The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) in the collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum officially launched a five-day training programme on Monday for senior government officials and members of the private sector in Kampala...
The African Development Bank has approved a US $10-million loan to the Republic of Seychelles in support of the Government's Inclusive Private Sector Development and Competitiveness Programme - phase II (IPSDCP-II).
This budget-support loan, designed to ensure continuity and deepening of reforms...
18-Sep-2015
Ivoire Hydro Energy scoops top prize at second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing awards
Etty Ekolan Alain is the winner of the top prize at the second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF2). Alain’s project, Ivoire Hydro Energy, is a start-up in Côte d’Ivoire. It seeks to design, construct and operate a 44 megawatt hydro power plant on the country’s Bandama...
Jointly organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) / Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and the Climate Technology Initiative - Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI P-FAN), the second West Africa Forum for...
16-Sep-2015
Nigerian entrepreneur’s award-winning clean energy project ensures cooking does not kill
Femi Oye, winner of the first-ever West African Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF) award in 2013, is living his dream of contributing to women’s health in Nigeria and beyond, through the provision of clean, safe and affordable energy. He was motivated by his grandmother, Mama Kike, and...
On September 10, 2015, African Development Bank Vice-President for Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration, Solomon Asamoah, participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Wilson Center for Scholars in Washington, DC, titled: The US-Africa Leaders’ Summit One Year On:...
On September 8, 2015, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan signed the sixth private sector assistance loan under the joint initiative titled Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) for Africa. The loan, worth JPY 35.88 billion, equivalent to USD 300 million, is intended...
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Access Bank Rwanda Ltd. signed a loan agreement for the equivalent of US $6 million under the Africa SME Program on September 3, 2015 to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Rwanda.
Access Bank Rwanda is a member of the Access Bank Group,...
On September 4, 2015 in Abidjan, the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a Fund for Africa Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) grant agreement of US $947,625 (558.970 million CFA francs) with the General Confederation of Côte d'Ivoire Businesses (CGECI) to support and develop young entrepreneurs in...