April 01, 2015
Africa: AfDB Board Approves U.S. $123.77 Million for Angola Urban Water Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 approved a US $123.77-million loan to the Republic of Angola to finance the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $100-Million Risk Participation Facility for Firstrand Bank S.A. to Boost Trade Finance in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 a US $100-million unfunded Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) for FirstRand Bank… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Delegation Conducts Business Opportunity Seminar in Nordic Countries
From March 23 to 26, 2015, an African Development Bank Group delegation conducted a Business Opportunity Seminar in Copenhagen, Oslo and Helsinki entitled "Africa - The Rising… Read more »
Africa: Gender Inequality in African Labour Markets Under the Spotlight in Two AfDB Reports
The African Development Bank continues to commemorate the International Women's Day through forums to discuss challenges in accelerating gender equality. Read more »
March 30, 2015
Africa: Eight Candidates in the Running for the Next AfDB Presidency Submit Their Vision for the Bank and Africa
The eight candidates in the running for the election of the next President of the African Development Bank have submitted their vision statements for the Bank and the continent.… Read more »
March 27, 2015
Africa: Deauville Partnership Countries Boosting Jobs and Growth By Focusing On Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Unemployment was one of the main sources of popular discontent that led to the revolutions of 2010-2011 in Tunisia and Egypt. It played a role in the changes or rather, major… Read more »
Africa: One Year On - AfDB's Support of Ebola-Affected Countries Continues
It has been one year since the World Health Organization officially announced the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa. Since March 23, 2014, the African Development Bank has… Read more »
Africa: Sefa to Support Solar Power Plant in Chad
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has just approved a USD 780,000 preparation grant for the development of a first phase 40 MW of Starsol* Solar PV Plant near N'Djamena… Read more »
March 26, 2015
Africa: Assessing National Capacity On Environmental and Social Safeguards in Africa
Development partners have a key role to play in supporting Africa's endeavours in the areas of environmental capacity and good governance, in line with the requirement of the… Read more »
March 25, 2015
Africa: Favourable Trade Terms Will Help African Countries Become Emerging Economies, Says Chief Economist
The issue of enhancing trade is key to helping African countries become emerging economies, African Development Bank's Acting Chief Economist and Vice-President said during the… Read more »
March 24, 2015
Africa: Kaberuka On the Future of Development in Africa
Whatever happens in Africa today depends on a vortex of forces, said Donald Kaberuka, including demographics and massive internal migration, the incomplete transitions on the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Participates At the Mano River Union Technical and Ministerial Meeting On Post-Ebola Recovery Strategy
One year after the World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the Mano River Union convened a three-day Sub-Regional Technical and Ministerial Meeting on… Read more »
March 23, 2015
Africa: A High-Level Government Delegation From Egypt Seeks Greater Cooperation With AfDB
A high-level Egyptian delegation led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab briefed Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Friday, March 20 in Abidjan, urging… Read more »
March 20, 2015
Africa: World Water Day - Every Drop Counts, Thus the Need to Protect Africans Against Water-Related Disasters
Ivorian Government officials and Members of Parliament, representatives of the private sector, international development partners as well as African Development Bank's (AfDB) water… Read more »
March 17, 2015
Africa: AfDB and Partners Commit to Ending HIV-Aids Related Discrimination in the Workplace
Meeting on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum in Geneva on March 16, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other partners committed to ending AIDS-related discrimination in… Read more »
March 18, 2015
Africa: Specific Policies Needed for Africa's Development
The International Conference on the Emergence of Africa opened Wednesday, March 18 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, with calls for African governments to address inequality. Even… Read more »
Africa: Donald Kaberuka Receives Lifetime Achievement Award At Africa CEO Forum in Geneva
At the CEO Forum 2015 Awards ceremony held on March 16, 2015 in Geneva, the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, received a "Lifetime Achievement Award" for… Read more »
March 20, 2015
Africa: World Water Day 2015 - "Water and Sustainable Development"
Location: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Read more »
March 18, 2015
Africa: Interview With AfDB Executive Director for Mozambique, Mahomed Rafique
Democracy, women's empowerment principles, innovations in science and technology, good governance, infrastructure development, agriculture and employment promotion - have been the… Read more »
March 16, 2015
Africa: 2015 AfDB Annual Meetings in Abidjan - Online Registration Now Open
The 2015 African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings will take place from Monday, May 25 to Friday, May 29 at the Sofitel Hotel Ivoire in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The 50th… Read more »
Africa: Technology Transfer to Boost Sustainability of Water Supply and Sewerage Services
As part of the African Development Bank's efforts to increase the transfer of technologies and skills to the African continent, Malinne Blomberg, Chief Financial Analyst in AfDB's… Read more »
Africa: "Africa Is a Continent of the Future," AfDB President Donald Kaberuka Tells Africa CEO Forum 2015 in Geneva
For a decade, Africa has had a steady growth rate of six per cent. But signals to the contrary are emerging, raising doubts about the continuation of this trend and even leading to… Read more »
March 12, 2015
Africa: From Emergency to Recovery - AfDB Joins Heads of States in Brussels for High-Level Conference On Ebola
On March 3, Ginette Nzau-Muteta, African Development Bank Health Manager, spoke at a high-level conference on "Ebola: From emergency to recovery" hosted by the European Union in… Read more »
March 11, 2015
Africa: AfDB Board Approves the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in Abidjan approved the establishment of the Bill and Melinda Gates Trust Fund to be… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Executive Directors Conclude Zimbabwe Visit
Ten members of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) participated in a consultation mission to Zimbabwe from February 22 to 28, 2015. The goal of the visit… Read more »
