March 31, 2010
Africa: AfDB President's Official Visit to Japan
The African Development Bank President, Donald Kaberuka, will, from April 2 to April 6 2010, be on an official visit to Japan. His visit will take him to Osaka and Tokyo. Read more »
March 30, 2010
Africa: AfDB and DP World Sign 47.5 Million Euros Loan Agreement for Dakar Container Terminal
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Dubai Port World Dakar (DPWD) on Wednesday, 31 March 2010 in Dubai signed an agreement for a €47.5 million senior loan to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB - Senior Loan of Euros 47.5 Million to Dakar Container Terminal, Senegal
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Private Sector Operations Director, Mr. Tim Turner and Mr. Manuel V. Pascua, Senior Manager of Business Development Department, DP World Dakar… Read more »
March 28, 2010
Africa: AfDB At 2010 Global Conference On Agricultural Research for Development
An AfDB delegation led by Sector Operations Vice President, Kamal El Kheshen, participated in a conference on agricultural research for development (GCARD 2010) which took place… Read more »
March 26, 2010
Africa: AfDB President on Official Visit to Japan
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Africa: Artisanal Fisheries Project Improves Livelihoods in Angola
With a coastline stretching 1,650 km, Angola is rich in marine fisheries resources. The country's fisheries sector is potentially one of its most economically viable industries and… Read more »
March 25, 2010
Africa: AfDB Approves Usd 8.7 Million Buget Support for Guinea Bissau
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group in Tunis approved a USD 8.7 million grant for Guinea Bissau, comprising USD 6.1 million from the Fragile States… Read more »
Africa: Afdb Approves Usd 8.7 Million Budget for Emergency Fiscal Reform Support in Guinea Bissau
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday 17 March 2010 in Tunis approved a USD 8.7 million grant for Guinea Bissau. The budget support grant… Read more »
Africa: Budget of US$8.7 Million Approved for Guinea Bissau Fiscal Reform
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday 17 March 2010 in Tunis approved a USD 8.7 million grant for Guinea Bissau. The budget support grant… Read more »
Africa: AfDB - Building More Effective Partnerships
The AfDB Partnership Forum 2010 got underway on Wednesday 24 March 2010 in Tunis, with a strong emphasis on the need to improve dialogue and cooperation in support of Africa's… Read more »
Africa: AfDB-ACBF Conference Highlights Importance of Capacity Development in Africa
A conference organized on 24 March 2010, in Tunis by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) on capacity building in Africa has… Read more »
March 24, 2010
Africa: AfDB Focuses on Delivering Results
A two-day event which included a lecture for all African Development Bank staff on "Delivering Results in a Complex Environment" and a discussion session for senior management was… Read more »
Africa: Infrastructure Consortium for Africa Virtual Working Group Negotiating African Power Projects
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Mozambique Officehosted Mozambican participants who took part in the first Virtual Power Working Group Meeting on infrastructure, whose theme… Read more »
Africa: Malawi Holds Budget Support Review
The Common Approach to Budget Support (CABS) development partners such as the African Development Bank (AfDB), DFID (UK), the European Union, Germany, Norway and the World Bank,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Ethiopia Field Office Other Stakeholders in Celebrating World Water Day
At the invitation of Asfaw Dingamo, Minister of Water Resources, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Ethiopia Field Office joined officials of the Government, Parliamentarians and… Read more »
Africa: Participants Share Perspectives On Improving Results Communication
A roundtable on multilateral aid and improving results communication, organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the development communication network (DevCom… Read more »
March 22, 2010
Africa: AfDB Approves Usd 225 Million Loan for Egypt's Refining Company
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a USD 200-million senior loan and a US$ 25-million Subordinated Convertible Loan to the Egyptian Refining Company (ERC). Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Strongly Support Financial Inclusion for Women
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, and Mrs. Graça Machel, Founder of New Faces, New Voices (NFNV) jointly launched the first "African Women's… Read more »
Africa: African Heads of State to Discuss Building Capacity in Post-Conflict Countries
President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso, together with other African Heads of States, finance and planning ministers, and other high-level partners, will gather in Tunis… Read more »
Africa: AfDB And Devcom Organize Round-Table On Improving Results Communication
The African Development Bank and the development communication network (DevCom Network) whose secretariat is hosted by OECD, are organizing the "Tunis Round-Table Conference on… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Commits to Support Women's Economic Empowerment Forum
The first African Women EconomicSummit in Nairobi was a real success. On the afternoon of the final day, the high level audience of 160 African and global decision-makers in the… Read more »
March 19, 2010
Africa: World Water Day, 22 March - Clean Water for a Healthy World
The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. Read more »
Africa: The African Women to Play an Important Part in Building the African Financial System
Global and African leaders are invited by the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, and Mrs. Graça Machel, Founder of New Faces, New Voices… Read more »
March 16, 2010
Africa: AfDB President Says Investing in Women Differently is Essential to Revitalizing Africa's Economy
African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, and New Faces New Voices (NFNV) Founder, Graça Machel, have invited African and global leaders to Nairobi,… Read more »
Africa: Message of the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka On the African Women Economic Summit
Women have always played a pivotal role in the socio-economic development of Africa. As farmers, entrepreneurs, traders and innovators, they are key economic actors in the… Read more »