Africa’s leading Financial Institution, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has placed both infrastructure and regional integration at the centre of its operations.  AfDB’s development approach gives high priority to promoting regional cooperation and integration to enable countries of Africa to gain from economies of scale and the benefits of larger markets that improve the productive capacity of Africa’s economy.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 7 December a € 28.1 million senior loan to support the Thika Thermal Power Project in Kenya. This reliable energy private sector power project will encourage economic growth by helping to address Kenya’s energy shortfall.

Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a consenti, le 7 décembre 2011 à Tunis, un prêt de 25 millions d’euros, soit l’équivalent de 2,7 milliards d’Escudo (CVE) à la République du Cap-Vert.

Ce prêt de la BAD va permettre de mettre en œuvre le programme d’appui à la gestion des finances publiques et à la relance du secteur privé.

The AfDB was included in this year Global Accountability report, which provides an independent assessment annually of some 30 of the world most influential organisations. The Bank compares well to the other organisations covered and was judged the best International Organisation overall in it complaints and response handling and its whistleblower protection is cited as an example of good practice.

Tunis, December 15, 2008 – Relations between the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Libya entered a new phase following a meeting between the AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, and Libyan Leader, Muammar Qaddafi, on December 14, 2008, in Tripoli.