April 25, 2012
Africa: West African Countries to Stage One-Stop Border Post Workshop in Burkina Faso
A workshop on how to boost intra-African trade through cutting border formalities will take place between 25 and 27 April in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso. Read more »
April 23, 2012
Africa: Burkina Faso, DRC and Ghana Share Innovations in REDD+ Investments
On 2 and 3 April 2012, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ghana joined other countries from around the world participating in the Forest Investment Program… Read more »
Africa: Mozambique, Niger and Zambia Discuss Challenges of Climate Resilience Planning
Zambia hosted the annual pilot countries meeting of the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) on 12 to 13 March 2012. Teams from Mozambique, Niger and Zambia joined… Read more »
Africa: Africa Shares Lessons Learned (so Far) in Renewable Energy
Teams from Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, and Tanzania joined counterparts from around the world at the annual pilot countries meeting for the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program… Read more »
Africa: Ethiopia and Mali Set to Advance Renewable Energy Plans
Ethiopia and Mali are set to begin preparing renewable energy projects specified in their investment plan under the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program in Low Income Countries… Read more »
April 19, 2012
Africa: Joint Statement of the AfDB and the World Bank On the Situation in Guinea-Bissau
The African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group join the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in condemning the military coup in… Read more »
April 02, 2012
Africa: Infertile Land in Gambia Put to Plough Due to Joint AfDB/IFAD
More than 140,000 poor people, of whom 52% are women across the Gambia have enjoyed greatly increased crop output after formerly unproductive land was put to the plough as a result… Read more »
April 05, 2012
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 251 Million Funding for Roads in Tanzania
The African Development Bank Group has approved USD 250.95 million (UA 162 million) for road construction projects in Tanzania and Sierra Leone. Read more »
April 02, 2012
Africa: Infertile Land in Gambia Put to Plough Due to Joint AfDB/IFAD
More than 140,000 small farmers across the Gambia have enjoyed greatly increased crop output after formerly unproductive land was put to the plough as a result of a USD 17.5… Read more »
March 28, 2012
West Africa: Integrated Fight Against Aquatic Plant Proliferation in West Africa
Aquatic plant proliferation is an environmental scourge. These weeds invade waterways and irrigation channels, impeding their economic operation. Fishermen have suffered rising… Read more »
March 26, 2012
Africa: Seminar On National and Trans-Boundary Water Resources Management
The African Development Institute (EADI) of the African Development Bank Group will, in collaboration with the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa… Read more »
March 22, 2012
Africa: Joint Statement of the AfDB and the World Bank On the Situation in Mali
The African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group, long-standing development partners of Mali, join the African Union and ECOWAS in condemning the military coup, urging a… Read more »
March 16, 2012
Africa: AfDB Grants U.S.$ 7m to Gambia for Rural Water and Sanitation Access
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed two grant agreements with the Gambian government totalling USD 7 million to improve access to clean drinking water and better… Read more »
March 14, 2012
Africa: AfDB Briefs West and Central African Lawyers On Its Structure
A group of more than 70 lawyers from west and central African lawyers attended a briefing on the working of the African Development Bank (AfDB) group in Yaoundé, Cameroon,… Read more »
March 13, 2012
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 200M Line of Credit to AFC for Infrastructure Support
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on February 15, 2012 a USD 200 million line of credit (LOC) in favour of the Africa Finance Corporation… Read more »
Africa: ALSF-PALU: Partnering to build a foundation for better commercial contracts
As lawyers from central and west Africa meet in Cameroon this week to discuss ways to improve legal support for doing business in the two regions, the African Legal Services… Read more »
March 12, 2012
Africa: Legal Experts Plan Talks to Boost Legal Support for Commerce in West and Central Africa
Lawyers from central and west Africa are to meet in Cameroon next week to discuss ways to improve legal support for doing business in the two regions. Read more »
March 08, 2012
Africa: The President of Liberia, On the Occasion of the International Women's Day
Madame President, you remain Africa's first and only female president. Could you please tell the women of Africa how you manage to balance family life and the responsibilities of… Read more »
March 07, 2012
Africa: New AfDB Study On Energy Reform in Africa Uses Nigeria As Case Study
The cost to the Nigerian government of its fuel subsidy shot up by almost five times to USD 9.3 billion between 2006 and 2011, and accounted for 30 percent of all federal… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Invests in First Private Sector Project in Côte d'Ivoire
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a €58 million loan (equivalent to FCFA 38 billion) towards the financing of the construction, operation… Read more »
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 »
