Africa: Chinese Investments and Employment Creation in Algeria and Egypt

China's presence in North African economies is expanding rapidly, as both an important trading partner, and increasingly as an investor. Chinese involvement can be readily seen in… Read more »

Africa: Donald Kaberuka Paid a Courtesy Call On President Mwai Kibaki

"I am fully satisfied with the African Development Bank support to Kenya" said President Kibaki. Discussions between the two leaders focused on regional integration and economic… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Yes Bank Hold an Indo-African Knowledge Exchange Workshop

Workshop focuses on Cross-Border Mobile Payments and Regional Financial Integration Read more »

Africa: AfDB Country Office in Malawi Holds AfDB Long Term Strategy Consultation Meeting

On 3rd April 2012, the African Development Bank's (AfDB) country office in Malawi held a consultative meeting with stakeholders drawn from several sectors in Malawi on the Bank's… Read more »

Africa: Indeed African Governments Have a Key Role As a Partner to the Bank - Mthuli Ncube

How would the African Development Bank Group, in practical terms, want African governments to embrace "Inclusive growth?" Have Africans taken ownership of the theme and what it the… Read more »

Africa: Infertile Land in Gambia Put to Plough Due to Joint AfDB/IFAD

More than 140,000 poor people, of whom 52% are women across the Gambia have enjoyed greatly increased crop output after formerly unproductive land was put to the plough as a result… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 251 Million Funding for Roads in Tanzania

The African Development Bank Group has approved USD 250.95 million (UA 162 million) for road construction projects in Tanzania and Sierra Leone. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Holds Workshop in Nairobi On Its East African Transport Portfolio

The African Development Bank (AfDB) held a workshop on decentralization and transport projects with its development partners in East Africa in Nairobi on 21 and 22 March, where it… Read more »

Africa: Infertile Land in Gambia Put to Plough Due to Joint AfDB/IFAD

More than 140,000 small farmers across the Gambia have enjoyed greatly increased crop output after formerly unproductive land was put to the plough as a result of a USD 17.5… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings Will Debate Africa's Growth Economy

This year's theme for the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) in Arusha, Tanzania, from 28 May to 1 June is 'Africa and the Emerging Global Landscape:… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Co-Organizes First Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation

The first Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) will take place from between 1 and 3 April 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya, at the Intercontinental Hotel. Hosted by the… Read more »

Africa: Easing Border Bottlenecks Will Boost Intra-African Trade

Africa's numerous border and customs posts, with the associated bureaucracy and long delays, continues to hold back trade and economic growth on the continent, reports a new study… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Holds Long Term Strategy Consultation Meeting in Sudan

On 28 March 2012, the African Development Bank held a national consultation meeting on the Bank's Long Term Strategy (LTS) for 2013 yo 22, which is currently being formulated, in… Read more »

West Africa: Integrated Fight Against Aquatic Plant Proliferation in West Africa

Aquatic plant proliferation is an environmental scourge. These weeds invade waterways and irrigation channels, impeding their economic operation. Fishermen have suffered rising… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Names Three New Vice Presidents

The president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, named three new Vice Presidents on 26 March. They are Zondo Sakala, Rémy Rioux and Cecilia… Read more »

Africa: 'A Strategic Priority' for Banks, Finds New AfDB Study

A new survey from the African Development Bank (AfDB) of the East African banking sector has found that it eager to do business with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The… Read more »

Africa: Seminar On National and Trans-Boundary Water Resources Management

The African Development Institute (EADI) of the African Development Bank Group will, in collaboration with the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa… Read more »

Africa: AfDB in EUR 64m Financial Support for West African Development Bank

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the West African Development Bank (WADB) signed a loan agreement of a capital subscription of EUR 3.05 million and a line of credit of EUR… Read more »

Africa: Thought-Leadership Seminar Focuses On Us Economy

Under the umbrella of the AfDB's Thought-Leadership Seminar series, Professor Cecilia Rouse of Princeton University made a presentation on "The US Economy in the Global Economic… Read more »

Africa: G20 Working Group Meets to Discuss Inclusive Green Growth Ahead of 'Rio+20'

The G20 Development Working Group (DWG) on inclusive green growth (IGG) and international development cooperation met informally on 28 and 29 February 2012 in Seoul, Korea to… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Partnerships Make Remarkable Progress in 2011

The partnerships and cooperation unit (ORRU) recorded notable results in 2011 in moving the Bank's partnership network towards a green and inclusive growth in Africa. During the… Read more »

Africa: Joint Statement of the AfDB and the World Bank On the Situation in Mali

The African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group, long-standing development partners of Mali, join the African Union and ECOWAS in condemning the military coup, urging a… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Host the Friends of Zimbabwe Roundtable in Tunis

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the Friends of Zimbabwe Roundtable, to discuss economic and political developments in the country on 23 March. The meeting will also… Read more »

Africa: Regional Consultations On the Bank's Long Term Strategy Begins in Addis

The Regional Consultations on the African Development Bank's Long Term Strategy (LTS) for the Eastern Africa region began on 14 March 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This was the… Read more »

Africa: Business Opportunities Seminar 2012

The objective is to provide a forum relating to the AfDB's lending policies, procurement rules, operation cycle, and project pipelines. Read more »