Africa: US Treasury Secretary Visits AfDB-Financed Power Supply Sub-Station in Tanzania in the Context of Power Africa

US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew recently paid a visit to the Sokoine electricity supply sub-station in the Ilala District of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Read more »

East Africa: AfDB Reaffirms its Support to Geothermal Development in East Africa

Over the course of the 5th African Rift Valley Geothermal Conference (ARGeo C-5), the African Development Bank (AfDB) has clearly reaffirmed its on-going support to the development… Read more »

Africa: President Donald Kaberuka On AfDB's 50th Anniversary - Celebrating the Journey, Rededicating to the Future

Fifty years ago, on 4 November 1964, Ministers from 23 then independent African States convened in Lagos, Nigeria, for the inaugural meeting of the Board of Governors of the… Read more »

Africa: African Governments Must Enhance Image of Their Universities - Experts Say

Universities in Africa largely lag behind others from elsewhere in the world because governments do not invest enough in infrastructure and facilities that enable creative and… Read more »

Africa: To Shape Africa's Future, Impacts of Knowledge and Innovation Will Diverge By Country and By Sector, Depending On Investments Made

Where will Africa want to be in the next decades and what are the key scenarios building? What is going to shape the continent's future for its transformation? These were the… Read more »

Africa: When It Comes to Innovation, Africans Must Believe in Their Own Knowledge

Africans should believe in their own knowledge. This was the advice of researcher Hilary Nwokeabia at the 9th edition of the African Economic Conference on Sunday, November 2 in… Read more »

Africa: African Governments Tipped On Job Creation and Export Promotion

Policy-makers in Africa have been urged to improve labour market outcomes and promote inclusive growth. Read more »

Africa: Quality Must Match Quantity in Africa's Education Output

There have been substantial gains in achieving universal education with net enrollment reaching 90% in developing countries and 77% in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2011, as the United… Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Meet the Challenge of the Technology and Skills Deficit, Says Panelist

"The future of Africa depends on Africans themselves and not on consultants, who should act solely as catalysts," said David Noko, Executive Vice-President of South African mining… Read more »

Africa: Global Development Banks and the Private Sector Come Together to Support a Practical Solution for Reducing the Infrastructure Gap

Global infrastructure needs to 2030 are estimated to be $57 trillion[1]. For both public sector and private sector investors in the developing markets there has been a lack of… Read more »

Africa: AEC 2014 - Abdoulaye Seck and Rajlakshmi Dé, Winners of "Best Paper"

University researchers Abdoulaye Seck and Rajlakshmi Dé are the winners of the "Best Conference Paper" awarded by the organizers of the 9th edition of the African Economic… Read more »

Africa: Women's Skills Are Needed for Africa's Industrial Boom, Says AfDB Research Economist

Women must be empowered with entrepreneurial and ICT skills in order to contribute significantly to the industrial growth of Africa. This was the message put forward Saturday at… Read more »

Africa: Bricks and Mortar Approach Should Underline African Innovation

Africa has seen tremendous growth in technology-driven entrepreneurship over the last decade with numerous projects and initiatives celebrated for their potential to grow and spur… Read more »

Africa: A Positive Relationship Exists Between Economic Growth and Increased Added-Value of Manufacturing, Panel Hears

"Does the level of development in the manufacturing sector influence economic growth in Africa?" Marc Luc Dagebégnon Akplogan, an economist and statistician at the Institut… Read more »

Africa: Africa Has Benefited From the Spread of World Technology in Terms of Economic Growth - Panelist

"As a public good, up-to-date technology can benefit other countries thanks to a process of distribution", explained Abdoulaye Seck, lecturer at the Faculty of Economic and… Read more »

Africa: Lack of Coherent National Innovation Policies Hindering Innovation in Africa

Closing the technology and innovation gap in Africa has been hampered by the lack of coherent national innovation policies including appropriate regulatory frameworks and incentive… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Satisfied With "Growing" Success of African Economic Conference

Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, Acting Chief Economist and Vice-President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), is satisfied with the growing success of the African Economic Conference,… Read more »

Africa: Panelists Highlight Knowledge and Innovation As Critical for Sustained Growth

The African Economic Conference, jointly organized each year by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations… Read more »

Africa: Poverty Reduction Rate Too Slow in Africa, New Report Indicates

The newly launched Millennium Development Goals 2014 Report (MDG 2014) has assessed that although poverty rates in Africa are declining at an accelerated rate since 2005, the pace… Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Develop Relevant Knowledge for Its Problems

Africa continuously suffers from a "copy-paste" pattern of policy implementation, which prevents it from realizing relevant solutions to persistent problems like poverty and… Read more »

Africa: Boosting Crisis Response and Financing Key for Africa's Continued Progress

Tackling vulnerabilities should be at the center of continent's development efforts Read more »

Africa: Poor Technological Capability Undermining Africa's Growth Potential

African governments and all national actors must grasp the increasing opportunities that technology and innovation offer for human development and transformation of the continent. Read more »

Africa: African Economic Conference 2014 - Knowledge and Innovation Critical for Africa's Transformation

Meeting in Addis Ababa for the 2014 African Economic Conference, leaders underscore the need to leverage knowledge and innovation for sustainable and inclusive growth Read more »

Africa: AfDB Board Approves Financial Sector Development Policy and Strategy 2014-2019

Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 in Abidjan approved a landmark Financial Sector Development Policy and Strategy (FSDPS)… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Strongly Committed to Preserving Ecosystems and Wildlife in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) participated to the Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that… Read more »