May 05, 2010
Africa: AfDB Approves Usd 30 Million Equity Investment in Helios Investors II
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on Wednesday 28 April 2010 in Tunis an equity investment of USD 30 million in Helios Investors II. Read more »
May 04, 2010
Africa: Bank Group Launches African Climate Institutions Support Project
The African Development Bank Group launched on Monday, 3 May 2010 in Tunis, an African climate institutions support project which will run from 2010-2012. The project is estimated… Read more »
April 30, 2010
Africa: AfDB And Investment Fund for Health in Africa Sign Euro 10 Million Equity Investment
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed Euro 10 million equity in the Investment Fund for Health in Africa (IFHA). 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 29, 2010
Africa: Interview with Climate Change Specialist, Uzoamaka Nwamarah On "Prospects for an Africa Carbon Facility"
The Gender, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (OSUS) Unit recently hosted a roundtable on the economics of adaptation. The unit will, from April 29-30, 2010, host a… Read more »
Africa: AfDB to Help Shape Continental Agenda at World Economic Forum
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will join African and global leaders in defining a continental development and growth agenda at the 20th World Economic Forum (WEF) for… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$50 Million Investment in Africa Capitalization Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, through its private sector window, approved on Wednesday, 28 April 2010 in Tunis an equity investment… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$20 Million Grant to Support Higher Education in Eritrea
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday, 28 April 2010 approved a ADF grant of UA 12.9 million* (equivalent to USD 20 million) to support a higher… 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 »
Africa: Picos and Engenhos Catchment Basins Improvement and Development Project
The project aims at helping to reduce rural poverty through soil conservation and water resource mobilization, as well as resource development for agricultural produce conservation… Read more »
April 27, 2010
Africa: Interview With AfDB General Counsel, Kalidou Gadio
The AfDB General Counsel, Kalidou Gadio, attended a conference on Law and Development organized by Harvard University from 16 to 18 April 2010, where he presented a paper on "The… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Launches New Clean Energy Bonds
The African Development Bank (AfDB) rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, announced today two new Clean Energy bonds. These bonds follow the successful first Clean Energy bond issued earlier in March… Read more »
April 26, 2010
Africa: AfDB to Host Roundtable On Adaptation Economics for Africa in Tunis
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April 24, 2010
Africa: Historic 200 Percent Capital Increase Recommended for AfDB
Meeting yesterday in Washington DC, a committee of Governors representing the African Development Bank's shareholders endorsed a tripling of the Bank's capital resources to nearly… 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 »
Africa: AfDB in Major Solar Energy Conference
The MENASOL 2010 - 2nd North Africa and Middle East Solar Conference centers on how to finance, develop and build utility scale solar projects in North Africa and Middle East… Read more »
April 21, 2010
Africa: Margaret Kilo: "Governance is the Most Pressing Issue in Dealing With Fragile States"
Fragile states have become a priority for development institutions, especially the African Development Bank. In March 2008 the Bank established a Fragile States Facility (FSF) as… Read more »
Africa: ADEA: Educating for Sustainable Development
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), organized in Tunis, 19-21 April 2010, a seminar on the preparation of its Triennale on education in Africa, a… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Records Notable Achievements in Climate Change and Clean Energy
Over the past one year, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has registered tremendous achievements in the area of climate change. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Research Department - "How Do We Build a Stronger Continent Now?"
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has played a key role in helping Africa adequately respond to the global financial crisis. Now that the crisis is over, how does the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB: The Role of Law in Development for the African Continent
The African Development Bank (AfDB) legal counsel, Kalidou Gadio, was in the U.S. where he participated in the 2010 Harvard African Law and Development Conference from 16-18 April… Read more »
April 20, 2010
Africa: AfDB Governors 11th Consultative Committee Meeting to Hold in Washington, D.C.
The eleventh meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Governors Consultative Committee (GCC) will be held in Washington, D.C. on 23 April 2010 on the sidelines… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Green Growth Strategy to Usher New Green Deal for Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is undertaking a study to produce an "Africa Green Growth Strategy". Read more »
Africa: AfDB Joins Its Development Partners to Mark the 40th Earth Day
Forty years after, the Earth is still in the throes of climate change Read more »