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2017 World Water Week: AfDB joins global community to address water challenges
29-Aug-2017 - As a leading financing partner on water and sanitation services in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and two of its flagship water initiatives: the African Water Facility (AWF) and the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI), are participating in the 2017 World Water Week in Stockholm, S
AfDB wants greater focus on implementation, as African Green Revolution Forum begins in Abidjan
29-Aug-2017 - Ahead of the 2017 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, wants greater attention paid to the implementation of concrete plans for achieving the green revolution in Africa.Senior Leadership appointments announced at the African Development Bank
27-Aug-2017 - Dr. Victor B. Oladokun, Director, Communication and External Relations The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Victor B. Oladokun as the Director for Communication and External Relations with effect from 1st September 2017.
2017 World Water Week: “Water and waste: reduce and reuse” Focus on Africa
26-Aug-2017 - Organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), the annual World Water Week (WWW) is the largest global event for the water sector and development-related challenges.
SEFA grants US $1 million to Burkina Faso to promote green mini-grids
24-Aug-2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB)-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US $983,000 grant to support the government of the Republic of Burkina Faso to create an enabling framework for increased private sector investment in renewable energy mini-grids.
Placing women at the center of African legal capacity-building
24-Aug-2017 - The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) staff recently attended the first Women Advancing Africa Forum (WAA),a new flagship conference on women’s contributions to Africa’s development, its founders and organizers at the Graca Machel Trust reported.Integrity in Development Projects: African Development Bank Debars Chongqing International Construction Corporation for Fraud
22-Aug-2017 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on August 22nd, 2017, announced the debarment of Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) for a minimum period of twelve months.
World Fashion Day: AfDB moving the continent up the textile and clothing value chain with Fashionomics Africa
21-Aug-2017 - Some stakeholders in the textile and clothing industry have described Fashionomics Africa as a veritable platform to tap Africa’s huge potential for fashion. They spoke ahead of World Fashion Day, a day marked yearly on August 21 to celebrate and commemorate the glory, spirit and art of fashion throughout the world, and to highlight national, regional and international achievements in the fashion world over the past year.
AfDB President makes clarion call for action on challenges hampering growth at 37th SADC Heads of State Summit
19-Aug-2017 - The African Development Bank has given its support to Southern African leaders in their efforts to accelerate development and growth in the region.
ALSF weighs in on Uganda’s oil refinery project
18-Aug-2017 - In late July, Uganda chose a consortium, including General Electric Co., to build and operate a crude oil refinery, which will eventually process oil from fields being developed by Total SA and Tullow Oil Plc.
AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina to attend 37th SADC Summit in South Africa
18-Aug-2017 - The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, will participate in the 37th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in Pretoria, South Africa, from August 19-20, 2017. The Summit’s theme this year is ‘Partnering with the Private Sector in Developing Industry and Regional Value Chains.’
AfDB signs Host Country Agreement with South Africa establishing Southern Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office
18-Aug-2017 - African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina and South African Minister of Finance, Malusi Gigaba, signed a Host Country Agreement on Friday, August 18, establishing the Bank’s Southern African Regional Development and Business Delivery Office in Pretoria, the country’s capital. The office will serve as one of five regional hubs for the pan-African development finance institution operations serving South, North, East, West and Central Africa.
With ALSF support, Rwanda lays foundation stone of Bugesera International Airport
17-Aug-2017 - On the 9th of August, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame laid the foundation stone of the country’s newest transportation hub, the Bugesera International Airport. “I am pleased to join you today to break ground for this important national project. We are as determined as you are to see this airport completed and operational,” the newly re-elected president said shortly after laying a foundation stone.President's statement on Burkina Faso attacks
15-Aug-2017 - "The terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso are deplorable, shameful and cruel. We stand in support of the Government and the brave people of Burkina Faso as they deal with this horrific event. My heart and prayers go to the families who lost loved ones and those wounded in the attacks". – AfDB President, Akinwumi A. Adesina
Africa50 Appoints Rupali Gupta as Head of Investor Relations
15-Aug-2017 - Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform capitalized by the African Development Bank, 23 African countries, and two African Central Banks, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rupali Gupta as Head of Investor Relations.Un fonds de la BAD octroie 1 million de dollars pour l’électrification rurale au Togo
11-Aug-2017 - Le Fonds des énergies durables pour l’Afrique ( SEFA, en anglais), hébergé par la Banque Africaine de Développement, vient d’approuver un don de 975 000 dollars EU en faveur de la République du Togo afin de lui permettre de démarrer le projet « CIZO » consacré à l’électrification rurale hors-réseau par kits solaires domestiques en mode PAYGO.