Press Releases

05/04/2013 - The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors on April 3, 2013 approved the Somalia Country Brief 2013-2015 which aims to help revive the country’s institutions, and enable the country’s re-engage with the international community after two decades of conflict and isolation.

Categories: Somalia, Water Supply & Sanitation, Infrastructure

25/08/2011 - AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka and his delegation attended the AU Conference in Addis Ababa, on 25 August 2011 on the crisis in the Horn of Africa – a combination of the worst drought in 60 years, the war in Somalia, the attendant refugee movements and internally displaced persons – which has exacerbated the impact of the drought. The Pledging Conference was convened to enable “an African response to an African problem” – from governments, international organizations and the private sector.

Categories: Somalia, Food Production

30/07/2011 - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, has called for concrete action to mitigate the dire impacts of the drought and famine in the horn of Africa.

Categories: Somalia, United States of America, Food Production

13/07/2011 - The recent drought in East Africa, which is already directly affecting 10 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, serves to remind us of a pressing reality in the region: Africa is the continent most vulnerable to climate change.

Categories: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Climate Change, Environment

03/02/2011 - The African Development Bank needs to be relevant to all its Regional Member Countries (RMCs), and that includes fragile states. These are states in need of our expertise and support. We must continue to uphold the vision and boldness the Deputies had when they founded this initiative. We must use all available instruments to respond to the needs of these states, including public support .

Categories: Somalia, Fragile States Facility

27/01/2011 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Board of Directors approved on Wednesday, 26 January 2011, a USD 655,000 emergency relief assistance grant for Somalia.

Categories: Somalia, Health, Water Supply & Sanitation, Human and Social Development