News & Events
21/01/2013 - Malawi President Mrs. Joyce Banda and Kenyan President Mr. Mwai Kibaki, who was on a three-day state visit to Malawi, officially launched the construction of the ADF financed Lilongwe West By-Pass Road Project, at a colourful ground breaking ceremony held on 17th January 2013 in Lilongwe.
Categories: Malawi, Kenya, Transport, Infrastructure
03/01/2013 - The African Water Facility (AWF) held its 12th Governing Council meeting on November 22-23, in Tunis. The meeting narrowed in on the progress made on the implementation of the AWF Strategy 2012-2016, adopted late 2011, and on AWF’s overall progress and achievements.
Categories: Tunisia, African Water Facility, Water Supply & Sanitation, Infrastructure
28/12/2012 - The African Development Bank and the Government of the Republic of Zambia signed, on December 19, a loan agreement for US $55 million to support the Itezhi-Tezhi Hydro Power and Transmission Line Project through the construction and operation of a 120 megawatt hydropower plant at Itezhi-Tezhi dam along the Kafue River. This loan was approved by the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on June 13, 2012.
Categories: Zambia, Economic & Financial Governance, Energy & Power, Infrastructure
28/12/2012 - In his welcoming remarks the Zambian Minister of Finance and National Planning Alexander Chikwanda commended African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka for the support the Bank has provided since 1971 amounting to US $1.4 billion. The Minister also commended the Bank’s initiative and support on the Kazungula Bridge project, which links Botswana and Zambia over the Zambezi River.
Categories: Zambia, Energy & Power, Economic & Financial Governance, Infrastructure
27/12/2012 - The Governor of the Bank of Zambia, Michael Gondwe, commended African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka for his outstanding leadership and the Bank’s positive contribution to the economies of the continent. Gondwe’s comments came during a Bank of Zambia luncheon hosted in honour of Kaberuka, which was attended by former AfDB Bank President, Willa Mung’Omba (1980 to 1985), the former Governor of the Bank of Zambia, and former Government of Zambia Finance Ministers, among others.
Categories: Zambia, Economic & Financial Governance, Infrastructure, Transport
27/12/2012 - On an official visit to Zambia, African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka paid a courtesy call on Zambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Given Lubinda, on December 20. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Efron Lungu; Zambia’s Resident Representative, Freddie Kwesiga; and other Government and Bank officials.
Categories: Zambia, Economic & Financial Governance, Transport, Infrastructure, Regional Integration
26/12/2012 - Three major energy projects financed by the African Development Bank in Ouarzazate, Morocco; Menengai, Kenya; et Bujagali, Uganda; were featured in a film project which captured 25 sustainable energy projects on the African continent in the context of the UN International Year of Sustainable Energy.
Categories: Morocco, Kenya, Uganda, Energy & Power, Infrastructure
21/12/2012 - La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et le Maroc ont signé, le 19 décembre à Rabat, trois accords de prêt et de garantie ainsi qu’un accord de don pour un montant global de près de 7 milliards de dirhams, soit l’équivalent de 533 millions d’euros. Les cosignataires étaient la représentante résidente de la Banque, Mme Amani Abou-Zeid et le Ministre de l’Economie et des Finances du Maroc, M. Nizar Baraka. La cérémonie s’est déroulée en présence du Directeur général de l’Office national de l’électricité et de l’eau potable (ONEE), M. Ali Fassi Fihri.
Categories: Morocco, Infrastructure, Water Supply & Sanitation, Energy & Power
20/12/2012 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a senior loan of USD 50 million for the expansion of the Azito power plant in Côte d'Ivoire. This facility aims to finance the third phase of the project which consists of converting the existing 288 MW simple-cycle power plant to a combined-cycle power plant, thereby increasing the total generation capacity to 430 MW.
Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Energy & Power, Infrastructure
20/12/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on December 19th 2012, a USD 21 million package to finance the implementation of the Zanzibar Urban Water and Sanitation Project in the United Republic of Tanzania. The Government will contribute 10% of the project costs.
Categories: Tanzania, Water Supply & Sanitation, Infrastructure
