Côte d’Ivoire: US$31 Million Grant for Post-crisis Multi-sector Institutional Support

Tunis, 5 December 2007 – Cote d’Ivoire will receive a grant of 20 million Units of Account (UA*), about US$ 31.43 million, approved on Wednesday in Tunis by the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, to finance a  Post-Crisis Multisector Institutional Support Project in the country.

AfDB Group Approves US$ 47 Million for Congo Basin Conservation

Tunis, 11 March 2009 – Efforts to protect Congo Basin’s biodiversity received a boost from the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday in Tunis, where the institution’s Board of Directors approved a grant of 32 million Units of Account (UA*), equivalent to US$ 46.95, to finance the Basin’s Ecosystems Conservation Support Programme (PACEBCo).

Chad: Governance Programme

Tunis, 12 October 2005 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) in Tunis today approved a grant of 20.5 million Units of Account* (approximately US$ 30 million or CFA 16 billion) to finance the Governance Reform Support Programme (PARG I 2005-2007) in Chad.

Egypt: USD 150 Million Loan to Damietta Container Terminal

Tunis, 5 December 2007 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on Tuesday in Tunis, a USD 150 million loan to finance the Damietta container terminal situated on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast.

The project’s objective is to contribute to the country’s economic growth of the Egyptian economy through the development of maritime transport at the international level. The project comprises the: