June 05, 2014
Africa: Heads of Africa's Key Institutions Debate Growth and Transformation
The 12th Session of the Co-ordination Committee comprising representatives from the African Union Commission (AUC), Regional Economic Communities, (RECs), the UN Economic… Read more »
May 27, 2014
Africa: Nepad Calls for Partnership With AfDB to Drive Implementation of Regional Programmes
The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) seeks to fast-track implementation of continental programmes intended to drive Africa's transformation. Read more »
April 04, 2014
Africa: AfDB and EU Commission Reinforce Partnership on Africa's Transformation
A joint commitment under the theme of "Investing in People, Prosperity and Peace" was at the centre of the African and European leaders meeting in Brussels yesterday and today. Read more »
October 24, 2013
Lesotho: ADF Loan for Greater Transparency and Accountability of Public Sector Spending in Lesotho
The African Development Fund (ADF) - the soft loan arm of the African Development Bank Group - approved a grant of USD 3.99 million for an institutional support project for the… Read more »
Benin: AfDB Approves US$67.19 Million for Agricultural Infrastructure in Benin
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, 23 October 2013 in Tunis approved a combination of one loan and two grants amounting to US$ 67.19… Read more »
Africa: African Water Facility Delivers International Monitoring and Evaluation Knowledge Workshop
The African Water Facility (AWF), jointly with the Government of Malawi, organized a two-day international workshop on monitoring and information management with the support of the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Expands Climate Finance Outreach with New Growing Green Africa Series
The African Development Bank (AfDB), as a key implementing agency for the $7.6 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF), has launched a new Growing Green series to expand stakeholder… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change in Africa - AfDB Advocates Gradual Transition to Green Growth
"Africa needs to change its development trajectory in order in order to win its fight against both poverty and climate change," said the African Development Bank (AfDB) Vice… Read more »
Cameroon: Farmers in Cameroon to Benefit From U.S.$25.70 Million
Farmers in the North-Western region of Cameroon will benefit from a loan and a grant amounting to US$25.70 million (UA 16,800 million) approved by the African Development Bank's… Read more »
Burundi: AfDB and Burundi Discuss Ways to Address the Country's Fragility
Members of the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s High Level Panel on Fragile States, Greg Mills and Rakiya Omaar, undertook from 23rd to 24th October 2013, a mission to Burundi to… Read more »
October 23, 2013
Africa: Agriculture Transformational Projects and Programmes
Under its Strategy for 2013-2022, "At the Center of Africa's Transformation", and its Agriculture Sector Strategy 2010-2014, the African Development Bank has designed a new set of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Transforming Africa's Agriculture for Inclusive Growth and Food Security
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has come with concrete proposals aimed at helping Africa address the key challenges that are hampering its agricultural sector and food security… Read more »
October 17, 2013
Africa: AfDB Reports Significant Opportunities of Shale Gas Production in Africa
Several African countries have potentially viable shale gas deposits, which, if developed, could lead to lower gas prices, increased consumption of natural gas, reduced greenhouse… Read more »
October 14, 2013
Africa: AfDB Gender Interventions to be Tailored to Realities on the Ground
The African Development Bank (AfDB)'s Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, attended the Intergovernmental Agency for Development (IGAD)'s conference on the launch of… Read more »
October 13, 2013
Africa: AfDB and Sister Organizations Are Committed to Supporting World Trade Facilitation
Heads of seven institutions issued the following statement on trade facilitation assistance at the World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting, October 13, 2013, Washington DC Read more »
October 11, 2013
Africa: AfDB Launches 3-Year U.S.$ 500 Million Inaugural Green Bond
On Thursday, 10th October 2013, the African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, launched its inaugural Green Bond transaction. Read more »
October 10, 2013
Ethiopia: A Socio-economic Success Story
One of the success stories of Africa today is the socio-economic turnaround of a number of countries over the past decade, including Ethiopia, according to a recent African… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Receives U.S. $50.66 Million Grant for Drainage of Ouagadougou Districts
Burkina Faso will receive a US $50.66 million (UA 33.02 million) grant to finance a drainage and solid waste management project in the outlying districts of Ouagadougou. The… Read more »
Mali: Mali to Receive U.S. $75.5 Million Soft Loan to Finance a Drinking Water Supply Project
The African Development Bank Group approved on Wednesday, October 9 a US $75.5 million (UA 50 million) soft loan for Mali to help the country finance a drinking water supply… Read more »
Malawi: AfDB Supports Public Finance Management Reforms in Malawi
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, approved on 9 October 2013,a grant amounting to… Read more »
Cape Verde: Afdb Approves €15 Million General Budget Support Loan for Cape Verde
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 approved a €15-million general budget support loan for Cape Verde, to help the… Read more »
October 09, 2013
Togo: AfDB Mobilizes U.S.$ 8.93 Million of Adaptation Finance From the Global Environment Facility for Togo
The Council of the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) hosted by the Global Environment Facility has approved on September 20, 2013 a project aiming at strengthening climate… Read more »
Africa: First Call for Proposals of Africa Trade Fund
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is pleased to announce the first call for proposals of the Africa Trade Fund (AfTra). Award amounts shall range from 50,000 USD to… Read more »
October 08, 2013
Africa: Kaberuka At OECD Forum On Africa - "Exclusion Has Devastating Consequences"
The task is to unleash the full potential of the continent's natural capital - to which its growth is so closely tied - and in so doing to empower its human capital, which is what… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Envisions Becoming a Leading Enabler in Capacity Development
Towards a Bank-wide Framework for Capacity Development was the theme of a workshop organized the African Development Institute (EADI) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on 4… Read more »
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