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11 Dec 15
The African Development Bank has approved $18.34m in grants to support public financial management reforms in Chad.
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9 Dec 15
United Nations agencies and their partners have launched an appeal for almost $2bn to provide crucial assistance to people in Africa’s Sahel region for 2016.
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8 Dec 15
The US’s Power Africa and the UK’s Energy Africa campaigns will be joining forces to help people on the continent gain access to clean energy.
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8 Dec 15
The European Investment Bank has approved a $600m loan towards the construction of a power plant in Egypt that will help the country secure a sufficient, reliable and affordable energy supply.
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7 Dec 15
The World Health Organisation is looking to step up its health support in Ethiopia in response to health risks following droughts caused by this year’s El Niño weather phenomenon.
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4 Dec 15
Three more African countries have signed up to the UK’s Energy Africa campaign, which aims to improve household access to power across the continent by expanding the use of solar power.
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2 Dec 15
Africa is on the brink of a major housing crisis unless it can carve a targeted approach to housing, lending and land policies, the World Bank has warned.
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2 Dec 15
The African Development Bank has reached a settlement with Japanese firm Hitachi after two of its subsidiaries were alleged to have paid bribes to win contracts for work on an AfDB-funded project.
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2 Dec 15
The European Union is to devote more than half a billion euros to managing the Syrian refugee crisis and supporting the Middle Eastern countries where many have fled.
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1 Dec 15
The majority of Africans think corruption has risen in the past year and that their governments are failing to prevent abuses of power, bribery and secret deals, Transparency International has found...
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1 Dec 15
The World Health Organisation and anti-poverty campaigners are calling on the international community to redouble its efforts if it wants to win the fight against AIDS.
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1 Dec 15
Delegates at a conference in Côte d’Ivoire have called for state fragility to be systematically integrated into infrastructure investments in Africa and for a renewed push for greener,...
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1 Dec 15
This World AIDS Day offers a unique opportunity to African governments. Just a 1% increase to health budgets could bring enormous benefits.
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30 Nov 15
The UK is to give the World Food Programme’s operations in Sudan a £17.5m boost, it was announced today.
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30 Nov 15
Significant amounts of development capital means bridging Africa’s infrastructure gap is realistically within reach, however, only private finance will be able to plug the remaining gap, a report has...
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27 Nov 15
The African Development Bank has approved substantial loans for transport, economic governance and inclusive growth in countries across Africa.
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26 Nov 15
Israel has joined 90 other countries in signing up to the OECD’s instrument to combat offshore tax avoidance and increase transparency in tax matters.
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25 Nov 15
Ethiopia, the second poorest country in the world at the start of the century, is on track to become a middle-income country by 2025.
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25 Nov 15
The World Bank has called for $16bn in funding to help Africa adapt to climate change and build the continent’s resilience.
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24 Nov 15
Sweden’s much-needed contribution to the World Food Programme has enabled food distribution to more than 1.5 million people vulnerable to the drought-driven food crisis in Ethiopia.
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24 Nov 15
The European Commission has announced development programmes for Madagascar and Chad worth a combined €619m.
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23 Nov 15
The African Development Bank has approved a $56.2m loan to support public financial management and private sector competitiveness in Ghana.
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23 Nov 15
China and the UK have both pledged much-needed financial aid to prevent South Sudan’s food crisis from descending into famine.
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20 Nov 15
The ongoing war in Yemen has brought its education and health systems to the brink of collapse, a senior United Nations official has warned.
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20 Nov 15
Poor budgeting could push Malawi’s economic growth rate down, a report by the World Bank has warned.
11 Dec 15The African Development Bank has approved $18.34m in grants to support public financial management reforms in Chad.
9 Dec 15United Nations agencies and their partners have launched an appeal for almost $2bn to provide crucial assistance to people in Africa’s Sahel region for 2016.
8 Dec 15The US’s Power Africa and the UK’s Energy Africa campaigns will be joining forces to help people on the continent gain access to clean energy.
8 Dec 15The European Investment Bank has approved a $600m loan towards the construction of a power plant in Egypt that will help the country secure a sufficient, reliable and affordable energy supply.
7 Dec 15The World Health Organisation is looking to step up its health support in Ethiopia in response to health risks following droughts caused by this year’s El Niño weather phenomenon.
2 Dec 15Africa is on the brink of a major housing crisis unless it can carve a targeted approach to housing, lending and land policies, the World Bank has warned.
2 Dec 15The African Development Bank has reached a settlement with Japanese firm Hitachi after two of its subsidiaries were alleged to have paid bribes to win contracts for work on an AfDB-funded project.
2 Dec 15The European Union is to devote more than half a billion euros to managing the Syrian refugee crisis and supporting the Middle Eastern countries where many have fled.
1 Dec 15The majority of Africans think corruption has risen in the past year and that their governments are failing to prevent abuses of power, bribery and secret deals, Transparency International has found...
1 Dec 15The World Health Organisation and anti-poverty campaigners are calling on the international community to redouble its efforts if it wants to win the fight against AIDS.
1 Dec 15Delegates at a conference in Côte d’Ivoire have called for state fragility to be systematically integrated into infrastructure investments in Africa and for a renewed push for greener,...
1 Dec 15This World AIDS Day offers a unique opportunity to African governments. Just a 1% increase to health budgets could bring enormous benefits.
30 Nov 15The UK is to give the World Food Programme’s operations in Sudan a £17.5m boost, it was announced today.
30 Nov 15Significant amounts of development capital means bridging Africa’s infrastructure gap is realistically within reach, however, only private finance will be able to plug the remaining gap, a report has...
27 Nov 15The African Development Bank has approved substantial loans for transport, economic governance and inclusive growth in countries across Africa.
26 Nov 15Israel has joined 90 other countries in signing up to the OECD’s instrument to combat offshore tax avoidance and increase transparency in tax matters.
25 Nov 15Ethiopia, the second poorest country in the world at the start of the century, is on track to become a middle-income country by 2025.
25 Nov 15The World Bank has called for $16bn in funding to help Africa adapt to climate change and build the continent’s resilience.
24 Nov 15Sweden’s much-needed contribution to the World Food Programme has enabled food distribution to more than 1.5 million people vulnerable to the drought-driven food crisis in Ethiopia.
24 Nov 15The European Commission has announced development programmes for Madagascar and Chad worth a combined €619m.
23 Nov 15The African Development Bank has approved a $56.2m loan to support public financial management and private sector competitiveness in Ghana.
20 Nov 15The ongoing war in Yemen has brought its education and health systems to the brink of collapse, a senior United Nations official has warned.
20 Nov 15Poor budgeting could push Malawi’s economic growth rate down, a report by the World Bank has warned.
