April 30, 2009
Africa: U.S.$ 27 Million Loan for Water Supply and Sanitation Project
The Niassa Provincial Towns Water and Sanitation Project approved by the AfDB Board on Wednesday in Tunis, is designed to improve access, quality, availability and sustainability… Read more »
April 29, 2009
Africa: A Carbon Neutral 2009 Annual Meetings
The AfDB Annual Meetings for this year are officially carbon neutral. Read more »
April 27, 2009
Africa: Africa Needs a Rapid Response to Crisis, Says AfDB President
"It will certainly take African countries a longer time to emerge from the crisis than other countries," the African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, said to the… Read more »
April 28, 2009
Africa: Independent Review Mechanism - Sensitization Sessions
The Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU) of the African Development Bank in collaboration with GROOTS, a local NGO, co-organized two community pilot sensitization sessions… Read more »
April 16, 2009
Africa: AfDB Helps Morocco Improve Airport Efficiency
This project involves upgrading facilities at the Casablanca, Fez, Agadir, Marrakech and Rabat, airports, which handle the bulk of air traffic to and from Morocco. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Tunisia's Efforts to Integrate Into Global Economy
In line with the objectives of the country's 11th Plan (2007-2011), the government's program priorities and the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for the same period, the Integration… Read more »
April 14, 2009
Africa: AfDB Participates in the Gambia's 2008-2018 Reform Strategy Endorsement
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group recently attended the endorsement of The Gambia's 2008-2011 civil service reform strategy. The strategy was presented to the National… Read more »
Africa: Bank Group and Zambia's Ministry of Works Discuss Major Multinational Operation
On the sidelines of the North-South conference which recently took place in Lusaka, Zambia, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Vice President for Infrastructure, Mandla… Read more »
Africa: Bank Group and Partner Launch Report on Budget Practices in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Governance Director, Gabriel Negatu, and the Head of the Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI), Neil Cole, on April 7,… Read more »
Africa: Bank Group and Partner Launch Report on Budget Practices in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Governance Director, Gabriel Negatu, and the Head of the Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI), Neil Cole, on April 7,… Read more »
Africa: Bank Group and Zambia's Ministry of Works Discuss Major Multinational Operation
On the sidelines of the North-South conference which recently took place in Lusaka, Zambia, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Vice President for Infrastructure, Mandla… Read more »
Africa: Bank Support to Tax Policy and Administration in Africa
Improving revenue administrations during times of economic downturn was one of the key challenges discussed at an international seminar on cooperation on tax policy and revenue… Read more »
April 10, 2009
Africa: AfDB Workshop on Financial Crisis Takes Place in Tunis
A workshop organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on the theme: "Financial Crisis - Strategies for Mitigating its Impact in Africa" took place on Friday, April 10,… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Initiative on Trade Finance
One of the first consequences of the global financial crisis has been the apparent drying up of liquidity in international markets which has, in turn, impacted adversely on the… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB Initiative to Support Trade
One of the first consequences of the global financial crisis has been the apparent drying up of liquidity in international markets which has, in turn, impacted adversely on the… Read more »
April 07, 2009
Africa: AfDB Pledges U.S.$600 Million for North-South Corridor Activities
The high-level conference brought together several African heads of state, including Presidents Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda… Read more »
April 08, 2009
Africa: North-South Corridor Financing Conference Ends in Lusaka With Donors Pledging U.S.$1.2 Billion
A two-day conference on the financing of North-South Corridor activities ended on April 7, 2009, in Lusaka, Zambia, with donors and development partners pledging some US$1.2… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Holds Workshop on Financial Crisis
Organised on the theme, "Financial Crisis - Strategies for Mitigating its Impact in Africa", participants will consider how national governments, regional organisations and the… Read more »
Africa: AFDB - Meeting on the Economic Crisis in Tunis
Organised on the theme, "Financial Crisis - Strategies for Mitigating its Impact in Africa", participants will consider how national governments, regional organisations and the… Read more »
April 07, 2009
Africa: AfDB Pledges U.S.$600 Million to North-South Corridor Activities
The high-level conference brought together several African heads of state, including Presidents Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda… Read more »
April 06, 2009
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 2 Million Emergency Humanitarian Assistance to Djibouti, Mozambique, Togo and Zambia
Djibouti will use the assistance to provide food and other support to 55,000 drought victims in five districts (Arta, Ali Sabieh, Dikhil, Tadjourah and Obock.) as well as 6,000… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Sees Impact of Financial Crisis in Zambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, who arrived in Zambia on April 4, 2009, to attend a two-day COMESA-EAC-SADC high-level consultative meeting on the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Partners Attend North-South Corridor Financing Conference
AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, attended in Lusaka, Zambia on April 6, 2009 a two-day high-level financing conference on the North-South Corridor. Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Attended a High-level Financing Conference on the North-South Corridor
AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, attended in Lusaka, Zambia on April 6, 2009 a two-day high-level financing conference on the North-South Corridor. Read more »
April 01, 2009
Africa: Africa at the G20-Africa Must be Part of the Global Response to the Crisis
The AfDB President is in London as part of a NEPAD high-level delegation invited to the G20 Summit. Read more »
