September 18, 2015
West Africa: Ivoire Hydro Energy Scoops Top Prize At Second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing Awards
Etty Ekolan Alain is the winner of the top prize at the second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF2). Read more »
September 17, 2015
Africa: Adesina, at the High-Level Consultative Stakeholder Meeting On the New Deal On Energy for Africa
Your Excellency, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire. Your Excellency, Lionel Zinsou, Prime Minister of the Republic of Benin (thank you so much:… Read more »
Africa: Ten Finalists Shortlisted for Second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing Awards
The Second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF2) awards, in which entrepreneurs showcase their projects in the area of clean and renewable energy, opened Thursday,… Read more »
Africa: Speech - Akinwumi A. Adesina, AfDB's President, At the High-Level Consultative Stakeholder Meeting On the New Deal On Energy for Africa, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Your Excellency, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire. Your Excellency, Lionel Zinsou, Prime Minister of the Republic of Benin (thank you so much:… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Unveils "New Deal for Energy in Africa."
A blue print to get rid of Africa's energy poverty by 2025 Read more »
Tanzania: African Development Bank Support for Safe City Water and Sewage Treatment in Tanzania
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a loan of US $211-million to help address the urgent need for improved water and sanitation in the city of Arusha in… Read more »
September 16, 2015
Africa: Nigerian Entrepreneur's Award-Winning Clean Energy Project Ensures Cooking Does Not Kill
Femi Oye, winner of the first-ever West African Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF) award in 2013, is living his dream of contributing to women's health in Nigeria and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves US$ 121 Million for Electricity Expansion to Rural Households in Uganda
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board approved on 16 September 2015 a US$ 121 million loan and grant to help Uganda's government improve access to electricity for rural… Read more »
Africa: Benin's President, Boni Yayi, Visits AfDB - "Energy Is Alpha and Omega for Africa's Prosperity"
African Development Bank Group President, Akinwumi A. Adesina, received Benin's President, Thomas Boni Yayi, on September 15, 2015 at the Bank's headquarters in Abidjan. Boni Yayi… Read more »
September 15, 2015
Africa: First Afcop Steering Committee Takes Stock of Progress of U.S. $12.6-Million Project
Members of the African Community of Practice (AfCoP) Steering Committee met on September 14 in Abidjan to review performance and provide strategic guidance on the African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Vice-President Solomon Asamoah Discusses US-Africa Economic Relations At the Woodrow Wilson International Center
On September 10, 2015, African Development Bank Vice-President for Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration, Solomon Asamoah, participated in a panel discussion… Read more »
September 14, 2015
West Africa: Turn Energy Plans Into Action, Ecowas Countries Told
The African Development Bank has lauded the development of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Action Agendas, and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Action Plans by… Read more »
Africa: Towards a New Deal On Energy for Africa
To: 18/09/2015 Read more »
September 13, 2015
Africa: The African Development Bank and Partners Host Energy Week in Abidjan
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is hosting and co-organizing a series of events, including high-level discussions and partnerships focusing on lighting up and powering Africa,… Read more »
September 10, 2015
Benin: AfDB and Benin Discuss Cooperation
Benin's Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou paid a courtesy visit to African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina on Thursday, September10, 2015 at the Bank's headquarters in… Read more »
Africa: President Akinwumi A. Adesina Pushes for a New Deal On Energy for Africa and Binding Agreement At Cop21
Speaking to a delegation of Ministers representing more than 40 nations spanning the globe, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, pushed for a New Deal… Read more »
Sudan: AfDB Approves U.S. $22-Million Grant to Break "Triangle of Thirst" in West Kordofan, Sudan
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, September 9 committed a grant of US $22-million to finance water and sanitation facilities in the West Kordofan State of… Read more »
Africa: Dinner With the Foreign Affairs Minister of France - September 6, 2015 - Paris, France
Your Excellency, Mr. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, France; Your Excellency, Manuel Pulgar Vidal, Minister of Environment, Peru; Honourable Ministers, Distinguished… Read more »
September 09, 2015
Rwanda: AfDB SME Program - Enhancing Inclusive Growth and Job Creation in Rwanda
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Access Bank Rwanda Ltd. signed a loan agreement for the equivalent of US $6 million under the Africa SME Program on September 3, 2015… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Japan Sign Bilateral Agreement for Sixth Private Sector Assistance Loan
On September 8, 2015, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan signed the sixth private sector assistance loan under the joint initiative titled Enhanced… Read more »
September 07, 2015
Africa: Speech Delivered By Akinwumi A. Adesina, Phd, President, African Development Bank Group
Your Excellency, Mr. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic; Read more »
Africa: United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015
To: 29/09/2015 Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Sustainable Energy Policy & Investment High Level Forum
To: 18/09/2015 Read more »
September 04, 2015
Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB Signs Grant Agreement for 550 Million CFA Francs to Support Young Entrepreneurs in Côte d'Ivoire
On September 4, 2015 in Abidjan, the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a grant agreement of 558.970 million CFA francs (US $947,625) with the General Confederation of… Read more »
Africa: Zanzibar Celebrates Safe Rural Water With the African Development Bank
The President of Zanzibar, on his tour of the island archipelago, has praised the Isles Ministry for the improvements to the lives of the islanders, made possible by the African… Read more »
