Africa: 13th African Union Heads of State and Government Conference Holds in Libya

The 13th African Union Conference of Heads of State and Government is holding from June 29-July 3, 2009, in Sirte, Libya. The conference is being held on the theme: "Investing in… Read more »

Africa: Bob Geldof Visits Bank Group

Irish Rock Star, Bob Geldof, on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, paid a courtesy call on the Bank Group. The visit, which is the first of its kind, enabled the actor and writer to meet with… Read more »

Africa: The Africa Competitiveness Report (ACR) 2009-Financial Development and Trade Crucial to Making Africa More Competitive And Riding out Current Crisis

Location: Tunis, Tunisia Read more »

Africa: Bank Group President Receives Zimbabwe Economic Planning and Investment Promotion Minister

Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Tuesday June 30, 2009 in Tunis, received Zimbabwe's economic planning and investment promotion minister, Elton Mangoma. Read more »

Africa: World Conference on Higher Education

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Africa: Presentation of the 2009 African Economic Outlook

Staff from the Development Research Department of the Chief Economist Complex (ECON) and the Ghana Field Office launched the 2009 African Economic Outlook (AEO) Friday 26 June… Read more »

Africa: Ghana-Presentation of the 2009 African Economic Outlook

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Africa: AfDB Hosts International Conference on Language Arrangements

From: 29/06/2009 Read more »

Africa: AfDB Group President Attends Paris Club Meeting

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, will, on June 25, 2009, address the Paris Club Meeting which will be held on the theme: "The Global Crisis and… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 181 Million for Nacala Road Corridor Project

The African Development Fund's (ADF) concessionary UA 102.72 million loan to Mozambique and UA 14.320 million loan to Malawi will be used to finance a segment of the road, designed… Read more »

Africa: Africa Gets New International Organization in the Field of Litigation

A new international organization established to level the field in litigation of debt claims by vulture funds against African countries and in the negotiation of complex commercial… Read more »

Africa: Burundi - U.S.$ 15 Million Job Creation Support Grant

The project is the third Bank operation in Burundi which focuses on poverty reduction through actions aimed at creating jobs and strengthening the productive base using labour… Read more »

Africa: African Legal Support Facility Constitutive Assembly Takes Place in Tunis

The Constitutive Assembly of the African Legal Support Facility will take place on June 29, 2009, in Tunis to adopt text establishing the institution and to set up its management… Read more »

Africa: 13th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit

Location: Sirte, Libya Read more »

Africa: AfDB at the Paris Club Annual Meeting

The Paris Club holds its annual meeting with representatives from private creditors of developing countries such as banks and other private investors and with major sovereign… Read more »

Africa: Bank Group and Chad Sign Grant Agreement

The Bank Group and Chad on 17 June, 2009, in N'djamena signed an African Development Fund (ADF) grant agreement of Uunits of Accounts (UA) 31.61 million to finance the Koumra-Sarh… Read more »

Africa: Bank Group and Madagascar Sign Emergency Aid Agreement

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Madagascar field office and the Malagasy government on Tuesday, 16 June, 2009 in Antananarivo, signed a grant agreement of US$ 1 million as… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Commits to Bolster Namibia's Economic Development

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will provide technical and financial support to bolster Namibia's efforts to grow its economy and weather the global economic crisis.… Read more »

Africa: U.S.$ 40.65 Million Grant for Lungi-Port Loko Road

The 65-km road project, which forms part of the country's economic development and poverty reduction strategy, aims at closing infrastructure gaps and promoting private sector… Read more »

Africa: The 2009 World Day to Combat Desertification-"Conserving Land and Water = Securing our Common Future"

Desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) threaten human security by depriving people of their means of life - by taking away food, access to water, the means for… Read more »

Africa: Eminent Speakers Series - Africa Has Made Steady Progress, Says Jica President

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President, Sadako Ogata, has said Africa has made steady progress over the years, showing an average economic growth of 6% since… Read more »

Africa: Workshop for Financial Sector Supervisors on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Under the auspices of the Joint Africa Institute (JAI) and in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund, a workshop for financial sector supervisors on Anti-Money… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Kenya Sign Loan Agreements

The AfDB and Kenya have signed loan agreements on the Farm Infrastructure and Rural Livelihoods Restoration Project and the Mombasa-Nairobi Transmission Line Project. Read more »

Africa: Liberia-Approves U.S.$ 5 Million Loan for Liberian Development Bank

The subordinated facility will provide LBDI with the required funding to meet the increasing demand for long-term financing from certain key sectors of the Liberian economy… Read more »

Africa: AfDB at the G8 Summit

Italy, which took over the Presidency of the G8 on 1 January 2009, is responsible for hosting and organizing not only the annual Summit but also the preparatory meetings ahead of… Read more »