June 04, 2008
Africa: Emergency Food Summit-AfDB Underscores Need for Smallholder Agricultural Revolution in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has underscored the urgent need for a "Smallholder Agricultural Revolution in Africa", as the continent's best option for… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Calls for Transparent Management of Africa's Mineral Resources
Tunis, 3 June 2008 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has called for a more transparent management of Africa's mineral resources, underscoring the fact that the extraction… Read more »
Africa: Emergency Food Summit-AfDB Underscores Need for Smallholder Agricultural Revolution in Africa
AfDB President's speech Read more »
June 03, 2008
Africa: Benin, AfDB Sign FCFA 12 Billion Loan Agreement to Finance Power Connection Project
Tunis, 3 June 2008 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Republic of Benin have signed an agreement for a loan of 17.39 million Units of Account (UA), equivalent to… Read more »
Africa: Bank Group Participates in TICAD IV
An African Development Bank (AfDB) Group delegation led by the institution's president, Donald Kaberuka, last week attended the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African… Read more »
May 29, 2008
Africa: ADF Approves US$15 Million Supplementary Loan to Fund Nouakchott Water Supply Project
Tunis, 29 May 2008 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, approved on Wednesday in Tunis, a… Read more »
May 27, 2008
Africa: Bank Group Education Experts Meet With Burkinabe Education Minister
Burkina Faso's Education Minister, Marie Odile Bonkoungou, on Friday in Tunis paid a courtesy call on the AfDB Vice President in charge of operations, Zeinab El-Bakri, and her… Read more »
May 26, 2008
Africa: AfDB-IFAD Consultations End in Tunis
High-level consultations on increased cooperation between the African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development closed in Tunis Friday. Read more »
May 15, 2008
Africa: AfDB 2008 Annual Meetings End in Maputo
The Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group ended on Thursday, May 15, 2008, in Maputo, Mozambique, after two days of exhaustive deliberations and approval of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Signs Financing Agreements With Its Regional Member Countries
Maputo, Mozambique, 15 May 2008 - Highlights of the 2008 meetings include the admission of Turkey as the 26th Non-regional member of the Bank Group, the signing of an agreement… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Signs Loan Agreement With PTA Bank
AfDB continues to support Regional Development Finance Institutions with comprehensive financial support to the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank) Read more »
Africa: AfDB And Export-Import Bank of China Sign Partnership Agreement
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate cooperation between the two… Read more »
May 14, 2008
Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings Open in Maputo, Mozambique
The 2008 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group opened on Wednesday in Maputo, Mozambique, with more than 1,000 participants, including Presidents Denis… Read more »
Africa: Turkey Joins African Development Bank Group
Maputo, Mozambique, 14 May 2008 - The Republic of Turkey has become the 25th Non-Regional Member of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group following the approval of its… Read more »
May 13, 2008
Africa: AfDB 2008 Annual Meetings Round Table and Seminars
Tackling Urban Growth and Poverty Read more »
May 12, 2008
Africa: Promoting Accountability and Transparency in Development Projects
Maputo, Mozambique – 12 May 2008 - Promoting accountability in the implementation of the projects financed by the African Development Bank (ADB) Group has become a priority… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Meets Financial Commitment with AfDB
In a bid to actively reconnect with international donors, the Zimbabwean government last month paid part of its arrears to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. On April 14,… Read more »
May 05, 2008
Africa: AfDB Group Commits U.S. $ 1 Billion More to Tackle Food Crisis, Raises Agriculture Portfolio to U.S. $ 4.8 Billion
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, announced in Tunis that the Bank Group would add US$1 billion to its agriculture portfolio, raised to… Read more »
May 02, 2008
Africa: AfDB Group Commits US$ 1 Billion More to Tackle Food Crisis, Raises Agriculture Portfolio to US$ 4.8 Billion
Tunis, 2 May 2008 – The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, announced on Friday, 2 May 2008, in Tunis that the Bank Group would add US$1… Read more »
Africa: African States Prepare for Global High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
Kigali, Rwanda, 1 May 2008 – Some 200 delegates from over 40 African states ended a two-day workshop to review implementation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness on… Read more »
Africa: Accra HLF Africa Region Preparatory Consultation Workshop, Kigali, Rwanda, 28-30 April 2008
The Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness will be held in Accra, Ghana, from 2-4 September 2008. The African Development is a lead sponsor of the Accra Forum which will… Read more »
Africa: Workshop on Challenges and Opportunities for SAIs in Africa
President Donald Kaberuka on Monday in Tunis opened a three-day workshop on "Challenges and Opportunities for Supreme Audit Institutions in Africa" with more than 50… Read more »
April 29, 2008
Africa: AfDB-Gabon: Libreville Hosts Oil and Gas Seminar
A three-day seminar on the management of proceeds from extractive industries in Africa, especially oil a and gas, organized by the African Development Bank Group in conjunction… Read more »
April 28, 2008
Africa: President Kaberuka Signs AfDB Algeria Field Office Agreement
The President of the African Development Bank Group (ADB), Mr. Donald Kaberuka, on Sunday 27 April, signed the agreement establishing the ADB field office in Algeria alongside Mr.… Read more »
April 25, 2008
Africa: Former World Bank President James Wolfensohn in Tunis
The former World Bank President, Mr. Wolfensohn, gave a lecture on Friday in Tunis on the theme "Africa in a Global World: Partnerships for Success", as part of the Bank… Read more »