Loans & Grants

02/03/2012 - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved an equity investment of USD 50 million into the Carlyle Sub Saharan Africa Fund on 22February. This fund is the first investment vehicle that the US-based private equity firm The Carlyle Group has raised to pursue its geographical expansion into sub-Saharan Africa.

Categories: Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique, Mauritius, Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Private Sector Development

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

04/11/2009 - Executive directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved near to USD 441 million in three loans for the implementation of projects in Botswana, Nigeria and Cape Verde, at their regular weekly session on Wednesday, 28 October 2009, in Tunis.

Categories: Nigeria, Botswana, Cape Verde, Energy & Power

30/10/2009 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors on Wednesday, 28 0ctober 2009 in Tunis, approved a loan of € 153 million to the Government of Botswana, to finance specific components of the Morupule B power station and associated transmission infrastructure.

Categories: Botswana, Energy & Power

02/06/2009 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a loan of 1.5 billion US$ for Botswana, one of the best managed economies in Africa. The loan falls within the framework of the recently approved strategy by the Bank to provide support to member countries affected by the financial crisis and is the largest such facility ever granted by the Bank.

Categories: Botswana, Private Sector Development, Poverty Reduction, Financial Crisis