March 25, 2010
Africa: Budget of US$8.7 Million Approved for Guinea Bissau Fiscal Reform
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 »
March 22, 2010
Africa: African Heads of State to Discuss Building Capacity in Post-Conflict Countries
President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso, together with other African Heads of States, finance and planning ministers, and other high-level partners, will gather in Tunis… Read more »
March 11, 2010
Africa: High-Level Conference to Promote Agribusiness And Agro-Industries in Africa
A high-level conference to promote agribusiness and agro-industries in Africa (HLCD-3A) will be hosted by the Nigerian government from March 8-10, 2010, "to consider and endorse"… Read more »
March 09, 2010
Africa: AfDB Delegation Makes Key Presentation At the High Level Conference in Abuja
The Bank hosted a lunch on the first day of the conference to present the Programme for Post-Harvest Losses Reduction in Africa 2010-2014 (PHLP). The Programme is expected to play… Read more »
March 03, 2010
Africa: Abuja - AfDB Participates in High-Level Conference to Promote Agribusiness and Agro-Industries in Africa
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Africa: High-Level Conference to Promote Agribusiness And Agro-Industries in Africa
Ways to boost the development of agribusiness and agro-industries in Africa will be the focus of a high-level conference hosted by the Government of Nigeria in Abuja from 8 to 10… Read more »
February 16, 2010
Africa: Bank Group Participates in Business Law Seminar in Dakar
The Bank Group will, from 18-20 February 2010, participate in an international seminar jointly organized by the Union Internationale des Avocats and the Senegalese Bar on the theme… Read more »
February 12, 2010
Africa: AfDB, Togo Sign U.S. $36 Million Road Rehabilitation Grant Agreement
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Togo have signed a USD 36.2 million (Units of Accounts-UA 23.31 million) grant agreement for the rehabilitation of a major road link… Read more »
February 01, 2010
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $38m Funding for Burkina Faso Power Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 in Tunis, approved a loan of UA 24.2 million (USD 38 million) from the African… Read more »
January 22, 2010
Africa: Interview With the Unido Agri-Business Development Director, Sergio Miranda-Da-Cruz, On the Sideline of the Joint Preparatory Meeting On (hlcd-3), Held in Tunis From January 21-22, 2010.
"We continue to think that, it is time now for Africa to generate growth, become competitive, and take charge of its own future. Agriculture is one of the ways ordinary Africans… Read more »
Africa: High Level Summit On Agribusiness in March 2010
The Bank Group hosted a joint organizing committee for the preparation of the High Level conference on Development of Agribusiness and Agro-industries (HLCD-3A) in Tunis from… Read more »
January 18, 2010
Africa: Bank Group Receives Governor for Niger
The AfDB on Monday, 18 January 2010, received the AfDB Governor for Niger, - Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine. Read more »
January 14, 2010
Africa: Approval of Projects in Egypt and Togo
Meeting in a regular session on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, in Tunis, the Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved a loan of USD 70 million and a… Read more »
December 15, 2009
Africa: " Bumbuna Hydoelectric Plant Will Bring Down the Cost of Doing Business in Sierra Leone"
The African Development Bank-backed Bumbuna hydropower plant meant to provide electricity to Sierra Leonians and thus boost the economy was inaugurated on November 6, 2009. For… Read more »
November 24, 2009
Africa: The AWF Governing Council to Hold Its Annual Meeting in Mauritania
The African Water Facility (AWF) Governing Council is an important body whose mission is to determine the general policy direction of the Facility in its annual meetings. The… Read more »
November 04, 2009
Africa: Botswana, Nigeria And Cape Verde Secure U.S. $ 441 Million for Energy And Poverty Reduction Projects
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October 29, 2009
Africa: USD 989,000 Technical Assistance Grant for the Société Nationale Industrielle Et Minière
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan have approved a grant of USD 989,000 to la Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) of… Read more »
Cape Verde: Cape Verde Attains Middle Income Country Status
The 2009-2012 CSP is set within the dual framework of the country's Economic Transformation Strategy (STE) - a long-term structural vision and its 2008-2011 Second Poverty… Read more »
October 12, 2009
Africa: AfDB Organizes Conference on Women Entrepreneurship Development
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September 28, 2009
Africa: U.S.$ 190 Million From the AfDB to Link Up Congo and Cameroon
The Ketta-Djoum Road and the Brazzaville-Yaoundé Transport Corridor Facilitation Project will assist in strengthening regional integration in Central Africa. It will enable… Read more »
September 24, 2009
Africa: Financing of a Water Supply and Sanitation Service Project for Urban Poor in Ghana
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a €1,979,000 grant to finance the a water, sanitation and hygiene service delivery project designed to help… Read more »
September 25, 2009
Africa: AfDB Partners Mobilize U.S.$ 1.2 Billion to Support Ghana's Cocoa Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and other partners will sign on September 25, 2009, in Paris, a USD 1.2 billion pre-export facility to support the Cocoa Board of Ghana… Read more »
September 18, 2009
West Africa: AfDB Invests U.S.$ 10 Million in West Africa Emerging Market Fund
The WAEMF is sponsored by three well recognized institutional investors (Colina, NSIA and CNPS) and by Phoenix Capital Management (PCM), a local investment partner. Both Colina and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 175 Million Loan for Mining Operation in Mauritania
The National Industrial and Mining Company (SNIM) Guelb II Project involves developing an existing mine and constructing a new iron ore enrichment plant for the production of an… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Guinea Bissau Sign Grant Agreement
Guinea Bissau's Economy Minister and AfDB Governor, Maria Hélena Nosoline Embalo, and the AfDB Senegal Field office Resident Representative, Mohamed H'Midouche, on… Read more »
