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Within the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) framework, a sub-regional interconnection project referred to as the Côte d'Ivoire - Liberia - Sierra Leone - Guinea (CLSG) is under development. The project will consist of the construction of 1,411km of high voltage transmission lines, as well as the...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will, as part of its support for U.S. President Barack Obama’s Power Africa initiative, deepen and expand its work in reforming the energy sector. Already a major investor in the energy sector, the AfDB will scale funding for energy production, transmission...

U.S. President Barack Obama has praised the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its partnership in his Power Africa initiative – which aims to double energy in sub-Saharan Africa within the next five years. “I want to thank the African Development Bank for its partnership, as well as many...

Sierra Leone has made impressive social and economic progress in the ten years since the Civil War ended, and has succeeded in establishing democratic institutions at both central and local level. As implementation of the 2007-2012 Development Strategy “Agenda for Change” approached completion,...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a combined loan and grant amounting to US$ 41 million in support of an energy project in Rwanda.  The Scaling up Energy Access Project approved on 26 June in Tunis is designed to support the Government’s strategic...

African Development Bank (AfDB): President Donald Kaberuka arrives in Tanzania at the weekend for the visit by US President Barack Obama, whose focus will include an initiative to foster economic growth and development in Africa through increased access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable...

In its cooperation with Africa the United Sates focuses on sustainable development outcomes based on economic growth, democratic governance, and sustainable systems for meeting basic human needs and food security. The U.S. government emphasizes the critical role good governance plays in development...

This Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) contains specific measures taken to minimize or eliminate the identified negative impacts of the project. In keeping with Guinean legislation and the environmental and social policies of the African Development Bank, contractors must comply with...