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Access to water for everyone in the Central African Republic to happen soon?
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6 November 2009 Access to drinking water in the Central African Republic could be improved thanks to a grant of 16 million Dollars from the African Development Bank to the African Development Fund. This financing will allow for a drinking water and drainage project to be carried through in three conurbations in the Central African Republic: Berberati, Bouar, and Bossangoa. The work will consist…
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Donors pledge $496 million for Central African Republic
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with other donors half a billion dollars to the conflict-stricken Central African Republic. The EU and the UN, as well as other donors such as the United States, World Bank and African Development Bank, pledged $496…
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The Central African Backbone fibre-optic cable project has been launched
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2 September 2010 The official launch of the Central African high-speed fibre optic cable telecommunication network, the Central African Backbone, took place on 27 August at Bangui, in the Central African Republic. The cable will link Cameroon, Chad and the CAR over more than 1000 Km, providing the region with the latest generation high-speed Internet. For the coordinator of the project, Justin Gourna Zacko, the aim of the CAB is to obtain "sub-regional integration and at the same time to reduce the digital divide and the cost of communications", reports Africa Info. The project is partly funded…
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AfDB briefs west and central African lawyers on its structure, policies and operations
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15 March 2012 African Development Bank - March 14, 2012 A group of more than 70 lawyers from west and central African lawyers attended a briefing on the working of the African Development Bank (AfDB) group in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 13 March 2012. The event involved the AfDB’s African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU). In particular, the lawyers were instructed…
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Central Africa has 'worst infrastructure in the continent'
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3 May 2011 Improvements in transport and energy are needed in order for Central Africa to realise its full growth potential. It follows news that the African Development Bank (AfDB) said in a report that Central Africa has the worst infrastructure on the continent. The region encompasses Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome e Principe and Chad. According to the report: "The region stands out on the continent as one with the least infrastructure network, particularly transport and energy, which impacts negatively…
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AU and AfDB signed agreement for improved access to rural water supply and sanitation in 10 African countries
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Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Lesotho and Mauritania. With the exception of Lesotho and Mauritania these countries are regarded as fragile…
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African Water Facility
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Countries Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,…
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South African Minister recommends Shift of African investment towards industry
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for Development." ---------------------------------- Minister Davies said a “profound shift” occurring in the global economy with the growing centrality of developing countries in driving global economic growth,…
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Central Bank of Nigeria provides funding for new power projects
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31 July 2012 The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that it is helping to fund some major infrastructure projects in the west African state, which is seeking rapid economic expansion, Vanguard reports. To this end, the Bank has agreed to lend as much as N171.12 billion to 30 power and airline projects in Nigeria through the Bank of Industry, BOI. Meanwhile, the government is actively seeking…
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CASDB injects 22 million USD into several infrastructure projects in Central Africa
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28 June 2011 The Central African States Development Bank (CASDB) announced last Friday that it was going to finance several infrastructure projects in its member countries amounting to a total of 22 million dollars. These projects include the construction of two hydroelectric power stations at Mitzic and Fougamou in Gabon, the Lom Pangar hydroelectric power station project in Cameroon and the upgrading of the Bangui Mpoko international airport in Central Africa, reports the Xinhua press agency. Elsewhere, several banks in Cameroon have granted a loan of 151 million USD to the Société nationale de raffinage…