June 24, 2009
Africa: Burundi - U.S.$ 15 Million Job Creation Support Grant
The project is the third Bank operation in Burundi which focuses on poverty reduction through actions aimed at creating jobs and strengthening the productive base using labour… Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Constitutive Assembly Takes Place in Tunis
The Constitutive Assembly of the African Legal Support Facility will take place on June 29, 2009, in Tunis to adopt text establishing the institution and to set up its management… Read more »
Africa: 13th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit
Location: Sirte, Libya Read more »
June 19, 2009
Africa: Bank Group and Chad Sign Grant Agreement
The Bank Group and Chad on 17 June, 2009, in N'djamena signed an African Development Fund (ADF) grant agreement of Uunits of Accounts (UA) 31.61 million to finance the Koumra-Sarh… Read more »
Africa: Bank Group and Madagascar Sign Emergency Aid Agreement
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Madagascar field office and the Malagasy government on Tuesday, 16 June, 2009 in Antananarivo, signed a grant agreement of US$ 1 million as… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Commits to Bolster Namibia's Economic Development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will provide technical and financial support to bolster Namibia's efforts to grow its economy and weather the global economic crisis.… Read more »
June 17, 2009
Africa: U.S.$ 40.65 Million Grant for Lungi-Port Loko Road
The 65-km road project, which forms part of the country's economic development and poverty reduction strategy, aims at closing infrastructure gaps and promoting private sector… Read more »
Africa: The 2009 World Day to Combat Desertification-"Conserving Land and Water = Securing our Common Future"
Desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) threaten human security by depriving people of their means of life - by taking away food, access to water, the means for… Read more »
June 16, 2009
Africa: Eminent Speakers Series - Africa Has Made Steady Progress, Says Jica President
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President, Sadako Ogata, has said Africa has made steady progress over the years, showing an average economic growth of 6% since… Read more »
Africa: Workshop for Financial Sector Supervisors on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
Under the auspices of the Joint Africa Institute (JAI) and in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund, a workshop for financial sector supervisors on Anti-Money… Read more »
June 15, 2009
Africa: AfDB and Kenya Sign Loan Agreements
The AfDB and Kenya have signed loan agreements on the Farm Infrastructure and Rural Livelihoods Restoration Project and the Mombasa-Nairobi Transmission Line Project. Read more »
Africa: Liberia-Approves U.S.$ 5 Million Loan for Liberian Development Bank
The subordinated facility will provide LBDI with the required funding to meet the increasing demand for long-term financing from certain key sectors of the Liberian economy… Read more »
June 12, 2009
Africa: Africa on the Spotlight at the G8 Development Ministerial Meeting
Supporting Africa in overcoming the adverse impact of the financial crisis has been the main theme at the G8 Meeting of the Ministers of Development taking place in Rome on 11th… Read more »
Africa: President Kaberuka to Undertake Two-Day Official Visit to Namibia
The visit is designed to provide him with a first-hand account of Namibia's development challenges and the government's efforts to address them. It will also give both sides the… Read more »
June 11, 2009
Africa: AfDB at the G8 Summit
Italy, which took over the Presidency of the G8 on 1 January 2009, is responsible for hosting and organizing not only the annual Summit but also the preparatory meetings ahead of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Opens Regional Office in South Africa
June 12th, 2009 - AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, has signed a Host Country Agreement (HCA) for the institution's regional office in Pretoria, South Africa. The HCA has been… Read more »
Africa: AfDB At G8 Summit
Italy, which took over the Presidency of the G8 on 1 January 2009, is responsible for hosting and organizing not only the annual Summit but also the preparatory meetings ahead of… Read more »
June 10, 2009
Africa: Financial Development and Trade Crucial to Making Africa More Competitive and Riding Out Current Crisis
Latest report from the African Development Bank, the World Bank, and the World Economic Forum, takes stock of African competitiveness Read more »
Africa: Interview With AfDB Chief Research Economist, Peter Ondiege
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Africa: Launch of the 2009 Africa Competitiveness Report
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group released today its 2009 Competitiveness Report which stresses the need for African countries to keep building and consolidating the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB: Kenya-Launching of the 2009 African Economic Outlook
The Minister for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030, Mr. Wycliffe Oparanya launched the African Economic Outlook in Nairobi on 4th June 2009. During the launch, the… Read more »
Africa: Burkina Faso - AfDB Participates in Fifth Edition of "Walk Against Hunger"
For the fifth time in a row, the World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with Burkina Faso's Ministry of Basic Education and Literacy and civil society organizations, on June 7,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB: Conference On "Contracting Out Core Government Functions And Services in Fragile And Post-Conflict Situations"
A two-day conference on "contracting out Core Government Functions and Services in Fragile and Post-Conflict Situations," ended on Tuesday June 9, 2009 in Tunis, after in-depth and… Read more »
East Africa: AfDB President Attends Comesa's Summit
Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, attended the 13th Summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) which was held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, from June… Read more »
June 09, 2009
Africa: AfDB: Interview With Fragile States Unit Head, Magaret Kilo
"The ideas generated in the conference could also inform the preparation of guidelines that could be used by donors and aid-recipient countries in improving the delivery of… Read more »
