June 27, 2013
Africa: AfDB Supports Energy Access Project in Rwanda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a combined loan and grant amounting to US$ 41 million in support of an energy project in Rwanda.… Read more »
Africa: AfDB's Kaberuka Heads to Tanzania - Energy in Focus
African Development Bank (AfDB): President Donald Kaberuka arrives in Tanzania at the weekend for the visit by US President Barack Obama, whose focus will include an initiative to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB's Kaberuka Heads to Tanzania - Energy in Focus
African Development Bank (AfDB): President Donald Kaberuka arrives in Tanzania at the weekend for the visit by US President Barack Obama, whose focus will include an initiative to… Read more »
June 26, 2013
Africa: Us-Africa Cooperation - Focus On Sustainable Development Outcomes
In its cooperation with Africa the United Sates focuses on sustainable development outcomes based on economic growth, democratic governance, and sustainable systems for meeting… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 80 Million Loan to Boost Agribusiness in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on 26 June 2013 a senior loan of USD 80 million in local currencies for OLAM Africa Investment Program (OAIP)… Read more »
July 04, 2013
Africa: Greenpeace Director to Explain 21st Century Environmentalism At AfDB Eminent Speakers Event
The Executive Director for Greenpeace International, Dr. Kumi Naidoo, will on 4 July 2013 address Bank staff in Tunis on the 'new environmentalism'. The address on 'What the World… Read more »
June 26, 2013
Africa: Millennium Development Goals 2013 Report - Assessing Progress in Africa
Africa needs to do more to reduce its inequalities if it is to optimize economic growth and see a substantial reduction in poverty, a report (2013) on its progress towards the… Read more »
June 25, 2013
Africa: AfDB and IILM Strengthen Cooperation to Mobilize Resources On Islamic Finance Markets
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Operations Vice-president, Zondo Sakala and the CEO of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM), Rifaat Abdelkarim, on… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Iilm Strengthen Cooperation to Mobilize Resource On Islamic Finance Markets
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Operations Vice-president, Zondo Sakala and the CEO of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM), Rifaat Abdelkarim, on… Read more »
June 13, 2013
Africa: Meeting Defines Modalities for Accelerating PIDA Implementation
The Bank, under the auspices of its a NEPAD, Regional Integration and Trade Department (ONRI), hosted a meeting in Tunis on 13 and 14 June 2013 to define measures to accelerate the… Read more »
June 21, 2013
Africa: AfDB Board Approves the Usd$ 5.7 Million Multi Donor Trust Fund for Value for Money, Accountability & Sustainability
The African Development Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a Multi Donor Trust Fund of US$ $5.7million to support Value for Money, Sustainability and Accountability… Read more »
June 20, 2013
Africa: AfDB Approves Us$ 18 Million for Livestock Infrastructure in Zambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on 19 June 2013, a US$ 18 million (UA 12 million) African Development fund (ADF) concessional loan to Zambia to finance the… Read more »
June 19, 2013
Africa: G8 Pledges Strong Support for AfDB Infrastructure Agenda
The Group of Eight most industrialized countries (G8) has expressed strong support for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's priorities, especially its initiative on… Read more »
Africa: G8 Countries Commit to Boosting Development Efforts of African Partners
In a statement released on June 18 at the closing of the Group of Eight 2013 summit in London, the G8 countries of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, the United… Read more »
June 12, 2013
Africa: Opening Session of the Second Adf 13 Replenishment Meeting
Good morning. I join Richard Manning in extending to you a warm welcome to Tunis, for our second meeting. Thank you Deputies, Executive Directors, and Observers for finding the… Read more »
June 14, 2013
Africa: Second Meeting of ADF 13 Replenishment - Closing Remarks - Afdb President Donald Kaberuka
As we come to the end of this, the penultimate remains for me to express my remains for me to express my appreciation and that of Staff and Management for our constructive dialogue… Read more »
June 18, 2013
Africa: AfDB Publishes 50 Year Review of Africa's Health Sector
The African Development Bank's Human Development and Statistics departments have published in March 2013 a joint report on the progress made in Africa's health sector over the last… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Committed to Fighting Desertification and Land Degradation in Africa
The African Development Bank joined the international community in celebrating the World Day to Combat Desertification on Monday, June 17. This year's theme is drought and water… Read more »
June 19, 2013
Africa: AfDB Workshop Seeks Reduced Remittance Transfer Fees to Facilitate Development
A workshop on reducing fees for migrant transfers to optimize their use in development is slated for Wednesday, June 19, at the head office of the Tunisian Central Bank in Tunis.… Read more »
June 18, 2013
Africa: African Economic Conference 2013 - Call for Papers
The African Economic Conference 2013 is jointly organized by the African Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Development Programme. Read more »
June 17, 2013
Africa: AfDB President Applauds G8 for Emphasis On Greater Transparency in Taxation
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka on Monday applauded the G8 for its emphasis on the issues around resource mobilization through greater transparency in… Read more »
Africa: Lake Chad Basin Commission Seeks AfDB Support
The African Development Bank will host a donors' roundtable in September to help raise funds for the Lake Chad Basin Commission's five-year investment plan (2013-2017), officials… Read more »
June 14, 2013
Africa: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Hosts Fruitful Meeting of the High Level Panel On Fragile States
The African Development Bank's new High Level Panel on Fragile States, chaired by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, met in Monrovia, Liberia, on Friday, June 14 to make… Read more »
June 17, 2013
Africa: British Pm Praises AfDB, Kaberuka for Africa Infrastructure Work
British Prime Minister David Cameron has praised the African Development Bank (AfDB) and President Donald Kaberuka for pioneering initiatives to scale the continent's… Read more »
June 11, 2013
Africa: AfDB Supports a Greener Pathway in Egypt
As part of its ongoing activities under the South-South Cooperation Trust Fund (funded by the Government of Brazil), the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department of the… Read more »