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An Ethiopia-bound British Airways plane is loaded with aid supplies (file photo).

Financial Institutions Agree to Share Data to Improve Development Outcomes

Recognizing the power of information to shape better policies, guide development programs and increase accountability, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with leaders of six multilateral financial institutions, have announced that they plan to strengthen inter-agency sharing and collaboration on issues related to data and statistical capacity building. Read More»

Donors Pledge U.S.$ 3.6 Billion for the Reconstruction of Darfur

The African Development Bank participated actively in a donor conference in Qatar which ended with a U.S.$3.6 billion pledge towards Darfur's reconstruction. Read More»

Fight Against Desertification Project in Niger


AfDB Approves U.S. $73 Million for Irrigation, Road Projects in Malawi

The African Development Bank has approved grants and loans amounting to U.S.$73 million to finance irrigation and road rehabilitation projects in Malawi. Read More»

Africa's Information Highway

The African Development Bank has launched Open Data Platforms for 20 African countries which will allow users to access a wide range of development data on African countries. More»

AfDB Call to Support African Fertilizer Financing

The African Development Bank Group invites Regional Member Countries and donors to support the Africa fertilizer financing mechanism (AFFM) financially to enable the mechanism to be legally operational as well as support its investment activities. More»

AfDB's New Disclosure and Access to Information Policy

The African Development Bank's new Disclosure and Access to Information Policy, which is intended to enlarge public access to information, entered into effect on February 3, 2013. More»

Meet the President of the AfDB

Mr. Donald Kaberuka is the seventh elected African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President. He took the oath of office on September 1, 2005, in a ceremony at the institution's Temporary Relocation Agency in Tunis. He was born in Rwanda and educated in Tanzania and the United Kingdom where he obtained his M Phil (Econ) and a PhD in Economics from the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He speaks English, French and Swahili fluently.

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Zambia: AfDB Launches Multinational Rural Economy Project

With over 70 per cent of Zambians dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods, an increase in farm-level productivity would significantly affect income levels in the rural areas where poverty is estimated to be above 60 per cent. More»

East Africa: AfDB Reinforces Regional Integration Support

The African Development Bank has approved two loans for a 157.5-kilometre road project from Arusha to Holili in Tanzania, and Taveta to Voi in Kenya, in an effort to reduce the cost of transport within the East Africa Community. More»

Development Effectiveness Review 2012»

Africa-Wide Consultation On Post-2015 Development Agenda

The 2015 deadline for the current Millennium Development Goals has led to a flurry of activities on what the post-2015 development agenda should look like. More»

Diaspora Bonds in an African Context

With 140 million Africans living outside the continent, saving up to $53 billion in Africa each year, the potential for diaspora bonds is enormous. More»

Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa, which comprises Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, has an estimated combined population of 210 million people and is one of the world's most food-insecure regions. More»

Economic Briefs

East Africa: AfDB Poised to Boost Geothermal Development

Building on its Kenyan experience in the East African Rift Valley with the Menengai geothermal project, the African Development Bank is working on an ambitious geothermal development program for Africa. More»

Nigeria Gets U.S.$50 Million to Bolster Energy Efficiency

The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has announced an agreement to provide Nigeria with US $50 million to support an African Development Bank-supported program of financial intermediation for renewable energy and energy efficiency. More»


Strengthening Water Security in Africa

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