Africa: AfDB Participates in 2011 Mining (indaba) Conference

Supporting the development of the Mineral Resources Industry in Africa Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves 5th Line of Credit to Dbsa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Thursday, 3 February 2010 in Tunis, a USD 300-million line of credit (LOC) to the Development Bank of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Usd 25 Million for Kivuwatt Project in Rwanda

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Thursday, 3 February 2010 in Tunis, a USD 25-million senior private sector loan to finance the KivuWatt… Read more »

Africa: AfDB At Mining (INDABA) Conference in Cape Town

This year, for the first time, the African Development Bank is one of the official sponsors of the Mining INDABA in Cape Town. The Bank's visibility at this conference is being… Read more »

Africa: AfDB And ACBF - 20 Years of Support And Investment in Nurturing Capacity

The African Development Bank (AfDB), a founding member of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), will participate in the ACBF Summit marking its 20th anniversary, from… Read more »

Africa: Delivering Results - AfBD Management Reflects On Aid Effectiveness

The Bank Group's senior managers, resident representatives (ResReps) and government officials, on Friday, February 4, 2011 in Tunis, held a seminar on development effectiveness… Read more »

Africa: New Africa Mining Fund Launches Second Venture Capital

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Regional Office in South Africa (ZAFO) represented by Eva Ruganzu, Country Programme Officer and Hussein Iman, Chief Investment Officer,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Fragile States Facility Enables Somalia Prepare First Budget in 20 Years

"The African Development Bank needs to be relevant to all its Regional Member Countries (RMCs), and that includes fragile states. These are states in need of our expertise and… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Deploys New Field Office Resident Representatives

The Bank Group on January 31, 2011 in Tunis launched an induction and orientation session for newly-appointed Resident Representatives (ResReps). By organizing the program at the… Read more »

Africa: AU Summit Identifies Key Priority Infrastructure Projects

Heads of State of the African Union Assembly, who met from 30-31 January 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, endorsed key priority projects identified by the NEPAD High-Level… Read more »

Africa: Independent AfDB Evaluation Contributes to Evaluative Lessons for Agriculture And Agribusiness

The Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG) today launched its most recent book, Evaluative Lessons for Agriculture and Agribusiness. The publication, a synthesis of evaluative findings… Read more »

Africa: New AfDB Statistics Bulletin in the Service of Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa

As part of its communication strategy to inform key stakeholders about progress in executing the Implementation Plan for Africa of the Global Strategy for Improving Agricultural… Read more »

Africa: AfDB, Partners Promote Infrastructure Development At AU Summit

A major multi-stakeholder initiative is paving the way to improved infrastructure in Africa. Officially launched on 24 July 2010 in Kampala, Uganda, on the sidelines of the 16th… Read more »

Africa: Africa As Part of Solution to Stimulating Global Economic Growth

The African Development Bank (AfDB), a strategic partner of the World Economic Forum in Africa, is represented at the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings from 25-28 January 2011… Read more »

Africa: Promoting And Sustaining Good Governance

In 2000, the Bank adopted the Good Governance Policy to support Regional Member Countries' governance reform in a more pro-active and purposeful manner. AfDB has reaffirmed the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Humanitarian Assistance to Somalia

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Board of Directors approved on Wednesday, 26 January 2011, a U.S.$ 655,000 emergency relief assistance grant for Somalia. Read more »

Africa: US.$ 23 Million Grant to Guinea - Access to Electricity for 60,000 Rural People

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, approved on 21 January 2011, a US.$ 23-million… Read more »

Africa: AU Summit - Strengthening Regional Integration Through Shared Values

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will participate in the 16th African Union (AU) heads of state and government summit, scheduled from 30-31 January 2011 in Addis Ababa,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB in Davos - Shaping Africa's Development Agenda

The African Development Bank (AfDB), a strategic partner of the World Economic Forum in Africa, will be in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings from… Read more »

Africa: ALSF-World Bank - Partnership for Capacity Building And Advisory Services in Africa

The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) undertook a mission to Washington DC and New York, from January 10 to 14, 2011, and held discussions with the World Bank, IFC and the… Read more »

Africa: 2010 - AfDB Maintained Its Robust Commitment to Africa's Economic Development

2010-A year of institutional renewal and operational consolidation. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Provides $12 Million Grant Resources to Finance ACBF Capacity Building Activities

12 January 2011- The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) on Wednesday, 12 January 2011 in Tunis signed a grant agreement of… Read more »

Africa: Two African Water Facility Projects Launched in Ghana

The African Water Facility (AWF), in line with its mandate to Improve Water Governance and Service Delivery as well as innovation-promoting investments, has launched two projects,… Read more »

Africa: 2010 - AfDB Confirms Priority Support to Infrastructure Sector

In 2010, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group operations approvals by sector continued to reflect the institution's 2008-2012 Medium-Term strategy, which set infrastructure… Read more »

Africa: Malawi - Preparation of the AfDB/OECD Meeting On Anti-Corruption Efforts in the Business World

From: 13/01/2011 Read more »