May 22, 2014
Africa: AfDB Announces Us $2 Billion Fund With China
The African Development Bank ("AfDB") and the People's Bank of China ("PBOC") on Thursday, May 22 entered into a US $2 billion co-financing fund to be known as the Africa Growing… Read more »
Africa: Down Memory Lane - Tracking AfDB's Footprint in Africa's Development
The African Development Bank Group's 2014 Annual Meetings provides an opportunity to trace the institution's development journey in line with the meetings theme: "The Next 50… Read more »
Africa: For a Prosperous Africa in the Next Half a Century, Its Growth Story Must Go Along With Peace - Kabagambe
Given its remarkable growth in the past decades, Africa has been hailed as the next frontier for opportunity and a potential global growth pole. Political conflicts have declined,… Read more »
Africa: Opening Statement By the AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
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Africa: President Paul Kagame Receives Special Recognition At 2014 African Banker Awards for Rwanda's Achievements
Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame, has received a special recognition award at the African Banker Awards 2014 for Rwanda's achievements, including spearheading the economic growth… Read more »
Africa: Senegal President Macky Sall Fronts Intra-Africa Trade as a Solution to Unemployment
Senegal's President, Macky Sall, called on African states to increase the volume and value of trade amongst each other in order to address the surging challenge of unemployment… Read more »
May 21, 2014
Africa: AfDB Launches Online Platform to Fast-track Results
To communicate results with even more clarity, the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, May 21, in Kigali, unveiled 'MapAfrica' an interactive, online platform that charts… Read more »
Africa: MapAfrica - African Development Bank Looks to Institutionalize Geocoding
On Wednesday, May 21, 2014, the African Development Bank (AfDB) released MapAfrica - a dynamic online platform that will enable citizens, government officials, and donors to track… Read more »
Africa: Africa on the Mend - Staying the Course on Transformation
In six years' time, in 2020, 22 African countries will be growing at more than 6%, with 5.7% growth projected for the continent in 2013, according to the Annual Development… Read more »
Africa: Call for Renewed Efforts to Support Green Growth in Africa
Given the urgency and seriousness of climate change, there is need to advance efforts to mobilize financing and mitigate the impact of climate change on the African continent,… Read more »
Africa: African Countries Tipped On Issuing International Bonds
While favourable growth drivers remain largely intact and ongoing institutional reform efforts across the continent support creditworthiness, experts on , May 20 at the ongoing… Read more »
Africa: Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Forum Discusses Partnership Between AfDB and CSOs
On the second day of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings taking place in Kigali, a Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Forum brought together representatives of CSOs… Read more »
Africa: Mapping for Results - It All Comes Together in One Big Picture
The African Development Bank (AfDB), on Wednesday, May 21 in Kigali, launched MapAfrica, an interactive, online platform that charts the Bank's investments in Africa. Read more »
Africa: Young Entrepreneurs Advised to Look Beyond Capital Support
Africa has produced some famous entrepreneurs over the years. The most notable among them is Ashish Thakkar, who has become a role model to youth throughout the continent. Read more »
Africa: Africa's Economic Performance in 2013 Demonstrates Resilience to Global Headwinds
Africa recorded nearly 4% GDP growth in 2013, a two-percentage point decline compared to 2012, according to the 2013 operations results released by the African Development Bank… Read more »
Africa: A Stark Choice - Young People Driving Growth or Fuelling Violence?
What is the best way to achieve an appropriate demographic transition, deliver a skilled workforce and create jobs for young people while securing a technology dividend? Read more »
Africa: Transparency and Accountability - a Mutual Responsibility of Governments and Citizens
The concepts of transparency and accountability are gaining ground in Africa. Nevertheless, there remains many issues and questions to resolve. The "monster of corruption" is… Read more »
Africa: Africa Must Accelerate Integration to Promote Trade and Industrialization
African countries should accelerate integration to promote trade and industrialization by changing mindsets, participants at a meeting on trade said on Tuesday, May 20 in Kigali. Read more »
May 20, 2014
Africa: Africa Should Focus On Getting Things Done to Mitigate Investment Risks - Kaberuka
The President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, has said that for Africa to reduce the perception of risk in infrastructure investment, much focus is needed to get… Read more »
Africa: Financial Institutions Should Create More Avenues for Private Sector Funding, Officials Say
The private sector is crucial for the development and stability of economies on the African continent. Despite this, they are heavily challenged with the lack of funds to kick… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Blue Economies Vital for Development
The notion of blue economies is one that has recently gained attention as an avenue for development in Africa. The fairly new concept encapsulates all of the potential of oceanic… Read more »
Africa: 'Africa 2050 - Realizing the Continent's Full Potential'
A new book laying out a vision for Africa, "Africa 2050: Realizing the Continent's Full Potential" was launched on Day 2 of the African Development Bank's Annual Meetings in… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Lends Its Support to the African Solidarity Initiative
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has declared its intention to work with the African Union (AU) on the implementation of the African Solidarity Initiative (ASI). The formal… Read more »
Africa: The Importance of Energy in Improving Maternal and Child Health in Africa
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Annual Meetings 2014 commenced in Kigali on May 19. A ministerial visit to healthcare centres in a rural area was organised to coincide with… Read more »
Africa: ALSF Seeks to Address the Capacity Gap in Contract Negotiations
In only four years and with a seed fund of US $15 million the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has built a reputation as the go-to facility for African countries looking to… Read more »
