News & Events
13/03/2013 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched Open Data Platforms for the following 20 African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Republic of Congo, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Categories: Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Senegal, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi, Namibia, Ghana, South Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Economic & Financial Governance
20/12/2012 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved two AFD financial support loans and grants amounting USD 76,5 million to the Ghana – Rural Enterprises Programme III (REPIII).
Categories: Ghana, Economic & Financial Governance
10/12/2012 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is pleased to announce the 3rd call for proposals of the Migration and Development Fund (MDF). Award amounts will range from 350,000 EUR to 500,000 EUR per project.
Categories: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Migration and Development Initiative
19/11/2012 - At meetings of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) in Istanbul, Burkina Faso and Ghana received endorsement of their far-reaching plans for sustainably managing their forest sectors as part of their goals for climate-resilient economic development. The endorsements came from the Forest Investment Program (FIP), one of the four programs of the US $7.2 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF), with support of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other partners including the World Bank Group.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Turkey, Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Environment
07/11/2012 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is pleased to announce the 2nd call for proposals of the Microfinance Capacity Building Fund (“MCBF”). Award amounts will range from US $200,000 to US $500,000 per project, depending on the activity, and will be given to approximately 6-8 awardees.
Categories: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cape Verde, Private Sector Development, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Economic & Financial Governance
06/09/2012 - Representatives from the Industries and Services division of AfDB’s Private Sector Operations Department (OPSM.2) participated in the Rubber Plant & Palm Oil Africa conference from September 4-7 in Accra, Ghana.
Categories: Ghana, Private Sector Development, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Environment
23/07/2012 - The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Ombudsman, Amabel Orraca Ndiaye, visited the AfDB’s Ghana Field office (GHFO) from 11 to 13 July, 2012 as part of an annual outreach and sensitization program of the Office of the Ombudsman. The objectives of the visit were to sensitize staff on resolving work place grievances using the resources available within the AfDB, and to make staff aware of their role in creating a more respectful and productive work environment.
Categories: Ghana
06/07/2012 - « Notre continent, l’Afrique, est la dernière frontière du développement dans le monde » a déclaré, vendredi à Tunis, l’ancien président du Ghana John A. Kufuor, hôte du 18e séminaire du cycle des éminents conférenciers de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD). M. Kufuor qui s’exprimait sur les « défis et opportunités du renforcement des capacités dans le domaine de l’entreprenariat en Afrique », a estimé que la Banque devrait à cet égard déployer des ressources, diversifier ses produits pour aider l’Afrique à surmonter les obstacles à son développement.
21/06/2012 - The African Development Bank Group’s Board on Wednesday, approved a loan and a grant totaling USD 108 million (about UA 70 million) from African Development Fund concessionary resources to finance an industrial skills development project in Ghana.
Categories: Ghana, Infrastructure
08/05/2012 - An example from Ghana. The Rural Enterprise Project (REP) aims at alleviating poverty, slowing rural-urban drift, contributing to the creation of sustainable jobs. The project also aims at addressing the low level of technology and productivity, low income and un-competitiveness in production, processing and distribution in agriculture. REP aims at addressing this deficiency through transfer of technology, thereby improving the low level of technology and productivity, as well as aiding in improving the low income levels of beneficiaries.
Categories: Ghana, Human and Social Development, Youth
