Africa: First African Ministerial Forum On the Integration of ICTs in Education and Training to Take Place in Tunisia

The First Ministerial Forum on the Integration of Information and Communication technologies (ICTs) in Education and Training in Africa will be held in Tunis, December 9-11, 2013. Read more »

Africa: AFMI Announces Launch of Revamped Website

The African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), on Monday, December 9 announced the official launch of the redesigned AFMI website:… Read more »

Africa: International Anti-Corruption Day - Statement by Donald Kaberuka

Corruption is a global threat. It is a serious roadblock to economic development and is viewed as sand in the wheels of prosperity. In our globalized and highly interconnected… Read more »

Africa: With Strong Infrastructure, Africa Could Achieve a Seven Per Cent Growth Rate, Says Kaberuka

Africa is capable of winning additional points in its growth rate with improved infrastructure, Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank, said on December 4 in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Boards approve U.S. $4.89 billion for 2014 Borrowing Program

The Boards of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, December 4 approved a cumulative US $4.89 billion (UA 3.188 billion) for the 2014 Borrowing Program of the AfDB… Read more »

Africa: Board of AfDB Approves Strategic Framework and Operational Guidelines

On Wednesday, December 4, the Board of the African Development Bank Group approved the Strategic Framework and Operational Guidelines for the African Development Fund Partial… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Board Approves Fully Flexible Loan Product

Embedding Risk Management Features in Sovereign and Sovereign-Guaranteed Loans Read more »

Africa: The Lancet - Health Disparities Between Nations Could Be Eliminated Within a Generation

"We are on the verge of being able to achieve a milestone for humanity" - Lawrence H. Summers, Chair of new Commission on investing in health Read more »

Africa: AfDB Provides U.S. $73.6 million to Malawi and Zambia for Multinational Nacala Road Corridor Phase IV

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessionary arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, approved on Tuesday, December 3 a loan of US $65.0… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Boards Approves Us $4.89 Billion for 2014 Borrowing Program

The Boards of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, December 4 approved a cumulative US $4.89 billion (UA 3.188 billion) for the 2014 Borrowing Program of the AfDB… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Board Approves U.S.$73.64 Million for Nacala Road Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Tuesday, December 3, approved US $73.64 million for Phase IV of the Nacala Road Corridor Development Project in… Read more »

Africa: Geocoding - A Route To Deeper Transparency For The AfDB

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has proved its commitment to transparency by joining the ranks of over 190 development organisations which are publishing data to the… Read more »

Africa: MDBs Meet to Discuss Alignment of Procurement Policies and Procedures

The Heads of Procurement (HoP) of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) met in Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, November 10-13, 2013 to… Read more »

Africa: World AIDS Day 2013 - Statement by Donald Kaberuka

Africa has made significant progress in fighting the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In the past seven years, AIDS-related deaths declined by 32%.The number of people contracting the HIV… Read more »

Africa: Six African Countries Get New Support to Bolster Private Sector's Role in Climate Action

With African Development Bank (AfDB) support, six African nations - Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Mali and Mozambique - made it through a global… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Board Commits Us $113 Million to Regional Rusumo Falls Hydropower Project

The African Development Bank Group's (AfDB) efforts to improve sustainable energy supply and access in Africa took a leap forward with the Board of Directors' approval of the… Read more »

Africa: Asian Development Bank President Hails AfDB's Work On Clean Energy Financing

The African Development Bank's (AfDB) work in clean energy financing received some welcome recognition last week from Asian Development Bank President (ADB) Takehiko Nakao. The ADB… Read more »

Africa: Global Health 2035 - A World Converging Within a Generation

The African Development Bank (AfDB), together with the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), the Commission on Investing in Health (CIH), The Bill &… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Launches the 2013 African Economic Outlook in Khartoum, Sudan

The African Development Bank on November 26, 2013 launched the 12th Edition of the African Economic Outlook in Khartoum, Sudan. Read more »

Africa: AfDB and African Virtual University Discuss Benefits of E-Learning

"We consider the African Virtual University (AVU) Project very critical to the effort to improve access to higher education in Africa and are pleased to learn that the… Read more »

Africa: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - Statement By Donald Kaberuka

Violence against women is violence against us all. Violence against women is not "only" a "women's issue": it is a priority for all men and all women who are committed to… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Hosts First Ever 'Africa Day' At Law, Justice and Development Week 2013

The African Development Bank (AfDB), in conjunction with the World Bank Group, hosted the first ever 'Africa Day' on Wednesday, November 20, during Law, Justice and Development… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Strengthen Cooperation with the European Commission

Following a series of recent high level interactions between African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, and European Commission (EC) Development Commissioner,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Acts as International Knowledge Broker for Key Environmental Mechanism

The African Development Bank (AfDB) organized an international workshop on November 5 and 6 in Tunis focused on promoting the use of the Payment for Environmental Services (PES)… Read more »

Africa: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - Statement by Donald Kaberuka

Violence against women is violence against us all. Violence against women is not "only" a "women's issue": it is a priority for all men and all women who are committed to… Read more »