Africa: Leveraging Strategic Environmental And Social Assessment Tools

A consultative meeting on strategic environmental and social assessment co-sponsored by the African Development Bank (AfDB) opened on Monday, 21 March 2011 in Tunis, Tunisia. The… Read more »

Africa: Environmental Assessment Meeting

Leading social and environmental assessment experts from the AfDB and its peer institutions will meet on March 21, 2011 in Tunis, to identify ways to strengthen environmental… Read more »

Africa: AfDB-OPIC - Sharing Commitments to Africa's Development

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) President and CEO, Elizabeth Littlefield, on Thursday, March 17 2011, paid a courtesy call on AfDB President Donald Kaberuka. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Infrastructure Development in Morocco

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Government of Morocco, today signed six loan and grant agreements amounting to €303 million (3.4 billion dirham). Morocco's… Read more »

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 »

Africa: Environment Seminar to Deepen AfDB Commitment to Africa's Green Economy.

The Bank is committed to Africa's transformation to a green economy. To this end, the Bank will from 21-22 March 2011, host an international seminar on strategic environment and… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Executive Directors Visit Niger

A delegation comprising three Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will undertake a consultation mission to Niger from 17-21 March 2011, as part of the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Group Executive Directors Visit Burkina Faso

As part of their programme of visits to regional member countries, a delegation of Executive Directors of the Bank Group is currently on a consultation mission to Burkina Faso. Read more »

Africa: "The Presence of Friends is Reassuring And Catalyses Support," Says Triki

"The African Development Bank is one of the reliable friends who stands by you before you even launch an appeal for help", said Tunisia's Planning and International Cooperation… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Humanitarian Aid for Displaced People At Tunisia-Libya Border

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a USD 1 million humanitarian emergency assistance grant to the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) and the Tunisian Red… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Inaugural Thought Leadership Seminar On Boosting Msmes in Africa

The Chief Economist and Vice-president, Mthuli Ncube, on Wednesday, 9 March 2011, launched the Bank's inaugural Thought Leadership Seminar on one of the most critical challenges… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports 100th Women's Day Celebrations

The AfDB Women's Network launched a new Scholarship Fund for women's education on Tuesday in Tunis. This initiative was to mark the 100th anniversary of the International Women's… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Sets Up New Trust Fund With Brazil

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, 9 March 2011 in Tunis, a USD 6-million untied grant with the Federative Republic of Brazil, to… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Executive Directors Visit Botswana

A 14-member delegation of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will undertake a consultation mission to Botswana from 7 to 9 March 2011. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Celebrates 100 Years of International Women's Day

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will celebrate this year's International Women's Day centenary at its headquarters in Tunis and field offices on 8 March 2011, with the active… Read more »

Africa: Congo Basin Forest Fund Signs Management Agency Contract

The Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) has signed on Monday 21st February 2011 in Tunis (Tunisia), an agreement about the management of CBFF projects. The Fund Management Agency (FMA)… Read more »

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 »

Africa: African Development Bank's Press Statement On Egypt

Egypt, one of the Bank's largest clients and shareholder is entering a critical part of its recent history through a delicate political transition. The success of which transition… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Commits to Support Tunisia's Transition

Following the Tunisian revolution, the African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, met with Tunisian Interim Prime Minister, Mohammed Ghannouchi, on Monday, 14… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Ready to Release Emergency Aid to Tunisia

The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, said the Bank is ready to release the necessary resources to assist the transitional government and the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Commits to Support Tunisia's Transition

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its willingness to support Tunisia's interim government in key economic areas to enable a smooth transition and long-term… Read more »

Africa: AfDB 2011 Partnerships Forum Focuses On Regional Integration

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will hold its 2011 annual Partnerships Forum from 22-23 March 2011, at Hotel Ramada Plaza-Gammarth in Tunis, Tunisia, with a focus on regional… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves 5th Line of Credit to Dbsa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Thursday, 3 February 2010 in Tunis, a USD 300-million line of credit (LOC) to the Development Bank of… Read more »

Africa: Delivering Results - AfBD Management Reflects On Aid Effectiveness

The Bank Group's senior managers, resident representatives (ResReps) and government officials, on Friday, February 4, 2011 in Tunis, held a seminar on development effectiveness… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Deploys New Field Office Resident Representatives

The Bank Group on January 31, 2011 in Tunis launched an induction and orientation session for newly-appointed Resident Representatives (ResReps). By organizing the program at the… Read more »