By State House Communication Unit Sierra Leone — President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma in a social interaction dinner at the residence of Sierra Leone’s Ambassdor to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission… Read More ›
Month: January 2016
Burundian refugees to benefit from $1 million AfDB emergency assistance
Rwanda — The Government of Rwanda and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, signed a US $1-million (RWF 753-million) emergency assistance grant to Burundian refugees in Rwanda. The main objective of the assistance is to respond to… Read More ›
US wants cooperation with Angola in agriculture field
Angola — US ambassador to Angola, Helen La Lime, has called for the need to strengthen cooperation in the fields of agriculture and cattle breeding during her visit in Quilengues, 143 kilometers north of Lubango, Huíla province on Wednesday. Speaking… Read More ›
POWER AFRICA LAUNCHES ROADMAP TO 60 MILLION CONNECTIONS AND 30,000 MW BY 2030
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today at the Powering Africa Summit, Power Africa partners launched a roadmap to meet President Obama’s goals of adding 30,000 megawatts and 60 million connections across sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. The U.S. Government committed an initial $7 billion that… Read More ›
Britain determined to eradicate Ebola in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone — Britain’s quest in continuing to protect her former colony despite relinquishing control in 1961 continue unabated, from intervening in one of the most savage wars in Africa and ensuring stability, providing technical and financial support to stabiles… Read More ›
One year on: AfDB’s support of Ebola-affected countries continues
It has been one year since the World Health Organization officially announced the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa. Since March 23, 2014, the African Development Bank has played a prominent role in fighting back Ebola Virus Disease… Read More ›
Adesina, Kagame and Desalegn underscore urgent need to power Africa
“Electricity is like the blood in your body. If you have blood, you live. If don’t have blood, you don’t live.” These were the opening remarks made by African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, on Thursday, January 21 in Davos,… Read More ›