July 17, 2008
Mauritania: AfDB Approves U.S. $ 8 Million for Mauritania's Trade & Industry Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved under the private sector window a US$ 8 million line of credit to Mauritania's Trade and Industry Bank (BCI). Read more »
Mauritania: AfDB Approves U.S. $ 5 Million Line of Credit to Mauritania Leasing
The AfDB Group approved under its private sector window a US$ 5 million line of credit (LOC) for Mauritania Leasing (ML), a limited liability company incorporated in May 1998. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves a Private Sector Investment of U.S. $ 25 Million Equity
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a US$ 25 million equity investment in the Rising Africa Infrastructure Fund (RAIF or the Fund), which will… Read more »
July 15, 2008
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $ 24.5 Million for Onchocerciasis Control Program in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the soft loan window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, in Tunis on Tuesday approved a grant of 15 million… Read more »
July 09, 2008
West Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $ 23 Million Grant for West African Monetary Zone Payment System Development Project
Efforts by the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) to promote the creation of a single currency in the sub-region by standardizing the payment systems in The Gambia, Guinea and… Read more »
July 03, 2008
Africa: Prince of Orange Calls for Urgent Actions in Africa's Water And Sanitation Sector
Prince Willem-Alexander of Orange, Netherlands, early this week called on African leaders to take urgent actions to speed up efforts in the water and sanitation sector on the… Read more »
July 02, 2008
Africa: Malawi - AfDB Approves US $ 47 Million for National Water Development Programme
Efforts by Malawi to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction received a boost on Wednesday in Tunis, where the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank… Read more »
Africa: Bank Group Holds Workshop On Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
The African Development Bank Group has finalized arrangements with the Canadian 'International Development Research Centre IDRC' (www.idrc.ca/ccaa) through its Climate Change… Read more »
July 01, 2008
Africa: Bank Group President And French Economy, Industry And Employment Minister Discuss Food Security
French Economy, Industry and Employment Minister, Christine Lagarde, on June 27, 2007, received the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka. Read more »
Africa: Bank Group And Partners Hold Consultative Meeting
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group recently hosted the first trilateral consultative meeting with the European Commission (EC) and the World Bank in order to enhance… Read more »
Africa: MDGs - The AfDB Sets Example in Water and Sanitation Sector
Africa may not reach the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on water and sanitation, says a report by the United Nations System presented to the African Union Summit which opened on… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Mobilizes Development Partners for Africa's Water and Sanitation Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Monday, June 30, 2008, said that «the AfDB looks forward to efficiently contributing to efforts aimed… Read more »
June 27, 2008
Morocco: AfDB and Morocco Sign 66 Million Euros Budget Support Loan Agreement
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Kingdom of Morocco have signed a € 66 million loan agreement to finance the third phase of the country's Public Administration… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Presents Poverty Reduction Strategy to Donors
An African Development Bank (AfDB) Group delegation, led by its vice president, Joseph Eichenberger, last week participated in the 2008 Liberia Poverty Reduction Forum hosted by… Read more »
June 25, 2008
Africa: Conference on Revitalizing African Agriculture Opens in Tunis
A two-day conference on revitalizing African agriculture opened on Wednesday in Tunis with policymakers and agriculture experts from the Bank's regional member countries and… Read more »
Uganda: AfDB and World Bank Mission Discuss Agricultural Sector Support Operations for Uganda
Field office staff of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in Uganda recently held a meeting with a World Bank mission to exchange ideas on the proposed agricultural… Read more »
Africa: Morocco - AfDB Approves 66 Million Euros for Public Administration Support Programme
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will support the third phase of Morocco's Public Administration Reform Support Programme (PARAP III) with a € 66 million loan… Read more »
June 24, 2008
Africa: AfDB and OECD Organize 8th International Forum on African Perspectives
The Eighth International Forum on African Perspectives jointly Organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development… Read more »
June 20, 2008
Kenya: AfDB Approves US $ 500,000 Post-Conflict Emergency Relief for Kenya
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of US$ 500,000.0 million from its Special Relief Fund (SRF) to finance emergency relief… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Conference on African Agriculture, Global Food Crisis
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to host an international conference on the revitalization of African agriculture in the face of the global food from 25 - 26 June in Tunis,… Read more »
Nigeria: AfDB Approves US $ 85 Million for Lekki Toll Road Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday in Tunis approved a senior loan of up to US$ 85 million to help finance the upgrade/rehabilitation… Read more »
Senegal: Bank Group - FAO Working Sessions on Food Security
Officials of the Bank Group’s field office in Senegal on Wednesday in Dakar received an FAO delegation comprising its Senegal Resident Representative, Amadou Ouattara, and… Read more »
June 19, 2008
Central Africa: Congo Basin Forest Fund Launch in London - UK and Norway Commit U.S. $ 216 Million
The Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF), a multi-donor facility established to take action to protect the forests in the Congo Basin region, was launched in London on Tuesday by Prime… Read more »
June 17, 2008
Africa: Interview With Mark Tomlinson-the African Development Bank and World Bank Focus on Improving Regional Integration
"The track record of what African Development Bank and World Bank have achieved over the last several years shows that our partnership with Africa on the regional agenda is… Read more »
Uganda: Bank Group and FAO Discuss Rising Food Prices
FAO's Assistant Representative in Uganda, Charles Owach, on June 13, 2008, held a meeting with officials of the Bank Group's field office in Uganda to exchanges ideas on rising… Read more »
