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AfDB helps DRC and Nile Equatorial Lakes countries increase access to electricity
07-Jul-2016 - The African Development Bank has approved a USD 11 million grant to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in support of a project to extend affordable electricity coverage within the country as well as to neighboring Nile Equatorial Lakes countries in the short term.
Transport and ICT projects financed by the AfDB in 2015 to create thousands of jobs, increase mobility and improve the lives of millions
07-Jul-2016 - The impacts arising from investments made by the African Development Bank Group in 2015 will collectively improve mobility of at least 1.2 million users of public transport, result in employment generation of about 200,000 jobs in the ITC sector and benefit almost 18 million people from improvements in road infrastructure.
ADEA launches regional consultative meetings in preparation for the 2017 Triennale
07-Jul-2016 - The 2017 Triennale of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) – the flagship event of the Association and one of the most important global events on education and training in Africa – will be held in Marrakech in the Kingdom of Morocco from March 15 to 17, 2017. The theme of the Triennale is “Revitalizing education towards the 2030 Global Agenda and Africa’s Agenda 2063”. As part of the preparations for the Triennale, a series of regional consultations have been planned to be held in the five regions of the African...African Water Facility: Ensuring long-term water safety in Tunisia
07-Jul-2016 - In its bids to fairly, sustainably and efficiently manage water on the continent, the African Water Facility (AWF) approved a grant of €1.4 million to Tunisia on 20 June 2016. This donation will be used to implement the project entitled “Development of the vision and strategy of the water sector by 2050.” This project will take an integrated management approach on resources to contribute to the country’s socioeconomic development.Facilité africaine de l’eau : Desservir l’eau potable en milieu rural au Maroc
07-Jul-2016 - La Facilité africaine de l’eau (FAE), qui soutient l’amélioration du service d’alimentation en eau potable au Maroc, vient d’approuver un don de 815 100 euros, dont bénéficieront près de 390 000 personnes réparties sur 31 communes, grâce aux projets d’El Borouj, de Larache Nord et de Safi Ouest, dans le nord du pays.
ADEA’s Triennale regional consultation for West Africa reiterates the need to invest in science, mathematics and information technology
05-Jul-2016 - After the first regional consultation meeting in Gabon in May 2016 on the fourth Triennale sub-theme “promoting peace and global citizenship through education”, Senegal hosted the next consultation meeting for the West African region on “promoting science, mathematics and information and communication technology” on June 13 and 14, 2016 in Dakar.African Water Facility: Study to upscale smallholder irrigation in Zambia
05-Jul-2016 - A new set of studies, financed by a grant of €1.4 million from the African Water Facility (AWF) will help develop smallholder irrigation in Zambia, through the Upscaling of Smallholder Irrigation Project. This will lead to improved livelihood conditions and climate change resilience of smallholder farmers in the country.Fragile contexts, a key focus of ADF-14
01-Jul-2016 - More than 56 million people require humanitarian assistance and more than 17 million are displaced across Africa, according to the African Development Bank.Des orientations stratégiques majeures pour booster le FAD-14
30-Jun-2016 - Créer les conditions d’un accompagnement efficace des pays d’Afrique à faible revenu, en l’occurrence ceux en situation de fragilité, dans la réalisation des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD). C’est le credo du Fonds africain de développement (FAD) qui, pour ce faire, cible quatre domaines transversaux. D’une importance cruciale pour la croissance inclusive et verte, ceux-ci portent sur la fragilité, la gouvernance, le genre et le changement climatique.
Charting Africa’s Progress: African Development Bank launches MapAfrica 2.0
30-Jun-2016 - The African Development Bank has released a new online tool that enables anyone in the world to see at a glance how the Bank’s projects are boosting Africa’s economies and making Africans’ lives better.
AfDB, Morocco ink US $134.65 million loan agreement to improve social protection and inclusion
30-Jun-2016 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Morocco have signed a loan agreement amounting to US $134.65 million to improve social protection and inclusion in the Kingdom. “The Social Protection Governance Support Programme is an ambitious one,” said AfDB Acting Vice-President for Agriculture, Water, Human Development, Governance and Natural Resources, Kapil Kapoor. “As a result of this program, approximately 250,000 workers and their dependents, as well as 288,000 students, will be enrolled in medical insurance programs.
AfDB and UN commit to fight malnutrition in Mozambique
30-Jun-2016 - On June 29, 2016 the UN Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Representative in Mozambique, Marcia de Castro, paid a courtesy visit to the African Development Bank’s Resident Representative, Joseph Ribeiro in Maputo.
AfDB innovation awards aimed at promoting a new organisational culture
30-Jun-2016 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) held an award ceremony for INNOPitch Initiative contestants who had submitted innovation ideas on how to improve the Bank’s business operations. The June 27, 2016 event was presided over by President Akinwumi Adesina, at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. “Today we are writing a new page in the history of the African Development Bank, and we are doing it together. We want a Bank with a fresh organisational culture; a Bank that is open, transparent and collaborative,” said President Adesina...AfDB, Chad sign €39 million in financing agreements to improve public expenditure
30-Jun-2016 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Chad signed, on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in Abidjan, funding agreements of over €39 million with a view to enhancing quality of public expenditure and diversifying Chad’s sources of growth. This second phase of the Public Finance Management Reforms Support Programme includes a loan of €5 million and two grants totaling €34 million.Tchad - La BAD soutient la 2eme phase du programme d’appui aux réformes des finances publiques
29-Jun-2016 - Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé un don du Fonds africains de développement (FAD) de 16,85 millions de dollars ; un Prêt FAD de 6,1 millions de dollars; et un don de la Facilité d’Appui à la Transition (FAT) de 21,3 millions de dollars en faveur du Tchad, soit un montant total de 44,2 million de dollars pour le financement de la seconde phase du programme d’appui aux réformes des finances publiques (PARFIP-II).New meeting in Abidjan for ADF-14: Financing the development of a winning Africa
29-Jun-2016 - This week sees the opening of the 2nd meeting for the fourteenth replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-14) under the aegis of African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, following the first replenishment meeting in March.AfDB approves Trade Finance Loans to First Bank of Nigeria and FSDH Merchant Bank, Nigeria
29-Jun-2016 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Monday, June 27, 2016, in Abidjan, US $300-million and US 50-million Trade Finance Loans to First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) and FSDH Merchant Bank Nigeria (FSDH), respectively. The two facilities are part of the AfDB’s broader efforts to provide countercyclical support to the Nigerian economy at a time of falling commodity prices, which has caused shortages in foreign currency supply and led to unmet demand for trade finance instruments to support Nigeria’s ongoing economic...