August 11, 2008
Africa: AfDB Organizes Seminars to Present Comparative Outputs, Incomes and Price Levels in African Countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will, from August 12, 2008, in Niamey, Niger, hold a series of seminars to present comparative outputs, incomes and price levels in… Read more »
August 01, 2008
Africa: AfDB and Zambia Sign U.S. $500,000 Flood Relief Grant Agreement
The African Development Bank President, Donald Kaberuka, on Friday in Lusaka signed an agreement for a grant of US$ 500,000 to help provide relief to victims of recent flash floods… Read more »
July 30, 2008
Africa: African Development Bank Group President Visits Zambia
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, begins a two-day official visit to Zambia from Thursday 31 July to 2 August 2008. Read more »
July 29, 2008
Africa: African Development Bank Doubles Soft-Loan Funds for Malawi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has more than doubled its soft-loan window funding for Malawi, the Bank Group's President, Donald Kaberuka, said in Lilongwe, Malawi, on… Read more »
July 30, 2008
Africa: AfDB and Mali Sign U.S. $52 Million Agreements for Water & Sanitation Program
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, 30 July 2008, in Tunis, signed a loan and grant agreements of 32 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 52… Read more »
July 27, 2008
Africa: AfDB President Visits Seychelles
Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, arrived in Seychelles on Saturday, July 26, 2008, on an official visit. While in the country, Mr. Kaberuka met with Seychelles' President… Read more »
July 24, 2008
Africa: AfDB Underscores Need to Broaden Application of Paris Declaration Principles
In a presentation titled 'The Road from Paris to Accra" to the AfDB Board's Committee for Development Effectiveness (CODE) on July 18, Policy Economist with the Operations… Read more »
July 22, 2008
Africa: Togo, AfDB Normalize Relations - Board Approves US $ 24 Million for Togo's Arrears Clearance Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on Tuesday, 22 July 2008 in Tunis, US$ 24 million for Togo's arrears clearance program. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Private Sector Invests in Health Sector - Complementing the Public Sector in Increasing Healthcare Provision
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday in Tunis approved an investment of US$ 20 million in Equity Vehicle for Health in Africa (EVHA). EVHA is an… Read more »
July 18, 2008
Africa: AfDB and Burkina Faso Sign FCFA 30.6 Billion Budget Support Agreements
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Burkina Faso government have signed a combined loan and grant agreement of 45 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$… Read more »
July 17, 2008
Africa: AfDB Approves a Private Sector Investment of U.S. $ 25 Million Equity
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a US$ 25 million equity investment in the Rising Africa Infrastructure Fund (RAIF or the Fund), which will… Read more »
July 15, 2008
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $ 24.5 Million for Onchocerciasis Control Program in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the soft loan window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, in Tunis on Tuesday approved a grant of 15 million… Read more »
July 03, 2008
Africa: Prince of Orange Calls for Urgent Actions in Africa's Water And Sanitation Sector
Prince Willem-Alexander of Orange, Netherlands, early this week called on African leaders to take urgent actions to speed up efforts in the water and sanitation sector on the… Read more »
July 02, 2008
Africa: Malawi - AfDB Approves US $ 47 Million for National Water Development Programme
Efforts by Malawi to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction received a boost on Wednesday in Tunis, where the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank… Read more »
July 01, 2008
Africa: Bank Group President And French Economy, Industry And Employment Minister Discuss Food Security
French Economy, Industry and Employment Minister, Christine Lagarde, on June 27, 2007, received the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka. Read more »
Africa: Bank Group And Partners Hold Consultative Meeting
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group recently hosted the first trilateral consultative meeting with the European Commission (EC) and the World Bank in order to enhance… Read more »
July 02, 2008
Africa: Bank Group Holds Workshop On Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
The African Development Bank Group has finalized arrangements with the Canadian 'International Development Research Centre IDRC' (www.idrc.ca/ccaa) through its Climate Change… Read more »
July 01, 2008
Africa: MDGs - The AfDB Sets Example in Water and Sanitation Sector
Africa may not reach the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on water and sanitation, says a report by the United Nations System presented to the African Union Summit which opened on… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Mobilizes Development Partners for Africa's Water and Sanitation Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Monday, June 30, 2008, said that «the AfDB looks forward to efficiently contributing to efforts aimed… Read more »
June 25, 2008
Africa: Conference on Revitalizing African Agriculture Opens in Tunis
A two-day conference on revitalizing African agriculture opened on Wednesday in Tunis with policymakers and agriculture experts from the Bank's regional member countries and… Read more »
Africa: Morocco - AfDB Approves 66 Million Euros for Public Administration Support Programme
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will support the third phase of Morocco's Public Administration Reform Support Programme (PARAP III) with a € 66 million loan… Read more »
June 24, 2008
Africa: AfDB and OECD Organize 8th International Forum on African Perspectives
The Eighth International Forum on African Perspectives jointly Organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development… Read more »
June 20, 2008
Africa: AfDB Conference on African Agriculture, Global Food Crisis
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to host an international conference on the revitalization of African agriculture in the face of the global food from 25 - 26 June in Tunis,… Read more »
June 17, 2008
Africa: Interview With Mark Tomlinson-the African Development Bank and World Bank Focus on Improving Regional Integration
"The track record of what African Development Bank and World Bank have achieved over the last several years shows that our partnership with Africa on the regional agenda is… Read more »
June 18, 2008
Africa: The African Development Bank and World Bank Focus on Improving Regional Integration
“The track record of what African Development Bank and World Bank have achieved over the last several years shows that our partnership with Africa on the regional agenda is… Read more »