Africa: Malian President Commissions Work on AfDB -Funded Road Project

Work on the Sékokoto-Bafing et Bafing - Kéniéba - Falémé roads in Mali, funded by the African Development Bank Group, was commissioned on Sunday,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 413 Million Loan to Finance Thermal Power Project in Egypt

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Monday, December 22, in Tunis, approved an ADB loan of 277.63 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Provides More Than U.S.$ 17 Million to Liberia for Public Financial Management Reform

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of UA* 12 million, equivalent to US$ 17.86 million, for Liberia to finance the Public Financial Management Reform… Read more »

Africa: The Bank is Driving the African Continent Forward Through Financing of Regional Transport and Energy Infrastructure Programs

Africa's leading Financial Institution, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has placed both infrastructure and regional integration at the centre of its operations. AfDB's… Read more »

Africa: ADEA Calls for the Reinforcement of Partnerships for Quality Education for All in Africa

The EFA High Level Meeting opened on December 16, 2008 in Oslo, Norway. Held annually, the meeting aims at reinforcing political will in order to accelerate progress towards… Read more »

Africa: Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa

Some 300 experts met in Sirte, Libya, from December 15-17, 2008, for a high level conference to discuss challenges related to water for agriculture and energy in Africa. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »