Africa: AfDB, IFC, FMO Invest Euro 66 Million in Dibamba Power Company in Cameroon

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, the Interntional Finance Corporation (IFC) a member of the World Bank Group), and the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), are… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Euro 150 Million Loan to Kalagadi Industrial And Beneficiation Project in South Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group through its private sector window approved on Wednesday, a €150 million senior loan to finance the Kalagadi… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Accountability in Tunisia

The governance technical committee of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved USD 310,000 to finance an Economic and Sector Work (ESW) Study on voice and accountability.… Read more »

Africa: AfDB - EMRC SME Forum Bridging the Missing Middle Gap in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with EMRC will organize an SME Forum at the margins of the Bank's Annual Meetings to be held in Lisbon, Portugal from 6-7 June… Read more »

Africa: Tunis Consensus - Africa's Common Vision for Its Development Agenda

The African Development Bank (AfDB), the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency and the African Union Commission (AUC) are pleased to release the Tunis Consensus: Targeting… Read more »

Africa: Board Approves AfDB's Definition of Risk Appetite

Effective management of risk is critical to any financial institution's survival, especially in today's volatile financial markets and uncertain macroeconomic outlook. The AfDB's… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Middle Class Triples to More Than 310m Over Past 30 Years, Reports AfDB

The number of middle class Africans has tripled over the last 30 years to 313 million people, or more than 34% of the continent's population, according to a new report from the… Read more »

Africa: New Report Finds Education, Women's Entrepreneurship, Tourism and Trade Key to Africa's Competitiveness

African economies have made important strides in improving their economic environments in recent years, but much remains to be achieved to ensure that recent strong growth… Read more »

Africa: AfDB At the Wef 2011-Bridging Borders - Fostering Regional Integration

AfDB at the WEF 2011-These are the African Development Bank (AfDB) comments on the session entitled "Bridging Borders: Fostering Regional Integration" at the World Economic Forum… Read more »

Africa: AfDB At the Wef 2011-the Africa Green Fund

Climate change is a prominent issue at 2011 session of the World Economic Forum for Africa . Due to Africa's vulnerability to the impact of climate change, it is certainly one of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB's Human Resources Management Department Deploys Social Network Media for Its Recruitment Outreach

The AfDB has embarked on reforms of the Corporate Services, particularly in support of the implementation of the Bank Medium term Strategy (MTS). The Human Resources Management… Read more »

Africa: Bridging Borders - Fostering Regional Integration

These are the African Development Bank (AfDB) comments on the session entitled "Bridging Borders: Fostering Regional Integration" at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town… Read more »

Africa: "One Region - Africa - Three Challenges. From Insights to Action"

On 4 May 2011 at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, the African Development Bank (AfDB) participated in a session entitled "One Region: Africa - Three Challenges.… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Board Approves U.S.$ 64.8 Million for Uganda Agricultural Infrastructure Programme

The African Development Fund Board has approved a U.S.$ 64.8 million loan to Uganda to finance the country third Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme… Read more »

Africa: Global Monitoring Report 2011 - "Improving the Odds of Achieving the Mdgs"

This year's Global Monitoring Report 2011 entitled "Improving the Odds of Achieving the MDGs Heterogeneity, Gaps and Challenges", reviewed the evolution of the Millennium… Read more »

North Africa: Brics Build North Africa's Economy

North Africa's economies are profiting from fast-growing trade and investment from the BRIC countries, according to a new report from the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more »

Africa: Regional Integration And Inclusive Growth High On AfDB Agenda At WEFA

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will participate in the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFA), in Cape Town from 4-6 May, and will bring to bear its unique knowledge and… Read more »

Africa: AfDB And World Bank Jointly Pledge U.S.$ 1 Billion to Support Tunisia

The African Development Bank and the World Bank pledged $1 billion to support Tunisia after the presidents of both institutions met in Tunis on 3 May 2011. In this joint action,… Read more »

Africa: Evaluation of Public Financial Management Reform in Africa

High level Public Financial Management (PFM) experts from across Africa will arrive in Tunis this week to discuss how to evaluate public financial management reform in Africa. The… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Usd 12 Million for Seychelles Submarine Cable Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, a USD 12 million senior private sector loan to finance Seychelles East African System "SEAS". Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Urban Development Strategy for African Cities

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved the Bank's Urban Development Strategy. The strategy is designed to transform African cities and… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Adopts Strategy for Regional Integration in Central Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) today approved its 2011-2015 Regional Strategy for Central Africa. The strategy is designed to reduce poverty through… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Wins Africa Energy Award

The African Development Bank (AfBD) has won the "Best Financial Support in the Power Sector" award presented by Terrapinn* in South Africa. The award recognized the Bank's range of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Places Emphasis On Agriculture Portfolio Quality

The Bank's agriculture portfolio task managers and coordinators from central and southern African Regional Member Countries (RMCs) converged on Tunis from 18-19 April 2011, for a… Read more »

Africa: AfDB At Dakar International Agriculture Forum

The Dakar International Agriculture Forum, which took place from 18 and 19 April in Senegal, addressed the fundamental issues of global agriculture regulation and governance. The… Read more »