September 03, 2013
Africa: African Leaders Call for More Flexible Focus on Vulnerability
On Monday, September 2, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group, led a special high-level panel on fragile… Read more »
September 02, 2013
Africa: President of Liberia and President of AfDB Set New Course for Prosperity in Africa's Fragile States
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group, launched a special high-level panel on fragile states in Monrovia… Read more »
Africa: Denmark Contributes U.S $1.8 Million to Africa Agriculture Fast Track Fund
The Government of Denmark has announced a contribution DKK 10 million (approximately US $1.8 million) to the Agriculture Fast Track Fund to Spur Investment in the development of… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB Grants U.S $1.5 Million to Flood Victims and to the University of Nyala in Darfur
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Sudan on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, signed two Protocol of Agreements in which the Bank provided Emergency Assistance of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Kaberuka Visits Nordic Countries, Garners Support for AfDB Funding Activities
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, this week made an official visit to the Nordic member countries of the Bank Group to discuss the… Read more »
Africa: Norway Empowers African Legal Support Facility With U.S $4.9 Million
Norway is supporting the African Development Bank's African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) with a contribution of NOK 30 million (approximately US $4.9 million), as a core… Read more »
August 22, 2013
Africa: The Challenges of Inclusion and Financing Infrastructure - AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
Event: AACB Symposium on Financial inclusion in Africa: The challenges of financial innovations for monetary policy and the stability of financial system. Read more »
August 23, 2013
Africa: AfDB, Auc Sign Us $45 Million Grant Agreement to Boost Pan African University
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have signed a grant agreement worth US $45 million to boost the Pan African University. Read more »
August 28, 2013
Africa: On the Road to Transformation - Learning From Experience
As the African Development Bank embarks on the implementation of its recently approved Ten Year Strategy (2013-2022), it is important for the Bank and its key partners to take… Read more »
August 21, 2013
Africa: Afdb President Urges Enhanced Value Chain Development
"What will it take for African exports to move up the global value chain?" This is the question that African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka posed to delegates and… Read more »
August 20, 2013
Africa: AfDB's Integrity and Anti-Corruption Department Submits First Set of Reports
The Director of the Integrity and Anti-Corruption DepartmentLutte contre la corruption et enquêtes sur la fraude (IACD), Ms. Anna Bossman, today in Tunis, formally handed… Read more »
August 05, 2013
Africa: African Virtual University - Transforming Africa Into a Global Knowledge Hub
The African Virtual University (AVU) has established the largest distance and eLearning network in over 27 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and produced more than 40,000 graduates. Read more »
August 13, 2013
Africa: Adaptation to Climate Change - Water and Agriculture Sectors
African countries have hardly contributed to global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, they are the most affected by climate change, putting livelihoods and natural assets at risk. Read more »
August 07, 2013
Africa: Advans Bank Congo (ABC) - Bridging the Financing Gap for MSMEs in DRC
Addressing a Gap Read more »
August 01, 2013
Africa: Malawi - AfDB Launches Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay Road Rehabilitation Project
The African Development Fund-financed Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay Road Rehabilitation Project in Malawi was launched on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Read more »
July 31, 2013
Africa: President's U.S.treasury Awards Blog - Debating Africa and the Global Economy On Us Public Radio
On Thursday, July 25, I was in Washington for an award ceremony at the US Treasury, in which two African Development Bank projects received recognition. Straight afterwards, I… Read more »
Africa: Debating Africa and the Global Economy On U.S. Public Radio [President's Blog]
On Thursday, July 25, I was in Washington for an award ceremony at the US Treasury, in which two African Development Bank projects received recognition. Straight afterwards, I… Read more »
July 30, 2013
Africa: Sierra Leone Pursues a Green Growth Path With AfDB Support
On July 12, Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone, launched the new national development plan for the period 2013-2018 called "Agenda for Prosperity" (A4P). The support… Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: U.S. Department of the Treasury Awards - Gender Support in Cote d'Ivoire and Agriculture in Uganda
It is a tremendous honour to be here with my colleagues to receive these awards. Read more »
July 26, 2013
Africa: U.S. Treasury Recognizes Five Exceptional Projects At Development Impact Awards Ceremony
"It's easy to be critical of development, especially in hard times at home," said US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew."But today shows the very best it can do." Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Debates "The U.S., Africa and the Global Economy" On the Kojo Nnamdi Radio Show in Washington
On the heels of the US Treasury Development Impact Honors ceremony in Washington, DC, African Development Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, joined a radio debate on "The US,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and UN University Institute to Collaborate On Getting Fair Deal for Africa From Its Natural Resources
The African continent teems with valuable natural resources, but its people are not getting a fair share from this rich bounty. Read more »
Africa: Ivoirian Media Poised to Accompany AfDB Return to Abidjan
"Côte d'Ivoire, through its media and other communication tools, is ready to accompany the return of the AfDB to Côte d'Ivoire and make this move a success." Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: AfDB Approves Us$45 Million Grant for Creation of Pan African University for Science, Technology and Innovation
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors approved on Wednesday, July 24 an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of US$ 45 million to support the creation… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves Five New Projects
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group chaired by Emmanuel Mbi, First Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer,on Wednesday July 24, 2013 in Tunis, approved… Read more »