March 02, 2012
Africa: AfDB's Executive Directors to Visit Ghana
A group of 11 executive directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) will be making a visit to Ghana between 3 and 9 March to review AfDB-fund projects and programmes in the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Takes U.S.$ 50m Equity Carlyle's First Fund in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved an equity investment of USD 50 million into the Carlyle Sub Saharan Africa Fund on 22February. This fund is the first… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves ?25m Grant to Improve Agriculture in Rural Côte d'Ivoire
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a grant of approximately €25 million (CFA 16.4 billion) to Côte d'Ivoire to finance an agricultural… Read more »
February 23, 2012
Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya and Mali to Attend Srep Pilot Country Meeting
Between 5 and March 2012, teams from Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Liberia and Tanzania will be in Nairobi, Kenya, to attend the third meeting of pilot countries participating in the… Read more »
Africa: Mozambique, Niger and Zambia to Attend PPCR Pilot Country Meeting
On 12 an 13 March 2012, representatives from Mozambique, Niger and Zambia will be in Livingstone, Zambia, to attend the fifth meeting of pilot countries and regions participating… Read more »
Africa: Burkina Faso, DRC and Ghana to Attend Fip Pilot Country Meeting
On 2-3 April 2012, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana will join other countries from around the world participating in the Climate Investment Funds' (CIF) Forest… Read more »
February 16, 2012
Africa: AfDB Makes U.S.$ 100m Loan for Better Water and Sanitation in Nigeria
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of U.S.$D 100 million to improve water and sanitation in the city of Zaria in northern Nigeria through the African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Makes ?11.7 Million Loan to Improve Governance and Growth in Niger
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of €11.7 million euros (FCFA 7.7 billion) to Niger from the African Development Fund, its concessional or 'soft… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Grants 2.9 Million to Togo to Finance Governmental Reform
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has made two grant agreements totaling € 2.9 million (FCFA 1.9 billion) to fund governmental reforms and the country's 2012 action… Read more »
February 10, 2012
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 41m Funding to Boost Graduate Employment in Malawi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved funding of USD 41 million to improve the employment prospects of graduates and students in Mali through training and skills… Read more »
February 08, 2012
Africa: Kanu: Resource Requirements Are Needed By Sub-Saharan Africa's Agriculture Sector
"Enormous resource requirements are needed by Sub-Saharan Africa's agriculture sector... The African Development Bank needs to continue to closely partner with others to… Read more »
February 13, 2012
Africa: How Education and Training Can Boost Africa's Sustainable Development (AfDB)
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the government of Burkina Faso will hold the 2012 Triennale on Education and Training in Africa in… Read more »
December 23, 2011
Cameroon: AfDB and Other Lenders Boost Access to Electricity in Cameroon
The African Development Bank (AfDB), and other development finance institutions including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Netherlands Development Finance Company… Read more »
December 19, 2011
Africa: ADF Finances U.S.$107.4 M Transport Infrastructure Project in the Gambia (AfDB)
Project will bolster West African regional integration Read more »
December 15, 2011
Africa: Upper Guinea Forest - AfDB, Gef Focus in 2012
Under the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the African Development Bank (AfDB) will continue to develop a pipeline in the areas of climate adaptation and mitigation, land… Read more »
December 05, 2011
Africa: Mali Shows Way in Fighting Hunger Caused By Climate Change (AfDB)
Climate change affects agriculture in Africa more than in the rest of the world and that can cause hunger in various countries there. But it is possible for governments to fight… Read more »
December 01, 2011
North Africa: New AfDB Report Shows Big Variations On Poverty in North Africa
The low absolute poverty rate in North African countries is often used to demonstrate the strengths of the economic models of these countries. However, measuring poverty at the… Read more »
November 29, 2011
Africa: Côte d'Ivoire Sign Revised AfDB Headquarters Agreement
Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), concluded an official two-day visit to Côte d'Ivoire today. The AfDB chief executive and Daniel Kablan… Read more »
November 25, 2011
Africa: AfDB Publishes Its Report On Infrastructure and Growth in Sierra Leone
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, today in Tunis, presented its report on Infrastructure and growth in Sierra Leone. This report is meant to promote support to the… Read more »
November 23, 2011
West Africa: AfDB Injects 5 Million Euros Into Francophone West Africa Private Equity Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 16 November a €5 million equity investment in a private equity fund which will invest in key… Read more »
Africa: Forest Communities in Burkina Faso, Ghana and DRC to Benefit From Dedicated CIF Grant (AfDB)
In the coming year, pilot countries of the Climate Investment Fund's (CIF) "Forest Investment Program" (FIP), including Burkina Faso, Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo,… Read more »
Africa: Mali Gains CIF Backing to Scale Up Renewable Energy (AfDB)
Mali's USD 40 million investment plan to scale up renewable energy was approved in principle by the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) governing bodies during their annual meetings from… Read more »
November 22, 2011
Africa: AfDB Eases Funding for Small to Mid-Sized Firms in Mauritania
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and finance company, Mauritania Leasing, signed an agreement on 15 November in Dakar for a grant of USD 365,000 provided by the Fund for African… Read more »
November 11, 2011
Africa: AfDB Group Supports Togo Reform Programme
The ongoing reform and governance programme initiated by Togo received a boost from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group recently, following the approval of a USD 32.2-million… Read more »
Cameroon: Lom-Pangar Project to Electrify 150 Localities (AfDB)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group today approved a USD 71.1- million loan from African Development Fund's resources to finance the Lom-Pangar… Read more »