Fitch affirms African Development Bank at ‘AAA’; Outlook stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the African Development Bank (AfDB)’s Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR)'s at ‘AAA’ with a Stable Outlook. The Short-term IDR has been affirmed at 'F1+'.
The ratings are underpinned by strong support from AfDB’s shareholders and by the Bank's intrinsic strengths, in particular its solid capitalisation, high liquidity and conservative risk management policies.
The Fund for Africa Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) to support AccessBank Liberia on financial inclusion
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and AccessBank Liberia Ltd (ABL) have signed a technical assistance partnership agreement. The partnership, which is expected to enhance ABL’s reach to Liberian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), is supported by a grant from the Fund for Africa Private Sector Assistance (FAPA).
La Facilité africaine de l’eau apporte son soutien au développement socioéconomique de la plaine de la Ruzizi, promouvant l’intégration régionale
La Facilité africaine de l’eau (FAE) a annoncé récemment, avoir approuvé un don de 1,9 million d’euros à la Communauté économique des pays des grands lacs (CEPGL), laquelle réunit le Burundi, la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et le Rwanda. Ce afin de soutenir son programme de développement de la plaine de Ruzizi. Ce projet vise à stimuler l’agriculture dans la région, afin d’en faire une activité économique viable et générant des profits, qui pourra bénéficier à près d’un million d’habitants.
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Parliamentarians Endorse the African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation
Fifty parliamentarians from 14 African countries met July 23 and 24, 2015 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, for the inaugural Annual General Meeting of the African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation (APNODE), established in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in March 2014. The parliamentarians from Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe; represented all five geopolitical regions of the continent.