Lucy Wanjiru, aged 65, no longer has to walk over long distances to fetch water for domestic use, thanks to the Menengai Geothermal Development Project in Kenya’s Rift Valley, some 180 kilometres northwest of the capital, Nairobi. The project is co-financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB),...
The Honorable Minister of Infrastructure of Rwanda, James Musoni, officially launched on November 1, 2016, the SE4All Action Agenda, during the iPAD Rwanda Energy Infrastructure Forum that gathered international stakeholders, financiers, industry experts, and Government representatives.
During...
03-Nov-2016
The African Development Bank to partner with Standard Chartered Bank and tackle financial crime
The AfDB and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) will jointly organize a 1-day interactive workshop on November 3, 2016 at the CCIA, in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
Led by the Financial Sector Development Department’s Trade Finance team and in close collaboration with Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A...
Un atelier organisé par la Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD) avec le soutien du Fonds pour l’Assistance au Secteur Privé africain (FAPA) visant à faciliter l’accès aux marchés et investissements régionaux et internationaux et promouvoir le commerce et l’investissement intra-africains, s’est...
During Habitat III, in Quito, Ecuador, the African Development Bank and UN-Habitat organized a networking event to present and discuss the preliminary findings of the first phase of research for the State of African Cities 2017 report. The forthcoming publication – the fourth issue in...
The first Public-Private Partnership Forum at the 5th Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Ministerial Conference wound up in Seoul last week with calls on Korean businesses to invest more in Africa. During the meetings, the low level of trade between Korea and Africa came under the...
The African Development Bank’s agenda for transforming Africa’s agriculture was lauded at the 5th KOAFEC Ministerial Conference held in Seoul, South Korea’s capital.
The Bank recognises the potential of Africa to become a global powerhouse in food and agribusiness, lifting millions out of...
28-Oct-2016
L’autoroute à péage menant au nouvel aéroport international du Sénégal inaugurée par le chef de l’Etat
Le chef de l’Etat du Sénégal, Macky Sall, a inauguré l’autoroute à péage Diamniadio-AIBD-Sindia le Lundi 24 octobre 2016, en présence d’une forte délégation du Gouvernement du Sénégal, du corps diplomatique et des partenaires techniques et financiers du Sénégal. La Banque africaine de développement...
New guidance from the African Development Bank and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development will help African companies of all sizes set up measures to prevent bribery and improve the quality of corporate compliance and anti-bribery policies.
Many African companies have yet to...