June 18, 2013
Africa: African Economic Conference 2013 - Call for Papers
The African Economic Conference 2013 is jointly organized by the African Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Development Programme. Read more »
June 17, 2013
Africa: AfDB President Applauds G8 for Emphasis On Greater Transparency in Taxation
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka on Monday applauded the G8 for its emphasis on the issues around resource mobilization through greater transparency in… Read more »
Africa: Lake Chad Basin Commission Seeks AfDB Support
The African Development Bank will host a donors' roundtable in September to help raise funds for the Lake Chad Basin Commission's five-year investment plan (2013-2017), officials… Read more »
June 14, 2013
Africa: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Hosts Fruitful Meeting of the High Level Panel On Fragile States
The African Development Bank's new High Level Panel on Fragile States, chaired by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, met in Monrovia, Liberia, on Friday, June 14 to make… Read more »
June 17, 2013
Africa: British Pm Praises AfDB, Kaberuka for Africa Infrastructure Work
British Prime Minister David Cameron has praised the African Development Bank (AfDB) and President Donald Kaberuka for pioneering initiatives to scale the continent's… Read more »
June 11, 2013
Africa: AfDB Supports a Greener Pathway in Egypt
As part of its ongoing activities under the South-South Cooperation Trust Fund (funded by the Government of Brazil), the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department of the… Read more »
June 06, 2013
Africa: AfDB Renews Support to the Inga Hydro-Power Project in DRC
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed two grant agreements for a total of US $5.250 million in Marrakech on… Read more »
June 12, 2013
Africa: AfDB, Club De Madrid and P80 Group Foundation to Mobilize Pension and Sovereign Wealth Funds to Finance the Green Economy in Africa
The African Development Bank organized at its Annual Meetings in Marrakesh, Morocco, a high-level side event, "Innovative Financing for a Green Economy," on May 30 discussing how… Read more »
June 11, 2013
Africa: Africa Making Great Strides Toward Many Mdg Targets Yet Serious Challenges Remain, New Report Says
Converting Africa's impressive economic performance over the past decade into greater gains on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) remains a primary challenge for Africa,… Read more »
June 10, 2013
Africa: Africa Hub of Sustainable Energy for All Initiative Launched At AfDB Meetings
The Sustainable Energy For All (SE4All) Africa Hub was launched Friday, May 31, during the African Development Bank's (AfDB) 2013 Annual Meetings in Marrakesh, Morocco. Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: AfDB's Donation to São Tomé and Príncipe to Finance the South-South Cooperation
Regional integration and the intensification of the South-South cooperation were at the core of the discussions in Marrakech, on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Sanitation Project in Sokodé, Togo
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will promote urban sanitation in Sokodé, Togo, and enable the population to benefit from toilets, through the valuation of fecal sludge… Read more »
Africa: A Green Economy - Reconciling Man With His Environment
The promotion of green growth and the construction of a green economy in Africa aim to assure the well-being of humans, in the face of climate change. This issue was at the core of… Read more »
June 07, 2013
Africa: Africa's Fund for Africa's Future
The African Develop Fund (ADF) held its 39th Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, during the 48th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). The fund used the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Signs a Usd 100 Million Risk Participation Agreement With Commerzbank Ag to Support Trade Finance in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) formally signed on May 29th in Marrakech, Morocco, in the prelude of the 48th AfDB Annual Meetings, a USD 100 million unfunded Risk… Read more »
June 04, 2013
Africa: Africa Calls for a New Type of Leadership for Her Transformation
A new type of leadership is needed in Africa if the continent is to attain structural transformation, especially in the face of major challenges including food security, population… Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: Three Exceptional Personalities Recognized At African Banker Awards - Kaberuka, Joseph and Ekra
Three influential personalities from Africa's finance world, Donald Kaberuka, Michael Joseph and Jean Louis Ekra, were recognized during the 2013 African Banker Awards gala… Read more »
June 06, 2013
Africa: India Shares Expertise in Public-Private Partnerships
Africa and India have a lot to offer to each other in terms of experiences and ideas, not only because of their trade but also cultural ties and similarities in social structures.… Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: AfDB Supports Egypt's MSMEs
The African Development Bank and the Government of Egypt on 29 May in Marrakech, Morocco, signed a US$2-million grant to help the country develop an enabling environment for micro,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and WWF Call for Urgent Action to Combat Wildlife Crime
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and WWF will launch today a joint global call for action and commitment from governments and other institutions to combat the rampant illicit… Read more »
May 31, 2013
Africa: President's AfDB Annual Meetings Blog - 'Le Temps De L'afrique'
'C'est le temps de l'Afrique', said Nizar Baraka, Minister of Finance in the Kingdom of Morocco, and the outgoing chair of the African Development Bank's Board of Governors. 'This… Read more »
June 05, 2013
Africa: AfDB President Kaberuka and Japan Prime Minister Hold Talks On Africa Growth
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week held talks with African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka, in which the Japanese leader pledged continued financial… Read more »
June 04, 2013
Africa: Regional Integration, the Key to Transforming West African Economies
Ministers, parliamentarians and investors met at the 48th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank held in Marrakech, Morocco, recently to discuss the transformation of West… Read more »
Africa: AfDB to Award Winners of E-Health Competition in Tunisia On September 23-24
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced ten winners of its eHealth competition after receiving more than one hundred proposals from innovators across Africa. Read more »
May 31, 2013
Africa: The Development of the African Banking Sector Involves More Competition and a Strategy Focused On the Consumer
Competition in the African financial sector needs a boost. This is the imperative at the core of Financing Africa: Through the Crisis and Beyond, a joint publication by the African… Read more »
