The agreement had been signed with the Minister of Finance and Development of Burkina Faso, Mr. Seydou Bouda, the Finance Minister of Nigeria, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Economy and Development Minister of Burkina Faso,a M. Seydou Bouda, The Planning, Development and Cooperation Minister of Chad, M. Mahamat Ali Hassan, and with the Economy and Finance Minister of Niger, M. Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine

The programme will contribute to improving the health status and living conditions of populations affected by polio.

The Acting Vice President for the West and Central operations of the ADB Group, Mr. Jaouad Mohammed Gharbi signed today in Abuja three grant agreements in favour of Nigeria with the Nigerian Minister of Finance, Mrs.

Tunis, 7 September 2009 — Japan and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved a grant of US$ 1,000,000 to AB Microfinance Bank of Nigeria (ABN) from the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA).

In order to tackle the challenges posed by these problems, the African Development Fund (ADF) is partnering with the Ethiopian Government in its efforts to enhance sustainable development and reduce poverty. The Fund has approved a loan of 60 million Units of Account (US$ 88 million) aimed to support the implementation of the Government’s Sustainable Development & Poverty Reduction Programme.

Le Projet d’appui au développement de la pêche continentale (Padepeche), adopté mercredi par le Fonds africain de développement, est une réponse à l’absence d’infrastructures de base, de centres de traitement et conditionnement, ainsi que la faible capacité des populations bénéficiaires et des services d’encadrement.

Un prêt de 15 millions d’unités de compte (UC), équivalant à 22 millions de dollars EU (11,6 milliards FCFA), financera le projet.