October 24, 2013
Africa: Climate Change in Africa - AfDB Advocates Gradual Transition to Green Growth
"Africa needs to change its development trajectory in order in order to win its fight against both poverty and climate change," said the African Development Bank (AfDB) Vice… Read more »
October 23, 2013
Africa: Agriculture Transformational Projects and Programmes
Under its Strategy for 2013-2022, "At the Center of Africa's Transformation", and its Agriculture Sector Strategy 2010-2014, the African Development Bank has designed a new set of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Transforming Africa's Agriculture for Inclusive Growth and Food Security
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has come with concrete proposals aimed at helping Africa address the key challenges that are hampering its agricultural sector and food security… Read more »
October 21, 2013
Africa: Board Pays Tribute to Outgoing Executive Director, Walter C. Jones
The outgoing United States Executive Director at the African Development Bank Group, Walter C. Jones, received glowing tributes from peers who cited his commendable service to the… Read more »
Africa: Border Posts, Checkpoints and Intra-African Trade - Challenges and Solutions
Regional integration has been part of the African continent's overarching strategy for economic transformation for over five decades. As the African Union commemorates 50 years of… Read more »
October 17, 2013
Africa: Regional Integration is a Primary Condition for Africa's Industrial Revolution
"Regional Integration in Africa," the theme of this year's October 28-30 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Johannesburg, is at the very core of the quest for the continent's… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Reports Significant Opportunities of Shale Gas Production in Africa
Several African countries have potentially viable shale gas deposits, which, if developed, could lead to lower gas prices, increased consumption of natural gas, reduced greenhouse… Read more »
October 14, 2013
Africa: AfDB Gender Interventions to be Tailored to Realities on the Ground
The African Development Bank (AfDB)'s Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, attended the Intergovernmental Agency for Development (IGAD)'s conference on the launch of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and UK Delegations Visit Souk At-Tanmia, a Social Inclusion Project
As part of Souk At-tanmia Partnership, a pilot program initiated by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in support of entrepreneurship, the British Ambassador to Tunisia, Hamish… Read more »
October 10, 2013
Africa: Financing Africa's Development in the 21st Century
Good Morning. It is a pleasure to be back at Brookings to speak on African development issues. Thank you, Khomi Kharas and Mwangi Kimenyi for the invitation. My appreciation to all… Read more »
October 13, 2013
Africa: AfDB and Sister Organizations Are Committed to Supporting World Trade Facilitation
Heads of seven institutions issued the following statement on trade facilitation assistance at the World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting, October 13, 2013, Washington DC Read more »
October 11, 2013
Africa: "Sound institutions are key to sustainable development," says AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
Speaking on October 10, 2013 at a meeting organized by the Washington-based Brookings Institution, African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, said that… Read more »
October 12, 2013
Africa: AfDB Launches Consultations On Its New Governance Strategy in Washington, DC
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is launching on 12 October, 2013 in Washington DC, on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF annual general meeting, a series of broad… Read more »
October 11, 2013
Africa: AfDB Launches 3-Year U.S.$ 500 Million Inaugural Green Bond
On Thursday, 10th October 2013, the African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, launched its inaugural Green Bond transaction. Read more »
Africa: AEC 2013 to debate the continent's development effectiveness through Regional Integration
"Regional Integration in Africa", is the theme of the African Economic Conference (AEC) 2013 which will be jointly organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Economic… Read more »
East Africa: AfDB Supports COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Capacity Building Programme
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, October 9, 2013, approved a grant of US $7.5 million to finance the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Capacity… Read more »
October 09, 2013
Africa: Regional Integration Key to the Development of South Sudan
In July 2011, South Sudan became the world's newest country, following a long-awaited referendum on independence. With the support of various civil society leaders, national and… Read more »
Africa: First Call for Proposals of Africa Trade Fund
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is pleased to announce the first call for proposals of the Africa Trade Fund (AfTra). Award amounts shall range from 50,000 USD to… Read more »
October 08, 2013
Africa: Kaberuka At OECD Forum On Africa - "Exclusion Has Devastating Consequences"
The task is to unleash the full potential of the continent's natural capital - to which its growth is so closely tied - and in so doing to empower its human capital, which is what… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Envisions Becoming a Leading Enabler in Capacity Development
Towards a Bank-wide Framework for Capacity Development was the theme of a workshop organized the African Development Institute (EADI) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on 4… Read more »
Africa: Implementation of Agreed Policies Will Result in Deeper Market and Trade Integration
African policy-makers, government officials and development experts recognize the crucial role of regional integration in the development of African economies. They add that this… Read more »
Africa: Forum On Africa - Leaders Discuss Challenges Ahead for Continent's Economic Transformation
The task is to unleash the full potential of the continent's natural capital - to which its growth is so closely tied - and in so doing to empower its human capital, which is what… Read more »
October 07, 2013
Africa: African Countries Getting Ready for Green Climate Fund
The African Development Bank (AfDB) organized the first African stakeholder consultation meeting on the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Tunis on 26-27 September, 2013. The objective of… Read more »
October 03, 2013
Africa: Red Cross Red Crescent and AfDB Enter Partnership On Food Security and Disaster Risk Reduction
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday, October… Read more »
Africa: AfDB, Largest Financier of Clean Energy on the African Continent
Between 2011 and 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) increased by a staggering 92% its investment in clean energy in Africa, according to a new report by Bloomberg New Energy… Read more »