January 04, 2012
Africa: The Migration and Development Fund Donates 1.4 Million Euros (AfDB)
The Migration and Development Fund's oversight committee recently approved a series of grants amounting to € 1.4 million to six remittances funded local development projects… Read more »
December 23, 2011
Cameroon: AfDB and Other Lenders Boost Access to Electricity in Cameroon
The African Development Bank (AfDB), and other development finance institutions including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Netherlands Development Finance Company… Read more »
December 21, 2011
Africa: ADF Grants U.S.$ 15.6 Million to African Virtual University (AfDB)
The African Development Bank Group's board of directors has approved a USD15.6 million grant from its concessionary lending arm, the African Development Fund (ADF) to help… Read more »
December 20, 2011
Africa: AfDB Group's African Development Fund Makes U.S.$ 155 Million Loan to Support Private Sector Reform and Economic Governance
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved an African Development Fund (ADF) loan of USD 155.2 million to the United Republic of Tanzania on 16… Read more »
December 19, 2011
Africa: ADF Finances U.S.$107.4 M Transport Infrastructure Project in the Gambia (AfDB)
Project will bolster West African regional integration Read more »
December 16, 2011
Africa: The African Development Fund Supports the Education Sector in Eritrea With a Usd 19.2 Million Grant (AfDB)
The African Development Bank's Group Board of Directors approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of U.S.$ 19.2 million to Eritrea on November 30, 2011 to improve equitable… Read more »
North Africa: North Africa Takes Fresh Look At Islamic Banking At African Development Bank Conference (AfDB)
On 14 December, the African Development Bank hosted a panel discussion on the potential of Islamic finance in North Africa. Focus was on the Bank's capacity to promote the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Promotes Statistical Development With the Launch of the Open Data for Africa Platform
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), is launching an Open Data for Africa platform. It aims at significantly increasing access to quality data necessary for managing and… Read more »
Africa: ADF Geothermal Project to Boost Affordable, Clean Energy Supply in Kenya (AfDB)
Menengai geothermal steam field development project will set the stage for investments that will help meet Kenya's rapidly increasing demand for power and transform the country… Read more »
December 15, 2011
Africa: African Carbon Support Program Looks Back At COP17 and Ahead to 2012 (AfDB)
After extended negotiations, the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban concluded with the adoption of the "Durban Platform," a set of decisions that lay the groundwork for… Read more »
Africa: Upper Guinea Forest - AfDB, Gef Focus in 2012
Under the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the African Development Bank (AfDB) will continue to develop a pipeline in the areas of climate adaptation and mitigation, land… Read more »
Africa: AfDB to Explore New Climate Financing From Norway
A Nordic Development Fund (NDF) delegation will visit the African Development Bank (AfDB) in mid-January 2012 to present its new strategy and operational guidelines for accessing… Read more »
Africa: African Water Facility to Commit Approximately euro 25 Million in 2012 (AfDB)
In 2012, the African Water Facility (AWF) expects to commit about €25 million to 22 new projects that will contribute to climate adaptation and mitigation. Read more »
Africa: Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Fully Operational in 2012 (AfDB)
January 2012 will see the operational inception of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), with a call for proposals for up to a total of USD 8 million to be granted as seed… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Co-Financing to Cif Projects Could Top U.S.$ 600 Million in 2012
In 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) expects to approve approximately USD 600 million in co-financing and begin implementation of numerous projects and programs backed by… Read more »
December 14, 2011
Africa: AfDB Chief Closes First Commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day
On 12 December 2011, the president of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, closed the first commemoration of the International Anti-Corruption organized by the Integrity… Read more »
December 12, 2011
Africa: AfDB-IMF Joint Seminar On 'Economic Policies for Financial Stability'
A 10-day joint seminar on "Economic Policies for Financial Stability" organized in Tunis by the African Development Institute (EADI), in collaboration with the International… Read more »
December 09, 2011
Africa: AfDB Lends U.S.$ 8 Million to Help Open Doors to Education and Jobs in Namibia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 7 December a corporate loan of South African rand (ZAR) 65 million equivalent to USD 8 million to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Discusses Its Energy Strategy for Africa At Cop 17
More than 600 million Africans in sub-Saharan Africa cannot access electricity in their homes from a grid. In order to improve this situation as quickly as possible, the African… Read more »
North Africa: Agricultural Use of Groundwater and Management Initiatives in the Maghreb (AfDB)
The agricultural sector in the Maghreb is using natural resources so intensively that there is an urgent need to install government control mechanisms at both the national and… Read more »
Africa: Africa's United Front At Cop 17 in Durban (AfDB)
Africa emerged from the climate change conference, or COP 17, in Durban with a strong united front when it comes to tackling climate change on the continent, and in particular for… Read more »
Africa: Securing a Triple Win With Health and Climate Change (AfDB)
UK medical journal The Lancet recently headlined climate change as "the biggest global health threat of the 21st century." Yet this presents a triple-win opportunity for Africa… Read more »
Africa: The Bank Celebrates the International Anti-Corruption Day (AfDB)
Like other international organisations the African Development Bank Group, through its integrity and anti-corruption department (IACD), is organizing a two day event, to mark… Read more »
Africa: Africa Calls for Climate Finance Pledges to Be Met (AfDB)
While Africa has long battled against the poverty that has scarred much of the continent for decades, the combat against climate change is relatively new. But they are not separate… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Loan to Support Thermal Energy in Kenya
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 7 December a 28.1 million Euro senior loan to support the Thika Thermal Power Project in Kenya. This… Read more »
