November 21, 2007
Gambia: AfDB Supports Better Economic Management And Financial Governance
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday in Tunis, approved a grant of 1.4 million Units of Accounts (UA*), about US$ 2.2 million, to the Gambia to… Read more »
November 20, 2007
Mozambique: Three Decades of Development Work
Mozambique and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are celebrating a thirty-year partnership that has registered over a billion dollars in development-related assistance to the… Read more »
November 19, 2007
Africa: Korea Economic Cooperation - On-the-Spot Workshop Opens
Senior government officials from some ten Southern African countries are meeting in Cape Town for the second of a series of regional workshops organized by the Korean government to… Read more »
November 17, 2007
Africa: UK Doubles Contribution to Development Fund
The United Kingdom announced on Tuesday, 27 November 2007 that it is doubling its contribution to the 11th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF XI), the first… Read more »
Africa: It is an African Priority That the Financial Sector Be Strengthened
The African Development Bank Group, the World Bank and other partners are working on a major initiative aimed at strengthening the financial sector's contribution to economic… Read more »
November 16, 2007
Africa: Interview With AfDB Group Chief Economist, Louis Kasekende
"The AfDB has got a very strong convening power", said Louis Kesekende, the African Development Bank Group Chief Economist in an interview he gave to the Bank Group's… Read more »
Africa: Interview With the Executive Director of the African Economic Research Consortium
The only way to overcome the lack of means to finance high quality economic research in Africa is to strengthen cooperation as well as research networks and institutions, says… Read more »
November 14, 2007
Africa: Researchers Focus On Capacity Building
Africa is enjoying a relatively consistent and modest annual growth rate of about six per cent, yet it is also in a situation where growth is not satisfactorily being translated… Read more »
Angola: AfDB Group Supports Financial Governance
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will support efforts by Angola's government to improve public finance management to sustain economic growth and reduce poverty, following… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Group Supports Energy and Finance Management Projects in Egypt and Angola
The Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved today in Tunis, loans amounting US$ 334.27 million to finance energy and financial management support… Read more »
South Africa: Korean Government Holds Development Workshop in Cape Town
As part of the implementation of the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) action plan, the Korean Government and the Export-Import Bank of Korea are planning to hold a… Read more »
Africa: "Researchers Have to Speak Out More"
According to Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), "African researchers have to speak out more". In… Read more »
Egypt: U.S.$ 325 Million AfDB Loan for Abu Qir 1300 MW Steam Power Project
In line with its increasing focus on infrastructure development, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will support Egypt's Abu Qir 1300 MW Steam Power Project following the… Read more »
November 01, 2007
Africa: Addis Ababa Hosts Second Economic Conference
More than 300 experts from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas will participate in the second African Economic Conference (AEC) on "Opportunities and Challenges of… Read more »
October 29, 2007
Uganda: AfDB, Govt Sign Bujagali Power Interconnection Project Loan Agreement
Efforts to accelerate the implementation of the Bujagali Power Interconnection Project (BIP) in Uganda received a boost last week with the signing of a 19.21-million Units of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Group Hosts New Korean Technical Cooperation Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a US$ 5 million new Korean Trust Fund to support the implementation of the Africa-Korea Economic… Read more »
October 20, 2007
Africa: Germany, World Bank And AfDB Launch Partnership for Making Finance Work
A new partnership to support stronger financial systems in Africa was launched today, by Germany, the World Bank and the African Development Bank. Read more »
October 19, 2007
Africa: Launch of the Ideas for Development Blog
Ideas for Development, an international blog designed to stimulate debate on economic development issues, will be launched in Washington DC on 21 October 2007 at the World Bank and… Read more »
October 10, 2007
Nigeria: U.S. $79 Million for Water And Sanitation in Rural Areas
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the soft-loan arm of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), approved on Wednesday in Tunis a loan of 51 million… Read more »
October 08, 2007
Uganda: AfDB President Hails Successful Bank Intervention in the Water and Sanitation Sector
During his visit to Uganda, President Donald Kaberuka toured the Water and Sanitation Project at Mpigi town. The project aims at providing clean and safe drinking water and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Optimistic About Infrastructure, Trade
President Donald Kaberuka delivered a memorial lecture at the Bank of Uganda on 'The African Economy: Fifty Years after Independence", in honour of Mr. Joseph Mubiru, the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Emphasizes Importance of Hydroelectricty for Sustained Growth
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Mr. Donald Kaberuka, has emphasized the importance of hydro-energy to Africa's sustainable development. Read more »
September 28, 2007
Senegal: Former Senegalese President Abdou Diouf Calls for Review of African Approaches to Regional Integration
The former president of Senegal Mr. Abdou Diouf on Thursday urged African states to surrender more authority to the continent's regional organizations to help them ensure the… Read more »
September 26, 2007
Mali: Kaberuka Calls for More Efficient Channeling of Remittances From African Migrants
At the end of his official visit to Mali, President Donald Kaberuka made a strongly appeal for more efficient channeling of remittances from the African Diaspora. Read more »
Mali: ADF Approves U.S. $15 Million for Decentralization And Economic Development Support Project
Mali will receive US$ 15.4 million from the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB), following the approval of a loan of 5… Read more »