Phase II of an African Development Bank-funded water program in Tunisia will improve water services for about 400,000 rural Tunisians. Approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors on September 6, 2016, this program is designed to provide clean drinking water mostly to needy rural communities in about...
The African Water Facility (AWF) has granted €1.8 million to Mozambique to finance a development plan and feasibility studies for urban sanitation, drainage and solid waste management in Chimoio and Inhambane. The 310,000 inhabitants of the two municipalities are facing serious sanitation and...
Limited use of improved technology is a major reason for low agricultural productivity across Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has said at the ongoing African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Nairobi. “Low use of technology is partly why Africa continues to be a net importer of food...
08-Sep-2016
Renewable energies: a mine to be exploited
On Monday, 7 November 2016, on the first day of the 22nd United Nations conference, COP22, in Marrakech, key actors from the renewable energies sector met in the Africa Pavilion to discuss issues including progress in the sector.
"We have seen considerable developments in...
Angola’s Secretary of State of Energy, Joaquin Ventura, opened the validation workshop for Angola’s SE4All Action Agenda and Investment Prospectus on 26 August 2016 in Luanda on behalf of the energy Minister, João Baptista Borges. The workshop, organised by the Ministry of Energy and Water (MINEA)...
06-Sep-2016
New ways of financing are crucial for transforming Africa’s agriculture, says new report
Innovative financing is crucial for agricultural transformation, wealth creation and long-term prosperity in Africa, according to this year’s Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR), launched on September 6, 2016 in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The African Development Bank (AfDB) is one the authors...
05-Sep-2016
La BAD appelle la société civile africaine à se joindre à elle pour transformer le continent
La conseillère principale du président du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), Maria Mulindi, a lancé à Dakar, un appel à la société civile africaine à se joindre à son institution pour transformer le continent africain dans le cadre de la stratégie décennale de la Banque. Elle...
The African Development Bank’s discusses its bold agenda to transform Africa’s agriculture and agribusiness for long-term wealth creation and prosperity this week as it participates in this year’s African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), taking place in Nairobi Kenya. The September 5-9, 2016 event...
La Banque africaine de développement appuie le Gouvernement de la Côte d’Ivoire pour l’organisation de la deuxième édition de la Journée Nationale du Partenariat (JNP) Etat/Secteur Privé, prévue pour se tenir le 29 septembre 2016 sous le Haut Patronage de Daniel Kablan Duncan, Premier Ministre,...