March 18, 2009
West Africa: ECOWAS - AfDB Group Supports Science and Technology Education Project
The grant from the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessionary window of the AfDB Group, was approved by the institution's Board of Directors on Wednesday in Tunis to finance… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Takes Africa to Istanbul
The 5th World Water Forum has opened in Istanbul, Turkey with the African Development Bank (AfDB) leading and coordinating Africa's Regional participation. The Bank had played this… Read more »
Africa: The Financial Crisis-Strategies for Mitigating Its Impact in Africa-Tunis, 10 April 2009
While the first round effects of the financial crisis on Africa were limited, there are genuine fears that the long-term impact will be more significant and will last longer than… Read more »
Africa: Round-Table on Tanzania-Rwanda-Burundi Railway Project Continues
A round-table on the Tanzania-Rwanda-Burundi Railway project that started on Monday, March 16, 2009, continued on Tuesday in Tunis with deliberations split in three sessions. Read more »
March 17, 2009
Africa: AfDB Organizes Seminar on Governance in Tunis
AfDB holds, on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, in Tunis, a seminar on the theme: "Measuring Governance in Africa". The event is part of a series of seminars organized by AfDB on good… Read more »
Africa: AfDB, Rwanda and Burundi Sign Draft Agreement on Road and Electricity Projects
The Bank Group on Monday, March 16, 2009, in Tunis signed a loan agreement of Units of Account (UA) 100 million for the Nyamitanga-Ruhwa-Ntendezi-Mwittyazo multinational road… Read more »
March 16, 2009
Africa: AfDB and Egypt Sign U.S.$ 450 Million Thermal Power Project Agreement
The loan agreement was signed by Egypt's International Cooperation Minister, Fayza Aboulnaga, and the Bank Group's Regional Director in charge of Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, Jacob… Read more »
March 13, 2009
Africa: AfDB Partners Agree to Strengthen Cooperation and Foster Regional Development
A Bank-sponsored Partnership Forum which brought together major regional and international Bank Group partners and donors to Tunis to share information on funding opportunities,… Read more »
Africa: 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul-Turkey, 16-22 March 2009-AfDB Leads Africa's Regional Participation
µA high level delegation from the African Development Bank led by the Vice President Mr. Mandla S.V. Gantsho will be taking part in the 5th World Water Forum which begins… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and World Water Forum, Istanbul, 16 to 22 March, 2009
The World Water Forum is the main water-related event in the world, aimed at putting water firmly on the international agenda. A stepping stone towards global collaboration on… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Rwanda Sign Grant Agreements for Skills and Enterprise Development
The agreements were signed by Rwanda's Finance Minister, James Musoni, and the Bank Group's Field Office Resident Representative, Jacob Diko Mukete. Read more »
March 12, 2009
Africa: AfDB Group Approves U.S.$ 47 Million for Congo Basin Conservation
The objective of the Programme is to contribute to the sustainable and concerted management of forest resources and protected areas representing the biological diversity and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Group Supports Environmental Conservation in Angola
The Environmental Sector Support Project (ESSP) aims at strengthening the legal, policy, institutional and regulatory framework in support of environmental conservation and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Satellite Communication in Africa-a Senior Loan of U.S.$ 25 Million to Finance the New Dawn Satellite Project
The project comprises the design, construction, launch and operation of a pan-African communications satellite system into the 33° East orbital location, ideally… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Will Need a Capital Increase by 2011 to Address the Financial Crisis and Its Development Mandate
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to significantly increase its annual lending to $11 billion to help countries address the current financial and economic crisis, the… Read more »
March 11, 2009
Africa: Committee of Ten Meeting Opens in Dar Es Salaam
Delegates were expected to draft a common African position on the global and financial crisis to be presented to the G20 Summit to be held in London in April. The delegates were… Read more »
March 10, 2009
Africa: Côte d'Ivoire Re-Engages with Development Partners
The first agreement was on the Bank's contribution worth CFAF 184 billion to the country's arrears clearance. The other agreements with a combined value of CFAF 64 billion aim at… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Sets out Mechanism to Mitigate Financial Crisis Impact
These measures are contained in a policy documents titled "Bank Response to the Economic Impact of the Financial Crisis" approved by the Board of Directors on Wednesday, 4 March… Read more »
March 06, 2009
Africa: Bank Group Approves Côte d'Ivoire's U.S.$ 517 Million Arrears Clearance Package and Grants U.S.$ 123 Million for Economic and Financial Reforms
Côte d'Ivoire had, since 2003, accumulated US$ 517 million in debt arrears with the Bank Group as at April 2007 cut-off-date. The country's clearance of arrears, with the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB, Donors and Partners Discuss Stronger Cooperation
Some 140 development experts, senior AfDB officials, Bank staff, donors from Europe, Brazil, Canada, Asia , and major international development agencies have gathered in Gammarth,… Read more »
Africa: U.S.$ 14.67 Million ADF Budget Support for Poverty Reduction
The grant will support key reform measures aimed at enhancing the budget process, audit and procurement functions in order to improve transparency and accountability in the use of… Read more »
March 04, 2009
Africa: AfDB and Partners Sign Agreement Letter on Emergency Aid Grant
Guinea-Bissau's Economy and Plan Minister, Héléna Maria José Nosolini Embalo; the WHO Resident Representative in Bissau, Allarangar Yokouide; and the African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Commitments to Achieving Gender Equality and Empowerment
Education: Through its programmes of support to higher education and in particular to science and technology, the Bank will contribute to increasing women attendance and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Organizes Partnership Forum
This event is an opportunity for open dialogues between the Bank and its major partners on the Bank's strategic focus such as infrastructure development, governance, private sector… Read more »
March 03, 2009
Africa: 2009 Women's Day - Men and Women Together for Development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) celebrates the 2009 International Women's Day, on the theme "Men and Women Together for Development". The Bank strongly supports that for… Read more »
