Africa: G20 Summit - Multilateral Developments Bank Are More Needed Than Ever

To: 25/09/2009 Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Ecobank Explore Development Financing Possibilities on the Continent

Location: Tunisia, Tunis Read more »

Africa: Staff of US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Visits AfDB Office in Ghana

Ms. Nilmini Rubin, a senior member of staff on the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee (which has oversight over the Multilateral Development Banks) recently visited Ghana as… Read more »

Africa: Bank Group Approves Mauritius' 2009-2013 Country Strategy Paper

The CSP was prepared within the context of an economic and financial crisis. As part of its recent reforms, the Mauritian government built a strong economy resilient to external… Read more »

Africa: Doing Business Report 2010 - Rwanda Becomes World's Top Reformer

Location: Kigali, Rwanda Read more »

Africa: President Boni Yayi in Tunis for Talks on Future Cooperation

Location: Tunis, Tunisia Read more »

Africa: AfDB Group Approves U.S.$ 26 Million Grant for Agricultural Project

The objective of the project is to enhance agricultural productivity and strengthen Malawi's overall food security through increased irrigation and efficient agricultural water… Read more »

Africa: Tenth Meeting of the AfDB Governors Consultative Committee, September 11, 2009, Tunis

Location: Tunis, Tunisia Read more »

East Africa: Bank Group and Indian Ocean Commission Agree to Increased Cooperation

The two institutions signed an Aide-Memoire at the end of a three-day visit to the AfDB by the Secretary General of the IOC, Ambassador Calixte D'Offay and one of his advisers. Read more »

Africa: U.S.$ 30 Million to Finance Helios Shared Telecom Infrastructure Project

The project consists of a countrywide expansion of a shared telecommunication infrastructure network. The provision of shared facilities by Helios Towers Nigeria (HTN) provides the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Kaberuka Addresses European Parliament's Development Commission

Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Thursday, September 3, 2009, visited the European Parliament in Brussels where he delivered one of the keynote addresses to the European… Read more »

Africa: Conference on "Promoting Financial Capability and Consumer Protection

"Promoting financial capability is about raising awareness, promoting knowledge, building trust, and changing behavior", says Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, Honourable Minister of Finance… Read more »

Africa: US Congressional Delegation Visits AfDB's Key Projects in Rwanda

A five-person US congressional delegation on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, visited two AfDB-financed projects on the outskirts of Kigali. The delegation, led by Representative Greg… Read more »

Africa: U.S.$ 78 Million Loan for Water and Sanitation Project in Nigeria

The project has two broad objectives: Read more »

Africa: AfDB Loan to Rehabilitate Tunisia's Electricity Network

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 in Tunis approved a loan of 42,34 million Units of Account (UA), equivalent to 87.83 million Tunisian… Read more »

Africa: AfDB: European Parliament-Financial Crisis/Developing Countries

Location: Brussels Read more »

Africa: AfDB at Third World Climate Conference (WCC-3)

To: 04/09/2009 Read more »

Africa: U.S. Congressional Delegation Visit AfDB

Location: Tunis, Tunisia Read more »

Africa: President Kaberuka Participates at DBSA's Annual Meeting in Durban

To: 27/08/2009 Read more »

Africa: President Kaberuka at the 8th AGOA Forum

From the 4 to 6 August 2009, the 8th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum took place in Nairobi (Kenya). The theme of this forum was "Realizing the Full Potential of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB: African Water Facility Project Implementation Workshop for French-Speaking Countries

The African Water Facility (AWF) organized a workshop from 10-14 August for Project Managers on the Operational Procedures for Projects Implementation. The workshop took place at… Read more »

Africa: AfDB - Interim President Launches Third Axis of Bank-Funded Road Project

The ceremony, held at Lastourville in Mulundu Department in the south-eastern part of the country, involved the launching of construction and paving of a 92-km long and 7-meter… Read more »

Africa: Gabonese President Launches the Biggest Road Project Ever Funded By the AfDB

The ceremony flagged-off the construction and tarring of two of the three road networks - the 118-km Fougamou-Mouila stretch and the Ndende-Lebamba axis - covering 37 kms, to be… Read more »

Africa: Gabon to Launch Largest AfDB Road Project

Tunis, August 3 2009 - The first Phase of a major road project in Gabon, the largest ever financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in the transport sector in a… Read more »

Africa: Launch of the African Economic Outlook and Africa Competitiveness Report 2009

Lusaka, 31 July 2009 - Zambia's Finance and National Planning Minister, Honorable Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane has commended the African Development Bank for its continued effort of… Read more »