December 11, 2009
Africa: AfDB and Access Bank of Tanzania Sign 660,000 USD Technical Assistance Grant
Representatives from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Access Bank Tanzania (ABT) gathered today to sign a grant of USD 660,000 from the Fund for African Private Sector… Read more »
December 04, 2009
Africa: AfDB Approves USD 245 Million Loan for Tanzania Road Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development bank Group (AfDB) Group, approved on 2 December 2009 in Tunis, a… Read more »
November 30, 2009
Africa: The AfDB Approved a Line of Credit of Usd 30 Million to the African Banking Corporation Holdings Ltd
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a Line of Credit of USD 30 million to the African Banking Corporation Holdings Ltd (ABCH) under AfDB's… Read more »
November 26, 2009
Africa: AfDB Approves Us$ 420 Million And Eur 186 Million Budget Support Loan for Mauritius
The entire population of Mauritius will benefit from the loan, particularly users of publicly-provided social services, domestic and foreign entrepreneurs, the Mauritian workforce,… Read more »
November 19, 2009
Africa: The Bank Supports Efforts to Strengthen Domestic Taxation in Africa
The African Tax Administrators Forum (ATAF), an African network of tax commissioners, was officially launched at a ceremony in Kampala, Uganda, opened by the President of Uganda,… Read more »
November 24, 2009
Africa: Somalia Back in Business With AfDB
After decades of interruption, Somalia re-established its relationship with the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday, 23 November 2009 with the signing of a USD 2… Read more »
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 »
Africa: U.S.$16 Million for Rural Income Project
The objective of the project is to help reduce rural poverty in Uganda by facilitating access to and utilization of affordable financial and business development services for an… Read more »
November 18, 2009
Uganda: U.S.$ 16 Million for Rural Income Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) approved on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 in Tunis, a UA 10.21 million (US$ 16.23 million) loan to finance a Rural Income… Read more »
November 16, 2009
Africa: AfDB to Meet With Kenyan Private Sector Players
The Private Sector Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB) is organizing a "Business Opportunities Seminar" (BOS) to be held in Nairobi on November 19, 2009. 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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November 04, 2009
Africa: Kenya - U.S. $ 123 M for Water And Sanitation Project in Rural Areas
The project addresses the water supply and sanitation problems in a number of small towns and the provision of water storage in Yatta area. Read more »
October 13, 2009
East Africa: AfDB Officials Attend Amcow East Africa Sub-Region Meeting
The East African sub-regional African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) held its meeting from October 5-7, 2009, in Bujumbura, Burundi, with African Water Facility (AWF) experts… Read more »
October 01, 2009
Africa: Addis Ababa to Host 2009 African Economic Conference
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September 28, 2009
Africa: Board Approves U.S.$ 125.6 Million Loan for Road Project
The main objective of the project is to improve road access in the rural areas of Western Uganda covering Kiruhura, Ibanda and Kamwenge districts. The project will assist in… Read more »
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 »
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 11, 2009
Africa: Bank Group Approves Mauritius' 2009-2013 Country Strategy Paper
The CSP was prepared within the context of an economic and financial crisis. As part of its recent reforms, the Mauritian government built a strong economy resilient to external… Read more »
Africa: Doing Business Report 2010 - Rwanda Becomes World's Top Reformer
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September 07, 2009
East Africa: Bank Group and Indian Ocean Commission Agree to Increased Cooperation
The two institutions signed an Aide-Memoire at the end of a three-day visit to the AfDB by the Secretary General of the IOC, Ambassador Calixte D'Offay and one of his advisers. 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 »
July 22, 2009
Africa: Launch of the African Economic Outlook
The African economic Outlook (AEO) is a flagship report produced by the African Development Bank (ADB), jointly with the OECD and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
July 20, 2009
Africa: AfDB Approves 15 Million Loan for Economic Governance Reform Program in Seychelles
The EGRP is the Bank Group's first budget support operation in the Seychelles. The Program will facilitate reform implementation with a view to promoting macroeconomic stability… Read more »
July 16, 2009
Africa: AfDB Group Supports Comoro's Efforts to Build Efficient Public Institutions
The Institutional Capacity Building Project (ICBP) Grant, approved by the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessionary window of the AfDB Group, will… Read more »