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AfDB - SEK 1,000,000,000 Floating Rate Note due February 2019
20-Feb-2014 - Transaction Highlights:Djibouti : la Facilité africaine de l’eau aide à accroitre l’accès à l’eau des communautés pastorales de Saday
20-Feb-2014 - La Facilité africaine de l’eau (FAE) a participé, le 29 janvier 2014, à la cérémonie de lancement des travaux de construction d’infrastructures destinées à mobiliser de l’eau à des fins domestique et agricole à Saday. Au terme du projet, plus de 100 000 personnes auront ainsi un meilleur accès aux ressources en eau. Outre son soutien technique, la FAE avait accordé, en janvier 2008, un don de 2 millions d’euros au gouvernement de la République de Djibouti pour soutenir ce projet.
Bank reiterates its commitment to help Tunisia achieve sustainable development
20-Feb-2014 - On 19 February 2014, Mehdi Jomaa, head of the Tunisian government, and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), met to discuss how to strengthen efforts to bring about sustainable development in Tunisia. Kaberuka took the opportunity to reiterate AfDB support for the Tunisian government to adopt the new constitution. When this constitution was promulgated on 7 February 2014, AfDB hailed Tunisia and its leaders for their commitment to the path of dialogue and consensus.
AfDB’s Board retreat in Tunis to share perspectives on issues to influence Africa’s transformation
20-Feb-2014 - The Board of Director of the African Development Bank is holding its retreat on 20-21 February 2014 in Tunis, and will focus on Transformation through the private sector – Effective partnership and assistance to Africa’s private sector; The Next 50 years: the Africa we want; and Making a difference through the Board: The next phase of Board effectiveness. The retreat will dialogue on issues of importance to the continent’s development, and the role of the Bank and the Board.AfDB suggests Tunisia could study Swedish model
20-Feb-2014 - If at first glance it seems that Sweden and Tunisia have little in common, especially when one talks about economic development, a second glance gives a surprising answer.
African Symposium on Statistical Development Emphasizes Central Role of Data in Development
18-Feb-2014 - Focus on link between vital statistics and good governance in Africa Described as both “highly relevant” and “timely”, the 9th African Symposium on Statistic Development opened on Monday, February 17 in Gaborone, Botswana, under the theme “Promoting the Use of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Support of Good Governance in Africa.”9th ASSD - Botswana meeting highlights way forward for AfDB’s statistical initiatives
17-Feb-2014 - The strengthening of statistical capacity in African countries, the launch of Africa’s Information Highway, and a new book outlining guidelines for building statistical business registers were among the topics discussed at a meeting convened by the Statistics Department of the African Development Bank Group, in Gaborone, Botswana, on Sunday, February 16.Donald Kaberuka to AfDB staff: “We are soldiers of development”
17-Feb-2014 - In a New Year address to African Development Bank (AfDB) staff in Tunis on 7 February, AfDB President Donald Kaberuka praised employees for their work in 2013, calling them “soldiers of development” and encouraging them to do even more to improve living conditions of African people in 2014.Kenya makes bold moves to address climate change risks
14-Feb-2014 - Many in East Africa still recall the devastating drought of 2009. In Kenya alone, it left nearly 80% of cattle dead in some parts of the country. Whether linked to the effects of global warming or not, this drought is estimated to have cost the Kenyan economy about US $12 billion. Its impact was most pronounced in the arid and semi-arid areas of the country.
AfDB, World Leaders Commit to Intensify Fight Against Wildlife Trade
14-Feb-2014 - London Declaration Builds Upon AfDB’s-WWF’s Marrakech Declaration AfDB to commit US $5 million to strengthen trans-boundary park management
Kaberuka calls for coordinated effort in the fight against AIDS
14-Feb-2014 - Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), is a member of the commission established under the aegis of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the scientific journal The Lancet. As such, he took part in the latest series of consultations in London.
African Development Bank pledges $1 million to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone
14-Feb-2014 - On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a three-way agreement with the Government of Sierra Leone and the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide US $1 million. This is part of an overall pledge of $4 million which the AfDB will give to the four countries affected by the Ebola virus. The money will help in the hiring and training of healthcare professionals and the purchasing of medical supplies and equipment to contain the spread of the virus.AfDB affirms its support for Power Africa, with a commitment of more than US $600 million
14-Feb-2014 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is proud to be an anchor partner of Power Africa, a five-year United States of America Presidential initiative aimed at supporting economic growth and development by doubling access to power in Sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, the Bank’s work with the US Government on African development issues spans four decades.Autorité du Bassin de la Volta : La Facilité africaine de l’eau remet des équipements de mesure hydrométrique pour une meilleure gestion de l’eau
14-Feb-2014 - Lors d’une cérémonie officielle qui s’est tenue le 17 février 2014 à Ouagadougou, Ginette Nzau-Muteta, représentante-résidente de la BAD au Burkina Faso, a remis à l’Autorité du Bassin de la Volta (ABV), au nom de la Facilité africaine de l’eau (FAE), des équipements de mesure hydrométrique nécessaires pour renforcer son réseau de suivi hydrologique. Avec cet objectif : améliorer la gestion des ressources en eau transfrontalières et le développement du bassin.The African Water Facility Unveils New Website, New Look
13-Feb-2014 - The African Water Facility (AWF) has launched a new website designed to enhance user experience, knowledge sharing and access to information about its grants and projects, as well as to keep visitors more engaged and better updated on the latest AWF news and activities. While the website address remains www.africanwaterfacility.org, users will discover an upgraded tool with a look that revitalizes the AWF brand.La FAE à la conférence du Havre, en France : une meilleure gestion de l’eau, condition d’un développement économique durable
13-Feb-2014 - La Facilité africaine de l’eau (FAE) a participé à la troisième édition du LHFORUM, qui se tenait au Havre, en France, du 23 au 26 septembre 2014.AfDB rebuilds flooded schools in White and Blue Nile states in Sudan
12-Feb-2014 - On February 10, 2014, the African Development Bank’s Resident Representative in Sudan, Abdul Kamara, led a mission to White Nile State to supervise the Emergency Assistance that is rehabilitating schools affected by floods. The mission was accompanied by an audiovisual profile team that seeks to profile AfDB-financed projects in the broader East Africa Region. The mission was received by State Commissioner Mohamed Ali Fadlala, responsible for Ed Deweim locality at the Directorate of Education in White Nile State.
AfDB Board Approves Mauritius’ Country Strategy Paper 2014-2018
12-Feb-2014 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, February 5 2014 in Tunis approved Mauritius’ Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for 2014-2018. The CSP provides the Bank’s strategic business plan in Mauritius for the five-year period.AfDB issues its first US dollar Global benchmark for 2014
12-Feb-2014 - On Wednesday, March 5, 2014 the African Development Bank (AfDB) successfully issued a new a USD 1 billion three-year global benchmark due on May 15, 2017. The benchmark was announced on March 4, 2014 for execution the following day. Overnight, the joint lead managers gathered more than USD 1.5 billion in expressions of interest, a clear demonstration of the high level of attention the transaction was drawing on the market.