Africa: AfDB Group Results Measurement Framework - Reinforcing Development Outcomes for Africa

On 22 September 2010, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved the institution's Results Measurement Framework (RMF). Read more »

Africa: AfDB Promotes Regional Integration - U.S.$ 95.6 Million to Zambia for Nacala Corridor

Tunis - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on Monday, 27 September 2010 in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 25 Million Equity Investment

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors on Wednesday 27 September 2010, approved a U.S.$ 25 million equity investment to support the Summit Development Group… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Prioritizes Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change Impact

"If not in Africa, where else? If not by the African Development Bank, who else? If not now, when?" It was with this string of questions that the AfDB Compliance and Safeguards… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Consultation On African Climate Change Financing Perspectives

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host a two-day roundtable consultation on African Perspectives on Climate Change Financing, from 21-22 September 2010 in Tunis. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Advocates Strong, Sustained and Shared Growth in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, has been invited to co-chair the round-table to be held on the theme: "Domestic resource mobilization: achieving… Read more »

Africa: Africa - Gains On Anti-Poverty Goals Associated With Bold And Innovative Policies

Africa has made steady progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a report launched today by the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Round Table On Climate Change-Importance of Environment in Development

"Climate Change permeates all discussions on development and how we address the challenges of finance is an important issue," AfDB Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Climate Investment Funds' Implementation

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Boards of Directors has authorized the signing of financial procedures agreements with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development… Read more »

Africa: African Development Fund's 12th Replenishment Raises at Least U.S. $9.35 Billion

Representatives of donor countries, accompanied by Ministerial representatives of recipient countries, met in Tunis on September 7 and 8, 2010, to discuss the Twelfth Replenishment… Read more »

Africa: AfDB's Response to Climate Change in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is taking a lead in addressing climate change issues which are adversely impacting on the African continent. According to Youssef Arfaoui,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Participates in Stockholm World Water Week

From: 05/09/2010 Read more »

Africa: ADF and Climate Change

A strong replenishment of the African Development Fund will enable us to meet the growing demand for investment in clean, renewable energy from our African borrowing members. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports African Green Revolution Forum

The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) ended on September 4, 2010, with concrete resolutions to transform African agriculture and tackle issues of food security. Closing the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Attends the African Green Revolution Forum

The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) was officially opened on Thursday, 2 September 2010 in Accra, Ghana. The three-day forum, which is being held for the first time in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Participate in UN Climate Change Framework Convention Negotiations

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will attend the next round of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations, scheduled to take place from 2-6… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Participate at UN Climate Change Framework Convention Negotiations

From: 02/08/2010 Read more »

Africa: Small Projects, Big Progress - Support to Local Development in Burkina Faso

With little investment, some 30,000 households living on agriculture are emerging from a humble state to put some money aside, improve their daily life, prepare for the future and… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Group Approves U.S. $39.5 Million for Burkina Faso's Poverty Reduction Program

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional Arm of the African development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on Thursday, 15 July 2010 in Tunis, a grant… Read more »

Africa: President Kaberuka Will Attend Second High Level Advisory Group On Climate Change Financing

The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, will join other distinguished personalities at the second meeting of the High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change… Read more »

Africa: International Parliamentary Conference On Climate Change-AfDB Speaks for Africa

From: 12/07/2010 Read more »

Ghana: African Water Facility Grant for Ghana Project

The African Water Facility (AWF) has approved a 498,000 Euros grant to the Water Resources Commission in Ghana. Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Cameroon Sign Loan for Water and Sanitation Programme

The AfDB and Cameroon on June 29, 2010, in Tunis signed an UA 10 million ADF loan agreement and a UA 5 million grant agreement. Read more »

Africa: Africa Energy Forum

The Africa Energy Forum, launched in 1999, is Africa's premier annual power and gas investment and business forum, where governments and state utilities address the international… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Hosts Rwssi Trust Fund Steering Committee Meeting

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will on 14 June 2010 host the fourth Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Trust Fund Steering Committee Meeting. Read more »