The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved Wednesday in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a loan of US $300 million to finance the Transport Sector and Economic Governance Reform Program and the Nigeria Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for the period 2013-2017. The loan aims to...

Event: Staff Reception This occasion has always been a treasured tradition – that unique moment when the entire AfDB family comes together in communion at the beginning of each year. For reasons very familiar to you, for the past three years, we have been regrettably unable to do so. In fact the...

Event: Annual Statement to Ambassadors from the Member States of the Bank Accredited to Tunisia and Representatives of International Organizations A l’occasion de l’année nouvelle qui commence, je veux avant tout exprimer à chacune et à chacun de vous ainsi qu’à vos familles, mes vœux ardents de...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a senior loan of USD 50 million for the expansion of the Azito power plant in Côte d'Ivoire. This facility aims to finance the third phase of the project which consists of converting the existing 288 MW simple-cycle power...

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is pleased to announce the 3rd call for proposals of the Migration and Development Fund (MDF). Award amounts will range from 350,000 EUR to 500,000 EUR per project.   We invite not-for-profit organizations, such as migrant associations and NGOs...

The Azito power station, as planned in the initial project from 1998, consisted of building, owning, operating and eventually transferring to the State a gas-fired power station with a total capacity of approximately 420 MW, to be implemented in three phases, each of around 140 MW. The Azito...

On 25 and 26 June, 2012, the Boards of IMF and World Bank, respectively, approved the completion point document for the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, making the country the 27th Regional Member Country (RMC) to reach the completion point and benefit from irrevocable debt relief under Heavily Indebted...

On 25 and 26 June, 2012, the Boards of IMF and World Bank, respectively, approved the completion point document for the Republic of Côte d ’Ivoire, making the country the 27th Regional Member Country (RMC ) to reach the completion point and benefit from irrevocable debt relief under Heavily...

On March 31, 2009, Cote d’Ivoire became the 29 th Regional Member Country (RMC) to reach decision point under the enhanced HIPC Initiative. As a result, the Boards of Directors of the IMF and the World Bank approved a HIPC assistance of US$ 402.3 million in end-2007 Net Present Value (NPV) terms...