December 31, 2013
Africa: China Welcomes AfDB' Leadership in Ensuring the Sustainability of Projects in Africa
A delegation from the African Development Bank (AfDB), led by Anthony Nyong, Division Manager, Compliance and Safeguard was in Beijing, China from 17th to 19th December 2013 for a… Read more »
December 20, 2013
Tanzania: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 58.2 Million to Support Governance and Economic Competitiveness Programme in Tanzania
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors on 17 December 2013 in Tunis approved supplementary African Development Fund (ADF) loan and grant financing totaling US$ 58.2… Read more »
Somalia: AfDB Supports Somalia in its Economic and Governance Reforms with a Grant of U.S.$ 3.8 million
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors on 18 December 2013 in Tunis approved the Addendum to the Somalia Country Brief 2013-2015, granting Somalia exceptional… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 5 Million People Targeted By Zimfund-Financed Energy Project in Zimbabwe
The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, December 20 the Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project Phase II (EPIRP II) in Zimbabwe. The… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Admitted Into Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
Burkina Faso, benefitting from the close support of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank, has successfully become a member of the Forest Carbon Partnership… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$34.8 Million for Public Financial and Macroeconomic Management Project in Sudan
The AfDB Board of Directors, on 17 December 2013 in Tunis, approved US$ 34.8 million grant resources from its Fragile State Facility (FSF) to finance the Public Financial and… Read more »
Mozambique: AfDB Technical Assistance Aims to Optimize Development of Mozambique's Energy Resources
The Board of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a US $15.3 million African Development Fund loan for technical assistance to the Government of the Republic of… Read more »
December 19, 2013
Egypt: AfDB Signs U.S.$2 Million Grant for an Industrial Waste Management and SME Entrepreneurship Hub in Egypt
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation on Thursday, December 19 in Cairo, Egypt, signed off on a grant for US $2 million… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 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 »
