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 »
Africa: Independent High-Level Panel Report on the AfDB in the 21st Century to be Launched in Tunis
"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 »
January 14, 2008
Africa: AfDB Hosts International Conference on the Sustainable Management of Congo Basin Forest Ecosystems Financing Mechanisms
During the 2nd Summit Meeting of Heads of State of Central African States on Conservation and Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems held in Brazzaville, Congo, from February… Read more »
December 18, 2007
Africa: AFDB Approves a Total of U.S. $406.29 Million in Loans and Grants to 4 African Countries
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Monday in Tunis approved a total loan and grant package of USD 406.29 million for development projects and programs in four of the… Read more »
December 15, 2007
Africa: Interview with AFDB Treasurer, Pierre Van Peteghem
"The bond issued now in South Africa ... is a significant step forward for the Bank's local currency initiative and will hopefully boost our efforts in other domestic markets… Read more »
December 13, 2007
Africa: Record Level of Support for the African Development Fund (ADF)
Representatives from donor countries agreed today to a record level of support for the African Development Fund (ADF), the soft window of the African Development Bank. Over the… Read more »
December 11, 2007
Africa: UK Urges International Community to Increase Aid to Africa
UK Minister for International Development, Shriti Vadera, on December 10, 2007, addressed the ADF-11 replenishment meeting in London. Following on from the UK decision to double… Read more »
