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AfDB technical assistance aims to optimize development of Mozambique’s energy resources
20-Dec-2013 - The Board of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a US $15.3 million African Development Fund loan for technical assistance to the Government of the Republic of Mozambique.5 million people targeted by ZimFund-financed energy project in Zimbabwe
20-Dec-2013 - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, December 20 the Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project Phase II (EPIRP II) in Zimbabwe.Gabon-Congo : la BAD approuve un prêt de 152,3 millions de dollars pour le projet routier Ndende-Dolisie
19-Dec-2013 - Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé le 18 décembre 2013 à Tunis (Tunisie) un prêt de 152, 3 millions de dollars EU (100, 5 millions d’UC) en faveur du Gabon et la République de Congo. L’appui comprend 106,1 millions de dollars (70,0 millions d’UC) du guichet BAD en faveur du Gabon et 46,2 millions de dollars (30,49 millions d’UC) du Fonds africain de développement (FAD) en faveur du Congo.Emploi : La BAD et le Burkina Faso suggèrent des voies pour améliorer l’employabilité des jeunes
19-Dec-2013 - Avec l’appui de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et d’autres partenaires au développement, le gouvernement du Burkina Faso a organisé les 13 et 14 décembre 2013 un colloque national sur l’emploi dont l’objectif était de recueillir des propositions innovantes et adaptées aux besoins actuels du marché. Trois commissions de travail ont réfléchi sur des thématiques spécifiques, à savoir l’amélioration de l’employabilité, le renforcement de la promotion de l’auto-emploi et la réduction du sous-emploi, et le renforcement de la...
AfDB signs US $2 million grant for an Industrial Waste Management and SME Entrepreneurship hub in Egypt
19-Dec-2013 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation on Thursday, December 19 in Cairo, Egypt, signed off on a grant for US $2 million to finance the Green Growth Industrial Waste Management and SME Entrepreneurship initiative. The grant comes from the Middle East and North Africa Transition Fund, under the umbrella of support provided by the Deauville Partnership to Egypt.ADF US $26 million grant to expand electricity distribution networks in South Sudan
18-Dec-2013 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Grant of US $26 million , to rehabilitate and expand the distribution networks in Juba, South Sudan, where only 1% of the population has access to grid electricity located chiefADF partial risk guarantee program to stimulate private investment in the Nigerian power sector
18-Dec-2013 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) program of US $184.2 million*, and an ADF loan of US $3.1 million, for capacity building, to support the Nigerian power sector privatization program.AfDB and Rwanda sign financing agreements to support skills development in the energy sector and local government revenue mobilization
18-Dec-2013 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Government of Rwanda signed on Monday, December 16, 2013, in Kigali, two financing agreements to support skills development in the energy sector and local government revenue mobilization.
AfDB approves €115 million for inclusive and universal health coverage in Morocco
18-Dec-2013 - The Board of Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of 115 million euros to finance the third phase of the PARCOUM Program to support key institutional reforms of medical coverage in Morocco. The program will be implemented in 2014.Japan Supports AfDB in entrepreneurship, job creation and economic growth with a loan of US$ 100 million
17-Dec-2013 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of Japan signed on 16 December, 2013 a bilateral Exchange of Notes for a loan to the AfDB of 9.48 billion Japanese yen (about US$ 100 million).
AfDB gathers partners in Tunis to advance Sustainable Energy for All in Africa
17-Dec-2013 - The African Development Bank as host of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Africa Hub organized a two-day workshop in Tunis with representatives of partner institutions. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Global Facilitation Team headed by Kandeh Yumkella, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on SE4ALL.Donald Kaberuka : « L’Afrique est à même de choisir son propre modèle de développement »
17-Dec-2013 - Les relations de l’Afrique avec la France et l’Europe sont à un tournant historique, a estimé Donald Kaberuka, président de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), lors d’une conférence de presse organisée à Paris, dans la matinée du 6 décembre 2013, à quelques heures de l’ouverture du Sommet de l’Elysée pour la Paix et la Sécurité en Afrique, que présidait François Hollande.Technical Consultative Meeting on AfDB’ s Governance Strategic Framework and Action Plan (2014-2018)
16-Dec-2013 - A Technical Consultative Meeting on the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)’s Governance Strategic Framework and Action Plan (2014-2018) will be held on December 16, 2013 at the Ramada Hotel in Tunis, Tunisia.AfDB and China to engage on environmental and social sustainability
16-Dec-2013 - An AfDB delegation, led by its Compliance and Safeguard Experts, will be travelling to Beijing from December 17-19 to exchange with Chinese authorities on policies and guidelines for environmental and social safeguards.
AfDB President Joins World Leaders to Mark Late “Madiba” Nelson Mandela Rites
15-Dec-2013 - AfDB President Donald Kaberuka is among the world leaders and dignitaries who are in Johannesburg to pay final respects to Nelson Mandela, who will finally be laid to rest on Sunday 15 December 2013 in his home town of Qunu in the province of East Cape (formerly Transkei), South Africa.Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Meets in Abuja
13-Dec-2013 - The first Rural Water and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Coordination Committee took place in in Abuja, Nigeria on 5 December 2013. The meeting aimed to facilitate coordination at national and regional levels and to create an effective platform for coordinating RWSSI advocacy activities supplementing the African Minister’s Council on Water’s (AMCOW) political leadership role.“We need to mobilize the right level of resources to push the gender agenda forward,” AfDB Gender retreat heard
13-Dec-2013 - “Working in synergy and speaking in the same voice for harmonized implementation of the strategy to mainstream gender in Bank operations,” was the centrepiece of discussions among the African Development Bank’s Gender and Social Development specialists, on December 12, 2013 in Tunis. The Fragile States Director Sibry Tapsoba facilitated the discussions.Gender equality has strong influence on growth, employment, food security and poverty reduction efforts benefiting the entire economy
13-Dec-2013 - The Executive Director for Canada, Kuwait, South Korea, China and Turkey, and Chair of the African Development Bank Group’s Board Committee on Operations and Development Effectiveness (CODE), Hau Sing Tse, addressed a retreat on gender, held on Friday December 13, 2013 in Tunis. As part of his remarks, he noted that gender equality is a major factor of development in both developed and developing countries. Furthermore, he said the AfDB Board is keen and supportive of placing more emphasis on gender equality in Bank projects.AfDB Holds Consultation Day on its New Governance Strategy
13-Dec-2013 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is organizing final technical consultations with representatives from across Africa on its new Governance Strategy for 2014-2018.