Africa
On January 26, 2016, the African Development Bank and representatives of the Central and West African economic communities inaugurated a major project to improve the safety,… Read more »
January 27, 2016
Morocco: AfDB Lends Morocco $112.3 Million to Improve the Tangier-Casablanca-Marrakech Railway Route
On Wednesday, January 27, 2016, in Abidjan, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a loan of US $112.3 million to Morocco for the improvement of… Read more »
Africa: First Winner of AfDB Women's Scholarship Fund Pursuing Communication Science Studies in Abidjan
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." It is with these words from the late Nelson Mandela that the first laureate of the African… Read more »
January 25, 2016
Africa: Feeding Africa - AfDB Holds Planning Meeting With Consultative Group On International Agricultural Research
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) hosted a planning meeting with a delegation from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the Forum for… Read more »
January 23, 2016
Africa: Remarks Delivered By Akinwumi A. Adesina, At the Reception On the New Deal On Energy for Africa
1. Your Excellencies, friends and partners - good evening! It is my great pleasure to welcome you all - very warmly - to this reception on the New Deal on Energy for Africa, as we… Read more »
January 22, 2016
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Concludes Capacity-Building Training On PPPs in Infrastructure Projects
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and its partners concluded a five-day training focused on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in infrastructure projects. Read more »
January 21, 2016
Africa: AfDB President to Share His Vision for the Bank and the Continent At 26th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa
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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 »
