Rwanda, AFDB launch the EQuIP project

The Government of Rwanda, in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) through its Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), has launched a 2-year project aimed at “Enhancing the Quality of... Read more »

African Development Bank Group Governors endorse bank’s vision for the next 10 years

Delegates unanimously adopted what they called the Accra Declaration, which captured decisions arrived at by the Bank Group’s governors during the meetings Accra: The African Development Bank Group concluded five days of... Read more »

Multinational: African Development Bank earmarks €10 million equity investment to drive technologies in the wake of Covid-19

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved an equity investment of €9.8 million to support venture capital investments in African start-ups, from seed to growth stages. Of... Read more »

CMU-Africa, World Bank, AfDB collaborate towards inspiring African girls to pursue STEM education

Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa), the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank has today launched the STEM Women Lead Speaker Series which aims to inspire girls to take up STEM... Read more »

African Development Bank extends $84 million in financing to boost electricity access in Rwanda

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved  $84.22 million in loans and grants to electrify nearly 80,000 rural households in south Rwanda. The project will advance the... Read more »

African Development Bank signs $229.5 million financing agreement for the Kampala-Jinja Expressway Project

The African Development Bank and the Government of Uganda on Tuesday signed a $229.5 million financing agreement for the first phase of the Kampala-Jinja Expressway Project, which will cut travel time and... Read more »

African development bank- aided project playing vital role in bringing Rwandan women to the forefront of clean energies

Fauzia Mwita Haji By Aimable Twahirwa; A senior official of the African Development Bank (AfDB) says shehopes empowering women enterpreneurs in developing clean energy access project in Rwanda would provide the greatest... Read more »

2020 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank: a renewed commitment to economic resilience in Africa

The 55th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank and the 46th meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund (ADF) began in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Wednesday, 26... Read more »

AfDB commits $98 million to Rwanda for multisector COVID-19 response

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday approved a concessional loan of $97.675 million to Rwanda to strengthen its national budget as it works to mitigate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The... Read more »

La BAD et le Gouvernement signent deux accords de 29,7 millions d’euros de dons pour le secteur de l’énergie

De d. à g. : Daniel Ndoye, responsable-pays de la BAD au Burundi ; Domitien Ndihokubwayo, Ministre des Finances ; et Claude Bochu, chef de la délégation de l’UE au Burundi. Bujumbura: La BAD... Read more »