April 10, 2008
Africa: Bamako: Dissemination of the African Development Report 2007
The African Development Bank organized a seminar on Tuesday 8 April 2008 in Bamako, Mali, where key stakeholders discussed the findings of the African Development Report 2007, on… Read more »
April 07, 2008
Africa: AfDB at 12th Summit of Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC)
The African Development Bank took part in the 12th Summit of Heads of State and Government of Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) last week in Abuja, where member states discussed… Read more »
April 10, 2008
Africa: AU and ECA Hold Joint Annual Ministers Conference
The First Joint Annual Meetings of AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and ECA African Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development… Read more »
April 04, 2008
Africa: Interview with Mr. Thomas Hurley, AfDB Human Development Director
"Poor developing countries are most vulnerable to climate change" Read more »
April 05, 2008
Africa: King Mohamed VI Launches Thermo-Solar Energy Plant in Morocco
King Mohamed VI on Friday, 28 March, laid the foundation stone of the Ain Beni Mathar thermo-solar electricity plant at a ceremony attended by many people, including the AfDB's… Read more »
March 26, 2008
Africa: AfDB President Pledges to Place Water at the Centre of Africa's Socio-Economic Development
The First African Water Week opened on Wednesday in Tunis with a call by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, for more efforts to be made to ensure… Read more »
February 28, 2008
Africa: Interview with the NORAD Senior Energy Advisor, Rolv Bjelland - We Should Have Greater Focus on Climate Change
"Climate change issue is not too much in focus. We hope for a change and that NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) will have this more as a policy… Read more »
February 19, 2008
Africa: Bank Group and Egyptian Officials Hold Seminar on Financing Options
Bank Group and Egyptian International Cooperation Ministry officials on Monday in Cairo held a seminar on "Financing Options and Opportunities". The seminar aimed at… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Calls for Increased Efforts for Attainment of Sanitation MDG
Africa will have to redouble its efforts to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on sanitation if meaningful progress is to be made, the African Water Facility Director,… Read more »
January 23, 2008
Africa: MDBs Meet On Climate Investment Facility
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) met in Washington DC from January 17-18 to discuss the establishment of a Climate… Read more »
November 29, 2007
Africa: African Water Ministers and AFDB Organize the First African Water Week
The first African Water week (AWW-1) will be held in Tunis from 26-28 March, 2008. The event, to be hosted by the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) and the African… Read more »
November 28, 2007
Africa: Amcow And ADB Organize Continent's First Water Week
The African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) and the African Development Bank (ADB) are proud to host the First African Water Week (AWW-1) event to be held in Tunis from… Read more »
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. $15 Million for Manombo Irrigation Area Rehabilitation Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday in Tunis approved A loan and a grant with a combined value of 9.5 million Units of Account (UA*) , about… Read more »
November 20, 2007
Mozambique: Three Decades of Development Work
Mozambique and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are celebrating a thirty-year partnership that has registered over a billion dollars in development-related assistance to the… Read more »
November 16, 2007
Africa: Interview With AfDB Group Chief Economist, Louis Kasekende
"The AfDB has got a very strong convening power", said Louis Kesekende, the African Development Bank Group Chief Economist in an interview he gave to the Bank Group's… Read more »
November 14, 2007
South Africa: Korean Government Holds Development Workshop in Cape Town
As part of the implementation of the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) action plan, the Korean Government and the Export-Import Bank of Korea are planning to hold a… Read more »
October 29, 2007
Uganda: AfDB, Govt Sign Bujagali Power Interconnection Project Loan Agreement
Efforts to accelerate the implementation of the Bujagali Power Interconnection Project (BIP) in Uganda received a boost last week with the signing of a 19.21-million Units of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Group Hosts New Korean Technical Cooperation Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a US$ 5 million new Korean Trust Fund to support the implementation of the Africa-Korea Economic… Read more »
October 20, 2007
Africa: Germany, World Bank And AfDB Launch Partnership for Making Finance Work
A new partnership to support stronger financial systems in Africa was launched today, by Germany, the World Bank and the African Development Bank. Read more »
October 19, 2007
Africa: Launch of the Ideas for Development Blog
Ideas for Development, an international blog designed to stimulate debate on economic development issues, will be launched in Washington DC on 21 October 2007 at the World Bank and… Read more »
October 10, 2007
Nigeria: U.S. $79 Million for Water And Sanitation in Rural Areas
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the soft-loan arm of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), approved on Wednesday in Tunis a loan of 51 million… Read more »
October 08, 2007
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 »
Africa: AfDB President Emphasizes Importance of Hydroelectricty for Sustained Growth
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Mr. Donald Kaberuka, has emphasized the importance of hydro-energy to Africa's sustainable development. Read more »
September 26, 2007
Mali: ADF Approves U.S. $15 Million for Decentralization And Economic Development Support Project
Mali will receive US$ 15.4 million from the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB), following the approval of a loan of 5… Read more »
