January 12, 2012
Africa: AfDB Promotes Greater Access to Water for Rural Communities in Uganda
Up to 2.4 million people in rural areas and small towns across Uganda should have improved access to water supply and sanitation by 2016. This follows the African Development Bank… Read more »
January 04, 2012
Africa: The Migration and Development Fund Donates 1.4 Million Euros (AfDB)
The Migration and Development Fund's oversight committee recently approved a series of grants amounting to € 1.4 million to six remittances funded local development projects… Read more »
December 21, 2011
Africa: ADF Grants U.S.$ 15.6 Million to African Virtual University (AfDB)
The African Development Bank Group's board of directors has approved a USD15.6 million grant from its concessionary lending arm, the African Development Fund (ADF) to help… Read more »
December 16, 2011
Africa: The African Development Fund Supports the Education Sector in Eritrea With a Usd 19.2 Million Grant (AfDB)
The African Development Bank's Group Board of Directors approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of U.S.$ 19.2 million to Eritrea on November 30, 2011 to improve equitable… Read more »
Africa: ADF Geothermal Project to Boost Affordable, Clean Energy Supply in Kenya (AfDB)
Menengai geothermal steam field development project will set the stage for investments that will help meet Kenya's rapidly increasing demand for power and transform the country… Read more »
December 09, 2011
Africa: AfDB Lends U.S.$ 8 Million to Help Open Doors to Education and Jobs in Namibia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 7 December a corporate loan of South African rand (ZAR) 65 million equivalent to USD 8 million to… Read more »
North Africa: Agricultural Use of Groundwater and Management Initiatives in the Maghreb (AfDB)
The agricultural sector in the Maghreb is using natural resources so intensively that there is an urgent need to install government control mechanisms at both the national and… Read more »
October 31, 2011
Africa: AfDB Supports Largest Tilapia Fish Farm in Zimbabwe
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) recently approved a loan of U.S.$ 8 Million to finance the Lake Harvest Aquaculture project on Lake Kariba in… Read more »
November 01, 2011
Africa: AfDB Supports Africa At Final UN Negotiating Session Before Cop17
As part of an ongoing effort to prepare Africa's negotiating position at the December UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP17) in Durban, South Africa, the African… Read more »
October 26, 2011
Africa: AfDB Helps Boost Zimbabwean Fish Production With U.S.$ 8 Million Loan
Fish production in Zimbabwe is set to grow after the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a loan of U.S.$ 8 million to help fund a tilapia farming and processing project on… Read more »
October 31, 2011
Africa: AfDB Continues Support for Economic Growth in Mali
In its continued efforts to promote economic growth and reduce poverty in Mali, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a general budget support loan of U.S.$ 53 million… Read more »
October 19, 2011
Africa: AfDB Supports Carnegie Mellon University's Campus in Rwanda
Participants gathered at the Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda to celebrate a unique tripartite partnership between the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Government of Rwanda… Read more »
October 17, 2011
Africa: Japan Boosts Assistance to Africa By U.S.$ 100 Million Through AfDB
The Japanese government has increased its assistance to private sector projects in Africa through a concessional, or 'soft', loan of JPY 8,440 billion, or approximately U.S.$ 100… Read more »
October 11, 2011
Africa: Helping Africa's Poor to Manage Risks Key to Region's Progress (AfDB)
African countries should enhance the strength and resilience of their poor populations through targeted social safeguards, according to "Assessing Progress in Africa toward the… Read more »
September 29, 2011
Africa: AfDB Calls for Speed in Assistance to Tunisia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for speed in the delivery of international assistance to Tunisia as the country goes through political and economic change. AfDB… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 24 Million Budget Support Loan for Zambia
The African Development Bank Board of Directors has approved a U.S.$ 24-million loan to finance Zambia's fourth poverty reduction budget support program. The African Development… Read more »
September 25, 2011
Africa: AfDB, South Sudan Sign General Cooperation Agreement
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of South Sudan today signed a general cooperation agreement that will make it possible for the AfDB to extend financial and… Read more »
September 22, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 258 Million Loans and Grants to Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Niger
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on 20 September 2011 in Tunis approved loans and grants amounting to 160 million Units of Account* (U.S.$ 257.6… Read more »
September 20, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 15.7 Million Grant in Sierra Leone
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on 14 September 2011 approved a grant of USD 15.7 million to Sierra Leone to finance the second Economic… Read more »
September 16, 2011
Africa: Five New Countries Join Deauville Partnership (AfDB)
U.S.$ 38 billion available to aid change in Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco and Jordan Read more »
September 09, 2011
Africa: U.S.$ 22.5m African Development Fund Loan for Bamako (AfDB)
Upscaling ICT & Entrepreneurship Skills in Mali and West Africa Read more »
August 25, 2011
East Africa: Kaberuka Attends AU Pledging Conference On Drought And Famine (AfDB)
"Time has come to address the root causes of the famines in the Horn." Read more »
July 30, 2011
East Africa: AfDB Appeals for Concrete Action to Mitigate Famine in Horn of Africa
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, has called for concrete action to mitigate the dire impacts of the drought and famine in the horn of… Read more »
June 27, 2011
Africa: AfDB Supports Growth And Integration in Southern Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has published a report on its activities in Southern Africa. Read more »
June 22, 2011
Africa: ALSF Supports Tunisia's Bid to Recover Stolen Assets (AfDB)
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) is helping the Tunisian Stolen Asset Recovery Committee to build capacity, following an agreement signed on 10 June 2011 during the Annual… Read more »
