June 16, 2008
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 04, 2008
Africa: AfDB Calls for Transparent Management of Africa's Mineral Resources
Tunis, 3 June 2008 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has called for a more transparent management of Africa's mineral resources, underscoring the fact that the extraction… Read more »
June 03, 2008
Africa: Bank Group Participates in TICAD IV
An African Development Bank (AfDB) Group delegation led by the institution's president, Donald Kaberuka, last week attended the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African… Read more »
May 14, 2008
Africa: Turkey Joins African Development Bank Group
Maputo, Mozambique, 14 May 2008 - The Republic of Turkey has become the 25th Non-Regional Member of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group following the approval of its… Read more »
May 15, 2008
Africa: AfDB And Export-Import Bank of China Sign Partnership Agreement
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate cooperation between the two… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Meets Financial Commitment with AfDB
In a bid to actively reconnect with international donors, the Zimbabwean government last month paid part of its arrears to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. Read more »
April 18, 2008
Africa: Leveraging Resources for SMEs in Africa
Small and Medium Enterprises are critical to the developed world and even more so to emerging economies. Empirical evidence has shown that SMEs are the backbone of the developed… Read more »
April 15, 2008
Africa: Canada and AfDB Group Launch New Technical Cooperation Fund to Finance Development Projects in Africa
The Government of Canada and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group announce a new Technical Cooperation Arrangement under which Canada is providing Can.$5 million to a… Read more »
December 10, 2007
Africa: 11th Replenishment of the African Development Fund
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December 11, 2007
Africa: UK Urges International Community to Increase Aid
UK Minister for International Development, Shriti Vadera, on December 10, 2007, addressed the ADF-11 replenishment meeting in London. Following on from the UK decision to double… Read more »
December 05, 2007
Cote d'Ivoire: U.S.$31 Million Grant for Post-Crisis Multi-Sector Institutional Support
Cote d'Ivoire will receive a grant of 20 million Units of Account (UA*), about US$ 31.43 million, approved on Wednesday in Tunis by the Board of Directors of the African… Read more »
November 23, 2007
East Africa: Submarine Cable System Reaches Financial Close
The African Development Bank (AfDB), along with other participating development financial institutions (DFIs) have signed loan agreements for the East African Submarine Cable… 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 17, 2007
Africa: UK Doubles Contribution to Development Fund
The United Kingdom announced on Tuesday, 27 November 2007 that it is doubling its contribution to the 11th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF XI), the first… Read more »
November 27, 2007
Africa: UK Doubles Contribution to African Development Fund
The United Kingdom announced on Tuesday, 27 November 2007 that it is doubling its contribution to the 11th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF XI), the first… 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 22, 2007
Africa: AfDB President And U.S. Treasury Secretary Call for Intensified Public Private Partnerships
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka and the United States Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson have called for intensified Public Private Partnerships… Read more »
November 19, 2007
Africa: Korea Economic Cooperation - On-the-Spot Workshop Opens
Senior government officials from some ten Southern African countries are meeting in Cape Town for the second of a series of regional workshops organized by the Korean government to… 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 »
Africa: "Researchers Have to Speak Out More"
According to Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), "African researchers have to speak out more". In… Read more »
Africa: Researchers Focus On Capacity Building
Africa is enjoying a relatively consistent and modest annual growth rate of about six per cent, yet it is also in a situation where growth is not satisfactorily being translated… 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 »
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 »