Morocco: Development Bank Approves 45 million Loan for Rural Roads

Efforts by the Moroccan government to improve the country's rural road network received a boost from the African Development Bank on Wednesday, in Tunis, following the approval… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Private Sector Paves Way for Increased Local Currency Lending

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), approved a US $ 25 million equity investment under its private sector window, on Wednesday in Tunis, to create a… Read more »

Tanzania: Development Bank to Support Agriculture, Education

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will support agriculture and education programmes in Tanzania following the approval of two loans on Wednesday in Tunis by the Board of… Read more »

Africa: Development Bank Can Help Unite Continent - Official

The following interview presents an African Development Bank's view on the development impact of a Unitary Government in Africa. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Leveraging Technical And Vocational Skills for Economic Growth in Africa

How to leverage middle-level technical education and vocational training systems in Africa to foster economic growth on the continent within the context of a rapidly evolving… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Bank Group's Resident Representative Presents Letters of Appointment

The African Development Bank Group's Resident Representative in Sierra Leone, Mrs. Margaret Kilo on Tuesday in Freetown, presented her Letters of Appointment to the Minister of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Communications Satellite Funds

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday in Tunis approved a US $ 50-million senior loan under its private sector window in support of a Regional… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. $53 Million ADF Loan to Improve Rural Transport Infrastructure

The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday in Tunis approved a loan of UA 35.27 million, equivalent to… Read more »

Liberia: Country Joins Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)

Liberia has become the 14th African country to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global coalition of governments, companies, civil society groups and… Read more »

Rwanda: U.S. $ 50 Million ADF Grant for Poverty Reduction Strategy Support Programme

The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of UA 33 million (US$ 50 million) to help finance the… Read more »

Africa: Tackling Rural Poverty - Learning the Lessons Together

The African Development Bank (AfDB) today signed an agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to conduct a joint review of their work in supporting… Read more »

Libya: African Development Bank to Cooperate With Country

Libya is a prominent African development Bank member country. With 3.651 % of the institution's voting powers, it ranks as a leading African shareholder of the ADB, confirming… Read more »

Africa: Official Visit of President Kaberuka to Libya

The President of the African Development Bank Group (ADB) will be on a two-day official visit to Tripoli, Libya, starting 15 July 2007. Read more »

Africa: Cooperation Between ADB And Libya

Libya is a prominent African development Bank member country. With 3.651 % of the institution's voting powers, it ranks as a leading African shareholder of the ADB, confirming… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Group Tops Billion Dollar Mark in Annual Private Sector Investments

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has made over a billion dollars in annual private sector investments in Africa for the first time since its founding in 1964. The Bank… Read more »

Cameroon: Fund Approves U.S. $165 Million for Douala-Bangui and N'djamena Corridors

The African Development Fund (ADF) the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan and a grant amounting to US$ 164.89 million to finance a… Read more »

Madagascar: AfDB Approves \?6 Million Investment in Sahanivotry Hydroelectric Power Station

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a  € 6-million private sector investment in the Sahanivotry hydroelectric power station in Madagascar. The investment,… Read more »

Africa: Countries Should Address Barriers to Competitiveness - AfDB Economist

The Chief Economist of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Louis Kasekende, has emphasized the need to address those barriers that hold down business development in Africa… Read more »

Central African Republic: AfDB Group Supports Economic Reform

Efforts by the government of the Central African Republic to improve the country's economic performance and reduce poverty received major support on Friday, 15 June 2007 in… Read more »

Africa: G8 Applauds Work On Post-Conflict and Fragile States by the African Development Bank

The Group of Eight (G8) industrial nations have welcomed the current work of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on post-conflict and fragile states. In a statement on Friday… Read more »

Africa: Sweden Makes Supplementary Contribution to the African Development Fund

The government of Sweden has announced the release of a UA 20 million (approximately USD 30 million dollars) supplementary contribution to the African Development Fund (ADF) . The… Read more »

Central Africa: Congo River Basin Gets 2.44 Million Euros Grants From the African Water Facility

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed two agreements with the International Commission of the Congo-Oubangi-Sangha River Basin (CICOS) amounting to 2.44 million euros from… Read more »

Africa: Water Tops Africa's Development Agenda Commends Afdb Water And Sanitation Initiative

The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) on Thursday in Brazzaville concluded two days of exhaustive deliberations on the challenges posed by Africa's dwindling water… Read more »

Africa: Chinese PM Says Aid to Continent has 'No Conditions'

The Prime Minister of China, Mr. Wen Jiabao on Tuesday in Shanghai received the President of the African Development Bank Group, Mr. Donald Kaberuka. The AfDB President is in China… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Group Annual Meetings in Shanghai Calls for Wider Sino-African Cooperation

The 42nd Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 33rd Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund… Read more »