News & Events
19/12/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved, on 16 December, funding of USD 107.4 million for the construction of the Trans-Gambia Bridge and Cross Border Improvement Project. The financing package, which is being extended through the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank Group’s concessionary lending window, comprises an outright grant of USD 102.3 million and ADF concessionary resources of USD 5.1 million.
Categories: Gambia, Infrastructure, Transport, President's Corner
28/09/2011 - Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a, ce jour, à Tunis approuvé un prêt de 230 millions d’Unités de Compte (MUC) soit 370,3 millions de dollars EU, pour financer la deuxième phase du Programme Routier(PR2) au Gabon.
19/09/2011 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Tunisian government, on 19 September 2011, signed two loan agreements totaling 340 million dinars. Both loans will finances projects/programs in conformity with Tunisia’s new focus on inclusive growth.
Categories: Tunisia, Transport, Infrastructure
05/08/2011 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed USD40 million to support a five-year capital investment programme for Rift Valley Railways, a consortium established to manage the parastatal railways of Kenya and Uganda.
18/07/2011 - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Bank, in cooperation with the UN Statistics Division (UNSD), today launched the Transparency in Trade Initiative (TNT), a global program that will give more access to influential trade data.
Categories: Switzerland, Transport
10/06/2011 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) signed on 8 June in Lisbon an equity commitment of USD 30 million in Helios Investors II, L.P. (“Helios II”), a private equity investment fund managed by Helios Investment Partners. Helios II, focused on Sub-Saharan Africa. The fund will invest growth capital in companies seeking to expand regionally and acquire large scale businesses in a variety of sectors, ranging from infrastructure (telecommunications, transport) to financial services and insurance, agro-industries and consumer products.
Categories: Private Sector Development, Transport, Information & Communication Technology, Infrastructure
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
24/03/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, 23 March 2011 in Tunis, a USD 40-million second lien corporate loan to Ethiopian Airlines to support the purchase of five Boeing 777-200LR passenger jets. As part of the Ethiopian Airlines’ investment plan for 2010-2018, the aircraft will replace old aircraft and expand its capacity on long haul routes to and from Africa.
Categories: Ethiopia, Transport, Private Sector Development
24/12/2010 - With a €300-million loan aimed at increasing capacity on the Tangiers-Marrakesh railway line approved on 17 December 2010, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has confirmed its position as Morocco’s leading partner in the transport sector.
Categories: Morocco, Infrastructure, Transport
23/12/2010 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday 17 December 2010 in Tunis, a €70-million senior loan to finance construction of the Blaise Diagne International Airport on a new site located 45 km east of Dakar in Senegal. The Project is estimated at €525 million of which €379 million will be financed with senior loans.
Categories: Senegal, Infrastructure, Transport
