Event: 32nd SADC Heads of State and Government Summit  I would like to be brief. In the few minutes availed to me this morning, I want to share with you our assessment on two issues: First, the global economic outlook, its implications for the SADC region and Africa’s growth prospects...

Poor infrastructure, high transport costs and the loss of technical capacity will hinder the Republic of Congo’s growth as well as efforts to achieve regional economic integration, according to a recent African Development Bank study, Infrastructure Development in Congo: Constraints and Medium...

The Government of Mozambique (GoM), acting through the national roads administration (ANE) has made requests to international financial institutions including the African Development Bank, for the improvement of transport infrastructure and for strengthening the institutional capacity of the roads...

The Government of Mozambique (GOM) is discussing possibilities of a loan from the Japanese Government and AfDB, for improvement of transport infrastructure and for strengthening the institutional capacity of the roads sector. The Government, through ANE, plans to apply a portion of these funds to...

Several African countries have started to update their mining codes by increasing their royalty rates. In 2010, Burkina Faso indexed its royalty rates such that the effective rate varies positively with commodity (gold) prices. Specifically, the minimum royalty rate is 3%, which increases to 4% for...

Context The Diffa region to the far south-east of Niger is one of the areas most affected by cycles of drought, characterized especially by dune encroachment, increased silting in agricultural and stock breeding areas and a steady deterioration of the natural environment. Objectives...

La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) vient d’octroyer 80 milliards de FCFA au Burkina Faso pour  la réhabilitation de routes et la facilitation du transport sur le corridor  avec le Togo. La cérémonie de signature  de l’accord de financement a eu lieu le jeudi 19 juillet 2012,...

The African Development Bank Group has made project approvals of approximately USD 3.45 billion, or Units of Account (UA) 2.27 billion, during the year 2012 so far. In total, 52 projects were approved up to 18 July 2012. The African Development Bank part of the Group made approvals totalling...

Context The economic crisis of the 1980s, exacerbated by the armed conflicts of the 1990s in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has resulted in a drop in farmer assistance, desertion of farms and lack of maintenance of rural roads. This situation has specifically led to decreased productivity...