Africa: AfDB Rural Infrastructure Project to Enhance Poverty Reduction in DR Congo

Agriculture has been identified as a priority sector for economic growth and poverty reduction in the Democratic Republic of Congo. To this effect, a grant for a Rural… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Funding for Upgrading Vital Road Corridor in Ethiopia

The upgrading of a 112-km road to an all-weather standard approved by the African Development Bank Group will boost economic activities and promote poverty reduction in Ethiopia.… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Strategy to Promote Africa's Regional Integration and Trade

Enhanced linkage of regional markets, support to regional research and training centers, capacity building, as well as regional transport infrastructure are among key provisions of… Read more »

Africa: African Media Leaders Meet in Tunis

The African Media Leaders' Forum is holding its annual meeting from 10 to 11 November in Tunis, with the usual support of the African Development Banks. The opening session was… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Lends Voice to Human Development Discourse

The African Development Bank (AfDB) lent a strong voice to the international dialogue on health and development at the recent launch of the Rotterdam Global Health Initiative. The… Read more »

Africa: G20 Panel Recommends Sokoni Technology Platform (AfDB)

G20 leaders today welcomed the recommendations of the High-Level Panel for Infrastructure Development, endorsing the development of the Sokoni Africa Infrastructure Marketplace. Read more »

Africa: AfDB At the G20 - Cannes Summit

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Africa: G20 Panel Recommends Sokoni Technology Platform for Infrastructure (AfDB)

G20 leaders today welcomed the recommendations of the High-Level Panel for Infrastructure Development, endorsing the development of the Sokoni Africa Infrastructure Marketplace. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Largest Tilapia Fish Farm in Zimbabwe

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) recently approved a loan of U.S.$ 8 Million to finance the Lake Harvest Aquaculture project on Lake Kariba in… Read more »

Africa: Ninth Annual Partnership Meeting Between AfDB and FAO

The annual partnership meeting on agriculture and food security in Africa between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) took… Read more »

Africa: Improving Business Environment Key to Attracting FDI (AfDB)

African countries should continue focusing on improving business climate to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), according to views expressed by experts at the Sixth African… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Urges Increased Concessional Financing At High-Level Climate Conferences

"The multi-billion dollar financing gap in Africa's energy sector, coupled with the continent's abundant untapped natural resources, creates an opportunity to attract private… Read more »

Africa: Volatile Commodity Prices Detrimental to Developing Economies (AfDB)

Commodity price volatility has detrimental effect on the public finances of developing countries, according to research conducted by two lecturers at the University of Auvergne in… Read more »

Africa: Giz Provides Training to AfDB Staff On Environmental Fiscal Reform

In a continuous effort to explore creative financing options to develop Africa's green economy, African Development Bank (AfDB) staff members attended training on environmental… Read more »

Africa: Winds of Change in Morocco's Energy Market (AfDB)

On 28 October 2011, the governing bodies of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) approved updates to Morocco's investment plan under the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and an associated… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Africa At Final UN Negotiating Session Before Cop17

As part of an ongoing effort to prepare Africa's negotiating position at the December UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP17) in Durban, South Africa, the African… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Presents Africa Carbon Facility At Inaugural CCDA-I

Between 17 and19 October 2011, the Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev Africa) Programme a joint initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union… Read more »

Africa: Bank Staff Prepares to Pilot Climate Safeguards System (AfDB)

More than 30 African Development Bank (AfDB) task managers, as well as environment and climate change specialists, attended a two-day workshop on the AfDB's new Climate Safeguards… Read more »

Africa: AfDB urges investment in africa's energy sector

"The multi-billion dollar financing gap in Africa's energy sector, coupled with the continent's abundant untapped natural resources, creates an opportunity to attract private… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Helps Boost Zimbabwean Fish Production With U.S.$ 8 Million Loan

Fish production in Zimbabwe is set to grow after the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a loan of U.S.$ 8 million to help fund a tilapia farming and processing project on… Read more »

Africa: Africa Nears Agreement On Continental Infrastructure Plan in Morocco (AfDB)

African states came closer to finalizing a continental programme for the development of vital infrastructure as talks ended in Morocco at the weekend. Read more »

Africa: Loan Syndication "Should Take Higher Priority" in AfDB Lending Strategy

Loan syndication will have a higher profile in the lending strategy of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more »

Africa: AfDB Continues Support for Economic Growth in Mali

In its continued efforts to promote economic growth and reduce poverty in Mali, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a general budget support loan of U.S.$ 53 million… Read more »

Africa: Africa Agrees Green Growth Is Path to More Prosperity (AfDB)

The Sixth African Economic Conference (AEC) wound up on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after four days of brainstorming on the environment, climate change and green growth and… Read more »

Africa: AEC Urges African Countries to Take Owneship of Green Growth Agenda (AfDB)

Africa should unleash its immense natural resources to pursue sustainable economic growth and development, participants at the African Economic Conference said at the end of the… Read more »