Africa: AfDB and the Netherlands - Agreement to Support MFW4A

The AfDB and the Government of The Netherlands signed on December 5, 2008, in Tunis an agreement related to the Dutch contribution to the Partnership Secretariat of Making Finance… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Grants U.S.$7.45 Million to DRC and Congo for Transport System Improvement Project Study

The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group met on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, and approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of UA* 5 million, equivalent to US$… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation

In order to help African countries face the various challenges paused by climate change, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved a Clean Energy Investment… Read more »

Africa: Annual Meetings Information

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group comprising the African Development Bank (ADB) and the African Development Fund (ADF) will hold its Annual Meetings from May 13-14, 2009,… Read more »

Africa: Zambia Signs U.S.$24 Million AfDB Budget Support Loan Agreement-Endorses African Legal Support Facility Agreement

Zambia and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Tuesday in Lusaka, signed a US$ 24 million Loan Agreement to finance the country's Second Poverty Reduction Budget Support… Read more »

Africa: AfDB: Going Forward From Doha - How to Keep Africa's Aspirations Alive

How to ensure Africa maintains the momentum created since the Monterrey Summit in 2002 in a dramatically altered landscape must remain top of the agenda for Africa and her… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Organizes Business Opportunities Seminars in India

Two Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) were organized in collaboration with the Export-Import Bank of India in New Delhi and Mumbai, India from 25 to 27 November 2008. The… Read more »

Africa: Botswana's Former President Visits AfDB

Under the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Eminent Speakers Program, Botswana's former President, Festus Mogae, has been invited to address a seminar at the Bank's Temporary… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Urges International Community to Meet Commitments to Africa

Global leaders are meeting in Doha, Qatar, in a UN-organized conference that is scheduled to take place from November 29 to December 2 to review the implementation of the Monterrey… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Joins the Rest of the World to Commemorate World Aids Day

The AfDB on Monday, December 1, 2008, joined the rest of the world to commemorate the World AIDS Day. As part of the events marking this day, the AfDB organized a forum in Tunis in… Read more »

Africa: Round-Table on Energy and Natural Resources in the Mediterranean in Tunis

A round-table on energy and natural resources in the Mediterranean opened on Wednesday, November 26, 2008, in Tunis with experts in the region's extractive industry in attendance.… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB Supports Reforms in Burundi

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors has approved a Grant of 14 million Units of Account (UA)*, equivalent to US$ 20.8 million, to help finance Burundi's… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Group Private Sector Provides Euro 34 Million to OLEA Capital Fund

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), through its private sector window approved today a Euro 34 million loan to OLEA CAPITAL FUND. Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Tanzania Join Forces for Accountability and Transparency in Public Finance Management

A new loan to reduce poverty through more transparency and accountability in the management of public funds was signed on Wednesday, 26 November 2008, in Dar es Salaam, between the… Read more »

Africa: Bank Group Grants U.S.$84 Million to Uganda for Education IV Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the borrowing arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a UA 52 million loan, equivalent to US$… Read more »

Africa: Global Forum on Leadership for Shared Societies - Building a World Safe for Difference

The Bank Group recently participated in the Global Forum on Leadership for Shared Societies held on the theme: Building a world safe for difference. The forum, which took place… Read more »

Africa: Bank Group President Ends Visit to Niger

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Monday, November 25, 2008, ended his three-day official visit to Niger during which he was received by… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Commissions Work on Dori-Tera Road Project

While on a three-day official visit to Niger, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, commissioned work on the Dori-Tera road which links Niger and… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change - Outlines of the Algiers Declaration

The Algiers Declaration on climate change, adopted November 19, 2008 by the Conference of African Ministers of the Environment, will serve as the platform for African countries for… Read more »

Africa: Roundtable - Energy and Natural Resources in the Mediterranean - Investing in our Shared Future

The event is being organized by AfDB and the International EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) Secretariat, at the Sheraton Hotel in Tunis from 25-26 November… Read more »

Africa: Bank Group Participates in Fourth World Urban Forum

The Bank Group recently participated in the Fourth World Urban Forum held in Nanjing, China, from November 3-7, 2008. Speaking during the event, OIVP Lead Expert, Abou-Zeid,… Read more »

Africa: High-Level Roundtable on Natural and Mineral Resources in the Mediterranean Basin

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Chairman, Peter Eigen, will co-host a high-level… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Badea Sign Protocol Agreement

The AfDB and the Arab Bank for Africa's Economic Development (BADEA) on Thursday, November 21, 2008, in Tunis signed a protocol agreement to strengthen cooperation ties between… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and GoM Sign Poverty Reduction Support Loan Agreement for Mozambique

MZFO's Res Rep Alice Hamer, and Mozambique's Minister of Planning and Development, Minister Aiuba Cuereneia, the country's Bank Group Governor, signed on 17 November, 2008, the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Visits Niger

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, will from November 22-24, 2008, be on an officials visit to Niger where he will be received in audience by… Read more »