September 06, 2012
Africa: Private Sector Operations Team Supports Green Growth During Agribusiness and Forestry Conferences in Ghana
Representatives from the Industries and Services division of AfDB's Private Sector Operations Department (OPSM.2) participated in the Rubber Plant & Palm Oil Africa conference… Read more »
September 09, 2012
Africa: AfDB President Donald Kaberuka to Visit Senegal
The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Donald Kaberuka, will travel to Senegal from September 9-11 for an official visit. During his stay, he will meet with the… Read more »
September 03, 2012
Africa: Supported By AfDB, Niger's Water Mobilization Project Receives Approval for U.S.$22 Million
Backed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), Niger has received approval from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) for US $22 million to support its Water Resources Mobilization… Read more »
August 14, 2012
Africa: AfDB Funds New Hospital in Burkina Faso
The African Development Bank Group has financed a new hospital in Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso, designed to bring better healthcare facilities to the region. The official inauguration… Read more »
July 27, 2012
Senegal: AfDB Finances Rural Development in Casamance in Senegal
Casamance, located in southwestern Senegal, has been involved in a struggle for independence since the 1980s. The Rural Development Support Project in Casamance (PADERCA) falls… Read more »
Niger: Niger - AfDB Funds Local Development Support Project in Diffa Region
The Diffa region to the far south-east of Niger is one of the areas most affected by cycles of drought, characterized especially by dune encroachment, increased silting in… Read more »
July 23, 2012
Africa: AfDB's Omsbudsman Explains Role and Workings of the Office On Ghana Field Office Visit
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Ombudsman, Amabel Orraca Ndiaye, visited the AfDB's Ghana Field office (GHFO) from 11 to 13 July, 2012 as part of an annual outreach and… Read more »
July 16, 2012
Africa: AWES Delegates Mull Solution to Women's Financial Exclusion
Delegates at the just concluded African Women Economic Summit (AWES) held in Lagos have proposed way out for financial exclusion of women in the continent. Read more »
West Africa: PROGEBE - For a Productive Trypanotolerant Livestock
The Regional Project on Sustainable Management of Endemic Ruminant Livestock (PROGEBE) resulted from the will of The Gambia, Guinea, Mali and Senegal to implement preservation… Read more »
July 12, 2012
Africa: Female Entrepreneurs Gather in Lagos for African Women's Economic Summit
The Second African Women's Economic Summit, currently under way in Lagos, is a "summit of action", said the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, when… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB Finances Local Small-Scale Irrigation in Senegal
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July 10, 2012
Africa: President of Benin, Dr Thomas Yayi Boni, Visits African Development Bank
The president of Benin, Dr Thomas Yayi Boni, will be making a visit to the African Development Bank at its temporary relocation agency offices in Tunis on 10 July. He will meet the… Read more »
Africa: The 2nd African Women's Economic Summit
In partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), New Faces New Voices (NFNV) is hosting its second African Women Economic Summit (AWES). African government, regulators,… Read more »
July 06, 2012
Africa: Financial Closure Ceremony for the Henry Konan Toll Bridge Project in Abidjan
The financial closing ceremony for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Henry Konan Bedie Toll Bridge Project in Abidjan ('Abidjan's 3rd bridge') was held at the… Read more »
July 05, 2012
Africa: Enhancing Implementation of Environmental and Social Management Plans in the Agriculture
The Bank, through the natural resources and environment management, and the compliance and safeguard divisions, is holding two regional workshops in Dakar, Senegal (July 5-6, 2012)… Read more »
June 29, 2012
Africa: Guinea Bissau - The AfDB Finances the Rehabilitation of the Agricultural and Rural Sectors
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July 06, 2012
Africa: Former Ghanaian President, John A. Kufuor, to Be Next AfDB Eminent Speaker
The former Ghanaian president, John A. Kufuor, will take the podium on the 18th occasion of the AfDB's Eminent Speakers Program on 6 July 2012 in Tunis. The theme of the speech… Read more »
June 21, 2012
Africa: AfDB Group Approves U.S.$ 108 Million for Industrial Skills Development in Ghana
The African Development Bank Group's Board on Wednesday, approved a loan and a grant totaling USD 108 million (about UA 70 million) from African Development Fund concessionary… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Governance Training for Civil Society Representatives
As part of its strategic support of better governance in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) provided support for the training of 60 civil society representatives at an… Read more »
June 15, 2012
Africa: Niger and Mozambique Plans for Climate Resilience Backed By the Cif
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) have approved projects in Niger and Mozambique that aim to strengthen their populations' resilience to climate change by improving… Read more »
June 07, 2012
Africa: Kaberuka: 'Closing the Infrastructure Deficit Is Vital for Economic Prosperity and Sustainable Development in Africa'
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, has received the United States Treasury Inaugural Development Impact Honors Award bestowed on the… Read more »
June 05, 2012
Africa: AfDB Provides Grant to Support Sierra Leone's Financial Sector Development Plan
The AfDB and Sierra Leone's government on June 1, 2012 in Arusha, signed a US$1.2-million grant financing agreement under Pillar III of the Fragile States Facility, to provide… Read more »
May 28, 2012
Liberia: AfDB Boosts Liberia's Government Efforts to Improve Smallholder Productivity
Liberia, today in Arusha, Tanzania, received an African Development Bank Group grant of USD 46.50 million within the context of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program… Read more »
May 24, 2012
Africa: Africa's Top Business, Political and Academic Names to Flock to AfDB's Annual Meetings in Arusha
A dazzling array of Africa's most successful people, including a sitting president, a former president and a multibillionaire businessman, will gather at the Annual Meetings of the… Read more »
May 14, 2012
Africa: AfDB President Meets Resident Representatives of Central Region
During his visit to the Central African Republic for the inauguration of the AfDB's national field office in Bangui, President Kaberuka held two key meetings with Resident… Read more »
