May 24, 2010
Africa: AfDB - 80 Percent of African Countries Register Growth in 2009
The African Economic Outlook (AEO) says that 80 percent of the 50 African countries covered by its annual report of 2009 registered positive growth. Read more »
Africa: AfDB - African Economic Outlook 2010 Launched in Abidjan
Africa's future progress would depend on: Read more »
May 21, 2010
Africa: Delegates Arrive in Abidjan for AfDB's 2010 Annual Meeting
Many participants to the 2010 Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group have arrived in Abidjan for the 27-28 May landmark meetings.… Read more »
May 20, 2010
Africa: Abidjan Hosts CoDA 4th Board of Directors Meeting
The Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA), an initiative supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »
Africa: Cape Verde: Senior Loan of EUR 15 Million to Cabeólica Wind Power Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, through its private sector window, approved on Wednesday, 19 May 2010 in Tunis a senior loan of EUR 15 million… Read more »
May 18, 2010
Africa: AfDB Private Sector Hosts the 3adi Facility Task Force Meeting
On 18 May 2010, the African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted the first meeting designed to start up the Equity and Guarantee Fund for Agriculture and Agribusiness in Africa (EGFAA),… Read more »
May 20, 2010
Africa: Board Approves Usd 313 Million for Five Major Operations
USD 39.40 million ADF Grant for Liberia Water and Sanitation Read more »
Africa: Main One Cable Completes Fibre Cable Lay From Portugal Through to Ghana And Nigeria
The celebration of the final splice of the Main One submarine cable, a project financed in part by the African Development Bank (AfDB) through its private sector window, was held… Read more »
May 19, 2010
Africa: Liberia - AfDB Approves Urban Water And Sanitation Project to Benefit More Than Half a Million People
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, approved on 19 May 2010 in Tunis, a grant of UA… Read more »
Africa: Côte d'Ivoire - Contributing to Improving Access to Education
Costing 53 million units of account (equivalent to CFAF 39 billion), the project was approved for African Development Fund (ADF) financing on 24 September 1992 and was completed on… Read more »
May 18, 2010
Africa: Enhancing Ghana's Transport Sector
Since the Bank Group commenced operations in Ghana in 1973, it has invested over USD 1.6 billion on concessionary terms in all sectors of the country's economy. In the transport… Read more »
May 13, 2010
Africa: The GCI Will Ensure Financing for Low and Middle Income Countries
The next stage in the final adoption of the AfDB General Capital Increase will take place in Abidjan during the institutions' Annual Meetings scheduled to take place from May… Read more »
Africa: General Capital Increase - AfDB Braces to Meet Commitments
Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in Tunis held a meeting with managers on the eve of the Annual Meetings scheduled to take place in Abidjan from May… Read more »
April 30, 2010
Cape Verde: AfDB President Applauds Country's Graduation to Middle Income Country and MDG Achievement Despite Hostile Initial Conditions
Cape Verde, with little natural resources, goes against all odds in Africa by becoming the first case of "policy induced graduation" on the continent, as opposed to natural… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Applauds Cape Verde's Graduation to Middle Income Country And Mdg Achievements Despite Hostile Initial Conditions
Cape Verde, with little natural resources, goes against all odds in Africa by becoming the first case of "policy induced graduation" on the continent, as opposed to natural… Read more »
April 28, 2010
Africa: AfBD President Reaffirms Support for Cape Verde on First Official Visit
On his first official visit to Cape Verde from 27-30 April 2010, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, commended the country on being "the first… Read more »
April 23, 2010
Africa: African Development Bank President on Official Visit to Cape Verde
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, will be on official visit to Cape Verde from 27-30 April 2010. The mission builds on the strong partnership… Read more »
April 22, 2010
Africa: Minister Wade - "With AfDB Support, Senegal is in the Process of Catching Up in Infrastructure '
Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Tuesday, 20 April 2010 in Tunis, received Senegal's international cooperation and infrastructure minister, Karim Wade. Discussions between… Read more »
April 14, 2010
Africa: "Thanks to AfDB Facilities, We Have Been Able to Expand Access to Water And Sanitation in Mali "
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, 14 April 2010, in Tunis received a Malian delegation led by the country's energy and water minister, Igor Diarra. The delegation… Read more »
April 15, 2010
Africa: The AfDB Group Approves an AWF Grant to the Gambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, approved an African Water Facility grant of 1,988,582 Euros to The Gambia to support a National Water Sector Reform… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Group Approves FCFA 24 Billion for Benin Road Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a CFAF 23.9 Billion loan and grant… Read more »
March 30, 2010
Africa: AfDB and DP World Sign 47.5 Million Euros Loan Agreement for Dakar Container Terminal
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Dubai Port World Dakar (DPWD) on Wednesday, 31 March 2010 in Dubai signed an agreement for a €47.5 million senior loan to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB - Senior Loan of Euros 47.5 Million to Dakar Container Terminal, Senegal
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Private Sector Operations Director, Mr. Tim Turner and Mr. Manuel V. Pascua, Senior Manager of Business Development Department, DP World Dakar… Read more »
March 25, 2010
Africa: AfDB Approves Usd 8.7 Million Buget Support for Guinea Bissau
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group in Tunis approved a USD 8.7 million grant for Guinea Bissau, comprising USD 6.1 million from the Fragile States… Read more »
Africa: Afdb Approves Usd 8.7 Million Budget for Emergency Fiscal Reform Support in Guinea Bissau
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday 17 March 2010 in Tunis approved a USD 8.7 million grant for Guinea Bissau. The budget support grant… Read more »
