May 05, 2011
Africa: AfDB Board Approves U.S.$ 64.8 Million for Uganda Agricultural Infrastructure Programme
The African Development Fund Board has approved a U.S.$ 64.8 million loan to Uganda to finance the country third Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme… Read more »
Africa: Global Monitoring Report 2011 - "Improving the Odds of Achieving the Mdgs"
This year's Global Monitoring Report 2011 entitled "Improving the Odds of Achieving the MDGs Heterogeneity, Gaps and Challenges", reviewed the evolution of the Millennium… Read more »
May 04, 2011
North Africa: Brics Build North Africa's Economy
North Africa's economies are profiting from fast-growing trade and investment from the BRIC countries, according to a new report from the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more »
Africa: Regional Integration And Inclusive Growth High On AfDB Agenda At WEFA
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will participate in the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFA), in Cape Town from 4-6 May, and will bring to bear its unique knowledge and… Read more »
May 03, 2011
Africa: AfDB And World Bank Jointly Pledge U.S.$ 1 Billion to Support Tunisia
The African Development Bank and the World Bank pledged $1 billion to support Tunisia after the presidents of both institutions met in Tunis on 3 May 2011. In this joint action,… Read more »
May 02, 2011
Africa: Evaluation of Public Financial Management Reform in Africa
High level Public Financial Management (PFM) experts from across Africa will arrive in Tunis this week to discuss how to evaluate public financial management reform in Africa. The… Read more »
April 29, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves Usd 12 Million for Seychelles Submarine Cable Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, a USD 12 million senior private sector loan to finance Seychelles East African System "SEAS". Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves Urban Development Strategy for African Cities
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved the Bank's Urban Development Strategy. The strategy is designed to transform African cities and… Read more »
April 28, 2011
Africa: AfDB Adopts Strategy for Regional Integration in Central Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) today approved its 2011-2015 Regional Strategy for Central Africa. The strategy is designed to reduce poverty through… Read more »
April 27, 2011
Africa: African Development Bank Wins Africa Energy Award
The African Development Bank (AfBD) has won the "Best Financial Support in the Power Sector" award presented by Terrapinn* in South Africa. The award recognized the Bank's range of… Read more »
April 20, 2011
Africa: AfDB Places Emphasis On Agriculture Portfolio Quality
The Bank's agriculture portfolio task managers and coordinators from central and southern African Regional Member Countries (RMCs) converged on Tunis from 18-19 April 2011, for a… Read more »
Africa: AfDB to Incorporate Biomass And Bio Energy Into New Energy Strategy
The African Development Bank [AfDB] hosted a one day seminar on "Biomass and Bio energy Development in Africa" on Tuesday in Tunis, to seek inputs on the subject to feed into its… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Governors Consider Situation in Abidjan, Tunis
The Governors' Consultative Committee of the African Development Bank met in Washington, DC this week to consider the implications of recent events in Abidjan and Tunis for the… Read more »
April 18, 2011
Africa: AfDB At Dakar International Agriculture Forum
The Dakar International Agriculture Forum, which took place from 18 and 19 April in Senegal, addressed the fundamental issues of global agriculture regulation and governance. The… Read more »
Africa: World Bank And AfDB Urge Sudan to Resolve Issues Pledge Support
A third Sudan Roundtable, a forum launched by the World Bank to promote broad partnership in support of Sudan's development, was held during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings. The… Read more »
April 14, 2011
Africa: Leveraging Transport Infrastructure for Trade And Economic Integration
One only needs take the Nairobi-Arusha shuttle to realise the importance of the Arusha-Namanga-Ati River road project as a strategic road transportation hub in East Africa. It had… Read more »
Africa: AfDB And World Bank Commit to Support Cote d'Ivoire's Recovery
The African Development Bank and the World Bank today issued the following statement in response to developments in Cote d'Ivoire: Read more »
April 13, 2011
Africa: Improving Operations Results in Fragile States
"3C coherent, coordinated and complementary" was the theme of a workshop organized by the Fragile States Unit on Tuesday, April 13, 2011, in Tunis, with a view to improving… Read more »
April 12, 2011
Africa: AfDB, Gef Workshop On Resource Mobilisation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) have organized a two-day workshop in Tunis aimed at familiarizing AfDB staff with cost-effective ways… Read more »
April 11, 2011
Africa: Tunisian Revolution - AfDB Brief On Economic Outlook
Tunisia is a longstanding partner of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and, as the Bank's client, ranks second after Morocco. The Bank's North Africa Operations department, has… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Reaffirms Support for Tunisia
Tunisian Interim Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi today received President Donald Kaberuka in audience at his office in Tunis. Prime Minister Caid Essebsi expressed Tunisia's… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Reviews Youth Employment in Fragile States
Youth unemployment situation in Africa in general and the challenges it poses in fragile states in particular was the subject of a brainstorming session organized by the… Read more »
April 08, 2011
Africa: AfDB Board Approves Decentralisation Roadmap
In an effort to strengthen the quality of its direct on-the-ground support to regional member countries, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors today approved a… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves euros 25 Million for Addax Bioenergy Project in Sierra Leone
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, a € 25million senior private sector loan to finance Addax Bioenergy Sierra Leone (ABSL)… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Reiterates Firm Commitment to ATAF
A tripartite conference on domestic resource mobilization took place this week in Cape Town, South Africa, where participants are sharing experiences in taxation and the role it… Read more »