January 28, 2009
Africa: AfDB Plays Key Role at Africa Infrastructure Day Hosted by African Union Commission
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday played a lead role in events at the Africa Infrastructure Day hosted by the African Union Commission at headquarters in Addis… Read more »
Africa: Cameroon - US.$ 61 Million Funding for Water and Sanitation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors has approved a loan of 40 million Units of Account (UA)*, equivalent to US$ 61.6 million, to help finance a Semi-Urban… Read more »
January 20, 2009
Africa: AfDB President Addresses Diplomats - "We Need a Durable Solution to the Crisis"
In his New Year address to the ambassadors of AfDB member countries accredited to Tunis as well as to representatives of international organizations, on Tuesday, January 20 in… Read more »
January 19, 2009
Africa: AfDB Organizes the Second Sub Regional Consultation Workshop in Accra, Ghana
The three-day workshop brought together almost 50 participants from West, Central, East and North Africa who made critical input to the draft Regional Report that will launched on… Read more »
January 16, 2009
Africa: AfDB: Committee of Ten Discusses Financial Crisis
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Africa: AfDB: African Response to the Global Financial Crisis
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, is participating in a meeting of the Committee of Ten African Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors,… Read more »
January 14, 2009
Africa: AfDB Supports Tunisia's Largest Private Infrastructure Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved financing for up to Euro 70 million to finance the Enfidha Airport Project in Tunisia. Read more »
January 12, 2009
Africa: AfDB Leads Africa's Regional Participation - 5th World Water Forum
Following the successful organization of the 4th World Water Forum process, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has been mandated by the African Ministers' Council on Water… Read more »
January 09, 2009
Africa: AfDB: The Gambia - Grant Financing of Livestock And Horticulture Development Project
The protocol agreement on a grant to finance the livestock and horticulture development project which was approved by the African Development Fund (ADF) Board of Directors on the… Read more »
January 08, 2009
Africa: AfDB Provides U.S. $ 9.24 Million as Additional Support to Guinea Bissau's Health Programme
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved the restructuring of the support programme to National Health Development Programme (Health-II) and… Read more »
December 31, 2008
Africa: New General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements
New general conditions applicable to loan and guarantee agreements of the African Development Bank Group as well as protocol of agreements become effective as of January 1st 2009. Read more »
December 26, 2008
Africa: Bank Group Mission Discusses Regional Financial Integration with Cobac Officials
A Bank Group mission led by ONRI Lead Financial Economist, Michael I. Mah'moud, and comprising Messrs. Gabriel Mougani, Principal Financial Economist; and Jian Zhang, Principal… Read more »
December 24, 2008
Africa: Malian President Commissions Work on AfDB -Funded Road Project
Work on the Sékokoto-Bafing et Bafing - Kéniéba - Falémé roads in Mali, funded by the African Development Bank Group, was commissioned on Sunday,… Read more »
December 23, 2008
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 413 Million Loan to Finance Thermal Power Project in Egypt
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Monday, December 22, in Tunis, approved an ADB loan of 277.63 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to… Read more »
December 22, 2008
Africa: AfDB Provides More Than U.S.$ 17 Million to Liberia for Public Financial Management Reform
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of UA* 12 million, equivalent to US$ 17.86 million, for Liberia to finance the Public Financial Management Reform… Read more »
December 19, 2008
Africa: The Bank is Driving the African Continent Forward Through Financing of Regional Transport and Energy Infrastructure Programs
Africa's leading Financial Institution, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has placed both infrastructure and regional integration at the centre of its operations. AfDB's… Read more »
December 18, 2008
Africa: ADEA Calls for the Reinforcement of Partnerships for Quality Education for All in Africa
The EFA High Level Meeting opened on December 16, 2008 in Oslo, Norway. Held annually, the meeting aims at reinforcing political will in order to accelerate progress towards… Read more »
December 17, 2008
Africa: Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa
Some 300 experts met in Sirte, Libya, from December 15-17, 2008, for a high level conference to discuss challenges related to water for agriculture and energy in Africa. Read more »
December 16, 2008
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 64 Million for Three Major Road Projects in Ghana
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved supplementary loans of 43.10 million Units of Account (UA*), about US$ 64.13 million, to help finance the rehabilitation and… Read more »
Africa: U.S.$78 Million ADF Loan for an Electricity Transmission Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) loan of UA52.51 million, equivalent to U.S.$78.13 million, to finance a key electricity… Read more »
December 15, 2008
Africa: Libyan Leader Receives AfDB President
Cooperation ties between the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Libya have entered a new phase following a meeting between the AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, and Libyan… Read more »
December 12, 2008
Africa: Knowledge for Development - Launch of the Publication "Sharing Vision of Africa's Development"
The Eminent Speakers Series has opened a new chapter in the Bank's endeavor to become a knowledge center, with the capacity to propose solutions to Africa's problems, based, inter… Read more »
Africa: Save the Children UK Launches the Child Development Index
This is the first-ever global index comparing countries' performance on child well-being. It uses child-specific indicators in health, education and nutrition to rank countries in… Read more »
December 10, 2008
Africa: AfDB Private Sector Obtains Approval for a U.S.$ 30 Million Equity Investment in the African Energy Infrastructure Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved has a US$ 30 million equity investment in the African Energy Infrastructure Fund (AEIF or the Fund),… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB to Mobilize U.S. $450 Million Financing for Guinea Alumina Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) authorized a financing package for the USD 6.3 billion Guinea bauxite mine and alumina refinery project in Guinea.… Read more »
