AfDB hosts first APNODE Annual General Meeting
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) will host the first annual general meeting of the African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation (APNODE) on July 23-24, 2015 at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan.
The purpose of the meeting is to operationalise APNODE, a body whose mandate is to empower African members of parliament. The meeting will see APNODE adopt its constitution, elect an Executive Committee, and endorse a programme of action.
African Water Facility: Improved access to drinking water and sanitations services in Kinshasa
The African Water Facility (AWF) announced July 13, 2015, the approval of a €1.9-million grant in favour of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to support the improvement of drinking water and sanitation services in Kinshasa, as well as for the expansion of water supply services towards Kinshasa-West. The project should benefit over 3.5 million people.
Zambia - AfDB approves US$ 243 million loans for the rehabilitation of Chinsali-Nakonde Road
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US $193-million Bank loan and a US$ 50-million loan from Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF), to support the rehabilitation of the Chinsali-Nakonde road, a section of the North-South Corridor in Zambia, connecting Tanzania.
Zimbabwe : faire le point sur les progrès en Gestion axée sur les résultats de développement
Une réunion importante se tient ce 17 Juillet 2015 à Harare, au Zimbabwe, pour passer en revue l’impact des trois initiatives de gestion axée sur les résultats de développement, 100 jours après qu’elles ont été lancées. Ainsi, le Zimbabwe s’impose comme le deuxième pays – après Madagascar – à achever avec succès l’implémentation de sa feuille de route sur l’initiative de l’Afrique pour les résultats (dite par acronyme en anglais AfriK4R).
African Water Facility: Rural populations to enjoy increased access to water with the completion of the Saday dam in Djibouti
The African Water Facility (AWF) participated in a handover ceremony on June 18 to mark the completion of the Saday dam in Djibouti. The AWF’s involvement is part of a project to support the mobilization of water for domestic and agricultural use in rural areas.
The dam retains a settling reservoir and also keeps a great quantity of surface water for recharge. This is a new experience for Djibouti and a pilot that promises important socio-economic returns.