Speaking to a delegation of Ministers representing more than 40 nations spanning the globe in Paris on Sunday, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, pushed for a New Deal on Energy in Africa to solve Africa’s energy crisis.

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 to support private sector operations in Africa.

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.

The President of Zanzibar, on his tour of the island archipelago, has praised the Isles Ministry for the improvements to the lives of the islanders, made possible by the African Development Bank’s Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) program.

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 Côte d'Ivoire.  

The grant agreement was signed by the AfDB Vice-President Responsible for Infrastructure, the Private Sector and Regional Integration, Solomon Asamoah, and CGECI President Jean Kacou Diagou.