April 10, 2014
Africa: 2014 AfDB Annual Meetings in Kigali - Online Registration Now Open
This year's AfDB Annual meetings will take place from Monday, May 19 to Friday, May, 23, 2014 at the Kigali-Serena Annual Meetings Village. The 49th Annual Meetings for the African… Read more »
April 08, 2014
Africa: Twenty Years On, AfDB Remains Committed to Rwanda's Transformation
The African Development Bank is committed to Rwanda's vision of transformation to a middle income economy as it commemorates the 20th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi… Read more »
April 07, 2014
Tanzania: AfDB Approves Us $52.5 Million to Support Technical, Vocational Education
The Board of Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 an African Development Fund (ADF) loan of US $52.5 million for the… Read more »
Rwanda: AfDB Commemorates 20th Anniversary of Rwandan Genocide
On Monday, April 7, 2014, the African Development Bank held a memorial ceremony to honour the victims of the Rwandan genocide 20 years ago. The 20th anniversary, Kwibuka 20, serves… Read more »
April 04, 2014
Rwanda: 'Remember, Unite and Renew' - The African Development Bank Stands With Rwanda
Heading for Kigali and the 20th Kwibuka, the official commemoration of the April 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, said on… Read more »
March 25, 2014
Kenya: AfDB Convenes Lenders to Secure Kenya's Largest Private Sector Investment
Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) marked a significant milestone on Monday, March 24 with the loan signing of €623 million (Ksh 76 billion), making it the largest private… Read more »
March 21, 2014
Sudan: Delegation of AfDB Executive Directors Complete Consultation Mission to Sudan
A delegation of nine Executive Directors (EDs) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) visited Sudan from March 15-20, 2014 to engage with the Government and stakeholders in a… Read more »
March 13, 2014
Africa: AfDB to Focus On Africa's Next 50 Years At 2014 Annual Meetings in Kigali
The African Development Bank Group will look towards the next half century and what it hopes to achieve on the continent during its 2014 Annual Meetings in Kigali, Rwanda. Read more »
March 10, 2014
Ethiopia: AfDB Ethiopia Office Promotes the Institution's Gender Strategy
The African Development Bank (AfDB)'s office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia kicked off celebrations of this year's International Women's Day on 7 March 2014 with a brief remark by… Read more »
March 06, 2014
Kenya: AfDB Prioritizes Jobs Creation and Infrastructure Development in Kenya Country Strategy Paper
The Board of the Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 approved the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Kenya, which articulates the Bank's priority areas… Read more »
February 14, 2014
Kenya: Kenya Makes Bold Moves to Address Climate Change Risks
Many in East Africa still recall the devastating drought of 2009. In Kenya alone, it left nearly 80% of cattle dead in some parts of the country. Whether linked to the effects of… Read more »
February 12, 2014
Africa: AfDB Rebuilds Flooded Schools in White and Blue Nile States in Sudan
On February 10, 2014, the African Development Bank's Resident Representative in Sudan, Abdul Kamara, led a mission to White Nile State to supervise the Emergency Assistance that is… Read more »
February 06, 2014
Mauritius: AfDB Board Approves Mauritius' Country Strategy Paper 2014-2018
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, February 5 2014 in Tunis approved Mauritius' Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for 2014-2018. The CSP… Read more »
January 29, 2014
Sudan: The AfDB Kicks off Workshop on Energy Access Survey in Sudan
A workshop on Energy Access Survey in Sudan financed by the African Development Bank kicked off on 26 January 2014 at the National Energy Research Centre (NERC), in Khartoum. The… Read more »
Kenya: AfDB and Kenya Sign Agreements for Financing Infrastructure Projects
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of Kenya on January 27th in Nairobi, Kenya signed loan and protocol grant agreements of US$97 million and US$120 million for… Read more »
January 20, 2014
Africa: AfDB High Level Panel On Fragile States to Launch Final Report At AU Summit in Addis Ababa
As the global community seeks to address the current crises in South Sudan and the Central African Republic, African Development Bank Group's High Level Panel on Fragile States… Read more »
January 16, 2014
Africa: High-Level Panel On Fragile States to Launch Report On Ending Conflict and Building Peace
The African Development Bank's High-Level Panel on Fragile States will launch on Thursday, January 30, 2014 in Addis Ababa the report "Ending conflict and building peace in Africa:… Read more »
January 08, 2014
Mauritius: Sefa to Support Innovative Energy Efficiency Project in Mauritius
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a US $1-million project preparation grant at the end of December 2013 to support Sotravic Ltd. in the development and… Read more »
December 18, 2013
Africa: High-Level Panel On Fragile States to Launch Report On Overcoming Fragility in Africa
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December 20, 2013
Tanzania: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 58.2 Million to Support Governance and Economic Competitiveness Programme in Tanzania
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors on 17 December 2013 in Tunis approved supplementary African Development Fund (ADF) loan and grant financing totaling US$ 58.2… Read more »
Somalia: AfDB Supports Somalia in its Economic and Governance Reforms with a Grant of U.S.$ 3.8 million
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors on 18 December 2013 in Tunis approved the Addendum to the Somalia Country Brief 2013-2015, granting Somalia exceptional… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$34.8 Million for Public Financial and Macroeconomic Management Project in Sudan
The AfDB Board of Directors, on 17 December 2013 in Tunis, approved US$ 34.8 million grant resources from its Fragile State Facility (FSF) to finance the Public Financial and… Read more »
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 »
Africa: ADF U.S.$26 Million Grant to Expand Electricity Distribution Networks in South Sudan
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Grant of US $26 million , to rehabilitate and expand the distribution… Read more »
December 04, 2013
Seychelles: AfDB Board Approves US $20 Million ADF Loan for Private Sector Development Program in the Seychelles
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Tuesday, December 3, approved a US $20 million African Development Fund loan for the Inclusive Private Sector… Read more »
