October 07, 2015
Africa: Multilateral Financial Institutions Convene in Abidjan for Working Group On Environmental and Social Standards
The African Development Bank hosted the fall session of the Multilateral Finance Institutions' Working Group on Environment and Social Standards (MFI-WGESS) from September 30 to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Discusses Potential Business Opportunities and Partnerships During the MDB Global Development Fund Project Plaza in Korea
The African Development Bank presented the Bank's procurement framework and several Bank projects at the MDB Global Development Fund Project Plaza in Seoul, Korea, on September… Read more »
Africa: AfDB, IMF Host Training On Financial Soundness for Officials From 18 African Countries
Under the Joint Partnership for Africa (JPA) Program, the African Development Bank, through its African Development Institute (EADI) and in collaboration with the International… Read more »
October 06, 2015
Africa: World Food Day, October 16 - "Social Protection and Agriculture - Breaking the Cycle of Rural Poverty"
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October 05, 2015
Senegal: AfDB Hosts Dakar Workshop for Csos On the Role of Technology in Transparency
Civil society has a key role to play in fighting corruption - from monitoring public services, denouncing bribery and raising awareness, to contributing to the implementation of… Read more »
Africa: Enhanced Legal Capacity Essential for Successful Negotiations in the Mining Sector
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda, Ruhakana Rugunda, lauded the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) for conducting a capacity-building training programme to equip… Read more »
October 02, 2015
Africa: African Economic Conference 2015 - "Addressing Poverty and Inequality in the Post 2015 Development Agenda"
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October 01, 2015
Cote d'Ivoire: The AfDB Injects 8.226 Billion CFA Francs to Boost Industrial Competitiveness in Côte d'Ivoire
On 30 September, the African Development Bank (AfDB) formally approved a grant of 8.226 billion CFA francs (approximately US $14.4 million) to Côte d'Ivoire from the African… Read more »
Gambia: AfDB Supports Improved Electricity Access in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia and Senegal
The African Development Bank approved on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 a €121.5-million [1] package to the Gambia River Basin Development Organization (OMVG) to improve… Read more »
Tanzania: AfDB Approves U.S. $141.71-Million for the Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit System Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, two loans totaling US $141.71 million to finance the second phase of the Dar… Read more »
Ghana: AfDB Approves U.S. $120-Million Corporate Loan to Ghana Airports Company First Private Sector Investment in Ghana's Transport Sector
On September 30, 2015, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a US $120-million corporate loan to support Ghana Airports Company Limited's (GACL)… Read more »
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank Speeds U.S.$16-Million Relief for Water and Sanitation in Zimbabwe
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) fast-tracked a grant of US $16-million on Wednesday, September 30, to help clean up the poorest suburbs of the Zimbabwean capital. The… Read more »
Africa: Integrity in Development Projects - AfDB and SNC-Lavalin Settle Corruption Allegations
The African Development Bank Group ("AfDB" or "Bank") on October 1st, 2015, announced the conclusion of a settlement with SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. ("SNC-Lavalin"). Read more »
September 30, 2015
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $428 Million in Energy and Infrastructure, Transport and Water Projects in Eight African Countries
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 approved combined loans and grants amounting to US $428.43 million to finance… Read more »
Guinea Bissau: Sefa Grants U.S. $1 Million to Develop a Transformative Hydropower Project in Guinea-Bissau
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved on September 16 on the sidelines of the African Development Bank's (AfDB) Energy Week a US $965,000 grant to support the… Read more »
Uganda: ALSF Catalysing Uganda's Extractive Resource Sector
Otsile Matlou, Natural Resource Expert from ENSafrica, makes a presentation during a capacity building training convened by the ALSF in Kampala, Uganda. The workshop entitled 'Keys… Read more »
September 29, 2015
Africa: An International Effort to Power Africa
Powerful alliances were made Monday when the President of the United States, Barack Obama, and the President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, shook… Read more »
Africa: High-Level Conference for an African Agricultural Transformation Agenda "Towards a Strategy for a Strong Agricultural Sector in Africa"
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September 28, 2015
Africa: After the MDGs, Renewed Commitment and Financing Required to Spur Africa's Development
With advances made in their social indicators, African countries to focus on implementing the next generation of development goals Read more »
Senegal: Senegal Showcased By the AfDB for Sustainability in Rural Water and Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goal Number 6
The African Development Bank and the Senegalese Ministry for Water Resources and Sanitation have fine-tuned their planning of a new US $54-million program to improve access to… Read more »
Africa: Energizing Africa's Future, Benefiting the World
African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina delivered an impassioned speech to high-level leaders Friday morning about why putting all of Africa on the power… Read more »
Africa: Statement Delivered By Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group, High-Level Event, "Achieving SDG 7 On Energy By 2030-Implementation & Tracking of Sustainable Energy for All"
The African Development Bank supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) wholeheartedly. And no component of the SDGs is more important than point number 7: Energy. Read more »
September 27, 2015
Africa: The High-Level Event On Industrialization, 26 September 2015, New York
Q. How can international financial institutions contribute effectively to operationalizing Africa's industrialization and SDG 9? Read more »
Africa: The Japan-Africa Recs Summit Roundtable in New York
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Africa: Powering Partnerships to Power Africa
From Bono to the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina spent Saturday forging partnerships with people and building… Read more »