Africa: French Development Agency and AfDB to Strengthen Cooperation Through Concrete Projects

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed an Exchange of Letters on September 13, 2013, in Tunis. Read more »

Africa: World Water Week 2013 in Stockholm - Africa in the Limelight

Thousands of the world's government representatives, water experts and industry leaders gathered in Stockholm from September 1-6, 2013 for World Water Week. With water cooperation… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Holds First Africa Pharmaceutical Summit

Africa's pharmaceutical industry leaders and decision-makers will gather for an unprecedented discussion about Africa's bright pharmaceutical prospects during the first ever… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Extends Us $150 Million to Mauritius Commercial Bank

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, September 11 a financing package consisting of US $120 million multi-sector line of credit… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Nomura Announce Sales of Education Support Notes

The African Development Bank (AfDB), a leading multilateral development bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, and Nomura, Asia's global investment bank, on Friday, September 6 finalized the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Co-Organizes United Nations Private Sector Forum 2013

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Africa: Enhanced Governance and Leadership Key to Opening Up Africa for Africa

Africa's premier multilateral financial partner, the African Development Bank (AfDB), has added its weight behind the call to augment intra-Africa trade, pointing out that the… Read more »

Africa: "Africa Must Capture Its Own Market," AfDB President tells 19th Nigerian Economic Summit

On the invitation of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, attended the 19th… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Support to Senegal's Efforts to Protect Lake Guiers

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is supporting Senegal's efforts to protect Lake Guiers in the northern part of the country with a loan and a grant totaling US $24.42… Read more »

Africa: Ending Fragility in Africa - Challenges and Opportunities - AfDB President Donald Kaberuka

Event: Launching of the High Level Panel on Fragile States Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves a U.S $15 Million Equity Investment to Boost African Financial Markets

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, September 4 an equity investment of up to US $15 million to the Enko Africa Private Equity Fund… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Advans Bank Congo (ABC) - Bridging the Financing Gap for MSMEs in DRC

Addressing a Gap Read more »