News & Events

14/05/2013 - The African Development Fund (ADF) of the African Development Bank Group held on 14 May in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire a seminar to present ADF operational priorities.

Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone

02/05/2013 - As part of the project being implemented by the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) to strengthen the legal capacity of the Direction de l’Appui au Secteur Privé (DASP) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Senegal, and more particularly its Division of Public-Private Partnerships, the ALSF provided support on April 22-26, 2013 in Dakar, Senegal in the organization of a training seminar for government and quasi-governmental employees involved in the process of public procurement.

Categories: Senegal, African Legal Support Facility

13/03/2013 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched Open Data Platforms for the following 20 African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Republic of Congo, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Categories: Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Senegal, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi, Namibia, Ghana, South Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Economic & Financial Governance

18/02/2013 - The African Development Fund (ADF) was created in 1972 to accompany the least fortunate African economies on the road to social and economic progress. At the time it is celebrating its 40th anniversary, this African Development Bank group (AfDB)’s window for grants and concessional loans can be proud of its several decades of achievements and numerous results to showcase its contribution to improving the lives of Africans.

Categories: Tanzania, Senegal, Cape Verde, Mali, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Infrastructure, Economic & Financial Governance, Energy & Power, Education, Health

11/02/2013 - Le ministre sénégalais de l’Hydraulique et de l’Assainissement, Oumar Guèye, était en visite de travail le 6 février à la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) à Tunis, où il a rencontré le Président, Donald Kaberuka. Kaberuka et son hôte ont évoqué les modalités de financement pour 2014 du projet sectoriel d’eau et d’assainissement au Sénégal. D’un montant de 40 millions d’Unités de compte, soit environ 46 milliards de FCFA, ce projet s’inscrit dans le cadre du Fonds de l’Initiative pour l’approvisionnement en eau et assainissement.

Categories: Senegal, Tunisia, Water Supply & Sanitation

11/12/2012 - Representatives from governments, parliaments, CSOs, private sector; youth, and NGOs from the Central, West and North Africa are gathering on December 10-11, 2012 in Dakar, Senegal, to discuss top priorities to be included in the global development agenda beyond 2015, which will be debated at the UN General Assembly in September 2013.

Categories: Senegal, Human Capital Development, Youth, Education, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

10/12/2012 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is pleased to announce the 3rd call for proposals of the Migration and Development Fund (MDF). Award amounts will range from 350,000 EUR to 500,000 EUR per project.

Categories: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Migration and Development Initiative

19/11/2012 - The Government of Senegal hosted the West Africa Regional Conference on Youth Employment on Saturday, November 10 in Dakar. The one-day conference, co-organized by the African Development Bank and the OECD Development Centre, brought together West African Ministers, youth organizations, civil society and the private sector.

Categories: Senegal, Youth, Human Capital Development

07/11/2012 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is pleased to announce the 2nd call for proposals of the Microfinance Capacity Building Fund (“MCBF”). Award amounts will range from US $200,000 to US $500,000 per project, depending on the activity, and will be given to approximately 6-8 awardees.

Categories: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cape Verde, Private Sector Development, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Economic & Financial Governance