27-Sep-2017
President Akinwumi Adesina in Niamey: The AfDB is working with Niger to speed up its development
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, arrived in Niamey on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 for a two-day official visit to Niger, which began with a meeting with the Head of State, Mahamadou Issoufou. During the meeting, the two leaders highlighted the convergence...
22-Sep-2017
Le président de la BAD effectuera une visite de travail au Burkina Faso du 27 au 29 septembre
Le président du Groupe de la Banque Africaine de développement (BAD), Akinwumi Adesina, effectuera, du 27 au 29 septembre 2017, une visite officielle de trois jours au Burkina Faso destinée à renforcer la coopération bilatérale entre son institution et le pays hôte....
20-Sep-2017
La BAD et le Burkina Faso vont redynamiser l’accès à l’énergie et le développement du secteur agricole
Les Conseils d’administration du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) ont approuvé le Document de stratégie pays (DSP) du Burkina Faso pour la période 2017-2021, qui permettra de dynamiser les secteurs de l’énergie et de l’agriculture du pays. Le DSP s’appuie sur le Plan national...
20-Sep-2017
Reports show greater finance needed to close the electricity and clean cooking access gap by 2030
A new Energizing Finance Report Series released by the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative and partners has alerted that the current flow of finance for energy access and clean cooking will not achieve global goals for delivering universal access by 2030. Estimates...
13-Sep-2017
AfDB pledges US $540 million in support of Chad, making it one of the largest donors at Paris roundtable
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will provide US $540 million for Chad's new National Development Plan (NDP). The Bank also offered Chad the possibility of raising additional financing through its private-sector window for commercially viable private sector projects or public-private...
05-Sep-2017
AfDB approves US $55-million (including US$ 7 million from GEF) loan for three Solar PV Projects in Egypt
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved three senior loans for a total amount of US$ 55 million to finance three solar PV Projects under the second Round of the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) Program in Egypt.
Alcazar Energy Egypt Solar 1 (Alcazar I), Delta for...
31-Aug-2017
Uganda - Bujagali Energy Limited – ESIA Summary
Bujagali Energy Limited (BEL) is owned by SG Bujagali Holdings Ltd (an affiliate of Sithe Global Power LLC), Jubilee Insurance Company Ltd., as well as the Africa Power Platform PCC, which is owned by CDC (the UK’s Development Finance Institution), the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED...
Au Mali, un atelier d’information et de formation des médias a été organisé dans le cadre du Projet d’appui à la promotion des énergies renouvelables (PAPERM), vendredi 14 juillet 2017, au siège de la Direction nationale de l...
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...