October 17, 2008
Africa: U.S Treasury and Infrastructure Consortium for Africa Host Africa Power Symposium
The US Treasury Assistant Secretary, Clay Lowery, and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, addressed on Monday, 13 October 2008, in Washington, a… Read more »
October 16, 2008
Ghana: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 32 Million Loan for Ghana's Tema Power Project
The African Development Bank Group's Board of Governors on Tuesday 15 Oct. 2008 in Tunis, approved a US$ 32 million private sector loan to Tema Osonor Plant Limited, a special… Read more »
Africa: Central African Republic - U.S.$ 14.79 Million for Economic Reform
The Central African Republic will receive 9.5 million Units of Account (UA*), about US$ 14.79 million grant in support of the country's economic reform programme approved by the… Read more »
October 15, 2008
Africa: AfDB and Mali Sign CFAF 23 Billion Budget Support Loan Agreement
The African Development Bank Group and the Malian government have signed an agreement for a budget support loan of 33 million Units of Account (UA*), about CFAF 23 billion to… Read more »
October 14, 2008
Kenya: AfDB Africa Food Crisis Response Initiative - Kenya Gets U.S. $12 Million
The African Development Bank Group has approved the immediate release of 7.71 million Units of Account (UA*), about US$ 12 million to Kenya to help the country tackle growing food… Read more »
October 08, 2008
Djibouti: U.S.$ 33 Million Approved for Ethiopia-Djibouti Power Interconnections Project
Prospects for the completion of the Ethiopia-Djibouti power interconnection became a reality on Wednesday in Tunis, where the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund,… Read more »
Sierra Leone: AfDB Group Approves U.S.$ 16 Million Supplementary Loan for Bumbuna Hydroelectric Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, on Wednesday in Tunis approved a loan of 10.30… Read more »
October 07, 2008
Africa: African Water Facility Workshop on AWF-Financed Projects in Francophone Africa
Forty project managers from the Bank Groups French-speaking Regional Member Countries (RMCs) met on Monday, October 6, 2008, in Tunis for a project implementation review workshop… Read more »
Africa: Nominees for the African Banker Awards 2008
The African Development Bank is delighted to announce its participation as a partner of the African Banker Awards 2008. This prestigious event will take place on 10 October 2008 at… Read more »
Africa: Seoul to Host Third Africa-Korea Economic Cooperation Conference
The Korean Strategy and Finance Ministry and the Import-Export Bank of Korea, in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) will, from 28-31 October in Seoul, organize… Read more »
September 25, 2008
Africa: AfDB Hosts Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on Governance-Ensuring Harmonization, Delivering Value
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Thursday in Tunis organized a multi-stakeholder Roundtable on "Governance Assessment: Ensuring Harmonization, Delivering Value". The… Read more »
September 24, 2008
Africa: AfDB Group Board Approves Over U.S. $187 Million for Five African Countries
The governments and businesses in five African Countries - Djibouti, Nigeria, Zambia, Mali and Malawi - will benefit from a combined multi-purpose funding of US$ 187 million… Read more »
September 23, 2008
Africa: Transparency International Chief Underscores Imperative of Good Governance for Development and Poverty Reduction
Transparency International Chief Enlists Support for Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative- (Says Bottom 3.5 billion Global Population Live in Resource-Rich Countries) Read more »
September 22, 2008
Africa: Transparency International Chief Enlists Support for Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Transparency International's Advisory Committee Chair, Peter Eigen, began a two-day visit to the AfDB on Monday in Tunis where called for increased support to the Extractive… Read more »
September 17, 2008
Togo: Bank Group Participates in Donor Round-Table on Togo
A Bank Group delegation led by Operations Director, Janvier Litsé, will participate in a donor round-table on Togo scheduled to take place in Brussels from September 18-19,… Read more »
Ghana: AfDB Group Approves U.S. $141.3 Million Budget Support Loan to Ghana
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessionary window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a loan of 90 million Units of… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda to Improve Community Agricultural Infrastructure With U.S. $ 70.64 Million Loan
Uganda will receive 45 million Units of Account (UA*), or 'US$ 70.64 million loan to finance its second Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme ((CAIIP-II),… Read more »
Africa: Transparency International Chief Visits AfDB
At the invitation of the Bank Group's Governance Department and the Chief Economist's office, Transparency International's Advisory Committee Chair, Peter Eigen, is scheduled to… Read more »
September 16, 2008
Africa: AfDB President Welcomes the Agreement in Zimbabwe
The President of the African Development Bank Donald Kaberuka has welcomed the conclusion of the Agreement in Zimbabwe. Read more »
Africa: AHRMIO Holds Annual Conference in Tunis
The 2008 Annual Conference of the Association for Human Resources Management in International Organizations (AHRMIO) begins at the Renaissance Regency Hotel on Tuesday in Tunis,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and ICGLR Sign Trust Instrument
The Bank Group and the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on Wednesday, September 10, 2008, signed a trust instrument for the administration and management… Read more »
September 12, 2008
Southern Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 320 Million in Lines of Credit to Standard Bank and Nedbank of South Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Thursday in Tunis, two lines of credit totaling US$ 320 million to Standard Bank of South Africa (SBSA)… Read more »
Africa: The Bank and Literacy Promotion in Africa
To support its activities in promoting literacy in line with the UN 2003-2012 Literacy Decade, the African Development Bank developed a strategy to guide its interventions in the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Japan Exchange Notes and Sign Loan Agreement
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan on Thursday, 11 September 2008 in Tunis, signed a bilateral Exchange of Notes for a loan to the AfDB of JPY 32.1… Read more »
September 10, 2008
Africa: Coordination of Statistical Activities in Africa and at the Global Level
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) will be hosting, from 9-12 September, 2008 at Sheraton Hotel in Tunis, a series of statistical meetings. Read more »
