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 »
August 27, 2014
West Africa: AfDB President Visits Freetown and Monrovia to Signal His Support for Those Affected By the Ebola Virus
On Tuesday, August 26 and Wednesday, August 27, 2014, Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), embarked on a two-day tour of Freetown (Sierra Leone) and… Read more »
West Africa: The Impact of Ebola in West Africa - AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
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West Africa: AfDB and WHO Sign US $60 Million MOU to Strengthen Ebola Response in West Africa
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo, on Tuesday,… Read more »
August 25, 2014
West Africa: Just Released - the West Africa Monitor Quarterly, Issue 3
The African Development Bank released on August 21 its latest edition of the West Africa Monitor Quarterly. The report follows key socio-economic developments in the region and… Read more »
August 20, 2014
Africa: The AfDB Marks Its Golden Jubilee in November 2014
The African Development Bank (AfDB) marks its Golden Jubilee this year. The Bank will mark the anniversary with an event in Abidjan on November 4, 50 years to the day that it held… Read more »
August 21, 2014
Burkina Faso: SEFA Grants US $950,000 to Support Solar Power Plant in Burkina Faso
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US $950,000 grant for the development of the WINDIGA 20 MW Solar PV power plant in Burkina Faso. The SEFA project… Read more »
August 20, 2014
Africa: Gearing Up for the Grand Finale of AfDB's 50th Anniversary
The African Development Bank (AfDB) marks its Golden Jubilee this year. The grand finale of the year-long celebrations is scheduled to take place November 4, 2014 in Abidjan,… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Donald Kaberuka Reiterates AfDB Confidence in Côte d'Ivoire to the Press
As part of the return of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to Abidjan, AfDB Group President Donald Kaberuka spoke to the national and international media accredited in… Read more »
August 19, 2014
West Africa: $210 Million Response - AfDB Steps Up Efforts to Curb Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Monday, August 18 in Abidjan, approved a US $60 million grant investment as part of a $210 million package for immediate implementation… Read more »
August 15, 2014
West Africa: AfDB Pledges $60 Million in Grants to Fight the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa
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August 13, 2014
Africa: Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa supports Mali in Promoting Renewable Energy
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved on 11th of August in Tunis a US$530,000 grant to Mali as co-funding for a project to promote renewable energy in the country… Read more »
July 30, 2014
Cote d'Ivoire: Ministerial Conference on "Providing Africa's Youth with Skills and Training for Jobs" opened by Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire
The Ministerial Conference on "Providing Africa's Youth with Skills and Training for Jobs", the proceedings of which began on July 21, was officially opened on Tuesday, July 22 by… Read more »
July 18, 2014
Nigeria: AfDB Issues its Inaugural Local Currency Bond in the Nigerian Capital Market
After receiving the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") of Nigeria's approval to establish a NGN 160 billion Medium Term Note (MTN) Programme and "No Objection" from the SEC… Read more »
Africa: Ministerial Conference on "Providing Africa's Youth with Skills and Training for Jobs" to Kick off July 22 in Abidjan
The Inter-Country Quality Node on Technical and Vocational Skills Development (ICQN-TVSD), which is steered by Moussa Dosso, Minister of State of Côte d'Ivoire in partnership… Read more »
July 04, 2014
Africa: Nine Low-income African Countries Win Funding to Transform Renewable Energy Services
At the semi-annual Climate Investment Funds (CIF) governing body meetings held June 25-28 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, nine African nations were chosen to receive new funding and… Read more »
June 23, 2014
Guinea: AfDB Supports Economic and Financial Reforms in Guinea With Over 19 Million Dollars
On 23 June 2014, The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved funding of 12 million Units of Account (approximately 19 million dollars) for the Republic… Read more »
June 20, 2014
West Africa: AfDB, Ecowas and West African Parliamentarians Urge for Getting "Value for Money" in Social Services
Parliamentarians from the fifteen members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) gathered in Lagos on 19 June for a two-day Capacity-building event to engage… Read more »
June 17, 2014
Nigeria: AfDB Approves USD 300 million Loan to Boost Fuel Supply and Fertilizer Production in Nigeria
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on 13 June 2014 a loan of USD 300 million to Dangote Industries Limited for the construction and operation of… Read more »
June 16, 2014
Africa: Dakar Financing Summit for Infrastructure Recommends That Africa Relies On Itself
President Donald Kaberuka of the African Development Bank (AfDB) participated on 15 June 2014 in Dakar, Senegal, in a summit on financing infrastructure in Africa. Entitled… Read more »
June 14, 2014
Africa: AfDB and the African Union Support African Infrastructure During Dakar Financing Summit
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will play a key role in a summit on financing infrastructure in Africa, to be held in Dakar, Senegal, on June 14 and 15, 2014. Entitled… Read more »
June 10, 2014
Benin: AfDB Supports Benin to Mobilise Resources for the 2014-2018 Investment Programme
On June 9, 2014, the President of Benin, Thomas Boni Yayi, paid a working visit to the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Tunis, where he met AfDB President Donald Kaberuka and… Read more »
May 22, 2014
Senegal: AfDB Announces a 60 Billion CFA Francs Loan to Fund Water and Sanitation Project in Senegal
On 22 May 2014, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced a loan of 60 billion CFA francs (approximately US $127 million) to Senegal for a water and sanitation project. The aim… Read more »
