March 13, 2013
Africa: Muhammad Yunus Spurs the AfDB to a Greater Commitment in Building Social Business
The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and micro-credit promoter in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday 12 March in Tunis urged the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide… Read more »
March 15, 2013
Africa: The AfDB and Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Launch Social Business in Africa
Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, delivered on March 13 a message of hope to Tunisians at a national conference on social business in… Read more »
March 14, 2013
Africa: AfDB Road Improvement Project to Benefit 800,000 People, Create 12,000 Jobs in Uganda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, March 13, a loan in the amount of US $144.89 million in support of the Uganda road… Read more »
Africa: African Ministers and Stakeholders Meet in Tunisia to Shape Africa's Post-Mdg Agenda
African Ministers, parliamentarians and policymakers met in Hammamet, Tunisia, to ensure that Africa plays a proactive role in shaping the future global development agenda. Read more »
Africa: Will the CFA Franc Have to Be Devaluated Again?
The euro area continues to be the largest trading partner of the franc zone countries with a very important share (more than 70 per cent of trade) in half of the 14 countries.… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $73 Million for Irrigation and Road Projects in Malawi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved, on March 13, 2013, grants and loans amounting to US $73 million to finance irrigation and road rehabilitation projects in… Read more »
March 13, 2013
Africa: Nobel Peace Prize Muhammad Yunus Spurs the AfDB to a Greater Commitment
The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and micro-credit promoter in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday 12 March in Tunis urged the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Information Highway - The AfDB Launches Open Data Platforms for 20 African Countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched Open Data Platforms for the following 20 African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia,… Read more »
March 12, 2013
Africa: Souk At-Tanmia - A Pilot Project With Women At the Helm
The African Development Bank is financing a ground-breaking initiative in Tunisia - Souk At-tanmia - with the goal to foster youth employment, particularly in disadvantaged regions… Read more »
March 08, 2013
Africa: Women of the AfDB
Women make up more than half of the African population. The African Development Bank recognizes this and supports the important role of women on the continent both in the projects… Read more »
March 11, 2013
Africa: AfDB Grants U.S.$ 0.34 Million to Sudan's National Energy Research Centre
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Republic of Sudan on February 28, 2013 signed an agreement for a grant of US $0.34 million to the National Energy Research Centre (NERC)… Read more »
East Africa: AfDB's Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program in the Horn of Africa
A team from the African Development Bank Group, led by Abdoulaye Dagamaissa, Manager, Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department (OSAN), and comprising Harouna Dosso, Senior… Read more »
Africa: Africa-Wide Consultation On the Post-2015 Development Agenda and Review of Africa's Progress Toward the Mdgs
The 2015 deadline for the current Millennium Development Goals has led to a flurry of activities on what the post-2015 development agenda should look like. Should the MDGs be… Read more »
March 07, 2013
Africa: The African Water Facility Increases Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in Zimbabwe
Funded by the African Water Facility (AWF) to the amount of US $3 million, the project designed to rehabilitate the water supply and sewerage systems in Chitungwiza will be handed… Read more »
Africa: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf On Women and Gender
Your Excellency President Johnson Sirleaf, as the first woman to be elected leader of an African country in modern history and a Nobel Peace Prize-winning advocate for women's… Read more »
Africa: IWD - AfDB Private Sector Operations Create Opportunities for African Women
Alleviating poverty through entrepreneurship is a key tool for economic empowerment of women in Africa. Women represent over half of Africa's population and have the potential to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Experience in Promoting Gender Equality in Africa
African Development Bank operations have had a profound impact on women's lives in Africa. Several successful examples from various education, employment, microfinance, social… Read more »
Africa: AfDB - Development Must Not Be a Footnote
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka says development is not something to do once the other problems have been solved because it is part of the solution to today's… Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day 2013 - the Gender Agenda - Gaining Momentum
"International Women's Day is a day of celebration and a day of challenge, often rolled into one. In realizing how far we have come towards ensuring genuine equality of opportunity… Read more »
Africa: Climate for Development in Africa Committee Vows Partners Will Stay the Course
The 4th Session of the Steering Committee Meeting of the Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev-Africa) Initiative opened in Tunis, Tunisia, on Wednesday, March 6 with a strong… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Call to Support African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism
The African Development Bank Group invites Regional Member Countries and donors to support the Africa fertilizer financing mechanism (AFFM) financially to enable the mechanism to… Read more »
Africa: From the President On the Occasion of International Women's Day
International Women's Day is a day of celebration and a day of challenge, often rolled into one. In realizing how far we have come towards ensuring genuine equality of opportunity… Read more »
March 06, 2013
Africa: Africa Fights Climate Change in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is hosting the fourth meeting of the Board of Program Directors of the Climate for Development in Africa Initiative (Clim-Dev) on March 6 and 7… Read more »
March 11, 2013
Africa: Africa Wide Consultation On the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Ministers, parliamentarians, policy-makers, members of the Secretary-General's High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Agenda, as well as representatives from civil society, youth… Read more »
March 04, 2013
Africa: Bank President On Official Visit
Within the framework of his official visit to Togo, African Development Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, accompanied by his close advisers, was received on Friday, March 1,… Read more »
