News & Events

05/12/2012 - L’institut africain de développement (EADI) a lancé, en étroite collaboration avec OITC, l’atelier régional sur le gouvernement électronique pour les pays de la SADC à Maseru, Lesotho, du 21 au 23 novembre 2012. Cet atelier est la suite du premier organisé pour les pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, à Bamako, Mali, les 6 et 8 décembre 2011. L’objectif principal était de permettre aux pays membres de la SADC; à la République de Corée ; aux organisations économiques régionales et aux agences spécialisées, d’échanger et de partager leurs expériences et d’explorer de nouvelles voies de développement en matière de politiques et pratiques de gouvernement électronique.

Categories: Lesotho

24/10/2012 - The African Development Bank is organizing a Multi-Stakeholder Consultation Meeting on its draft Human Capital Development Strategy (2013-2017) in Pretoria, South Africa on 22 and 23 October 2012. Around 100 participants are expected from 12 Southern African countries: Botswana, Lesotho , Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Nigeria.

Categories: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Mauritius, Nigeria, Human and Social Development, Health

10/07/2012 - Many African countries are facing increasing demands for health financing with fewer limited resources available and dwindling donor financing. This disconnect compels African countries to come up with innovating financing mechanisms to achieve Millennium Development Goals.

Categories: Lesotho, Health, Human and Social Development

27/06/2011 - The Southern Africa region loomed large on the Bank’s operational radar in 2009, when loan and grant approvals to the countries climbed to USD 5.44 billion (UA 3.40 billion), from USD 769.44 million (UA 475.9 million) the previous year; representing over 600 percent increase. The numbers were propelled by two budget support loans amounting to USD 2.42 billion (UA1.51 billion) approved for Botswana and Mauritius, to help mitigate the impact of the global economic and financial crisis in these countries.

Categories: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Regional Integration

06/04/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) today approved the 2011-2012 Regional Integration Strategy Paper for Southern Africa. Regional integration is one of the organisation’s priorities, , as reflected in its 2008-2011 Medium-Term Strategy, its Strategic and Operational Framework for Regional Operations and the its 2009-2012 Regional Integration Strategy.

Categories: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Transport, Information & Communication Technology, Regional Integration, Energy & Power

15/03/2011 - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka has affirmed his institution’s strong commitment to enhancing regional integration and growth in Southern Africa. Addressing the media close to the end of a six-day official visit to the region, Dr. Kaberuka said the AfDB had done well in terms of the volume of its support to South Africa and the broader SADC region but still had to do more in view of the challenges that still abound.

Categories: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Regional Integration

04/02/2009 - Efforts by the Lesotho government to improve electricity supply in the country received support from the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group which, on Wednesday in Tunis, approved a combined loan and a grant of 11 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 16.4 million, to finance the country’s Electricity Supply Project.

Categories: Lesotho, Energy & Power

18/08/2006 - The AfDB has committed over 6 billion maloti, equivalent to US$I billion, to the SADC region for the development of roads, telecommunications and energy facilities in the region.

Categories: Lesotho

16/05/2005 - Abuja, 16 May 2005 – On the fringes of the ADB Group Annual Meetings 2005 in Nigeria, the Acting Vice President for the North, South and East operations of the ADB Group, Mrs. Zeinab El Bakri signed today in Abuja a grant agreement of 790,000 Units of Account (UA*), the equivalent of US$1.2 million, with the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Timothy T. Thahane, to finance the Institutional Support to the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport Project.

Categories: Lesotho, Economic & Financial Governance