News & Events
06/04/2012 - On 3rd April 2012, the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) country office in Malawi held a consultative meeting with stakeholders drawn from several sectors in Malawi on the Bank’s long term strategy 2013-2022. The meeting was co-chaired by Andrew Mwaba, resident representative, AfDB and Efrem Chilima, deputy director, ministry of finance and development planning.
Categories: Malawi
10/02/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved funding of USD 41 million to improve the employment prospects of graduates and students in Malawi through training and skills 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
31/03/2011 - The Oversight Committee of the Governance Trust Fund met for the first time this week. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Kamal El Kheshen, Vice President for Sector Operations, and took place at the AfDB’s Temporary Relocation Agency in Tunis.
Categories: Tunisia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Mauritania, Malawi, Sudan, Ethiopia, Sector Operations, Board of Directors
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
- From: 13/01/2011
- To: 14/01/2011
- Location: Lilongwe, Malawi
La première réunion régionale d’experts anti-corruption de l’Initiative Banque africaine de développement (BAD)/Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) en faveur de la lutte contre la corruption et de l’intégrité dans les affaires en Afrique, se tiendra les 13-14 janvier 2011, à Lilongwe, au Malawi.
Categories: Malawi, Sector Operations
29/09/2010 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on Monday, 27 September 2010 in Tunis, a UA 63.369-million* (USD 95.6 million) loan to fund the Nacala Corridor Phase II Road project (NCRP) in Zambia
Categories: Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Infrastructure, Regional Integration
- Date: 22/07/2010
- Location: Lilongwe, Malawi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) launched the 2010 edition of the Africa Economic Outlook (AEO) on 22 July, 2010 in Lilongwe, Malawi. The event was organised to share key findings of the report and provide policy makers, the private sector, academia and the civil society the opportunity to discuss their implications for Malawi.
Categories: Malawi
04/06/2010 - On 25 May 2010, the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved an African Water Facility (AWF) grant of 3.549 million Euros to the Governments of Malawi and the United Republic of Tanzania to finance the detailed design and implementation of the Songwe River Basin Development Programme (SRBDP).
Categories: Malawi, Tanzania, Water Supply & Sanitation, African Water Facility
