Report: Africa Making Strides Toward Many MDG Targets Yet Serious Challenges Remain
Converting Africa's impressive economic performance over the past decade into greater gains on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) remains a primary challenge for Africa, according to a new report.
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British PM Praises AfDB for Africa Infrastructure Work
British Prime Minister David Cameron has praised the African Development Bank (AfDB) and President Donald Kaberuka for pioneering initiatives to scale the continent's infrastructure development. Read More»
Regional Integration Key to Transforming West African Economies
Financial Institutions Agree to Share Data to Improve Development Outcomes
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
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'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.
Sirleaf Hosts Fruitful Meeting of the High Level Panel On Fragile States
At the African Development Bank's new High Level Panel on Fragile States, President Sirleaf encouraged panel members to think outside the box. Read more»
AfDB Supports a Greener Pathway in Egypt
Egypt stands to benefit from major investments in renewable energies with a strong emphasis on local job creation and economic growth. Research indicates that about four to six green jobs per megawatt (MW) of generation capacity can be created through local manufacturing alone. Read more»
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»
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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»
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
From the 2013 AfDB Annual Meetings
The theme of the 2013 meetings was Africa's Structural Transformation'. To access highlights from the meetings, click here»:
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- Malawi - AfDB Launches Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay Road Rehabilitation Project
- Debating Africa and the Global Economy On U.S. Public Radio [President's Blog]
- Sierra Leone Pursues a Green Growth Path With AfDB Support
- AfDB Holds High-Level Policy Dialogue On Infrastructure and Structural Transformation in Nigeria
- AfDB President Debates "The Us, Africa and the Global Economy" On the Kojo Nnamdi Radio Show in Washington
- Ivoirian Media Poised to Accompany AfDB Return to Abidjan
- AfDB and UN University Institute to Collaborate On Getting Fair Deal for Africa From Its Natural Resources
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