June 24, 2011
Africa: African Efforts On Climate Action Get Boost (AfDB)
Climate Investment Funds Partnership Forum Opens in Cape Town, South Africa Read more »
June 20, 2011
Africa: 2011 Cif Partnership Forum - African Countries Are Ready for Cif Investments (AfDB)
African delegations from Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tunisia will attend the CIF (Climate Investment Funds) Partnership Forum on 24-25 June… Read more »
June 09, 2011
Africa: AfDB 2011 Annual Meetings Are Carbon-Free
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has officially made this year's Annual Meetings in Lisbon, Portugal, carbon friendly. Read more »
June 08, 2011
Africa: Fifteen African Nations Embarking On Climate-Smart Development (AfDB)
More than 400 stakeholders from 45 nations, including 15 African countries, will gather in Cape Town, South Africa on 24-25 June for the 2011 Climate Investment Funds (CIF)… Read more »
Africa: Powering Africa Trough Clean Energy - It's Possible (AfDB)
The shift to clean energy solutions will enable Africa to take advantage of concessional resources available, which reduce costs and risks of such investments while at the same… Read more »
Africa: 2010 Annual Report-Investing in Infrastructure (AfDB)
With more of 70% of its total approvals targeting the infrastructure sector in 2010, the African Development Bank has confirmed its leadership in this area. Read more »
June 07, 2011
Africa: Africa's Financial Authorities Welcome Planned New AfDB Funding Initiative
Representatives from Africa's financial authorities have welcomed a planned new financial initiative from the African Development Bank (AfDB) which aims to boost inward financial… Read more »
May 31, 2011
Africa: Relevant Investment Laws And Well-Designed Social Security Are Key to Inclusive Growth (AfDB)
The majority of Africa's poor have not been positively impacted by the over flogged economic growth on the continent. Have they benefited from improvement of the so-called… Read more »
May 30, 2011
Africa: Designing Targeted Financing to Build Africa's Carbon Market (AfDB)
While global carbon markets are taking off, Africa lags far behind with only 7% of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) global market share. The African Development Bank (AfDB) is… Read more »
May 19, 2011
Africa: AfDB, IFC, FMO Invest Euro 66 Million in Dibamba Power Company in Cameroon
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, the Interntional Finance Corporation (IFC) a member of the World Bank Group), and the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), are… Read more »
May 05, 2011
Africa: AfDB Board Approves U.S.$ 64.8 Million for Uganda Agricultural Infrastructure Programme
The African Development Fund Board has approved a U.S.$ 64.8 million loan to Uganda to finance the country third Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme… Read more »
May 04, 2011
North Africa: Brics Build North Africa's Economy
North Africa's economies are profiting from fast-growing trade and investment from the BRIC countries, according to a new report from the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more »
April 08, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves euros 25 Million for Addax Bioenergy Project in Sierra Leone
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, a € 25million senior private sector loan to finance Addax Bioenergy Sierra Leone (ABSL)… Read more »
March 24, 2011
Africa: AfDB and Institutional Investors Host Inaugural Africa Sovereign Funds Roundtable
The inaugural Africa Sovereign Funds Roundtable held on 15 and 16 March 2011 in Casablanca, Morocco, was organized by Institutional Investor's Sovereign Investor Institute in… Read more »
March 18, 2011
Africa: Interview with OPIC President And CEO, Elizabeth Littlefield
"The AfDB's President, Donald Kaberuka and I have discussed at length on environmental issues... We have shared commitments for partnership to jointly provide finance and develop… Read more »
March 07, 2011
Africa: South Africa is a Hub for Growth And Regional Integration in Africa
South Africa is a hub for growth and regional integration in Southern Africa. It accounts for 71.5% of regional GDP and is a key player in NEPAD and SADC. About 70% of… Read more »
February 25, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 9 Million Equity Investment in Zep-Re Kenya
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, 23 February 2011 in Tunis, a U.S.$ 9,094,389 equity investment to acquire 15% of the current… Read more »
February 24, 2011
Africa: AFDB Approves 67.05 Million Euros Investment in West African Development Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, 23 February 2011 in Tunis, a €64million Line of Credit to the West African Development… Read more »
February 21, 2011
Africa: AfDB U.S. $ 1bn 2.5 Percent Global Due 15 March 2016
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February 18, 2011
Africa: AfDB 2011 Partnerships Forum to Focus On Regional Integration
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will hold its 2011 annual Partnerships Forum on 28-29 April 2011, at Hotel Ramada Plaza-Gammarth in Tunis, Tunisia, with a focus on regional… Read more »
February 08, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves Usd 25 Million for Kivuwatt Project in Rwanda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Thursday, 3 February 2010 in Tunis, a USD 25-million senior private sector loan to finance the KivuWatt… Read more »
February 07, 2011
Africa: AfDB And ACBF - 20 Years of Support And Investment in Nurturing Capacity
The African Development Bank (AfDB), a founding member of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), will participate in the ACBF Summit marking its 20th anniversary, from… Read more »
January 12, 2011
Africa: 2010 - AfDB Confirms Priority Support to Infrastructure Sector
In 2010, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group operations approvals by sector continued to reflect the institution's 2008-2012 Medium-Term strategy, which set infrastructure… Read more »
December 21, 2010
Africa: AfDB Invests Over U.S.$ 100 Million in African Water Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved 3 projects in the African water sector amounting to U.S.$ 114.35 million in the last few weeks . The Bank strongly believes… Read more »
December 22, 2010
Africa: AfDB Invests U.S.$ 806 Million in African Transport Sector
In line with the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's 2008-2012 Medium-Term Strategy which has transport as one of its core intervention areas in the Regional Member Countries,… Read more »