November 19, 2009
Africa: AfDB Approves Funding for Burundi-Rwanda-Tanzania Railway Project Study
The second phase of the Dar es Salaam-Isaka-Kigali/Keza-Musongati Railway project study will cover the existing 970-km Dar es Salaam-Isaka railway link and its extensions. Read more »
November 09, 2009
Burundi: ICGLR Round-Table Ends in Bujumbura
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) ended on Friday, November 6, 2009, in Bujumbura, Burundi. The closing ceremony was presided over by the Burundian… Read more »
Central Africa: AfDB Provides Active Support to the Great Lakes Region
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Africa: President Kaberuka Reaffirms AfDB Support to the ICGLR
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, has reaffirmed AfDB support to the Great Lakes Region and the region's eleven countries at the International… Read more »
November 05, 2009
Africa: AfDB Active Support to the Great Lakes Region
Une importante délégation de la BAD conduite par le président Donald Kaberuka assiste les 5 et 6 novembre 2009 à Bujumbura (Burundi) à la Table… Read more »
October 12, 2009
Africa: AfDB Organizes Conference on Women Entrepreneurship Development
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September 28, 2009
Africa: AfDB Group Approves U.S.$ 47 Million Grant for Bugesera Project
The overall objective of the project is to help reduce poverty. Its specific objective is to improve food security in Bugesera region by increasing agricultural production. PAIR… Read more »
Africa: U.S.$ 190 Million From the AfDB to Link Up Congo and Cameroon
The Ketta-Djoum Road and the Brazzaville-Yaoundé Transport Corridor Facilitation Project will assist in strengthening regional integration in Central Africa. It will enable… Read more »
September 18, 2009
Africa: AfDB and Rwanda Sign U.S.$ 25 Million Agreements for Rural Water Supply Project
Tunis, September 18, 2009 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Rwanda, on Thursday, 10 September 2009 in Kigali, signed two grant agreements of UA 16 million (US$ 25… Read more »
September 15, 2009
Africa: AfDB and Chad Sign Grant Agreements
AfDB Vice President, Kamal El Kheshen, and the Chadian Agriculture Minister, Mbailou Naimbaye Lossimian, on Thursday, September 11, 2009, signed two Fragile States Facility grant… Read more »
September 11, 2009
Africa: Doing Business Report 2010 - Rwanda Becomes World's Top Reformer
Location: Kigali, Rwanda Read more »
September 03, 2009
Africa: US Congressional Delegation Visits AfDB's Key Projects in Rwanda
A five-person US congressional delegation on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, visited two AfDB-financed projects on the outskirts of Kigali. The delegation, led by Representative Greg… Read more »
August 10, 2009
Africa: AfDB - Interim President Launches Third Axis of Bank-Funded Road Project
The ceremony, held at Lastourville in Mulundu Department in the south-eastern part of the country, involved the launching of construction and paving of a 92-km long and 7-meter… Read more »
August 04, 2009
Africa: Gabon to Launch Largest AfDB Road Project
Tunis, August 3 2009 - The first Phase of a major road project in Gabon, the largest ever financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in the transport sector in a… Read more »
July 22, 2009
Africa: AfDB-World Bank Joint Partnership Strategy With Central African Republic
Designed to promote strong economic growth and employment, the Strategy focuses on two key pillars: The Consolidation of Economic Governance and Institutional Capacity; and the… Read more »
July 02, 2009
Africa: Rwanda - U.S.$ 25 Million for Rural Water and Sanitation Programme
The funding, comprising a UA 10 million African Development Fund (ADF) grant and a UA 6 million grant from the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Trust Fund, was… Read more »
June 24, 2009
Africa: Burundi - U.S.$ 15 Million Job Creation Support Grant
The project is the third Bank operation in Burundi which focuses on poverty reduction through actions aimed at creating jobs and strengthening the productive base using labour… Read more »
June 19, 2009
Africa: Bank Group and Chad Sign Grant Agreement
The Bank Group and Chad on 17 June, 2009, in N'djamena signed an African Development Fund (ADF) grant agreement of Uunits of Accounts (UA) 31.61 million to finance the Koumra-Sarh… Read more »
June 03, 2009
Africa: U.S.$ 47 Million ADF Grant for Koumra-Sarh Road
Tunis, June 2, 2009 - The Republic of Chad will receive a grant of 31.61 million Units of Account (UA*), about US$ 47.34 million, approved on Tuesday in Tunis by the Executive… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves CFAF 750 Million Equity Investment in Banque Congolaise de l'Habitat
Tunis, June 2, 2009 - The Board of Directors of the African Development (AfDB) Bank Group has approved financing for a CFAF 750-million investment in the Equity of the Banque… Read more »
May 20, 2009
Africa: Third African Ministerial Conference On Financing for Development Addresses
The Third African Ministerial Conference on Financing for Development begins on May 21 and concludes on May 22, 2009 in Kigali, Rwanda. Funded by the AfDB, DFID and UNECA and… Read more »
May 13, 2009
Africa: Interview With the Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) President
"It will be nice to make the great job being done by the AfDB to re-launch the economy know," says the Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) President, Anicet-Georges… Read more »
May 07, 2009
Africa: U.S.$ 45 Million ADF Budget Support Grant for Poverty Reduction Programm
The overall goal of the PRSSP III approved by the ADF Board on Wednesday in Tunis is to contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction in Rwanda in line with the strategic… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Grants U.S.$ 97 Million Budget Support to DRC to Mitigate Impacts of Financial Crisis
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors approved in Tunis on Wednesday, an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of UA 65 million (US$ 97.18 million) to the… Read more »
May 06, 2009
Africa: AfDB Group Approves Over U.S .$235 Million for Five Operations in Sierra Leone, Kenya, DRC and Rwanda
The Boards approved 10 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 15 million, from the AfDB/ADF grant under the Supplemental Support Window of the Fragile States Facility… Read more »