February 22, 2012
Africa: AfDB Supports Unified Africa At Rio+ 20 in June 2012
At the 18th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 23-30 January 2012, African leaders endorsed the Africa Consensus Statement to Rio+ 20, marking yet another step toward… Read more »
Africa: SEFA Opens Project Preparation Window
On 25 January 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) kicked off a series of launching seminars to raise awareness about the fund and seek stakeholder… Read more »
February 21, 2012
Africa: The Transfer of Funds From Migrants - Proposals for Helping the Development
France's minister for cooperation, Henri de Raincourt, its secretary of state for foreign trade, Pierre Lellouche, represented by Delphine d'Amarzit, multilateral affairs and… Read more »
February 17, 2012
Africa: AfDB Executive Directors to Visit Uganda
Nine members of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will visit Uganda from 23-28 February to consult with the authorities on AfDB-funded programmes… Read more »
February 16, 2012
Africa: AfDB President Announces Three Senior Appointments
Today, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, announced three senior appointments following an international search process. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Board Briefed On Good Progress for Annual Meetings in Arusha
Tanzania's finance minister and chairman of the Board of Governors, Mustafa H. Mkulo, visited AfDB this week and briefed an informal Board meeting on the state of readiness for the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Makes U.S.$ 100m Loan for Better Water and Sanitation in Nigeria
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of U.S.$D 100 million to improve water and sanitation in the city of Zaria in northern Nigeria through the African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Makes ?11.7 Million Loan to Improve Governance and Growth in Niger
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of €11.7 million euros (FCFA 7.7 billion) to Niger from the African Development Fund, its concessional or 'soft… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Grants 2.9 Million to Togo to Finance Governmental Reform
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has made two grant agreements totaling € 2.9 million (FCFA 1.9 billion) to fund governmental reforms and the country's 2012 action… Read more »
February 15, 2012
Africa: AfDB and East African Central Banks Look to Easing Inflationary Pressures
The high inflation rates that that have been plaguing the countries of East Africa recently could start to fall in 2012 and eventually reach single-digit level, a meeting organised… Read more »
February 14, 2012
North Africa: Remittances From Migrants to North Africa and the African Franc Zone
Location: Paris, The Pierre-Mendès-France Conference Center Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry 139, rue de Bercy - Paris, 12th arrondissement Read more »
February 10, 2012
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 41m Funding to Boost Graduate Employment in Malawi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved funding of USD 41 million to improve the employment prospects of graduates and students in Mali through training and skills… Read more »
February 08, 2012
Africa: Agriculture Strategy to Focus On Drought Resilience Building Programme
Food security challenges in the horn of Africa, regional drought resilience building programme, climate change and green development, were among key issues discussed by experts in… Read more »
Africa: Kanu: Resource Requirements Are Needed By Sub-Saharan Africa's Agriculture Sector
"Enormous resource requirements are needed by Sub-Saharan Africa's agriculture sector... The African Development Bank needs to continue to closely partner with others to… Read more »
February 15, 2012
Africa: AfDB-IFPRI Stakeholder Consultation Meeting On Agriculture Biotechnology
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will organize an important meeting to present and discuss the findings and… Read more »
February 03, 2012
Africa: African Water Facility Supports Peace-Building in Darfur
About 750,000 people in three Darfur states will have improved access to water supply and sanitation through a €3.3 million African Water Facility grant approved by the… Read more »
February 02, 2012
Africa: Slow Implementation of Infrastructure Projects Constrains Intra-African Trade
Lack of political will is slowing down implementation of vital regional infrastructure projects in Africa, the president of the African Development Bank has said. Read more »
February 01, 2012
Africa: African Leaders Endorse Major Continental Infrastructure Programme
African Heads of State on Monday endorsed the launch of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), a multi-billion dollar initiative that will run through 2040. Read more »
January 31, 2012
Africa: North African Lawyers Commend Alsf-Palu Training Opportunities
North African Lawyers have commended the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and the Pan African Lawyers Union's (PALU) recent capacity-building seminar, noting that "it opens… Read more »
Africa: 'It Is More Important for the Bank to Be Alerted When a Policy Is Violated'
In an interview ahead of his retirement on January 31, 2012, Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU) Director, Per Eldar Sovik, emphasized what he believes could be done to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and WCO Partner to Strengthen African Customs Administrations
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) will work together to enhance the capacity of customs administrations in Africa. Read more »
February 13, 2012
Africa: How Education and Training Can Boost Africa's Sustainable Development (AfDB)
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the government of Burkina Faso will hold the 2012 Triennale on Education and Training in Africa in… Read more »
January 26, 2012
Africa: Lawyers Given Better Understanding of AfBD Requirements for Infrastructure Financing
Thursday 26 January was the second day of a two-day capacity building seminar organised by the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) in… Read more »
Africa: ALSF-PALU Seminar for North African Lawyers
On day two, January 26, 2012, the participants at the ALSF-PALU capacity building seminar attended three major presentations. The aim was to familiarize North African lawyers with… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and BNDES Chief Executives Meet in Davos
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka met today with Luciano Coutinho, President of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES). The meeting took place in Davos,… Read more »