February 07, 2014
Africa: "Investing in Women and Girls Is Smart Economics," Says Fraser-Moleketi, AfDBµ Special Envoy On Gender
The African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi in Centurion, South Africa, on 05 February 2014 to discuss the AfDB's recently adopted… Read more »
February 06, 2014
West Africa: Kaberuka and UK Special Envoy Pledge to Support "Sahel Action Fund"
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka and United Kingdom Special Envoy to the Sahel, Stephen O'Brien, held talks on the Sahel region during a lunch on Wednesday,… Read more »
Africa: Tourism in Africa is an Untapped Goldmine - Report
The future of tourism in Africa holds great potential, but its expansion and development depends on better transport infrastructure - including airline connections, roads and… Read more »
February 05, 2014
Africa: Some Members of AfDB Appointed to High Public Office in Their Countries
A former executive director and three senior staff members of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have been appointed to high public office in their respective countries. Read more »
Africa: AfDB and the People's Bank of China Commit to Expand Relations
Dingxin Gao, the Chief Representative of the People's Bank of China (PBC) in Tunisia, held talks with African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka on Wednesday,… Read more »
February 04, 2014
Africa: AfDB Supports Sierra Leone's Resource Mobilization for Green Growth
As part of its ongoing support to the Government of Sierra Leone in its quest for green economic growth, the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department of the African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Ghana Local Communities With $14.55 Million to Reduce Deforestation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board, on 22 January 2014, approved financing of $14.55 million for Ghana to help the country reduce deforestation and forest degradation as… Read more »
February 03, 2014
Africa: Urgent Action Needed to Link Mining With Region's Development Objectives
Celebrated for the first time, Africa Mining Vision Day calls for a more sustainable, people-centred mining agenda Read more »
February 04, 2014
Africa: Africa Health Forum - AfDB Holds First Forum On Development of Health in Africa
Convinced that investing in health is a prerequisite for economic growth, the African Development Bank, in partnership with Groupe Jeune Afrique, is organizing the Africa Health… Read more »
January 31, 2014
Africa: AfDB to Play a Greater Role in Issues of Conflict and Fragility On the Continent, Report Recommends
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, officially launched on Thursday, January 30 in Addis… Read more »
January 30, 2014
Africa: Ending Conflict and Building Peace in Africa
Event: Launching of the High Level Panel on Fragile States Report at the 22nd African Union Summit Read more »
January 29, 2014
Africa: AfDB and AUC Sign Grant to Enhance the Capacity of African Countries to Accelerate the Delivery of Regional Infrastructure Projects
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union Commission (AUC) on Wednesday, January 29 in Addis Ababa signed a new project grant. Read more »
January 30, 2014
Africa: African Heads of State Welcome AfDB's Africa50 Initiative
Meeting at the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) on the eve of the AU Summit, African Heads of State expressed their strong support and endorsement… Read more »
January 24, 2014
Africa: AfDB Focuses on Fragility, Infrastructure Development, Women and Youth at 22nd AU Summit
Infrastructure development and financing, gender, youth and fragile states are at the top of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) agenda during the 22nd Annual African Union… Read more »
Africa: First African Guide Book On Commodity Exchanges
The African Development Bank (AfDB) believes efficient and well-regulated derivative and commodity exchanges are components of critical importance for commodity and capital market… Read more »
Africa: "The Gender Strategy Represents a Major Milestone for the Bank" - Special Envoy on Gender
African Development Bank's Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, shares perspectives on the institution's Gender Strategy 2014-2018 approved by the Board of Directors… Read more »
January 23, 2014
Africa: Gender Equality at the Heart of Africa's Transformation - A Vision and a Strategy
The quest to establish genuinely equal opportunity for men and women - in both their contribution to and their benefits from Africa's economic transformation - took a further step… Read more »
January 20, 2014
Africa: AfDB High Level Panel On Fragile States to Launch Final Report At AU Summit in Addis Ababa
As the global community seeks to address the current crises in South Sudan and the Central African Republic, African Development Bank Group's High Level Panel on Fragile States… Read more »
January 16, 2014
Africa: High-Level Panel On Fragile States to Launch Report On Ending Conflict and Building Peace
The African Development Bank's High-Level Panel on Fragile States will launch on Thursday, January 30, 2014 in Addis Ababa the report "Ending conflict and building peace in Africa:… Read more »
Africa: President Donald Kaberuka Is 2013 'African of the Year'
In November 2013, Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group, was named the recipient of the 2013 Daily Trust African of the Year award. Read more »
January 09, 2014
Africa: AfDB Adopts Integrated Safeguards System
On December 17, 2013 the Boards of the African Development Bank unanimously adopted the Integrated Safeguards System (ISS) - a cornerstone of the Bank's strategy to promote growth… Read more »
January 10, 2014
Africa: Security, Peace, Stability and Job Creation - The Continent's Priorities for 2014
African Development Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Thursday, January 9, 2014, in Tunis, held talks with the diplomatic community accredited to Tunisia, to look forward… Read more »
January 09, 2014
Africa: AfDB Boards Adopts Safeguards System to Promote Sustainable Development
The Board of Directors of the of the African Development Bank (AfDB), on December 17 2013, in Tunis, adopted the Integrated Safeguards System - a cornerstone of its Ten-Year… Read more »
January 08, 2014
Africa: AfDB Approves a Results Measurement Framework to Better Achieve its Development Goals
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors, on Wednesday, January 8 in Tunis, approved the Institution's Results Measurement Framework (RMF) for the period 2013-2016.… Read more »
December 31, 2013
Africa: China Welcomes AfDB' Leadership in Ensuring the Sustainability of Projects in Africa
A delegation from the African Development Bank (AfDB), led by Anthony Nyong, Division Manager, Compliance and Safeguard was in Beijing, China from 17th to 19th December 2013 for a… Read more »
