January 24, 2008
Africa: Ghana - AfDB Approves U.S.$16 Million Private Sector Loan to Finance Kempinski Accra Hotel
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday in Tunis, a loan of US$ 16 million to finance the construction of Kempinski Accra Hotel in… Read more »
January 23, 2008
Africa: Senegalese President Inaugurates Bank-Funded Project
Senegalese President, Abdoulaye Wade, on Tuesday in Sangalkam, Senegal, inaugurated a CFAF 45 billion Kounoune power plant financed by the Bank Group and other development partners… Read more »
Africa: MDBs Meet On Climate Investment Facility
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) met in Washington DC from January 17-18 to discuss the establishment of a Climate… Read more »
January 22, 2008
Africa: AfDB Should Be Africa's Premier Development Institution - Panel Report
Given the huge development challenges it faces, Africa, more than any other region, needs a premier continental development bank, an Independent High Level Panel on the Bank Group… Read more »
Africa: Tunis - Bank Group Holds Stakeholders' Annual Consultative Meeting On Corporate Governance
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's annual consultative meeting of stakeholders on corporate governance took place on Tuesday in Tunis. Opened by the Bank Group's Vice… Read more »
January 14, 2008
Africa: AfDB Hosts International Conference on the Sustainable Management of Congo Basin Forest Ecosystems Financing Mechanisms
During the 2nd Summit Meeting of Heads of State of Central African States on Conservation and Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems held in Brazzaville, Congo, from February… Read more »
December 04, 2007
Africa: AFDB President Speaks to West African Media on African Development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, was recently a guest on the 'Ivorian Radio and Television Forum', the prime time current affairs programme… Read more »
November 29, 2007
Africa: African Water Ministers and AFDB Organize the First African Water Week
The first African Water week (AWW-1) will be held in Tunis from 26-28 March, 2008. The event, to be hosted by the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) and the African… Read more »
January 16, 2008
North Africa: ADB Group Private Sector First Private Equity Investment in the Maghreb Region
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (ADB) approved an equity investment of EUR 20 million in the Maghreb Private Equity Fund 2 (MPEF-2). As one of the lead… Read more »
November 30, 2007
Africa: Financing Transport for Growth in Africa-ICA Meeting from 3-4 December in Tunis
The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) will from December 3-4, 2007 organise a meeting on the theme: "Financing Transport for Growth in Africa", in Tunis. Read more »
December 15, 2007
Africa: Interview with AFDB Treasurer, Pierre Van Peteghem
"The bond issued now in South Africa ... is a significant step forward for the Bank's local currency initiative and will hopefully boost our efforts in other domestic markets… Read more »
December 18, 2007
Africa: AFDB Approves a Total of U.S. $406.29 Million in Loans and Grants to 4 African Countries
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Monday in Tunis approved a total loan and grant package of USD 406.29 million for development projects and programs in four of the… Read more »
January 16, 2008
Africa: Independent High-Level Panel Report on the AfDB in the 21st Century to be Launched in Tunis
"We believe the ADB can, and must become the premier development institution in Africa, providing a strong voice for- and within- Africa, so that Africans can take their… Read more »
November 27, 2007
Africa: UK Doubles Contribution to African Development Fund
"This is historical and demonstrates confidence in the AfDB", says President Donald Kaberuka. Read more »
November 22, 2007
Africa: AFDB President and US Treasury Secretary Call for Intensified Public Private Partnerships in Africa
Accra, 22 November 2007 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka and the United States Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson have called for intensified… Read more »
December 13, 2007
Africa: Record Level of Support for the African Development Fund (ADF)
Representatives from donor countries agreed today to a record level of support for the African Development Fund (ADF), the soft window of the African Development Bank. Over the… Read more »
December 11, 2007
Africa: UK Urges International Community to Increase Aid to Africa
UK Minister for International Development, Shriti Vadera, on December 10, 2007, addressed the ADF-11 replenishment meeting in London. Following on from the UK decision to double… Read more »
Africa: Record Level of Support for the African Development Fund (ADF)
Representatives from donor countries agreed today to a record level of support for the African Development Fund (ADF), the soft window of the African Development Bank. Over the… Read more »
December 10, 2007
Africa: 11th Replenishment of the African Development Fund
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December 11, 2007
Africa: UK Urges International Community to Increase Aid
UK Minister for International Development, Shriti Vadera, on December 10, 2007, addressed the ADF-11 replenishment meeting in London. Following on from the UK decision to double… Read more »
November 30, 2007
Africa: Financing Transport for Growth ICA Meeting From 3-4 December in Tunis
The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) will from December 3-4, 2007 organise a meeting on the theme: "Financing Transport for Growth in Africa", in Tunis. Read more »
November 16, 2007
Africa: Interview With the Executive Director of the African Economic Research Consortium
The only way to overcome the lack of means to finance high quality economic research in Africa is to strengthen cooperation as well as research networks and institutions, says… Read more »
November 28, 2007
Africa: Amcow And ADB Organize Continent's First Water Week
The African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) and the African Development Bank (ADB) are proud to host the First African Water Week (AWW-1) event to be held in Tunis from… Read more »
November 17, 2007
Africa: UK Doubles Contribution to Development Fund
The United Kingdom announced on Tuesday, 27 November 2007 that it is doubling its contribution to the 11th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF XI), the first… Read more »
November 27, 2007
Africa: UK Doubles Contribution to African Development Fund
The United Kingdom announced on Tuesday, 27 November 2007 that it is doubling its contribution to the 11th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF XI), the first… Read more »
