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    • (Left to right) The Director General of the African Development Bank for East Africa, Nnenna Nwabufo, the Burundian Minister of Education and Scientific Research, François Havyarimana, and the coordinator of the East African Nutritional Sciences Institute, Melance Ntunzwenimana
    • The Director General of the African Development Bank for East Africa, Nnenna Nwabufo (second from left) visits the laboratory of the East African Nutritional Sciences Institute, accompanied by other officials
    • The Director General of the African Development Bank for East Africa, Nnenna Nwabufo (fifth from left) visited the modernization works at the port of Bujumbura, which are currently underway
    • (Left to right), Marcellin Ndong Ntah, the Bank’s Chief Economist for Burundi, Pascal Yembiline, head of the Bank’s country office in Burundi, Nnenna Nwabufo, Director General of the African Development Bank for East Africa and Olivier Suguru, President of the Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Burundi, at the end of the discussions with the Burundian private sector
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Burundi: African Development Bank Director General for East Africa commends progress of Bank-funded projects

The involvement of the Burundian Ministry of Education in implementing this innovative project aimed at benefiting countries in the East African Community

The Director General of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) for East Africa, Nnenna Nwabufo, has expressed satisfaction with the implementation of projects funded by the Bank in Burundi. During her four-day visit to the East African nation between March 18-21, Ms Nwabufo assessed the progress of projects supported by the…

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    • Benson Bumbe Nkhoma (2nd right), Principal Water Resources Management and Development Officer, African Development Bank, making a presentation. On the extreme right is Peter de Koming, Resident Project Manager, Kenya, World Waternet. The others are: Fred Nyongesa, Manager, Water Quality, Water Resources Authority (extreme left); Enock Sentru Kiminta, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya National Water Resource Users Association (2nd from left); and Robert Kisyula, Chief of Party, USAID STAWI (3rd from left)
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African Development Bank champions private-public partnerships and good governance for universal water access in Kenya

Kenya requires about Ksh 995 billion (around $7.5 billion) to achieve universal access to water and sanitation by 2030

Kenya’s Water and Sanitation Investors Conference 2024, held in the capital, Nairobi, concluded with a call for accelerated investment towards universal access to water and sanitation by 2030. The March 6-8 conference underscored the need for collaboration to support governments in bridging the financing gap through private sector funding, blended…

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    • (L-R) Stanley George, Director, International Economic Relations Department, Federal Ministry of Finance; Sale Samanja, Yobe State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice; Mohammed Abacha, Yobe State Commissioner for Finance; Sidi Yakubu, Yobe State Commissioner for Environment and Lamin Barrow, Director General, African Development Bank Nigeria Country Department, during ECCAP loan negotiation agreement meeting at the Bank’s Office in Abuja, Nigeria
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African Development Bank approves $50 million loan to support climate change resilience, improve livelihoods and boost food security in Nigeria’s Yobe State

Yobe State Government will contribute $4.52 million in counterpart funding, and project beneficiaries are contributing $16.82m

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved a $50 million loan for the Yobe State Environmental and Climate Change Action Project (ECCAP) to enhance climate change resilience, boost food security, and improve livelihoods for over 3.5 million people in northeast Nigeria. The project cost is…

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    • In 2024 Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, will receive support for preparation of a project to develop and protect its coastline
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The Urban and Municipal Development Fund of the African Development Bank has approved an annual work programme to support 14 new municipalities and local authorities

The Fund will launch a capacity-building and consulting programme to improve municipal finances and solvency in six large pilot cities in Africa - Nairobi, Dakar, Abidjan, Addis Ababa, Kigali and Lagos

The Technical Committee of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group (www.AfDB.org) met on 18 March 2024 in Abidjan and approved the new work programme for 2024. The committee, responsible for monitoring the work of the AfDB’s Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF), allocated a total of US$4.5 million to support…

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    • African Development Bank, International Organization for Migration (IOM) launch report on harnessing migration for development in Africa
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African Development Bank, International Organization for Migration (IOM) launch report on harnessing migration for development in Africa

It provides insights to leverage the potential of the African diaspora, build climate resilience, and harness skills mobility to drive Africa's development trajectory

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released a joint report designed to support practitioners and decision makers to turn migration into a force for development in Africa. The report, Diaspora Engagement, Climate-Induced Migration and Skills Mobility: A Focus on Africa (https://apo-opa.co/3VE4Zd0) examines the impact…

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    • Minister of Economy and Finance and African Development Bank Governor Ernesto Max Elias Tonela and Solomon Quaynor, the Bank’s Vice President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization
    • From L to R – Bank Country Manager for Mozambique, Cesar Mba Abogo; Senior Fragility and Resilience Officer, Rejoice Musakaruka; Transport and Communications Minister Mateus Magala; Bank Vice President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, Solomon Quaynor; Development and Portfolio Consultant, Tshinde Matos; Vice Minister of Transport and Communications, Amilton Alissone; and Agriculture Specialist Cesar Tique
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African Development Bank and Mozambique strengthen partnerships to boost regional infrastructure development and trade

The Mozambican government expressed gratitude for the Bank’s continued support for regional integration and green industrialization in Southern Africa

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Mozambique reinforced their partnership during a visit by Mr. Solomon Quaynor, the Bank’s Vice President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization. This visit, held from March 12th to 15th, 2024, underscores the Bank’s commitment to supporting Mozambique's economic growth trajectory, particularly following the third…

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African Development Bank co-organises conference on Environmental Financing for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development conference

The conference was a roadmap for sustainable blue and green financing for São Tomé and Príncipe and other small island developing states

The UNESCO biosphere reserve of Príncipe island was the site of the first international conference dedicated to biodiversity financing hosted by the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe, the Regional Government of Príncipe, in partnership with the United Nations and the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org). Raising awareness of the challenges…

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Morocco: Maison Malake – the social cooperative revolutionizing cashew nuts

The cooperative aims to protect and develop ecosystems, while striving for innovation

As night falls over Marrakech’s medina, wrought-iron lanterns illuminate the narrow streets of the souk. The air is filled with scents of saffron and mint, and the metallic clang of the water carriers’ cymbals punctuates the buzz from the maze of alleyways. It is to this UNESCO World Heritage site…

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African Development Bank funded energy projects in Egypt and Cote D’Ivoire win top infrastructure and energy accolades at the IJ Global Awards

The Singrobo hydropower was the first hydropower IPP, and private sector-funded climate action investment to reach financial close in West Africa in December 2022

Two African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org)-supported projects have won awards at the IJ global awards held in London, United Kingdom. The Singrobo hydropower plant in Ivory Coast, in which the Bank played the Mandated Lead Arranger role won the Power Deal of the Year award, while the Kom Ombo Solar plant,…

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    • Representatives of the African Development Bank and the FEC at the signing of the financing agreement
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Morocco: The African Development Bank and the Fonds d’équipement communal sign a loan agreement of EUR 100 million to fund sustainable development projects and strengthen the attractiveness of various territories

The aim of the operation is to improve public services, particularly in rural areas, and support the emergence of new economic activities, investment opportunities and employment opportunities

The African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org/) signed a loan agreement of EUR 100 million with the Fonds d’équipement communal (FEC) in Rabat, on Friday, March 15, to fund new investment and sustainable infrastructure projects backed by territorial communities. The aim of the operation is to improve public services, particularly in rural…