October 08, 2008
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 »
Africa: Fitch Affirms African Development Bank Group's 'AAA'/'F1+' Rating
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's ratings at Long-term Issuer Default (IDR) 'AAA' with a Stable Outlook and Short-term IDR 'F1+'. Read more »
September 05, 2008
Africa: Accra High Level Forum Adopts Agenda to Improve Efficiency of Development Assistance
The Three-day High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness ended on Thursday in the Ghanaian capital with the adoption of an 8-page document titled, "Accra Action Agenda to Improve the… Read more »
September 04, 2008
Africa: President Kufuor Calls for Aid to End Aid Dependency
Ghanaian President, John Kufuor, has called on developing and developed countries to deploy and manage development assistance to enable poor countries exit from aid dependency. Read more »
Madagascar: AfDB finances 1,250 Boreholes
Within the framework of the Bank’s Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI), the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has provided UA 51 million to help… Read more »
Niger: Governor Expresses Gratitude to Bank Group for Zinder Region Agricultural Development Project
The Zinder Region Governor, Yahaya Yandaka, recently handed over an official document containing testimonies of satisfaction to the AfDB Director of Operations West 1, Janvier… Read more »
August 28, 2008
Africa: The International Conference on Taxation, State Building and Capacity Development in Africa Opens in Pretoria
African Development Bank Group Group (AfDB)' President, Donald Kaberuka, emphasized the importance of domestic revenues for Africa's development during a keynote speech at the… Read more »
