December 15, 2008
Africa: Libyan Leader Receives AfDB President
Cooperation ties between the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Libya have entered a new phase following a meeting between the AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, and Libyan… Read more »
November 27, 2008
Africa: Round-Table on Energy and Natural Resources in the Mediterranean in Tunis
A round-table on energy and natural resources in the Mediterranean opened on Wednesday, November 26, 2008, in Tunis with experts in the region's extractive industry in attendance.… Read more »
November 24, 2008
Africa: Climate Change - Outlines of the Algiers Declaration
The Algiers Declaration on climate change, adopted November 19, 2008 by the Conference of African Ministers of the Environment, will serve as the platform for African countries for… Read more »
November 19, 2008
Africa: AfDB Approves 10th Drinking Water Supply Project in Morocco
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$ 97.2 million (33.84 million Euros and 53.34 million dollars) loan to finance Morocco's 10th Drinking Water Supply Project,… Read more »
November 13, 2008
Africa: The African Economic Conference Opens in Tunis, Alongside the Ministerial Conference on Financial Crisis
The African Economic Conference opened on November 12, 2008, in Tunis alongside the Ministerial Conference on Financial Crisis. Read more »
November 12, 2008
Africa: Africa Confronts the Financial Crisis in Tunis
The African ministerial conference on the global financial crisis opened on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, with some 300 participants in attendance. Read more »
October 23, 2008
Africa: AfDB Hosts Third DFI Conference on Corporate Governance in Tunis
The Third Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) Conference on Corporate Governance opened on Tuesday in Tunis, under the auspices of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. Read more »
Africa: Tunisia - U.S.$150 Million Loan for Oil and Gas Field Development Project
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), through its Private Sector Window, has approved the provision of a senior loan of US$ 150 million to finance the Hasdrubal Oil and Gas… Read more »
October 22, 2008
Africa: AfDB Organizes in Tunis the 3rd Edition of African Economic Conference
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will be organizing, from November 12-14, 2008, in Tunis (Ramada hotel), the 3rd edition of the African Economic Conference. Read more »
September 17, 2008
Africa: Transparency International Chief Visits AfDB
At the invitation of the Bank Group's Governance Department and the Chief Economist's office, Transparency International's Advisory Committee Chair, Peter Eigen, is scheduled to… Read more »
September 16, 2008
Africa: AHRMIO Holds Annual Conference in Tunis
The 2008 Annual Conference of the Association for Human Resources Management in International Organizations (AHRMIO) begins at the Renaissance Regency Hotel on Tuesday in Tunis,… Read more »
June 27, 2008
Morocco: AfDB and Morocco Sign 66 Million Euros Budget Support Loan Agreement
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Kingdom of Morocco have signed a € 66 million loan agreement to finance the third phase of the country's Public Administration… Read more »
June 25, 2008
Africa: Conference on Revitalizing African Agriculture Opens in Tunis
A two-day conference on revitalizing African agriculture opened on Wednesday in Tunis with policymakers and agriculture experts from the Bank's regional member countries and… Read more »
Africa: Morocco - AfDB Approves 66 Million Euros for Public Administration Support Programme
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will support the third phase of Morocco's Public Administration Reform Support Programme (PARAP III) with a € 66 million loan… Read more »
June 11, 2008
Africa: Tunisia - AfDB Approves U.S. $ 263 Million for Road Project
Efforts by the Tunisian government to provide the country with efficient transport infrastructure were highly commended on Wednesday in Tunis by the Board of Directors of the… Read more »
June 06, 2008
Africa: AfDB And Libyan Investment Agency Sign MOU On Joint Financing
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAIP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would enable both parties enter into… Read more »
April 28, 2008
Africa: President Kaberuka Signs AfDB Algeria Field Office Agreement
The President of the African Development Bank Group (ADB), Mr. Donald Kaberuka, on Sunday 27 April, signed the agreement establishing the ADB field office in Algeria alongside Mr.… Read more »
April 21, 2008
Africa: The African Development Bank Hosts International Meetings on Evaluation
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March 11, 2008
Africa: AfDB and World Bank Meet in Cairo to Assess African MICs Needs
Along with the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is organizing a two-day conference in Cairo, Egypt, on the theme: "Increasing the Competitiveness of… Read more »
February 18, 2008
Africa: AfDB Supports Efforts by Egypt's International Cooperation Ministry and Development Partners to Promote Private Development
Through its private sector window and Egypt's International Development Ministry, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will be organizing a private sector seminar in the… Read more »
January 22, 2008
Africa: Tunis - Bank Group Holds Stakeholders' Annual Consultative Meeting On Corporate Governance
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's annual consultative meeting of stakeholders on corporate governance took place on Tuesday in Tunis. Opened by the Bank Group's Vice… Read more »
January 16, 2008
North Africa: ADB Group Private Sector First Private Equity Investment in the Maghreb Region
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (ADB) approved an equity investment of EUR 20 million in the Maghreb Private Equity Fund 2 (MPEF-2). As one of the lead… Read more »
November 30, 2007
Africa: Financing Transport for Growth in Africa-ICA Meeting from 3-4 December in Tunis
The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) will from December 3-4, 2007 organise a meeting on the theme: "Financing Transport for Growth in Africa", in Tunis. Read more »
January 16, 2008
Africa: Independent High-Level Panel Report on the AfDB in the 21st Century to be Launched in Tunis
"We believe the ADB can, and must become the premier development institution in Africa, providing a strong voice for- and within- Africa, so that Africans can take their… Read more »