29-Nov-2006 - Tunis, 29 November 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, approved on Wednesday in Tunis a loan of 20 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 29.6 million to finance a budget support programme for poverty reduction in Zambia.
29-Nov-2006 - Tunis, 29 November 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of 9.20 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 13.6 million to finance an institutional support project to facilitate trade and transport in East Africa.
15-Nov-2006 - Tunis, 15 November 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), approved on Wednesday in Tunis, a loan of 9.70 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 14.35 million, to finance a Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in the southern parts of Mauritania.
15-Nov-2006 - Tunis, 15 November 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, will support the development of road infrastructure project in Cameroon with the approval of a loan of 44.70 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 66.15 million to finance the Numba-Bachuo Akagbe Road Development Project in the South West Province of the country.
15-Nov-2006 - Tunis, 15 November 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will support the development of micro enterprises in The Gambia following the approval on Wednesday in Tunis of a grant of 8 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 11.84 million, to finance an Entrepreneurship Promotion and Microfinance Development Project in the country.
10-Nov-2006 - Tunis, 10 November 2006 – Malawi and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group signed on Thursday in Tunis, agreement for a grant of 15 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to USD 22.2 million, to finance a Small Holder Crop Production and Marketing Project in the country.
The Bank Group’s Vice President for Sector Operations, Mrs. Zeinab El Bakri, co-signed the agreement with the Malawian Ambassador to Egypt, Mr. M’Madi Yahaya.
08-Nov-2006 - Tunis, 8 November 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), has approved a loan of 20 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 29.6 million, to finance the second Health Sector Strategic Plan Support Project (SHSSPP II) in Uganda.
The objective of the project is to reduce maternal mortality in selected districts in Uganda and to contribute to the reduction of mental health disorders in the country.
The project has the following components:
08-Nov-2006 - Tunis, 8 November 2006 – The African Development Fund (ADF) is supporting Burundi’s economic reform programme with a loan of 7.3 million Units of Account (US$ 10.8 million or 11,4 billion Burundian francs), approved today by the Fund’s Board of Directors.
31-Oct-2006 - Tunis, 31 October 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), has approved a loan of 15 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 22 million for the financing of the national Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme in Zambia.
The objective of the program is to increase access to safe, reliable and regular supply of water from current levels of 37% to 55% of the rural population by 2010; and to increase access to proper sanitation from 13% to 33% of the rural population by 2010.
27-Oct-2006 - Tunis, 27 October 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Friday in Tunis, approved a loan of 60 million Units of Account, about US$ 88 million, to finance through Action Plan for the Reduction of Absolute Poverty II (PARPA II), to reduce poverty headcount from 54% to 45% between 2005 and 2009.
27-Oct-2006 - Tunis, 27 October 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, on Friday in Tunis, approved a loan and a grant amounting to US$ 41.07 million to finance the construction of the Dori-Tera road and transport facilitation in the Ouagadougou-Dori-Tera-Niamey Corridor.
27-Oct-2006 - Tunis, 27 October 2006 – The African Development Fund (ADF) will provide support to Burkina Faso in its efforts to strengthen budget management with a view to helping reduce poverty by improving transparency, reliability and efficiency of budget management.
The Board of Directors of the ADF approved today in Tunis a grant of 2.46 million Units of Account (US$ 3.6 billion or CFA 1.9 billion) to finance a project in support of public expenditure programming and control institutions.
27-Oct-2006 - Tunis, 27 October 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) approved on Friday in Tunis, a grant of 3 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 4.4 million to finance good governance, economic management and poverty reduction in Liberia.
27-Oct-2006 - Tunis, 27 October 2006 – The African Development Fund (ADF) is supporting the rehabilitation and maintenance of the Montepuez – Lichinga road corridor in Mozambique with a loan of 30.10 million units of account (US$ 44.4 million or 1.15 billion Meticais), approved today by the Fund’s Board of Directors.
18-Oct-2006 - Tunis, 18 October 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, on Wednesday in Tunis, approved a loan of 22 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 32.48 million to support the National Programme for Food Security (NPFS) in three states in Nigeria: Ekiti, Ondo and Cross River.
13-Oct-2006 - Tunis, 11 October 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), on Wednesday in Tunis, approved a loan and a grant amounting to US$ 88.04 million, to finance a project in support of micro and small enterprises in Egypt. The resources will be managed by a Social Development Fund (SDF).
11-Oct-2006 - Tunis, 11 October 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, approved on Wednesday in Tunis, a loan of 40 Million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 59.05 million, to finance a Maternal Mortality Reduction Support Project in Tanzania.
27-Sep-2006 - Tunis, 27 September 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved in Tunis on Wednesday a loan of US $ 43 million to the Lumwana Mining Company Limited. The project is located in the North western province of Zambia. It involves the development of an opencast mine, the construction of a copper concentrate processing plant, a transmission line from Solwezi to Lumwana, water dam and tailings storage facilities, and associated infrastructure.
20-Sep-2006 - Tunis, 20 Sept 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday in Tunis, approved a grant of 30.20 million Units of Account, about US$ 44.95 million, to finance the Kicukiro-Kirundo Road Project linking Rwanda to Burundi.
13-Sep-2006 - Tunis, 13 August 2006 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) approved on Wednesday in Tunis, a loan of 26.30 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 31.14 million to finance the 4th Electricity Project in Mozambique.
The objective of the project is to provide electricity in order to meet long-term demand and to improve the electricity access, reliability, and quality of supply to consumers in Sofala and Manica provinces.
