November 21, 2007
Kenya: U.S. $55 Million ADF Loan for Water Services Boards Support Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, approved on Wednesday in Tunis a loan of 35.19… Read more »
Madagascar: U.S. $15 Million for Manombo Irrigation Area Rehabilitation Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday in Tunis approved A loan and a grant with a combined value of 9.5 million Units of Account (UA*) , about… Read more »
Africa: African Development Fund Approves U.S. $ 264 Million Loans And Grants for Kenya, Madagascar And the Gambia
Kenya, Madagascar and the Gambia are the beneficiaries of loans and grants with a combined value of 167.8 million Units of Account (UA*), about US$263.76 million, approved in Tunis… Read more »
Africa: Development Fund Approves U.S.$ 264 Million Loans And Grants for Kenya, Madagascar and The Gambia
Kenya, Madagascar and the Gambia are the beneficiaries of loans and grants with a combined value of 167.8 million Units of Account (UA*), about US$263.76 million, approved in Tunis… Read more »
November 01, 2007
Africa: Addis Ababa Hosts Second Economic Conference
More than 300 experts from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas will participate in the second African Economic Conference (AEC) on "Opportunities and Challenges of… Read more »
October 29, 2007
Uganda: AfDB, Govt Sign Bujagali Power Interconnection Project Loan Agreement
Efforts to accelerate the implementation of the Bujagali Power Interconnection Project (BIP) in Uganda received a boost last week with the signing of a 19.21-million Units of… Read more »
October 08, 2007
Africa: AfDB President Optimistic About Infrastructure, Trade
President Donald Kaberuka delivered a memorial lecture at the Bank of Uganda on 'The African Economy: Fifty Years after Independence", in honour of Mr. Joseph Mubiru, the… Read more »
Uganda: AfDB President Hails Successful Bank Intervention in the Water and Sanitation Sector
During his visit to Uganda, President Donald Kaberuka toured the Water and Sanitation Project at Mpigi town. The project aims at providing clean and safe drinking water and… Read more »
September 21, 2007
Africa: AFDB, ECA, WTO And World Bank Organize Conference On Aid for Trade in Dar es Salaam
"Mobilizing Aid for Trade: Focus on Africa", is the central theme of a high-level conference scheduled to take place on October 1-2, 2007, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,… Read more »
September 17, 2007
Tanzania: ADF Approves U.S. $ 92 Million Loan for Road Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, on Monday in Tunis, approved a loan of 60… Read more »
September 11, 2007
Uganda: AfDB Approves Compliance Review of Bujagali Power Projects
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group have authorized a Compliance Review of the Bujagali Hydropower and the Bujagali Interconnection projects in… Read more »
September 05, 2007
Tanzania: Development Bank to Support Agriculture, Education
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will support agriculture and education programmes in Tanzania following the approval of two loans on Wednesday in Tunis by the Board of… Read more »
July 18, 2007
Rwanda: U.S. $ 50 Million ADF Grant for Poverty Reduction Strategy Support Programme
The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of UA 33 million (US$ 50 million) to help finance the… Read more »
July 05, 2007
Madagascar: AfDB Approves \?6 Million Investment in Sahanivotry Hydroelectric Power Station
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a € 6-million private sector investment in the Sahanivotry hydroelectric power station in Madagascar. The investment,… Read more »
February 16, 2007
Africa: AfDB Executive Directors Begin Field Trip
A team of African Development Bank Executive Directors have begun a field trip to asses the performance of projects and programmes funded by the Bank Group in some of its Regional… Read more »
May 15, 2007
Madagascar: 'Aim High' for Transformation, Says President
The President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomana, on Tuesday in Shanghai, gave a clinical diagnosis of the enormous development challenges facing Africa and emphasized the need for… Read more »
March 07, 2007
Sudan: $14 Million ADF Grant for Institutional Capacity Building And Poverty Reduction
The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will support a capacity building and poverty reduction programme in Sudan… Read more »
January 31, 2007
Uganda: $45 Million ADF Loan for Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement
The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will support a Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme… Read more »
December 20, 2006
Ethiopia: ADF Approves $118 Million Grant for Protection of Basic Services
The Board of Directors of African Development Fund (ADF) the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday in Tunis approved a grant of 78.49… Read more »
Ethiopia: $131.5 Million ADF Loan for Electricity Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will support the Ethiopian government's rural electrification project with a loan of 87.20 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to… Read more »
Uganda: Road Sector Support Project
Supplementary ADF Loan of US$ 50 million Tunis, 20 December 2006 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) today approved in Tunis a supplementary loan of… Read more »
December 13, 2006
Tanzania: ADF Approves $80 Million for Kenya-Tanzania Road Link
Efforts to provide a reliable road link between neighbouring Kenya and Tanzania got a boost from the African Development Bank Group with the approval of a loan and a grant… Read more »
Ethiopia: $98 Million ADF Loan for Upgrading Jima-Mizan Road
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will support the Ethiopian government's proposal to upgrade the Jima-Mizan road in the south-western part of the country with a loan of 65… Read more »
July 21, 2005
Africa: Rwandan Finance Minister Elected President of the African Development Bank
Rwandan Finance Minister, Mr. Donald Kaberuka (54) was on Thursday in Tunis elected President of the African Development Bank Group (ADB) during the extraordinary Meeting of ADB… Read more »
March 16, 2005
Mauritius: ADB Supports Agricultural Development in Mauritius
The African Development Bank (ADB) Group will support efforts being made by the Government of Mauritius to tackle recurrent drought which has affected productivity of agricultural… Read more »