August 05, 2014
Africa: US Secretary of State Joins Leaders to Promote Closer Ties With Africa
For African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka, the reauthorization of the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) must include further measures to bolster… Read more »
August 04, 2014
Africa: AfDB President Speaks At 'Believe in Africa' Event Ahead of Washington Summit
Hitting on the importance of the African economy, African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka kicked off "Believe in Africa Day" on Sunday, ahead of the U.S./African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Donald Kaberuka Presses Leaders On How to Spur Agribusiness in Africa
Increasing agribusiness in Africa was the focus of a panel discussion moderated by African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka on Sunday at "Believe in Africa Day," a… Read more »
August 06, 2014
Africa: US Companies Pledge $14 Billion to Africa
When it comes to growing a business, everyone from entrepreneurs to leaders of the biggest corporations will go wherever the best opportunities lie. Read more »
August 05, 2014
Africa: Charting a New Economic Future for Africa is the Theme at Washington Panel
"A prosperous Africa is exactly what the world needs to get out of recession," African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka told a group of business, policy and… Read more »
August 01, 2014
Africa: Tunisia - AfDB to Propose Key Solutions for Poverty Reduction
The new AfDB report entitled "Food Subsidies and Direct Social Transfer: Toward a Better Targeting of Monetary Poverty and Deprivation in Tunisia" has now been officially launched… Read more »
July 27, 2014
Africa: AfDB President to Pay Official Visit to Angola to Support the Country's Infrastructure Program and Policy Reforms in the Power Sector
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July 30, 2014
Africa: Ministerial Conference on Training and Jobs for African Youth Adopts a Declaration and Plan for Inter-country Cooperation
The Conference of Ministers on "Providing the African Youth with Skills and Training for Jobs", which began on July 21, concluded on Wednesday, July 23, with the signature of the… Read more »
Africa: President Kaberuka Calls for Urgent Action On the Kazungula Bridge Project
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka expressed concern over the huge economic cost to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region caused by delays in… Read more »
East Africa: 2nd EAC-AfDB Technical Planning Meeting Concludes in Arusha
The 2nd East African Community/African Development Bank Technical Planning meeting to review the status of implementation of the ongoing projects financed by the Bank concluded on… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Gender Envoy Calls for Improved Banking Services for Women As Well As Access to Finance
The 3rd African Women's Economic Empowerment Summit, held at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka, Zambia, from July 24-26, 2014, has officially closed with… Read more »
Africa: Donald Kaberuka Urges African Countries to Tap Into Women's Tremendous Potential As Economic Forces
On his visit to Zambia, President Donald Kaberuka visited Kariba Dam to inspect the water corrosion to the dam. Opened in 1959, the dam is a significant generator of hydroelectric… Read more »
July 23, 2014
Africa: AfDB's New Rice for Africa Dissemination Project Receives Us Treasury Award for Development Impact
23/07/2014 - NERICA, The New Rice for Africa Read more »
July 22, 2014
Africa: African Economic Conference 2014 - "Knowledge and Innovation for Africa's Transformation"
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July 18, 2014
Africa: Ministerial Conference on "Providing Africa's Youth with Skills and Training for Jobs" to Kick off July 22 in Abidjan
The Inter-Country Quality Node on Technical and Vocational Skills Development (ICQN-TVSD), which is steered by Moussa Dosso, Minister of State of Côte d'Ivoire in partnership… Read more »
July 16, 2014
Africa: Kaberuka Addresses Africa's Infrastructure Gap At the OECD in Paris
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka made a strong case for the importance of tackling private investment impediments in the African infrastructure agenda during the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Launches U.S.$35-Million Public Financial Management Capacity-Building Project
In a workshop held on July 14, 2014 in Khartoum, Sudan, the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a public financial and macroeconomic management capacity-building project to… Read more »
July 15, 2014
Africa: AfDB Co-Hosts 3rd African Women's Economic Summit in Lusaka
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July 14, 2014
Africa: Leaders Gather At the Vatican to Promote a More Inclusive Global Economy
The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace convened a two-day seminar at the Pontifical Academy of Science inside the Vatican, on 11-12 July 2014, to discuss a human-centered… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Independent Development Evaluation Releases Transport Issue of Evaluation Matters
The June 2014 issue of the African Development Bank's (AfDB) quarterly knowledge publication, eVALUation Matters, was released on July 11. This issue focuses on the transport… Read more »
July 07, 2014
Africa: Climate Change Puts Decades of Development At Risk in Africa
Climate change threatens to undo decades of earnest effort to develop Africa unless sufficient investment can be mobilized to spur sustainable development and make the continent… Read more »
July 02, 2014
Africa: AU, AfDB Ink Agreement for Improved Access to Rural Water Supply and Sanitation for 5 Million People
The Government of Rwanda, spearheading an African Union-led initiative, and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have signed an agreement aimed at providing at least EUR 50… Read more »
July 04, 2014
Africa: Nine Low-income African Countries Win Funding to Transform Renewable Energy Services
At the semi-annual Climate Investment Funds (CIF) governing body meetings held June 25-28 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, nine African nations were chosen to receive new funding and… Read more »
Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Launches First Call for Proposals
Grants of US$ 250,000 or more for climate finance readiness activities in African countries Read more »
July 03, 2014
Africa: AfDB Pushes its Green Bonds - New Projects, Principles and Products
Green growth is a corporate priority of the Bank that it achieves through the financing of eligible climate change mitigation and adaptation projects. AfDB Green Bonds - rated… Read more »
