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    • Stakeholders and partners at the launch of the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative at 2024 World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden
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African Water Facility Secures 12 Million Euros to Invest in Urban Sanitation in Africa

Over the next ten years, the African Water Facility, through the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative, aims to mobilise $320 million to support 50 sanitation projects

The African Water Facility has secured 12 million euros from the Nordic Development Fund for a new funding initiative to support African governments, utilities, the private sector, and other stakeholders to expand access to safe and sustainable sanitation in African cities. The Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative (AUSII) was launched…

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    • The African Development Fund and the European Union will allow almost half a million people to benefit from improved, climate-resilient, sustainable water supply services
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Zambia: More than 460,000 people will soon have access to improved water and sanitation due to a loan of $13.2 million from the African Development Fund

The project is being supported by the European Union, the Bank Group’s strategic partner, with a grant of $6.05 million through their Nexus Energy and Water Programme for Zambia

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund granted a loan of $13.2 million to Zambia in Abidjan on 17 July 2024 to implement innovative measures and improve access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene for 460,000 people in Kabwe and Bauleni. The project also aims to strengthen the…

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    • AfDB Vice President Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade (right) meets with Angolan Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Dr António Francisco de Assis ( centre) and AfDB Country Manager for Angola Pietro Toigo during an official visit. Angola, June 2024
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Angola: African Development Bank Vice President Akin-Olugbade on mission to boost development impact

The parties discussed the cooperation between Angola and the Bank and its priorities, which focus on accelerating economic diversification and job creation

African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) Vice-President for Regional delivery, Integration and Business Delivery, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade has completed a mission to Angola in which she held several strategic, high-level dialogue sessions with authorities of the country. The talks provided the foundation for the implementation of the Bank’s new 2024-2029 Country Strategy Paper.…

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    • African Development Bank secures $18 million Global Environment Facility (GEF) funding for Zambezi Basin and E-waste projects (1)
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African Development Bank secures $18 million Global Environment Facility (GEF) funding for Zambezi Basin and E-waste projects

The Zambezi River Basin project, estimated to cost $9.45 million, is expected to benefit millions through advancements in agriculture, fisheries, and dam operations

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has secured more than $18 million in funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for two major projects aimed at bolstering environmental sustainability and resilience across Africa. The first project, "Strengthening Zambezi River Basin Management towards Climate Resilience and Ecosystem Health," has been allocated $10.57…

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    • File photo of the AfDB-financed Gabal El-Asfar Waste Water Treatment Plant in Egypt, considered a “model of sustainable development”
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African Development Bank at the 10th World Water Forum: showcasing commitment to facilitating access to water and sanitation resources in Africa

Bank and African Water Facility delegation to co-host and participate in more than a dozen forum events in Bali, Indonesia

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) will highlight the importance of preparation, financing and coordination for water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives across Africa at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia. The Bank and the African Water Facility’s delegations to the world’s largest international gathering of water sector partners…

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    • African Development Bank advocates for agritech scaling, partnerships and affordable fertilizer access at Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit
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African Development Bank advocates for agritech scaling, partnerships and affordable fertilizer access at Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit

The event will explore solutions to widespread declines in farmland soil quality and build consensus on an African Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan

This week, the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) will leverage its deep expertise and convening power to highlight the crucial role of agricultural technologies, fertilizer and healthy soils in driving sustainable agricultural growth at the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi. Representing Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A.…

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Water for the future: Tangiers takes steps to secure its blue gold

Overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar at the northern tip of Morocco, Tangiers is a cosmopolitan place and gateway to the great continent of Africa

The white city of Tangiers wakes gently at daybreak. Schoolchildren mill up and down the main streets of the old town, the medina, crossing paths with the crowd heading to offices and a few morning tourists. Overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar at the northern tip of Morocco, Tangiers is a…

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    • African Development Bank sets out two priority areas for the CSP 2024-2029 for Zambia: boosting private sector development through infrastructure investments and developing the country’s agricultural value chain
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2024-2029 Development priorities for Zambia: Infrastructure and Agricultural Value Chain

The African Development Bank Group will provide assistance to the agricultural sector, concentrating primarily on the development of farm blocks and value chains, to improve the sector’s climate resilience and agricultural productivity

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Zambia for 2024-2029, which sets out two priority intervention areas: Boosting the development of the private sector through investments in infrastructure and developing the country’s agricultural value chain. “The aim of…

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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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    • A Truck desludging at the faecal sludge treatment plant, San Pedro, Cote d’Ivoire
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commits $6 million to the African Water Facility for Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative

The Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative will come as a response to improve urban access to safely managed sanitation in Africa

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $6 million to the African Water Facility, to support the operationalization of the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative (AUSII) – a new financing window dedicated to improving sanitation in African urban cities. The African Water Facility, a special project preparation fund established…