Africa: Development Bank Helps to Boost Infrastructure

The African Development Bank has supported the preparation of more than 15 regional projects as part of its assistance in upgrading infrastructure in Africa, Dr. Ini Urua, NEPAD… Read more »

Africa: Development Bank Can Help Unite Continent - Official

The following interview presents an African Development Bank's view on the development impact of a Unitary Government in Africa. Read more »

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 »

Africa: Tackling Rural Poverty - Learning the Lessons Together

The African Development Bank (AfDB) today signed an agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to conduct a joint review of their work in supporting… Read more »

Libya: African Development Bank to Cooperate With Country

Libya is a prominent African development Bank member country. With 3.651 % of the institution's voting powers, it ranks as a leading African shareholder of the ADB, confirming… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Group Tops Billion Dollar Mark in Annual Private Sector Investments

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has made over a billion dollars in annual private sector investments in Africa for the first time since its founding in 1964. The Bank… Read more »

Africa: Countries Should Address Barriers to Competitiveness - AfDB Economist

The Chief Economist of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Louis Kasekende, has emphasized the need to address those barriers that hold down business development in Africa… Read more »

Central African Republic: AfDB Group Supports Economic Reform

Efforts by the government of the Central African Republic to improve the country's economic performance and reduce poverty received major support on Friday, 15 June 2007 in… Read more »

Africa: Water Tops Africa's Development Agenda Commends Afdb Water And Sanitation Initiative

The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) on Thursday in Brazzaville concluded two days of exhaustive deliberations on the challenges posed by Africa's dwindling water… Read more »

Central Africa: Congo River Basin Gets 2.44 Million Euros Grants From the African Water Facility

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed two agreements with the International Commission of the Congo-Oubangi-Sangha River Basin (CICOS) amounting to 2.44 million euros from… Read more »

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 »

Africa: Chinese PM Says Aid to Continent has 'No Conditions'

The Prime Minister of China, Mr. Wen Jiabao on Tuesday in Shanghai received the President of the African Development Bank Group, Mr. Donald Kaberuka. The AfDB President is in China… Read more »

Africa: Continent Records Highest Growth in Two Decades

Africa has experienced its highest economic growth in the last two decades, with the GDP growth rate, which averaged about 5 percent annually in the past six years, rising to 5.5… Read more »

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 »

Tunisia: AFDB Executive Directors Begin Study Tour

Nine Executive Directors (EDS) of the African Development Bank are scheduled to arrive in Mbabane, Swaziland on Sunday to begin a study tour of three regional member countries of… Read more »

Mauritania: ADF Approves $9 Million for Microfinance Project

Mauritania will benefit from the support of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group which, on Friday in Tunis,… Read more »

Niger: U.S. $20.86 Million for Rural Water And Sanitation Project

The government of Niger's efforts to improve the living conditions of the people have received a big boost from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, following the approval of… Read more »

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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: ADF Grant to Help Improve Poverty Monitoring Indicators

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Wednesday in Tunis approved a grant of 2.55 million Units of Account* (US$ 3.9 million or CFA 1.9 billion) to finance the… Read more »

Africa: Regional Technical Assistance Centers Program (Afritac)

Phase II US$ 4.5 million ADF Grant The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Wednesday in Tunis approved a grant of 4.5 million US dollars as the Bank Group,s… Read more »

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 »

Ghana: AFDB's Country Office Head Begins Work

The newly appointed head of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Country Office in Ghana presented his official letter of introduction to Hon. the Deputy Minister of Foreign… Read more »

Central African Republic: Country Meets Criteria for Aid

US$ 23.5 Million ADB Grant * Boards of Directors Approve Lifting of Sanctions Imposed on CAR * ADB Group and Donors Clear Each 49.5% of CAR's Arrears and CAR the balance The Boards… Read more »