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Malawi: AfDB launches Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay Road Rehabilitation Project
01-Aug-2013 - The African Development Fund-financed Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay Road Rehabilitation Project in Malawi was launched on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The project involves widening of the 46-kilometre road between the northern city of Mzuzu and Nkhata Bay district, from the current 4.2 metres to 6.7 m and construction of an asphalt-concrete surface with 1.5-m sealed shoulders.
AfDB Holds High-Level Policy Dialogue on Infrastructure and Structural Transformation in Nigeria
31-Jul-2013 - July 29, 2013 marked a milestone in the partnership between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB). A high-level policy dialogue to move the nation’s transformation agenda forward was organized by the AfDB and bridging Nigeria’s infrastructure gap was at the forefront of the agenda.
President’s U.S.Treasury Awards Blog - Debating Africa and the Global Economy on US Public Radio
31-Jul-2013 - On Thursday, July 25, I was in Washington for an award ceremony at the US Treasury, in which two African Development Bank projects received recognition.Sierra Leone Pursues a Green Growth Path with AfDB Support
30-Jul-2013 - On July 12, Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone, launched the new national development plan for the period 2013-2018 called “Agenda for Prosperity” (A4P). The support provided by the African Development Bank in mainstreaming green growth in the A4P was largely acknowledged by the Government – the national vision being for Sierra Leone to be an inclusive, green, middle-income country by 2035.
Maroc : la BAD prête 116 millions d’euro en faveur de la formation et de l’emploi
30-Jul-2013 - Nizar Baraka, ministre marocain de l’Economie et des Finances, et Amani Abou-Zeid, représentante résidente du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) au Maroc, ont procédé, vendredi 26 juillet 2013 à Rabat, à la signature d’un accord de prêt d'un montant de 100 millions d’unités de compte (soit 116 millions d’euros), destiné à financer le Programme d'appui à l'adéquation formation emploi (PAAFE).AfDB Holds High-Level Policy Dialogue on Infrastructure and Structural Transformation in Nigeria
28-Jul-2013 - The African Development Bank and the Nigerian government will on Monday, July 29 hold a high level policy dialogue on ‘Infrastructure and Structural Transformation in Nigeria’ in the federal capital of Abuja. The meeting will examine ways in which Nigeria could accelerate the reduction of poverty and social inequality.
AfDB President debates “The US, Africa and the Global economy” on the Kojo Nnamdi Radio Show in Washington
26-Jul-2013 - On the heels of the US Treasury Development Impact Honors ceremony in Washington, DC, African Development Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, joined a radio debate on “The US, Africa and the Global Economy” on American University Radio (WAMU 88.5FM). He was joined by Lael Brainard, Under Secretary of the US Treasury for International Affairs. Here are some of the program’s highlights. On the global economy: Lael Brainard, recently back from the G20 Finance Ministers summit in Moscow: “It’s growth, not austerity, that will create jobs.”Ivoirian Media Poised to Accompany AfDB Return to Abidjan
26-Jul-2013 - “Côte d’Ivoire, through its media and other communication tools, is ready to accompany the return of the AfDB to Côte d’Ivoire and make this move a success.” This was the statement made on July 23 by the Ivoirian Minister of Communication, on receiving the communication and change management mission of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan from July 22 to 26.
US Treasury recognizes five exceptional projects at Development Impact Awards ceremony
26-Jul-2013 - “It’s easy to be critical of development, especially in hard times at home,” said US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.“But today shows the very best it can do.” Setting out some of the core principles of US development support – “impacts not inputs”, “developing countries in the driver’s seat”, the diminishing role of aid and the growing role of the private sector – he praised the “vital on-the-ground work that strengthens communities and regions around the world, while also advancing American economic and security interests abroad.AfDB and UN University Institute to collaborate on getting fair deal for Africa from its natural resources
26-Jul-2013 - The African continent teems with valuable natural resources, but its people are not getting a fair share from this rich bounty. This was a problem discussed during a three-day mission from the UN University Institute of Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) to the African Development Bank (AfDB) between July22 and 24. The Institute’s Director, Elias Ayuk, held talks with the AfDB’s Senior Management during the visit to the Bank’s temporary relocation agency in Tunis, Tunisia, and gave a presentation to the Bank’s staff.AfDB Approves a US $50-million Risk Participation Agreement with Citibank NA to Boost Trade Finance in Africa
25-Jul-2013 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, July 24, an unfunded US $50-million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) between the AfDB and Citibank NA (Citi) to support trade transactions originated by issuing banks in Africa. The facility will help address critical market demand for trade finance in Africa by providing support for trade in vital economic sectors such as agribusiness and manufacturing. Moreover, it will foster financial sector development and regional integration, and contribute to...AfDB Approves US$45 Million Grant for Creation of Pan African University for Science, Technology and Innovation
25-Jul-2013 - The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors approved on Wednesday, July 24 an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of US$ 45 million to support the creation of a Pan African University (PAU).AfDB enhances access to reliable and affordable electricity supply in Côte d’Ivoire
25-Jul-2013 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, July 24, a senior loan of up to 50 million euros to finance the CIPREL Power Expansion Project to increase the existing plant capacity by 222 MW and thereby help Côte d’Ivoire to meet its growing energy needs through the provision of reliable and affordable electricity supply while also reducing the environmental footprint associated with electricity generation.AfDB approves five new projects
25-Jul-2013 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group chaired by Emmanuel Mbi, First Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer,on Wednesday July 24, 2013 in Tunis, approved five projects covering the following:
President of West Africa Network of Farmers pays courtesy visit to AfDB Vice-President Abou-Sabaa
24-Jul-2013 - Mamadou Cissokho, Honorary President of the Network of Farmers and Agricultural Producers Organisations of West Africa (ROPPA), paid a courtesy visit to Aly Abou-Sabaa, Vice-President of the African Development Bank (AfDB)’s Sector Operations (OSVP), in charge of Governance, Agriculture and Human Development,on Thursday, July 18, 2013. Their discussions focused primarily on the challenges and opportunities of Africa’s transformation in agricultural production.
Asaph Nuwagira on the impact of the AfDB’s award-winning community agriculture programme
24-Jul-2013 - On Thursday, July 25, the Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme in Uganda was one of two African Development Bank projects to receive awards from the US Treasury Department in Washington, DC.
Two AfDB projects in Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire receive US Treasury Awards for Development Impact
24-Jul-2013 - Two outstanding African Development Bank (AfDB) initiatives, based in Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire, received Development Impact Honors on Thursday, July 25 from the US Treasury Department in an awards ceremony in Washington, DC. The AfDB is the first multilateral development bank (MDB) to receive recognition for two projects in the same year.