In efforts to update the Bamako Sanitation Master Plan (SDAB), a priority project to construct two faecal sludge disposal and treatment plants in Bamako has been identified. The project is designed to improve the living environment of the population by addressing the town’s acute sanitation...
29-Aug-2016
World Water Week in Stockholm: AfDB joins global community to press for water for all by 2030
As a leading provider of water and sanitation services in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Water Facility (AWF) have been invited to participate in World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden. World Water Week, which takes place from August 28 to September 2, 2016, is the...
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has outlined a roadmap towards the transformation of agriculture in Africa. The President laid emphasis on combating malnutrition in children, turning African farmlands into major suppliers of food for export and putting funds...
08-Aug-2016
Mission visits dam rehabilitation project expected to provide water to 17,000 people in Mozambique
On August 3, 2016, the African Development Bank’s Resident Representative in Mozambique, Joseph Ribeiro, and various members of the diplomatic community visited the Massingir Dam project in Gaza province, in the country’s southern region. The visit sought to illustrate developments work being...
Tanzania is expected to benefit from a boost in hydropower generation and irrigation development thanks to a new study financed by the African Water Facility (AWF). This €2-million grant will help the government of Tanzania launch the pre-feasibility study of a multipurpose dam, irrigation and...
The livelihoods of some 230,000 people in Juba, South Sudan, will be improved thanks to a key water project approved on July 14, 2016 by the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) in the form of a grant of €6.3 million. The project will also strengthen efficient utility...
“Water and sanitation will remain one of the key development challenges facing African communities and nations, with direct impacts on economic growth,” warned the African Development Bank (AfDB) at the ongoing 6th Africa Water Week (AWW6), holding in Dar es Salam, Tanzania, from 18-22...
Le président du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), Akinwumi Adesina, se rend au Royaume du Maroc pour une visite de travail, du 19 au 23 juillet 2016.
Il s’agit de la première visite officielle du président de la BAD au Maroc depuis qu’il a pris ses fonctions, le 1er septembre...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Water Facility (AWF) will be participating in the 6th Africa Water Week (AWW-6), holding from 18-22 July 2016 at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. On 20 July 2016, the AfDB will unveil an...