[20010418]RS20329_非洲开发银行和基金.pdf

1TheDevelopment FundforAfrica(DFA)andtheAfricanDevelopment Foundation(ADF) areU.S. bilateral assistance programs for Africa. CRS Issue Brief IB95052, Africa: U.S. ForeignAssistance Issues.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20329Updated April 18, 2001African Development Bank and Fundnamer ed actedSpecialist in International RelationsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryThe African Development Bank Group, including the Bank itself (AfDB) and its“soft-loan” affiliate, the African Development Fund (AfDF), is a development financeinstitutionbasedinAbidjan,CtedIvoire. TheBankhas 53Africanmembers,as wellas 24 non-regional members, including the United States. In the mid-1990s, the Bankfaced management problems and difficulties arising from non-performing loans, butreformslaunchedin1995byanewBankpresident,OmarKabbaj,broughtnewpledgesof support from the non-regionals. U.S. contributions to the Fund resumed in FY1998and to the Bank in FY2000. This report will be updated as events warrant.BackgroundThe African Development Bank Group, including the Bank itself (AfDB) and its“soft-loan”affiliate,the