The Tshikapa – Mbuji Mayi Project on the National Road 1 (NR1) NR1 is an integral part of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) high-priority road network program. It is part of the ongoing NR1 rehabilitation program and complements the ongoing upgrading of the following road sections: (i) Batshamba-...

African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka expressed concern over the huge economic cost to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region caused by delays in constructing the Kazungula Bridge, during his visit to the project on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The President saw first-...

The 2nd East African Community/African Development Bank Technical Planning meeting to review the status of implementation of the ongoing projects financed by the Bank concluded on Friday, July 25 at the EAC Headquarters, in Arusha, Tanzania. The July 24-25, 2014 meeting, which attended by...

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, was received Monday, July 28 by the President of the Republic of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos, at the Palácio da Cidade Alta in Luanda, where discussions focused on expanding cooperation between the AfDB and the Angolan...

This document is the Summary of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for Phase 1 of the Transport Sector Support Programme involving the implementation of works on the 200.7 km Section 1 between Batschenga-Ntui and Yoko. This phase also takes into account related improvements and...

At the request of Cameroonian authorities, the African Development Bank will support the implementation of the “Transport Sector Support Programme,” Phase 1 of which consists in constructing the 200.4-km-long Batschenga-Ntui-Yoko road. From an environmental and social perspective, the project is...

The June 2014 issue of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) quarterly knowledge publication, eVALUation Matters, was released on July 11. This issue focuses on the transport sector in Africa, a sector that has long languished behind that of other world regions. The publication of this...

Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé le 13 juin 2014 à Tunis, un projet de bitumage de l’axe Kyabe-Kingako au Tchad. Le montant du financement de cette importante infrastructure est de 80 millions 300 mille unité de compte (UC), soit...