December 18, 2013
Rwanda: AfDB and Rwanda Sign Financing Agreements to Support Skills Development in the Energy Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Government of Rwanda signed on Monday, December 16, 2013, in Kigali, two financing agreements to support skills development in the energy… Read more »
December 11, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: AfDB Board Approves $105.26 Million for Lovua-Tshikapa Section of the Batshamba-Tshikapa Road Project in DRC
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 in Tunis, two grants and a loan amounting to US $105.26 million (UA 70.14… Read more »
December 03, 2013
Angola: AfDB and Government of Angola sign loan agreement for Artisanal Fisheries Support Project
A loan agreement for the Artisanal Fisheries Support Project was signed on Monday, December 2 by Septime Martin, the African Development Bank's Resident Representative in Angola,… Read more »
November 28, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: Board Approves Socio-Economic Infrastructure Reinforcement Project in DRC
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) met in Tunis on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 in Tunis, and approved US $161.92 million to finance the… Read more »
November 20, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Inga Mega Hydropower Plant Implementation Advances With AfDB Support
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved US $68 million in financing for the multinational Inga Site Development and Electricity Access Support… Read more »
November 12, 2013
Africa: AfDB, Government of Rwanda and Development Partners Discuss Role of Natural Resources
The African Development Bank, the Government of Rwanda and development partners launched the 2013 African Economic Outlook (AEO) on November 6 in Kigali, underscoring the role of… Read more »
November 06, 2013
Togo: Togolese Delegations in Rwanda to Discuss Teaching and Microfinance
With the assistance of the African Development Bank (AfDB), a high-level 13-person delegation from Togo visited Kigali, from October 20-27, 2013. Read more »
November 07, 2013
Cameroon: Enugu-Bamenda Road, Tool of regional Integration and an AfDB Success Story
Barely six years after Nigeria and Cameroon signed a Memorandum of Understanding that was to put their socio-political differences behind them, the Enugu-Bamenda Road Project… Read more »
October 29, 2013
Africa: Monetary Integration Must Go Hand-in-Hand With Economic Integration in Central Africa, Says Economist
Monetary integration alone is not enough: it needs to be accompanied by economic integration, the Cameroonian economist Simon Yannick Fouda Ekobena declared on Monday, October 28… Read more »
October 28, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: AfDB Approves US$16.58 Million to Consolidate Public Finances in DRC
The African Development Bank Group approved on 24 October 2013 a US$ 16.58 million (UA 10.96 million) African Development Fund (ADF) grant resources to finance the Statistics and… Read more »
October 24, 2013
Cameroon: Farmers in Cameroon to Benefit From U.S.$25.70 Million
Farmers in the North-Western region of Cameroon will benefit from a loan and a grant amounting to US$25.70 million (UA 16,800 million) approved by the African Development Bank's… Read more »
Burundi: AfDB and Burundi Discuss Ways to Address the Country's Fragility
Members of the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s High Level Panel on Fragile States, Greg Mills and Rakiya Omaar, undertook from 23rd to 24th October 2013, a mission to Burundi to… Read more »
October 21, 2013
Rwanda: AfDB to Participate in Rwanda ICT and Innovation Summit
The African Development Bank (AfDB), will participate in "Transform Africa 2013 Summit" to be hosted by the government of Rwanda from 28 to 31 October in Kigali. This pan African… Read more »
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 $21.5 million grant from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to jump-start sustainable management of its critically… Read more »
August 14, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: Inga Hydropower Project in DRC - Sustainable Energy for Millions
The Congo River, one of the most powerful rivers in Africa, has very high hydropower potential that could contribute significantly to the needs of the continent. Currently, only… Read more »
August 07, 2013
Africa: Advans Bank Congo (ABC) - Bridging the Financing Gap for MSMEs in DRC
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August 05, 2013
Rwanda: African Development Fund - Skills, Jobs and Entrepreneurship in Rwanda
Rwanda has been an economic success and has maintained a strong growth path averaging 8% per year over the last decade. Rwanda has made remarkable progresses on the Millennium… Read more »
June 28, 2013
Africa: The AfDB Ten-Year Strategy Disseminated in Angola
The Angola Country Office (AOFO) on 21 June held a press conference in Luanda to disseminate the Bank's Long Term Strategy and the outcomes of the 2013 annual meetings that took… Read more »
June 27, 2013
Africa: AfDB Supports Energy Access Project in Rwanda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a combined loan and grant amounting to US$ 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 »
