September 22, 2009
Africa: AfBD Seeks Resources Increase From G20
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is urging on the G20 Summit to increase the institution's resources in order to meet increasing demands for funding to the Bank from its… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Rings Bell at Wall Street
African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, on Monday, September 21, 2009, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) located on Wall Street. Read more »
Africa: Development Bank Urges G20 to Provide More Resources
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is urging the G20 Summit to increase the institution’s resources to enable it meet increasing demands for funding from its… Read more »
September 18, 2009
Africa: AfDB and Rwanda Sign U.S.$ 25 Million Agreements for Rural Water Supply Project
Tunis, September 18, 2009 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Rwanda, on Thursday, 10 September 2009 in Kigali, signed two grant agreements of UA 16 million (US$ 25… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Gives Key Note Address at Africa Investor Summit and Awards at the New York Stock Exchange
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Mr. Donald Kaberuka, will give the keynote address at the Africa Investor Index Series Summit and Awards scheduled to take… Read more »
West Africa: AfDB Invests U.S.$ 10 Million in West Africa Emerging Market Fund
The WAEMF is sponsored by three well recognized institutional investors (Colina, NSIA and CNPS) and by Phoenix Capital Management (PCM), a local investment partner. Both Colina and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 175 Million Loan for Mining Operation in Mauritania
The National Industrial and Mining Company (SNIM) Guelb II Project involves developing an existing mine and constructing a new iron ore enrichment plant for the production of an… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Microsoft Strengthen Partnership to Increase ICT Access in Africa
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Africa: AfDB and Guinea Bissau Sign Grant Agreement
Guinea Bissau's Economy Minister and AfDB Governor, Maria Hélena Nosoline Embalo, and the AfDB Senegal Field office Resident Representative, Mohamed H'Midouche, on… Read more »
September 15, 2009
Africa: AWF Approves Grant for Regional Water Policy in ECCAS
Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, has approved a €1,430,000 grant from the African Water Facility (AWF) for the implementation of the regional water policy within the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Chad Sign Grant Agreements
AfDB Vice President, Kamal El Kheshen, and the Chadian Agriculture Minister, Mbailou Naimbaye Lossimian, on Thursday, September 11, 2009, signed two Fragile States Facility grant… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Reaffirms Support to Benin's Development Efforts
Receiving President Boni Yayi and his ministerial delegation on Friday, 11 September 2990 in Tunis, the AfDB Group President, Donald Kaberuka, assured of the Bank Group's… Read more »
Africa: G20 Summit - Multilateral Developments Bank Are More Needed Than Ever
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September 11, 2009
Africa: AfDB and Ecobank Explore Development Financing Possibilities on the Continent
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Africa: Staff of US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Visits AfDB Office in Ghana
Ms. Nilmini Rubin, a senior member of staff on the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee (which has oversight over the Multilateral Development Banks) recently visited Ghana as… Read more »
September 10, 2009
Africa: President Boni Yayi in Tunis for Talks on Future Cooperation
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September 11, 2009
Africa: Bank Group Approves Mauritius' 2009-2013 Country Strategy Paper
The CSP was prepared within the context of an economic and financial crisis. As part of its recent reforms, the Mauritian government built a strong economy resilient to external… Read more »
September 10, 2009
Africa: AfDB Group Approves U.S.$ 26 Million Grant for Agricultural Project
The objective of the project is to enhance agricultural productivity and strengthen Malawi's overall food security through increased irrigation and efficient agricultural water… Read more »
September 11, 2009
Africa: Doing Business Report 2010 - Rwanda Becomes World's Top Reformer
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September 10, 2009
Africa: Tenth Meeting of the AfDB Governors Consultative Committee, September 11, 2009, Tunis
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September 07, 2009
East Africa: Bank Group and Indian Ocean Commission Agree to Increased Cooperation
The two institutions signed an Aide-Memoire at the end of a three-day visit to the AfDB by the Secretary General of the IOC, Ambassador Calixte D'Offay and one of his advisers. Read more »
Africa: U.S.$ 30 Million to Finance Helios Shared Telecom Infrastructure Project
The project consists of a countrywide expansion of a shared telecommunication infrastructure network. The provision of shared facilities by Helios Towers Nigeria (HTN) provides the… Read more »
September 03, 2009
Africa: AfDB President Kaberuka Addresses European Parliament's Development Commission
Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Thursday, September 3, 2009, visited the European Parliament in Brussels where he delivered one of the keynote addresses to the European… Read more »
Africa: Conference on "Promoting Financial Capability and Consumer Protection
"Promoting financial capability is about raising awareness, promoting knowledge, building trust, and changing behavior", says Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, Honourable Minister of Finance… Read more »
Africa: US Congressional Delegation Visits AfDB's Key Projects in Rwanda
A five-person US congressional delegation on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, visited two AfDB-financed projects on the outskirts of Kigali. The delegation, led by Representative Greg… Read more »
