September 12, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: AfDB Approves Us $21.50 Million Funding for Climate Change Mitigation Project in DRC
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 in Tunis approved a US $21.50-million Forest Investment Program (FIP) grant to… Read more »
August 30, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo Gets $21.5 Million Green Light to Transform Its Vast Forests
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has won approval of a $21.5 million grant from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to jump-start sustainable management of its critically… Read more »
August 14, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: Inga Hydropower Project in DRC - Sustainable Energy for Millions
The Congo River, one of the most powerful rivers in Africa, has very high hydropower potential that could contribute significantly to the needs of the continent. Currently, only… Read more »
August 07, 2013
Africa: Advans Bank Congo (ABC) - Bridging the Financing Gap for MSMEs in DRC
Addressing a Gap Read more »
August 05, 2013
Rwanda: African Development Fund - Skills, Jobs and Entrepreneurship in Rwanda
Rwanda has been an economic success and has maintained a strong growth path averaging 8% per year over the last decade. Rwanda has made remarkable progresses on the Millennium… Read more »
June 28, 2013
Africa: The AfDB Ten-Year Strategy Disseminated in Angola
The Angola Country Office (AOFO) on 21 June held a press conference in Luanda to disseminate the Bank's Long Term Strategy and the outcomes of the 2013 annual meetings that took… Read more »
June 27, 2013
Africa: AfDB Supports Energy Access Project in Rwanda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a combined loan and grant amounting to US$ 41 million in support of an energy project in Rwanda.… Read more »
June 17, 2013
Africa: Lake Chad Basin Commission Seeks AfDB Support
The African Development Bank will host a donors' roundtable in September to help raise funds for the Lake Chad Basin Commission's five-year investment plan (2013-2017), officials… Read more »
June 06, 2013
Africa: AfDB Renews Support to the Inga Hydro-Power Project in DRC
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed two grant agreements for a total of US $5.250 million in Marrakech on… Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: AfDB's Donation to São Tomé and Príncipe to Finance the South-South Cooperation
Regional integration and the intensification of the South-South cooperation were at the core of the discussions in Marrakech, on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African… Read more »
May 31, 2013
Africa: AU Revoir Marrakech - Curtain Falls On Afdb 2013 Annual Meetings
Governors Endorse AfDB's Return to headquarters in Abidjan; Approves Ten-Year Strategy 2013-2022 Kigali, Abidjan and Lusaka to Host 2014, 2015 and 2016 AMs, respectively. Read more »
May 29, 2013
Africa: The AfDB Finances the Harnessing of Drainage Basins in Burundi
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) undertook on May 28, 2013, to provide financing for the harnessing of drainage basins and improved climate resilience in Burundi. The… Read more »
Africa: Liberia and Rwanda Praised for Efforts to Meet Mdg Targets
With only 1,000 days to go before the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline, participants at a high-level seminar organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) have… Read more »
May 28, 2013
Africa: President Kagame Says Agriculture Is Key to Africa's Transformation
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has identified agriculture as a key sector that can enable Africa's economic transformation. Read more »
May 13, 2013
Africa: AfDB Renews Support of Climate Change Resilience With Additional Resources From Least Developed Countries Fund
The African Development Bank, renewed its support for climate change resilience in Madagascar, Benin and Angola in accessing US $17.8 million of adaptation finance in the form of… Read more »
April 23, 2013
Africa: AfDB Strengthens Angola's Public Institutions
The African Development Bank (AfDB) organized on 15-19 April 2013 in Luanda, Angola a workshop meant to strengthen capacity for projects and financial management in the country's… Read more »
April 18, 2013
Africa: AfDB Provides U.S. $38 Million for Skills Development and Job Creation
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the government of Rwanda, on April 16, 2013 in Kigali, signed financing agreements amounting to UA 25.61 million (USD 38 million) for… Read more »
April 08, 2013
Africa: Return Under Favorable Economic Recovery
After a decade of stagnation, the Ivoirian economy is picking up. The signs are obvious here and there, and especially in Abidjan, the economic capital. They are the construction… Read more »
April 05, 2013
Africa: The ADF Approves Us$ 38 Million to Support Rwanda's Progress in Skills, Entrepreneurship and Jobs
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors on April 3, 2013 approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of USD $ 25.7 million and an ADF loan of USD… Read more »
December 20, 2012
Africa: AfDB - ECCAS Strengthening of Institutional Capacities
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved an ADF project in the amount of USD 10,744 million for the support project to the institutional capacity… 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 28, 2012
Africa: AfDB Seminar Promotes Private Sector Development in Central Africa
The African Development Bank Group's Regional Department for Central Africa (ORCE) and the African Development Institute (ADI), in collaboration with the Economic Community of… Read more »
November 29, 2012
Africa: Building Human Capital of 1.2 Million in the Lake Chad Region to Fight HIV/Aids
The African Development Bank is investing in the Lake Chad Region to empower particularly women in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDs. The AfDB has been supporting skills… Read more »
November 20, 2012
Africa: Bank Supports Private Sector Development in Central Africa
The African Development Bank's Regional Department for Central Africa, ORCE, and the African Development Institute co-organize a regional seminar on promoting private sector… Read more »
November 16, 2012
Africa: International Partners Pledge Continued Support in Recognition of Burundi's Achievements and Commitments
At today's meeting of the Burundi Configuration of the UN Peace Building Commission in New York, the African Development Bank, the European Union, the International Monetary Fund,… Read more »