December 02, 2008
Africa: AfDB President Urges International Community to Meet Commitments to Africa
Global leaders are meeting in Doha, Qatar, in a UN-organized conference that is scheduled to take place from November 29 to December 2 to review the implementation of the Monterrey… Read more »
November 24, 2008
Africa: Climate Change - Outlines of the Algiers Declaration
The Algiers Declaration on climate change, adopted November 19, 2008 by the Conference of African Ministers of the Environment, will serve as the platform for African countries for… Read more »
November 19, 2008
Africa: AfDB Approves 10th Drinking Water Supply Project in Morocco
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$ 97.2 million (33.84 million Euros and 53.34 million dollars) loan to finance Morocco's 10th Drinking Water Supply Project,… Read more »
November 17, 2008
Africa: AfDB and Investment Climate Facility
Bank Group Management and experts, on Monday, 17 November 2008, in Tunis launched a meeting with the Investment Climate Facility's representatives. The purpose of the meeting is to… Read more »
November 11, 2008
Africa: Tanzania - U.S.$ 42 Million for Zanzibar Water And Sanitation Project
Efforts to improve water supply and sanitation in Zanzibar have received strong support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group which on Tuesday in Tunis, approved a… Read more »
October 30, 2008
Africa: AfDB Hosts Seminar on Sustainable Water Resources Management
The African Water Facility (AWF) seminar on sustainable water resources management opened on Tuesday in Tunis, under the chairmanship of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's… Read more »
September 17, 2008
Ghana: AfDB Group Approves U.S. $141.3 Million Budget Support Loan to Ghana
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessionary window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a loan of 90 million Units of… Read more »
September 05, 2008
Africa: Accra High Level Forum Adopts Agenda to Improve Efficiency of Development Assistance
The Three-day High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness ended on Thursday in the Ghanaian capital with the adoption of an 8-page document titled, "Accra Action Agenda to Improve the… Read more »
August 27, 2008
Africa: Under the Leadership of AfDB Africa Actively Prepares for the Fifth World Water Forum (Istanbul, March 2009)
The 5th World Water Forum (WWF) will take place from March 16-22, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. Under the leadership of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Africa is actively… Read more »
July 30, 2008
Africa: AfDB and Mali Sign U.S. $52 Million Agreements for Water & Sanitation Program
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, 30 July 2008, in Tunis, signed a loan and grant agreements of 32 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 52… Read more »
July 03, 2008
Africa: Prince of Orange Calls for Urgent Actions in Africa's Water And Sanitation Sector
Prince Willem-Alexander of Orange, Netherlands, early this week called on African leaders to take urgent actions to speed up efforts in the water and sanitation sector on the… Read more »
July 02, 2008
Africa: Malawi - AfDB Approves US $ 47 Million for National Water Development Programme
Efforts by Malawi to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction received a boost on Wednesday in Tunis, where the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank… Read more »
Africa: Bank Group Holds Workshop On Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
The African Development Bank Group has finalized arrangements with the Canadian 'International Development Research Centre IDRC' (www.idrc.ca/ccaa) through its Climate Change… Read more »
July 01, 2008
Africa: MDGs - The AfDB Sets Example in Water and Sanitation Sector
Africa may not reach the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on water and sanitation, says a report by the United Nations System presented to the African Union Summit which opened on… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Mobilizes Development Partners for Africa's Water and Sanitation Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Monday, June 30, 2008, said that «the AfDB looks forward to efficiently contributing to efforts aimed… Read more »
June 27, 2008
Liberia: Liberia Presents Poverty Reduction Strategy to Donors
An African Development Bank (AfDB) Group delegation, led by its vice president, Joseph Eichenberger, last week participated in the 2008 Liberia Poverty Reduction Forum hosted by… Read more »
June 19, 2008
Central Africa: Congo Basin Forest Fund Launch in London - UK and Norway Commit U.S. $ 216 Million
The Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF), a multi-donor facility established to take action to protect the forests in the Congo Basin region, was launched in London on Tuesday by Prime… Read more »
June 16, 2008
Central Africa: AfDB Hosts Congo Basin Forest Fund
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been chosen to host the «Congo Basin Forest Fund» which currently has an initial contribution of US$ 100 million from the… Read more »
Central Africa: Congo Basin Fund Launch Takes Place in London
The Congo Basin Forest Fund, a multi-donor facility established to take action to protect the forests in the Congo Basin region, will be launched on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, in… Read more »
Africa: Congo Basin Forest Fund - the British Government Makes an Initial Donation of 100 Million U.S Dollars
In March 2007 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the British Government's intention to contribute an initial £ 50 million (US$ 100 million) to a Congo Basin… Read more »
June 11, 2008
Africa: AfDB Group Approves U.S. $ 52 Million for Water and Sanitation Project in Mali
Mali will benefit from a combined loan and grant of 32 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 52 million (FCFA 22 billions) to finance a drinking water supply and… Read more »
June 06, 2008
Africa: Bank Group And Partners Organize Regional Consultations On Climate Change Strategies
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the World Bank on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, in Dakar, Senegal, jointly organized a fourth regional consultation on their respective… Read more »
May 29, 2008
Africa: ADF Approves US$15 Million Supplementary Loan to Fund Nouakchott Water Supply Project
Tunis, 29 May 2008 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, approved on Wednesday in Tunis, a… Read more »
May 26, 2008
Africa: AfDB-IFAD Consultations End in Tunis
High-level consultations on increased cooperation between the African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development closed in Tunis Friday. Read more »
April 10, 2008
Africa: Uganda: Joint Review on Water and Sanitation Sector
African Development Bank Group experts together with Austria, Denmark, Germany (GTZ), Japan (JICA), Sweden and the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP-Africa)/World Bank, last week,… Read more »
