Category: Development
African Development Bank-Funded Project Boosts Universal Access to Water in Rwanda
By African Development Bank Published June 18, 2023 Esther Mukantwali of Rwangara Village in Bugesera District, about 18 km south of Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, used to wake up at 3:00 in the morning to trek for an hour to fetch water from a swamp. The story is the same for 18-year-old Umuhoza Francine who lives…
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Building Beyond Mentorship Programme Invites Applications
Are you a mid-career creative person with 5-10 years of experience in architecture, design, or spatial practice, whose work is dedicated to (re)imaging the future of your African city? We invite you to apply to the Building Beyond Mentorship and define the future of public space and community in your city by activating the imagined…
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Renovation of Meter Gauge Railway to Bolster East African Community Regional Trade
By African Development Bank Published January 4, 2023 African Development Bank is providing US$301 million to overhaul the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) in Uganda. The railway line is part of the East African Community’s Northern Corridor linking the capital, Kampala, to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa. The East African Community Railway Rehabilitation Support Project…
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African Development Bank Calls on Governments to Support Africa’s Women-led Businesses
By African Development Bank Published October 21, 2022 African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion introduced African Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to a new partnership set to increase financial inclusion for women-led enterprises across the continent. At a roundtable dinner held on…
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Mauritius to Host 2022 African Economic Conference
By Khalifa Hemed Published October 10, 2022 The coastal city of Balaclava in northwest Mauritius is set to host the annual African Economic Conference (AEC). AEC, Africa’s leading forum for discussing the continent’s emerging challenges and opportunities that shall be jointly hosted by African Development Bank, Economic Commission for Africa, and United Nations Development Programme,…
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Finalists for Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Announced
By Abdi Ali Published October 5, 2022 An initiative established in Kigali (Rwanda) to identify, support and empower entrepreneurial talent from across Africa has announced 10 finalists for its 4th annual Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition. The shortlisted top 10 finalists are expected to take the stage at the competition’s grand finale in November…
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