11-Mar-2013
Africa-Wide Consultation on the Post-2015 Development Agenda and Review of Africa’s Progress Toward the MDGs
The 2015 deadline for the current Millennium Development Goals has led to a flurry of activities on what the post-2015 development agenda should look like. Should the MDGs be retained in their current configuration with an extended deadline, reformulated, or replaced by an alternative framework?...
Let me start by welcoming you to our first edition of “LinkAfrica”, the African Development Bank’s newsletter dedicated to transport and telecommunications.
As you know, this sector is crucial for the sustainable development of our continent. There simply cannot be any real inclusive growth,...
Project: Dakar - Diamniadio Highway Project
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has announced an agreement to provide Nigeria with US $50 million to support an African Development Bank-supported program of financial intermediation for renewable energy and energy efficiency through local banks, as part of the country’s national Investment Plan...
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has approved a grant of US $950,000 to help Nigeria prepare for a proposed project to revamp Abuja’s mass transit system. The request for the project preparation money was submitted to the CIF by the Government of Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB)....
Malawi President Mrs. Joyce Banda and Kenyan President Mr. Mwai Kibaki, who was on a three-day state visit to Malawi, officially launched the construction of the ADF financed Lilongwe West By-Pass Road Project, at a colourful ground breaking ceremony held on 17th January 2013 in Lilongwe. AfDB...
La BAD et la Mauritanie ont signé le 12 février plusieurs accords de dons dont l’objectif est de contribuer à la réduction de la pauvreté en milieu rural par le truchement d’investissements dans le secteur de l’eau.
Ces dons d’un montant de 8.562 millions d’unités de compte (UC), soit environ 10...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched an ambitious program to significantly improve data management and dissemination in Africa. The ultimate goal of the program is to facilitate wider public access to official statistics and to support countries in their efforts to improve data quality...