News & Events
23/04/2012 - Zambia hosted the annual pilot countries meeting of the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) on 12 to 13 March 2012. Teams from Mozambique, Niger and Zambia joined counterparts from around the world in Livingstone, Zambia, to share lessons learned and best practices in developing strategic plans for climate resilience
Categories: Zambia, Mozambique, Niger, Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds (CIF)
28/03/2012 - Aquatic plant proliferation is an environmental scourge. These weeds invade waterways and irrigation channels, impeding their economic operation. Fishermen have suffered rising costs, and farmers have to spend more time cleaning their irrigation canals, resulting in lost production and productivity.
Categories: Benin, Niger, Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Climate Change, Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev-Africa) Initiative, Agriculture & Agro-industries
23/02/2012 - On 12 an 13 March 2012, representatives from Mozambique, Niger and Zambia will be in Livingstone, Zambia, to attend the fifth meeting of pilot countries and regions participating in the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR), a program of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF). As implementing agent of the CIF, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will also attend.
Categories: Mozambique, Zambia, Niger, Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds (CIF)
16/02/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of €11.7 million euros (FCFA 7.7 billion) to Niger from the African Development Fund, its concessional or ‘soft loan’ arm, to finance better governance and boost inclusive economic growth in the country.
Categories: Niger, Economic & Financial Governance, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
23/11/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 16 November a €5 million equity investment in a private equity fund which will invest in key sectors with regional expansion potential in French-speaking West Africa.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Information & Communication Technology, Infrastructure, Private Sector Development
23/11/2011 - At its 41st Council Meeting held in Washington, D.C. on 9 and10 November 2011, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved a grant of USD 20.5 million for the Lake Chad Basin Regional Program for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Energy Efficiency.
Categories: Central African Republic, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Climate Change, Global Environment Facility (GEF), Energy & Power, Climate Investment Funds (CIF)
22/09/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on 20 September 2011 in Tunis approved loans and grants amounting to 160 million Units of Account* (USD 257.6 million) to finance public sector growth support as well as water and sanitation projects in Burkina Faso, Mozambique, and Niger.
Categories: Niger, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Water Supply & Sanitation, Human and Social Development
16/03/2011 - A delegation comprising three Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will undertake a consultation mission to Niger from 17-21 March 2011, as part of the Bank’s Executive Directors’ study tours to Regional Member Countries (RMCs).
Categories: Niger, Board of Directors
22/12/2010 - Le Groupe de la Banque Africaine de développement (BAD) et le gouvernement du Niger ont signé le mercredi 22 décembre 2010 à Tunis, des protocoles d’accords de dons et de prêts. Les accords de don du Fonds africain de développement (FAD), de 4,03 millions d'unités de compte*, et de prêt de 23,97 millions d’unités de compte, sont destinés au financement du programme d’appui à la stratégie de développement accéléré et de réduction de la pauvreté (PASDRP-1) au Niger. Ceux concernant le don du FAD, soit 17,63 millions d'unités de compte, et de prêt, soit 7,87 millions d’unités de compte, sont destinés au financement du projet d’appui au développement de la formation et de l’enseignement professionnels et techniques pour le pays (PADFPT).
20/12/2010 - Le Conseil d’administration du Fonds africain de Développement (FAD), du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement, a accordé lundi 6 décembre 2010 à Tunis, un prêt de plus de 28 millions d’euros et un don de plus de 4,5 millions d’euros au Niger, pour financer le Programme d’appui à la stratégie de développement accéléré et de réduction de la pauvreté du Niger (PASDRP I).
Categories: Niger, Poverty Reduction
