Le Fad soutient le renforcement des transports et la relance économique au Rwanda

Le vice président par intérim opérations Centre et Ouest du Groupe de la Bad, M. Jaouad Mohammed Gharbi, et la Secrétaire d’Etat chargée de la planification économique au ministère des finances et de la planification economique du Rwanda, Mme Monique Nsanzabaganwa, ont signé à Tunis, deux accords dans le secteur des transports pour un montant total de16, 44 millions d’Unités de compte (UC*) soit l’équivalent de 25 millions de dollars EU.

Botswana, Nigeria and Cape Verde Secure USD 441 Million for Energy and Poverty Reduction projects

Tunis, 28 October 2009 –  Executive directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved near to USD 441 million in three loans for the implementation of projects in Botswana, Nigeria and Cape Verde, at their regular weekly session on Wednesday, 28 October 2009, in Tunis.

Botswana

AfDB Approves € 153 Million for Botswana Power Project

Tunis, 29 October 2009 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors on Wednesday, 28 0ctober 2009 in Tunis, approved a loan of € 153 million to the Government of Botswana, to finance specific components of the Morupule B power station and associated transmission infrastructure.

The project involves the construction of a 600-MW (4 x 150 MW) coal fired power plant and associated transmission infrastructure. The Morupule B plant will be located adjacent to the existing Morupule A plant, and connected to the national grid by two new transmission lines.