December 19, 2013
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 25 Million Pan-African Infrastructure Development Fund 2
The AfDB Board of Directors on 17 December 2013 in Tunis, Tunisia approved US$ 25 million equity investment in the Second Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF-2), a… Read more »
December 18, 2013
Africa: High-Level Panel On Fragile States to Launch Report On Overcoming Fragility in Africa
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Morocco: AfDB Approves €115 Million for Inclusive and Universal Health Coverage in Morocco
The Board of Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of 115 million euros to finance the third phase of the PARCOUM Program to support key… Read more »
Africa: High-Level Panel on Fragile States to Launch Report on Overcoming Fragility in Africa
The African Development Bank's High-Level Panel on Fragile States will launch on Thursday, January 30, 2014 in Addis Ababa the report on Partnerships for Resilient States and… Read more »
Nigeria: ADF Partial Risk Guarantee Program to Stimulate Private Investment in the Nigerian Power Sector
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) program of US $184.2 million*, and an… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Board Approves U.S. $25 Million Investment in Pan-African Infrastructure Development Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 in Tunis, approved a US $25-million equity investment in the Second Pan-African Infrastructure… Read more »
Rwanda: AfDB and Rwanda Sign Financing Agreements to Support Skills Development in the Energy Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Government of Rwanda signed on Monday, December 16, 2013, in Kigali, two financing agreements to support skills development in the energy… Read more »
Africa: ADF U.S.$26 Million Grant to Expand Electricity Distribution Networks in South Sudan
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Grant of US $26 million , to rehabilitate and expand the distribution… Read more »
December 17, 2013
Africa: AfDB Gathers Partners in Tunis to Advance Sustainable Energy for All in Africa
The African Development Bank as host of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Africa Hub organized a two-day workshop in Tunis with representatives of partner institutions. The… Read more »
Africa: Japan Supports AfDB in Entrepreneurship
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of Japan signed on 16 December, 2013 a bilateral Exchange of Notes for a loan to the AfDB of 9.48 billion Japanese yen (about… Read more »
December 16, 2013
Africa: AfDB and China to Engage On Environmental and Social Sustainability
An AfDB delegation, led by its Compliance and Safeguard Experts, will be travelling to Beijing from December 17-19 to exchange with Chinese authorities on policies and guidelines… Read more »
December 15, 2013
Africa: AfDB President Joins World Leaders to Mark Late "Madiba" Nelson Mandela Rites
AfDB President Donald Kaberuka is among the world leaders and dignitaries who are in Johannesburg to pay final respects to Nelson Mandela, who will finally be laid to rest on… Read more »
December 13, 2013
Africa: Gender Equality has Strong Influence on Growth, Employment, Food Security and Poverty Reduction Efforts Benefiting the Entire Economy
The Executive Director for Canada, Kuwait, South Korea, China and Turkey, and Chair of the African Development Bank Group's Board Committee on Operations and Development… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Allocates U.S.$184.79 Million to Multinational Trans-Sahara Highway Project
Prospects for the construction of a 9,022-kilometre strategic Trans-Sahara Highway (TSH) linking several African countries was concretised on Wednesday, 11 December 2013 in Tunis… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Will Mobilize a Full Range of Financing Instruments to Advance Sustainable Energy for All Initiative - Kaberuka
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Initiative, Kandeh Yumkella, held talks with African Development Bank President… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Holds Consultation Day On Its New Governance Strategy
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is organizing final technical consultations with representatives from across Africa on its new Governance Strategy for 2014-2018. Read more »
Africa: Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Meets in Abuja
The first Rural Water and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Coordination Committee took place in in Abuja, Nigeria on 5 December 2013. The meeting aimed to facilitate coordination at… Read more »
Africa: "We Need to Mobilize the Right Level of Resources to Push the Gender Agenda," AfDB Gender Retreat Heard
"Working in synergy and speaking in the same voice for harmonized implementation of the strategy to mainstream gender in Bank operations," was the centrepiece of discussions among… Read more »
Africa: Service for the Memorial of President Nelson Mandela - Remarks by the AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
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December 12, 2013
South Africa: "I Have Learnt from Mandela that None of us Has all of the Solutions", Says AfDB President Kaberuka
African Development Bank (AfDB) staff, including President Donald Kaberuka, on December 12 paid tribute to the late Nelson Mandela, the former South Africa President who passed… Read more »
Africa: AfDB to Play a Greater Role in Natural Resources Stewardship on the Continent
"The current commodity super-cycle being enjoyed by resource-driven economies could simply disappear without lasting benefits if it is not harnessed into durable development… Read more »
December 11, 2013
Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB Rehabilitates Séguéla Hospital in Côte d'Ivoire to Benefit of Some 500,000 Persons
In Séguéla, Côte d'Ivoire, on December 8, 2013, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group officially handed over the Worodougou Regional Health Care Centre to… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB to Provide $28.92 Million to Boost Youth Employment and Training in Côte d'Ivoire
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a loan agreement for US $21.34 million, together with a grant agreement protocol for the sum of $7.56 million. Both agreements relate… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $20 million Trade Finance Line of Credit for Shelter Afrique
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, December 11 a US $20 million Trade Finance Line of Credit for the Company for Habitat and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Launches Information Center for the Extractive Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, December 11 in Nairobi, Kenya, launched the Information Center for the Extractive Sector (ICES), a platform that promotes… Read more »