January 30, 2013
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S $100 Million Loan to Boost Fertilizer Production in Nigeria
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved today a senior loan of US $100 million to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited (IEFCL) to… Read more »
January 25, 2013
East Africa: Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa (HoA), which comprises Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, has an estimated combined population of 210 million people and… Read more »
December 13, 2012
Africa: Board Approves 2013 Borrowing Program, Us $300 Million Loc to Firstrand Bank and Us $150 Million for Gabon's Fertilizer Plant
Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, December 12, in Tunis approved UA 3.76 billion (about US $5.76 billion) for the Bank's 2013 borrowing… Read more »
November 07, 2012
Africa: 2nd Call for Proposals for the AfDB Microfinance Capacity Building Fund
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is pleased to announce the 2nd call for proposals of the Microfinance Capacity Building Fund ("MCBF"). Award amounts will range from US… Read more »
November 06, 2012
Africa: President Kaberuka Calls for Inclusive Growth
Africa needs to pay special attention to inclusive growth by creating youth employment, improving agricultural output and investing in quality education and infrastructure. Read more »
November 02, 2012
Africa: African Farmers Should Reap Benefits of Land Acquisition
African governments should use the proceeds from land leased to foreign investors to subsidize the cost to local farmers of modernizing their farming methods, or to build… Read more »
Africa: Household Enterprises Are Key to Inclusive Growth
Economists studying the role of household enterprises in economic growth are advising governments to discontinue ignoring the sector in their development strategies. Read more »
November 01, 2012
Africa: Africa Must Invest More in Research for Structural Transformation in Agriculture
African leaders in the ongoing African Economic Conference are requested to invest selectively in policies that interest citizens in order to improve agriculture productivity.… Read more »
Africa: PARSAR Aims to Strengthen Food Security and Cut Poverty
The agricultural and rural sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has significant growth margins and occupies a prominent place in the economy. However, the dilapidation… Read more »
October 25, 2012
Africa: Africa Loses One Million Tonnes of Fish Yearly Due to Illegal Fishing
Africa loses one million tonnes of fish per year due to overfishing and bad governance in the fisheries sector. The continent's losses account for one-tenth of annual global… Read more »
October 16, 2012
Africa: AfDB Joins Development Partners in Support of Agricultural Cooperatives On World Food Day 2012
The African Development Bank joins its development partners and member countries today in celebrating World Food Day 2012. Read more »
October 01, 2012
Africa: Lower Mangoky Irrigation Area Rehabilitation Project
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September 28, 2012
Africa: AfDB to Promote Inclusive and Green Growth At the 4th Koafec Ministerial Conference
The Korea Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Ministerial Conference will take place from October 15 to 18, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. Since the first meeting in Seoul in 2006,… Read more »
September 10, 2012
Africa: Uganda - Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme
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September 06, 2012
Africa: Private Sector Operations Team Supports Green Growth During Agribusiness and Forestry Conferences in Ghana
Representatives from the Industries and Services division of AfDB's Private Sector Operations Department (OPSM.2) participated in the Rubber Plant & Palm Oil Africa conference… Read more »
August 29, 2012
Africa: Improving Statistics for Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture, and Rural Development
Agriculture plays a key role in Africa's development in terms of economic growth, enhanced living standards, poverty reduction and increased food security. For this reason, African… Read more »
Africa: A Workshop On Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
The African Development Bank is conducting a second workshop with the theme "Improving Statistics for Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development - Africa Action… Read more »
August 09, 2012
Africa: African Water Facility Grant Helps Kenyan Pastoralists Build Resilience to Droughts
An estimated 150,000 people from pastoral communities, including students and teachers from six schools based in Kenya's Baringo, Kiambu West and Laikipia districts, are to benefit… Read more »
July 27, 2012
Senegal: AfDB Finances Rural Development in Casamance in Senegal
Casamance, located in southwestern Senegal, has been involved in a struggle for independence since the 1980s. The Rural Development Support Project in Casamance (PADERCA) falls… Read more »
Niger: Niger - AfDB Funds Local Development Support Project in Diffa Region
The Diffa region to the far south-east of Niger is one of the areas most affected by cycles of drought, characterized especially by dune encroachment, increased silting in… Read more »
July 17, 2012
Africa: Rehabilitation of the Agricultural and Rural Sector
The economic crisis of the 1980s, exacerbated by the armed conflicts of the 1990s in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has resulted in a drop in farmer assistance, desertion of… Read more »
July 16, 2012
West Africa: PROGEBE - For a Productive Trypanotolerant Livestock
The Regional Project on Sustainable Management of Endemic Ruminant Livestock (PROGEBE) resulted from the will of The Gambia, Guinea, Mali and Senegal to implement preservation… Read more »
July 05, 2012
Africa: Enhancing Implementation of Environmental and Social Management Plans in the Agriculture
The Bank, through the natural resources and environment management, and the compliance and safeguard divisions, is holding two regional workshops in Dakar, Senegal (July 5-6, 2012)… Read more »
June 29, 2012
Africa: Guinea Bissau - The AfDB Finances the Rehabilitation of the Agricultural and Rural Sectors
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June 21, 2012
Africa: AfDB Supports South Africa's Agriculture Sector With 1billion Rand Credit to Land Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, a 1-billion South African rand (ZAR) (About USD 117 million) sovereign guaranteed line of… Read more »
