Africa: 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… Read more »

Africa: AfDB's Support for Countries Underscored At the Global Entrepreneurship Summit

Africa Development Bank's Vice President, Solomon Asamoah, represented the Bank at the just concluded Global Entrepreneurship Summit that took place July 25th- 26th 2015 in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB - Koafec Next African Leader Programme / 2016 Spring Graduate Admissions

The African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Fund (ADF) and the Government of the Republic of Korea signed a 2007 Technical Cooperation Agreement on Korea-Africa… Read more »

Africa: Digital Solutions to Steer Financial Inclusion in Africa

ICT can radically transform the market for financial products and services for poor Africans Read more »

Africa: 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'… Read more »

Africa: Infrastructure - Africa50, a Step Change for Infrastructure Financ-Ing and Development in Africa".

Africa50, the new and innovative infrastructure investment platform promoted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) held its Constitutive General Assembly on the 29th of July 2015… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Issues $20 Million Infrastructure Bonds to Japan's Life Insurance Company

The African Development Bank (AfDB) sold $20 million in infrastructure bonds to the Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company (Fukoku Life). Fukoku Life was the sole investor in the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Morocco's Economic Competitiveness With U.S. $114.5 Million

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on 28 July 2015 in Casablanca signed one loan and two grant agreements amounting to $114.5… Read more »

Africa: Africa50 Holds Its First General Assembly in Casablanca

Location: Casablanca, Morocco Read more »

Africa: AfDB in Talks On the Use of Technology to Empower Women in Agriculture

The African Development Bank held high-level consultations with the Dutch government about developing a platform for providing women with market information to enhance their… Read more »

Africa: Turning Billions to Trillions in Pursuit for Sustainable Development

President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, recently participated in a panel discussion that sought to explore new approaches to help countries harness… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Urges Japanese Businesses to Invest in Africa

The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Donald Kaberuka, has urged Japanese businesses to take advantage of the comparative cost of labour to invest in mutually… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Hosts First Apnode Annual General Meeting

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) will host the first annual general meeting of the African Parliamentarians' Network on Development Evaluation (APNODE) on July 23-24, 2015… Read more »

Africa: President Kaberuka Lauds Creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, has welcomed the creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), noting that it would be an… Read more »

Africa: Africa50 to Hold Constitutive General Assembly in Casablanca

Africa50 – an innovative infrastructure investment platform sponsored by the African Development Bank – will hold its Constitutive General Assembly on 29 July 2015 in… Read more »

Africa: Domestic Resource Mobilization Has Potential to Finance Development

"Domestic Revenue Mobilization: Realizing the Potential", a side event during the Third Financing for Development conference discussed key challenges facing domestic revenue… Read more »

Africa: Linkage Between Tax Transparency and Information Critical for Sustainable Development

The link between global tax transparency and domestic resource mobilization was a key issue discussed at the sidelines of the Financing for Development conference. Read more »

Africa: Investing in the SDGs - Strategies and Actions

President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, and the Director for Resource Mobilisation and External Finance at the institution, Desire Vencatachellum, participated… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Issues $20 Million Infrastructure Bonds for a Japanese Life Insurance Company

The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently sold USD 20 million in infrastructure bonds to Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company (Fukoku Life). The company was the sole investor in… Read more »

Africa: Inclusive Business, a Key Contributor to SDGs Implementation

The African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka has called for enhancement of policies to strengthen their role in growing inclusive business. Inclusive business, he said… Read more »

Africa: Africa Is Not a Country - Kaberuka Advises On Better Ways of Doing Business On the Continent

Africa is not a country but a continent of 54 states, which, in spite of many similarities, differ from one another in many respects, African Development Bank President, Donald… Read more »

Africa: Kaberuka Shares His Experiences With African Diplomats in Beijing

The President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, shared experiences with African ambassadors accredited to China over lunch on Tuesday in Beijing. Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Kaberuka and Delegation Begin Official Mission to China

The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka and some members of the Bank's senior management began an official mission to China on Monday, with a… Read more »

Africa: Bridging Gap in the Health Care Sector

"The relevance of private sector role in delivering innovative health care to the poorest people, with the view to achieving global goal," was underscored at a side event organized… Read more »

Africa: Financing for Development

International Financial Institutions announce $400 billion to achieve Sustainable Development Goals Read more »