December 16, 2014
Africa: AfDB Launches Flagship African Development Report 2014 - Regional Integration for Inclusive Growth
On Tuesday, December 16, the African Development Bank launches the 2014 edition of its flagship publication the African Development Report on the theme "Regional Integration for… Read more »
December 10, 2014
Nigeria: Sefa to Help Scale-Up Innovative Clean Cooking Business in Nigeria
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US $580,000 preparation grant for the expansion of Green Energy & Biofuels (GEB) Bio-refinery project in Nigeria. The… Read more »
November 28, 2014
West Africa: The West Africa Monitor Quarterly, Issue 4 Unleashing the agro-industry potential of the region
The African Development Bank has released the latest edition of The West Africa Monitor Quarterly. Read more »
November 27, 2014
Africa: AfDB Approves the Revision of the Financing Plan of Suez Power Project to Assure Timely, Smooth Completion
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has recently agreed to revise the financing plan for the ongoing Suez Thermal Power Plant Project. The move will allow… Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Management Board Holds Key Meeting in Abidjan
The Management Board of the African Legal Support Facility ("ALSF" or "the Facility") launched a major meeting on November 26 in Abidjan to assess status of implementation of… Read more »
November 26, 2014
Ghana: African Development Bank to Support Business Linkage Program in Ghana
African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 signed a US $1 million Fund for Africa Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) grant agreement with Invest in Africa (IIA)… Read more »
November 10, 2014
Mali: Road Infrastructure Driving Inclusive Growth in Mali
The Kankan-Kourémalé-Bamako transnational intercity highway is the single point of entry and exit between Conakry and Bamako. And since the work financed by African… Read more »
November 04, 2014
Africa: President Donald Kaberuka On AfDB's 50th Anniversary - Celebrating the Journey, Rededicating to the Future
Fifty years ago, on 4 November 1964, Ministers from 23 then independent African States convened in Lagos, Nigeria, for the inaugural meeting of the Board of Governors of the… Read more »
October 23, 2014
Mali: AfDB and Srep Help Promote Renewable Energy in Mali
With support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mali received US $1.5 million from the Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Programme in Low Income Countries (SREP) of the Climate… Read more »
October 20, 2014
West Africa: AfDB President Receives the Development Champion Award and Dedicates It to Health Workers Fighting Ebola in West Africa
"The Forum has given the Development Champion Award to Donald Kaberuka in recognition of his commitment to Africa as head of the African Development Bank." These words were a key… Read more »
October 17, 2014
Africa: AfDB Board Approves €15-Million Loan to Finance Governance and Investment Programme in Cape Verde
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, October 15 in Abidjan approved a €15-million general budget support loan to finance the Public… Read more »
West Africa: African Development Bank to Launch Further Ebola Crisis Response Projects, This Time With the AU and Ecowas
Deploying health workers from across Africa to Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia Read more »
October 16, 2014
West Africa: AfDB Approves Us $231 Million for Building Resilience to Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the Sahel
In a move aimed at ending the frequent cycles of drought and famine in the Sahel region, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 approved loans and… Read more »
October 10, 2014
Nigeria: African Water Facility Supports the Development of Komadugu-Yobe Basin in Nigeria
The African Water Facility announces today, October 10, 2014, that it had offered the Hadejia-Jama'are-Komadugu-Yobe Basin Trust Fund a €2 million grantfor the preparation of… Read more »
October 06, 2014
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $12 Million Line of Credit to Nigeria's Lapo Microfinance Bank
The Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its private sector window approved on Wednesday, October 1 a USD 12 million line of credit (LOC)… Read more »
October 09, 2014
Africa: Leaders Discuss Ebola Strategy in Washington
As the Ebola death toll continues to rise and fear over the epidemic grows, African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka offered assurances to the international… Read more »
October 10, 2014
Africa: Kaberuka Tells Washington Audience - "I Am Bullish On Africa" Despite Ebola
As health organisations warn of a possible pandemic as a result of West Africa's Ebola outbreak, African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka called for more aid,… Read more »
September 26, 2014
Cameroon: AfDB SME Program-Advans Cameroon - Enhancing Inclusive Growth and Job Creation in Africa
The Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its private sector window has approved a 1 million Euro line of credit (LOC) equivalent in Central… Read more »
September 22, 2014
Benin: AfDB Approves Us$ 58.50 Million for Parakou Urban Transport Project
The Republic of Benin will receive a combined loan and grant amounting to US$ 58.50 million to help finance the Parakou Urban Transport Project, approved by executive directors of… Read more »
September 23, 2014
Nigeria: Microfinance - U.S. $ 5 Million Line of Credit to Benefit 1,500 Entrepreneurs and Create 2,500 New Jobs
The Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its private sector window approved on September 18, 2014 a USD 5 million line of credit (LOC) equivalent… Read more »
September 19, 2014
West Africa: Sahel Initiative - AfDB President Kaberuka and UN Special Envoy Sellassie Discuss Better Coordination of Actions
The United Nations Special Envoy for the Sahel, Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, on September 19, 2014 in Abidjan, called on the Bank Group and held talks with President Donald Kaberuka… Read more »
September 18, 2014
Africa: AfDB Approves US $144 Million for Projects and Programmes in Mali, Angola and Burkina Faso
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) met in Abidjan on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, and approved five projects worth US… Read more »
September 10, 2014
West Africa: SEFA and Partners Launch West African Clean Energy Business Plan Competition in Abidjan
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) and partners co-organized in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, an event on Friday, September 4 to launch and promote the second West… Read more »
September 04, 2014
Cote d'Ivoire: "We Have Met the Challenge of AfDB's Return to Headquarters," Kaberuka Tells Ivorian President Ouattara
Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara, on Thursday, 4 September 2014, received the Board of Directors and senior management of the African Development Bank (AfDB) at… Read more »
August 28, 2014
Sierra Leone: Ebola - No Need to Impose "Unnecessary Stringent Measures" On Affected Countries, Says Kaberuka
On a two-day trip (on 26-27 August 2014) to Sierra Leone and Liberia, two countries affected by the Ebola outbreak, African Development President (AfDB) Presdident Donald Kaberuka,… Read more »
