News & Events
02/05/2012 - Traditional fishing in Madagascar is practiced at national level by around 59,000 fishermen mainly along the coast and within coral reefs, especially in the south-western province of Tulear. The radius of action of fishing canoes is below 10 km.
Categories: Madagascar, Agriculture & Agro-industries
20/04/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the second call for proposals under the Migration and Development Fund (MDF). This second call for proposals, open from 15 April to 31 May 2012, is targeting project sponsors in Central Africa and the Indian Ocean.
Categories: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Madagascar, Burundi, São Tomé & Príncipe, Angola, Comoros, Mauritius, Migration and Development Initiative
07/12/2011 - Africa as a continent suffers a huge lack of power. Most people in sub-Saharan Africa have little or no access to affordable, easily-available electricity. Even a developed country like South Africa is plagued by power cuts.
Categories: South Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, Climate Change, Energy & Power
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, President's Corner
07/09/2009 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), on Friday September 4, 2009 in Tunis concluded bi-lateral consultations aimed at strengthening collaboration between the two institutions.
Categories: Seychelles, Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar
19/06/2009 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Madagascar field office and the Malagasy government on Tuesday, 16 June, 2009 in Antananarivo, signed a grant agreement of US$ 1 million as emergency humanitarian aid for victims of the floods caused by cyclone Fanele.
Categories: Madagascar
02/06/2009 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Tuesday, June 2, 2008, approved an emergency humanitarian aid grant of US$1 million to finance repair work on the Bas Mangoky irrigated perimeter levee in Madagascar.
Categories: Madagascar
04/11/2008 - CRMU in collaboration with the African Development Bank Integrity and Anti-Corruption Division (IACD) and the Bank’s Field Office in Madagascar co-organized a series of national seminars targeting government officials, civil society and the Bank staff in the country.
Categories: Madagascar
