Africa: Mozambique Shares Best Practice

One of the highlights of this week's All-Africa Energy Week conference in Maputo was the presentation of best practices in Mozambique, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia and Uganda. Read more »

Africa: Workshop On AfDB Regional Integration Strategy Paper for Eastern Africa in Nairobi

An African Development Bank (AfDB) Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP) for Eastern Africa will be validated at a workshop scheduled to take place on 11 November in Nairobi,… Read more »

Africa: AEC - Reforming Sub-Saharan Africa's Policy Frameworks in the Post-Crisis Period

The monetary policy framework comprises institutional arrangements to determine and implement monetary policy. It provides an anchor for monetary policy, identifies policy… Read more »

East Africa: Workshop On Domestic Resource Mobilization for Poverty Reduction in East Africa

Robust domestic resource mobilization is the cornerstone for sustainable development. Donor assistance can bridge the fiscal gap for a while but ultimately cannot substitute for… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Participate in African Agribusiness Forum On Food Security in Kampala

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will participate in this year's African AgriBusiness Forum in Kampala, Uganda, from 3 - 6 October 2010. Sponsored by several partners (AGRA,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Meets Senior Ugandan Government Officials

The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, took the opportunity of his presence in Kampala to attend the 15th African Union Summit held from 25-27 July 2010… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB at the 15th African Union Summit in Kampala

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, along with Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Jacob Zuma of South Africa, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and… Read more »

Africa: AU, Nepad And AfDB Launch Reinvigorated PIDA in Kampala

The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) will be launched on 24 July 2010 in Kampala, Uganda, on the sidelines of the 15th African Union heads of state and… Read more »

Africa: Official Launch of PIDA

Date: 24/07/2010 Read more »

Africa: African Union Summit Holds in Kampala

From: 25/07/2010 Read more »

Africa: Interview - AfDB Re-Tools Its Independent Review Mechanism

What impact would the IRM have on Bank operations in terms of transparency and development effectiveness? Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Additional US$ 32.5 Million for Kenya

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a supplementary loan of UA 22.05 million* (USD 32.5 million) to Kenya under the African Development… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Strengthens Independent Review Mechanism

The Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved, on Wednesday 16 June, 2010, a revised version of the Operating Rules and Procedures of its Independent… Read more »

Africa: AfDB And Uganda Sign U.S. $136.6 Million Loan Agreements

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Uganda have signed loan agreements amounting to USD 136.6 million (UA 90 million*) to fund two major projects in the country. Read more »

Uganda: AfDB and Country Sign USD 136.6 Million Loan Agreements

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Uganda have signed loan agreements amounting to USD 136.6 million (UA 90 million*) to fund two major projects in the country. Read more »

Africa: AfDB/Uganda - Loan Agreements On Road Sector Project And Rural Income And Employment Enhancement Project

African Development Bank (AfDB) resident representative in Uganda, Patrick Khaemba, and Uganda's finance minister, Syda Bbumba, on 12 April 2010 in Kampala, signed loan agreements… Read more »

Africa: World Water Day, 22 March - Clean Water for a Healthy World

The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Appoints Chief Economist

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is appointing Professor Mthuli Ncube as the Bank's new Chief Economist, to succeed Louis Kasekende who has returned to his country as Deputy… Read more »

Africa: The Bank Supports Efforts to Strengthen Domestic Taxation in Africa

The African Tax Administrators Forum (ATAF), an African network of tax commissioners, was officially launched at a ceremony in Kampala, Uganda, opened by the President of Uganda,… Read more »

Africa: U.S.$16 Million for Rural Income Project

The objective of the project is to help reduce rural poverty in Uganda by facilitating access to and utilization of affordable financial and business development services for an… Read more »

Uganda: U.S.$ 16 Million for Rural Income Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) approved on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 in Tunis, a UA 10.21 million (US$ 16.23 million) loan to finance a Rural Income… Read more »

Africa: Board Approves U.S.$ 125.6 Million Loan for Road Project

The main objective of the project is to improve road access in the rural areas of Western Uganda covering Kiruhura, Ibanda and Kamwenge districts. The project will assist in… Read more »

Africa: Launch of the African Economic Outlook

The African economic Outlook (AEO) is a flagship report produced by the African Development Bank (ADB), jointly with the OECD and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »

Africa: Uganda and AfDB Sign U.S.$ 197 Million Funding Agreements

The agreements for the African Development Fund loans were signed on Monday in Dakar, Senegal, by Vice Presidents Zeinab El-Bakri and Mandla Gantsho for the Bank, while Uganda's… Read more »

Africa: U.S.$78 Million ADF Loan for an Electricity Transmission Project

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) loan of UA52.51 million, equivalent to U.S.$78.13 million, to finance a key electricity… Read more »