December 16, 2008
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 64 Million for Three Major Road Projects in Ghana
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved supplementary loans of 43.10 million Units of Account (UA*), about US$ 64.13 million, to help finance the rehabilitation and… Read more »
Africa: U.S.$78 Million ADF Loan for an Electricity Transmission Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) loan of UA52.51 million, equivalent to U.S.$78.13 million, to finance a key electricity… Read more »
December 15, 2008
Africa: Libyan Leader Receives AfDB President
Cooperation ties between the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Libya have entered a new phase following a meeting between the AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, and Libyan… Read more »
December 12, 2008
Africa: Knowledge for Development - Launch of the Publication "Sharing Vision of Africa's Development"
The Eminent Speakers Series has opened a new chapter in the Bank's endeavor to become a knowledge center, with the capacity to propose solutions to Africa's problems, based, inter… Read more »
Africa: Save the Children UK Launches the Child Development Index
This is the first-ever global index comparing countries' performance on child well-being. It uses child-specific indicators in health, education and nutrition to rank countries in… Read more »
December 10, 2008
Africa: AfDB Private Sector Obtains Approval for a U.S.$ 30 Million Equity Investment in the African Energy Infrastructure Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved has a US$ 30 million equity investment in the African Energy Infrastructure Fund (AEIF or the Fund),… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB to Mobilize U.S. $450 Million Financing for Guinea Alumina Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) authorized a financing package for the USD 6.3 billion Guinea bauxite mine and alumina refinery project in Guinea.… Read more »
Africa: OECD and AfDB Join Forces in the Fight Against Corruption
The fight against corruption will gain momentum with the launch of the Anti-Bribery and Business Integrity in Africa initiative supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and… Read more »
December 05, 2008
Africa: AfDB and the Netherlands - Agreement to Support MFW4A
The AfDB and the Government of The Netherlands signed on December 5, 2008, in Tunis an agreement related to the Dutch contribution to the Partnership Secretariat of Making Finance… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation
In order to help African countries face the various challenges paused by climate change, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved a Clean Energy Investment… Read more »
December 04, 2008
Africa: AfDB Grants U.S.$7.45 Million to DRC and Congo for Transport System Improvement Project Study
The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group met on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, and approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of UA* 5 million, equivalent to US$… Read more »
Africa: Annual Meetings Information
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group comprising the African Development Bank (ADB) and the African Development Fund (ADF) will hold its Annual Meetings from May 13-14, 2009,… Read more »
December 03, 2008
Africa: Zambia Signs U.S.$24 Million AfDB Budget Support Loan Agreement-Endorses African Legal Support Facility Agreement
Zambia and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Tuesday in Lusaka, signed a US$ 24 million Loan Agreement to finance the country's Second Poverty Reduction Budget Support… Read more »
December 02, 2008
Africa: AfDB Organizes Business Opportunities Seminars in India
Two Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) were organized in collaboration with the Export-Import Bank of India in New Delhi and Mumbai, India from 25 to 27 November 2008. The… Read more »
Africa: Botswana's Former President Visits AfDB
Under the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Eminent Speakers Program, Botswana's former President, Festus Mogae, has been invited to address a seminar at the Bank's Temporary… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Urges International Community to Meet Commitments to Africa
Global leaders are meeting in Doha, Qatar, in a UN-organized conference that is scheduled to take place from November 29 to December 2 to review the implementation of the Monterrey… Read more »
Africa: AfDB: Going Forward From Doha - How to Keep Africa's Aspirations Alive
How to ensure Africa maintains the momentum created since the Monterrey Summit in 2002 in a dramatically altered landscape must remain top of the agenda for Africa and her… Read more »
December 01, 2008
Africa: AfDB Joins the Rest of the World to Commemorate World Aids Day
The AfDB on Monday, December 1, 2008, joined the rest of the world to commemorate the World AIDS Day. As part of the events marking this day, the AfDB organized a forum in Tunis in… Read more »
November 27, 2008
Africa: Round-Table on Energy and Natural Resources in the Mediterranean in Tunis
A round-table on energy and natural resources in the Mediterranean opened on Wednesday, November 26, 2008, in Tunis with experts in the region's extractive industry in attendance.… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB Supports Reforms in Burundi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors has approved a Grant of 14 million Units of Account (UA)*, equivalent to US$ 20.8 million, to help finance Burundi's… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Group Private Sector Provides Euro 34 Million to OLEA Capital Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), through its private sector window approved today a Euro 34 million loan to OLEA CAPITAL FUND. Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Tanzania Join Forces for Accountability and Transparency in Public Finance Management
A new loan to reduce poverty through more transparency and accountability in the management of public funds was signed on Wednesday, 26 November 2008, in Dar es Salaam, between the… Read more »
November 26, 2008
Africa: Bank Group Grants U.S.$84 Million to Uganda for Education IV Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the borrowing arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a UA 52 million loan, equivalent to US$… Read more »
November 25, 2008
Africa: Global Forum on Leadership for Shared Societies - Building a World Safe for Difference
The Bank Group recently participated in the Global Forum on Leadership for Shared Societies held on the theme: Building a world safe for difference. The forum, which took place… Read more »
Africa: Bank Group President Ends Visit to Niger
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Monday, November 25, 2008, ended his three-day official visit to Niger during which he was received by… Read more »