News & Events
26/05/2010 - La plupart des pays africains affichent un taux d’accès aux services TIC extrêmement faible indique le Rapport sur les perspectives économiques de l’Afrique (PEA) 2010 publié le 24 mai 2010 à Abidjan, dans le cadre des Assemblées annuelles des Assemblées annuelles de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD).
Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Infrastructure, Information & Communication Technology
25/05/2010 - Le président de Microsoft Afrique, Modibo Diarra, a expliqué en marge des Assemblées annuelles de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) qui se tiennent à Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire les 27 et 28 mai, les relations stratégiques que son institution et le Groupe de la Banque entretiennent pour bâtir une Afrique nouvelle.
Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Information & Communication Technology
25/05/2010 - Le responsable de l’initiative de croissance économique et le développement de l’Afrique, une organisation basée aux USA, M. Mwangi S. Kimenyi a expliqué lundi 24 mai 2010 au cours d’un atelier consacré au Consortium africain pour la recherche économique, dans le cadre des Assemblées annuelles de la BAD à Abidjan, que le système de banque via la téléphonie mobile au Kenya représente 25% du PIB’’.
Categories: Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, Information & Communication Technology
20/05/2010 - The celebration of the final splice of the Main One submarine cable, a project financed in part by the African Development Bank (AfDB) through its private sector window, was held on Wednesday, 19 May 2010 at the Tema Port in Ghana. This landing marks the successful completion of phase one of this project.
Categories: Ghana, Nigeria, Private Sector Development, Information & Communication Technology
03/02/2010 - The 14th ordinary Assembly of the African Union’s Heads of State, held from 31 January to 2 February 2010 in Addis Ababa, called for a resolution to mobilize additional financial resources for the African Development Bank. In a decision taken in the framework of a plan of action to revive the African economy, the Heads of State and of Government made a strong call in favour of the sixth General Capital Increase for the Bank, and for the 12th replenishment of concessional resources for the African Development Fund (ADF 12).
Categories: Ethiopia, Information & Communication Technology, Capital Increase, President's Corner
01/02/2010 - Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Saturday, January 31, 2010, delivered a statement that focused on Information and communication technologies (ICTs) on the first day of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where ICTs constitute the theme of the 14th Ordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government.
Categories: Ethiopia, Information & Communication Technology, President's Corner
- From: 31/01/2010
- To: 02/02/2010
- Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
In Africa, they have incontestably changed thinking on development policy. On the continent, many countries have relied on these technologies in their development efforts. Similarly, the 14th Ordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government scheduled to take place in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, from 31 January to 2 February, 2010, will be held on the theme: “Information and Communication Technologies in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Development.” The AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, will attend the summit.
Categories: Ethiopia, Information & Communication Technology, President's Corner
30/09/2009 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Main One Cable Company signed a loan agreement of USD 61 million towards the development of a submarine fiber optic cable connection along the West African coast. With this investment, the Bank has further expanded its wide support for African ICT projects following investments in the East African “EaSSy” submarine cable and the two satellites Rascom and New Dawn
Categories: Private Sector Development, Information & Communication Technology
07/09/2009 - he Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a US$ 30 million loan to finance the Helios Shared Telecom Infrastructure Project in Nigeria.
Categories: Nigeria, Information & Communication Technology
12/03/2009 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday in Tunis approved a loan of US$ 25 million for the New Dawn Satellite Project.
Categories: Mauritius, South Africa, Information & Communication Technology
