February 14, 2008
Africa: Bank Group Participates in Discussions on Greenbelt
The Bank Group participated in a two-day meeting of experts and the ministerial conference on the great greenbelt and the inland basin project, which took place from February… Read more »
Africa: Interview with IFAD President, Lennart Båge
"Poor rural people can be part of the solution. But they need secure access to land and water, as well as to financial resources and agricultural technologies and services.… Read more »
February 13, 2008
Africa: AfDB-IFAD - 30 Years of Abiding Partnership Against Rural Poverty
The 30th Anniversary Session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) got underway on Wednesday in Rome, where many partners and… Read more »
February 12, 2008
Africa: AfDB-IFAD to Revive Partnership: President Kaberuka to Deliver Keynote Address at IFAD Governing Council Meeting
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, will participate in the 31st Session of the International Fund for Agriculture Development's (IFAD)… Read more »
Africa: Interview With Mozambique's Planning and Development Minister, Aiuba Cuereneia
"The Mozambican government is strongly committed to hosting the 2008 Annual Meetings of the Bank Group. The government, private sector players and the civil society are… Read more »
February 08, 2008
Africa: Mozambique Ready to Host AfDB Annual Meetings
The Mozambican government is strongly committed to hosting the 2008 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group scheduled to take place in Maputo from 14 to 15 May… Read more »
February 07, 2008
Africa: Investing in Africa's Future: the AfDB in the 21st century
"We believe the ADB can, and must become the premier development institution in Africa, providing a strong voice for- and within- Africa, so that Africans can take their… Read more »
February 05, 2008
Africa: AfDB Receives NOK 45 Million to Support NEPAD- IPPF Programs
The Norwegian Government has committed NOK 45 million to the NEPAD, Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) covering the period, 2007-2009. According to a… Read more »
Africa: President Donald Kaberuka On Visit to Djibouti
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, paid an official visit from 3-4 February 2008. He was received in audience by Djibouti's President, Omar… Read more »
February 01, 2008
Africa: 10th Summit of the African Union-President Kaberuka Raises Kenya Crisis with President Mwai Kibaki
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, held a series of meetings with several African Heads of State on the sidelines of the 10th Summit of… Read more »
Africa: Increasing Awareness of the Strategic Importance of Water for Africa's Development
Key Facts Concerning Water in Africa Read more »
January 31, 2008
Africa: AfDB Participates in Launch of District Health Services Project in Sierra Leone
The Bank Group on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, in Freetown participated in the launch of the Strengthening District Health Services Project which aims at improving access to… Read more »
Africa: On the Sidelines of the 10th African Union Summit-Water at the Heart of Africa's Development, AfDB President
The African Development Bank Group is a leader in the continent's water and sanitation sector Read more »
January 30, 2008
Africa: AfDB Offers Financial Assistance to the West African Development Bank (BOAD)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday in Tunis, a capital subscription of Euro 3.05 million and a Line of Credit (LOC) of Euro 40… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Microfinance Institutions in DRC-Approval of U.S.$1.1 Million Equity Investment in Advans Bank Congo
Micro-enterprises and SMEs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will benefit from an equity investment of US$ 1.1 million in Advans Bank of Congo (ABC) and a technical… Read more »
January 25, 2008
Africa: Bank Group Participates in Roundtable on African Infrastructure
Bank Group Participates in Roundtable on African Infrastructure African infrastructure ministers met on Thursday in Saly-Portudal, Senegal within the framework of the "NEPAD's… Read more »
Africa: Bank Group and SIDA Experts Discuss the Development of Organic Agriculture Programme in Uganda
Officials of the Bank Group's field office in Uganda (UGFO) on Thursday in Kampala received a Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) mission that called on the Bank… Read more »
Africa: Environmental Management Training for Financial Intermediaries
The African Development Bank & Zenith join forces to create "Green Africa" Read more »
January 24, 2008
Africa: AfDB and Niger River Basin Officials Meet
A Niger Basin Commission delegation, led by Niger's Minister of Water, Aminou Tassiou, is currently at the Bank to discuss the development of the Niger basin. The two-day meeting… Read more »
Africa: Ghana - AfDB Approves U.S.$16 Million Private Sector Loan to Finance Kempinski Accra Hotel
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday in Tunis, a loan of US$ 16 million to finance the construction of Kempinski Accra Hotel in… Read more »
January 23, 2008
Africa: Senegalese President Inaugurates Bank-Funded Project
Senegalese President, Abdoulaye Wade, on Tuesday in Sangalkam, Senegal, inaugurated a CFAF 45 billion Kounoune power plant financed by the Bank Group and other development partners… Read more »
Africa: MDBs Meet On Climate Investment Facility
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) met in Washington DC from January 17-18 to discuss the establishment of a Climate… Read more »
January 22, 2008
Africa: AfDB Should Be Africa's Premier Development Institution - Panel Report
Given the huge development challenges it faces, Africa, more than any other region, needs a premier continental development bank, an Independent High Level Panel on the Bank Group… Read more »
Africa: Tunis - Bank Group Holds Stakeholders' Annual Consultative Meeting On Corporate Governance
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's annual consultative meeting of stakeholders on corporate governance took place on Tuesday in Tunis. Opened by the Bank Group's Vice… Read more »
January 16, 2008
North Africa: ADB Group Private Sector First Private Equity Investment in the Maghreb Region
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (ADB) approved an equity investment of EUR 20 million in the Maghreb Private Equity Fund 2 (MPEF-2). As one of the lead… Read more »
