ACEACFMS,Accra 2023 in Pictures
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Desert to Power Initiative: African Development Fund approves nearly $303 million for Mauritania-Mali electricity interconnection project
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 19, 2023/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group () (), has approved a $302.9 million loan co-financing for a multinational power project that…
Burkina Faso Solar Grandmothers initiative: Global Green Growth Institute’s (GGGI) contribution to the rural energy transition process
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, December 19, 2023/ — History of the “Solar Grandmothers” initiative During the India-Africa Forum held in New Delhi in April 2008, an agreement was reached between the Government of India and the African Union (AU) Commission on pan-African…
Factoring Urban Gardening into African’s Built Environment
…. As ACEACFMS 2023 holds in Accra Story: Mohammed Abu Science, Technical and Mathematics (STEM) students from the Kumasi Academy Senior High School, in Ghana’s Ashanti Region excited participants with a great presentation on the science of urban gardening and…
About Scale Up of Africa’s Sustainable Built Environment
Story: Mohammed A. Abu A one-day maiden Africa Continental Sustainable Built Environment Industry Summit (ACEACFMS 23) ended successfully at East Legon, Ghana’s capital city of Accra on Thursday December 14, with a formal declaration of the event as an annual…
African Development Bank approves $696.41 million of financing for Burundi and Tanzania to build 650 kilometers of rail infrastructure to develop the Central Corridor network
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 13, 2023/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved various financing structures valued at $696.41 million for Burundi and Tanzania to start Phase II of the Joint Tanzania-Burundi-DR Congo…
West Africa’s Energy Transition Offers $1T+ in Investment Opportunities
PARIS, France, December 11, 2023/ — West Africa is home to a diverse landscape of energy players, from mature petroleum producers to emerging gas frontiers. For established markets, the energy transition requires decarbonizing and optimizing existing operations, while bringing renewable…
African Development Bank approves $66 million loan for equity enhancement of Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 10, 2023/ — The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Board of Directors has approved a $66 million loan to the government of Tanzania for additional equity in Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB). The financing will enable…
Amid rising corruption, most Africans say they risk retaliation if they speak up, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals
ACCRA, Ghana, December 10, 2023/ — A majority of Africans say that corruption in their country is rising, that their government is failing in its efforts to fight it, and that ordinary citizens risk retaliation if they report corruption to…
South Africa: African Development Bank approves $1 billion guarantee from the United Kingdom to support SA’s Just Energy Transition
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 10, 2023/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $1 billion guarantee program in collaboration with the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), which will allow the…