February 20, 2009 - African media experts, managers, and journalists from various state-run and private organizations along with communication practitioners from regional institutions, including the AUC, NEPAD Secretariat, UNECA, UNDPI, UNAIDS, OSAA and the AfDB, last Friday, February 20, 2009, in Johannesburg, called on each other to closely collaborate in efforts at delivering development information in Africa.

"Let us join forces in this race against time to combat HIV and AIDS", says President Kaberuka

Tunis, 1 December 2005 – The President of the African Development Bank, Mr. Donald Kaberuka, has reiterated the Bank’s commitment to support the campaign to contain the spread of HIV/AIDS, warning that the "disease continues to pose an enormous challenge to the world and puts a terrible burden on individuals, families and communities".

Tunis, 18 April 2007 – Mali will be provided a loan of 15 million Units of Account* (US$ 22.65 million) approved by the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday in Tunis, to finance an agro-silvo-pastoral project in the South-Kayes area of the country.

Tunis, 10 April 2007 –The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Wednesday in Tunis approved a US$ 22 million loan to support the implementation of the government of Malawi’s strategy to reduce poverty. The resources will be used to reinforce economic reforms and good governance policies, and strengthen public financial management.

KCN is an NGO started by a group of 33 African professionals on May 8th, 2004. KCN regroups African experts of all nationalities and backgrounds in a move to use them to foster Africa's development. One of KCN's goals is to create and maintain competency centres in order to turn NEPAD objectives into reality. KCN's activities include consulting, solutions design, project study and realisation , project monitoring, management and technical assistance, etc.