Africa: AfDB to Incorporate Biomass And Bio Energy Into New Energy Strategy

The African Development Bank [AfDB] hosted a one day seminar on "Biomass and Bio energy Development in Africa" on Tuesday in Tunis, to seek inputs on the subject to feed into its… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Governors Consider Situation in Abidjan, Tunis

The Governors' Consultative Committee of the African Development Bank met in Washington, DC this week to consider the implications of recent events in Abidjan and Tunis for the… Read more »

Africa: World Bank And AfDB Urge Sudan to Resolve Issues Pledge Support

A third Sudan Roundtable, a forum launched by the World Bank to promote broad partnership in support of Sudan's development, was held during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings. The… Read more »

Africa: Leveraging Transport Infrastructure for Trade And Economic Integration

One only needs take the Nairobi-Arusha shuttle to realise the importance of the Arusha-Namanga-Ati River road project as a strategic road transportation hub in East Africa. It had… Read more »

Africa: AfDB And World Bank Commit to Support Cote d'Ivoire's Recovery

The African Development Bank and the World Bank today issued the following statement in response to developments in Cote d'Ivoire: Read more »

Africa: Improving Operations Results in Fragile States

"3C coherent, coordinated and complementary" was the theme of a workshop organized by the Fragile States Unit on Tuesday, April 13, 2011, in Tunis, with a view to improving… Read more »

Africa: AfDB, Gef Workshop On Resource Mobilisation

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) have organized a two-day workshop in Tunis aimed at familiarizing AfDB staff with cost-effective ways… Read more »

Africa: Interview With Fragile States Facility Unit Head, Sunita Pitamber

"President Kaberuka's belief in supporting the fragile and post conflict African nations is truly visionary" Read more »

Africa: Tunisian Revolution - AfDB Brief On Economic Outlook

Tunisia is a longstanding partner of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and, as the Bank's client, ranks second after Morocco. The Bank's North Africa Operations department, has… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Reaffirms Support for Tunisia

Tunisian Interim Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi today received President Donald Kaberuka in audience at his office in Tunis. Prime Minister Caid Essebsi expressed Tunisia's… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Reviews Youth Employment in Fragile States

Youth unemployment situation in Africa in general and the challenges it poses in fragile states in particular was the subject of a brainstorming session organized by the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Board Approves Decentralisation Roadmap

In an effort to strengthen the quality of its direct on-the-ground support to regional member countries, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors today approved a… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves euros 25 Million for Addax Bioenergy Project in Sierra Leone

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, a € 25million senior private sector loan to finance Addax Bioenergy Sierra Leone (ABSL)… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Reiterates Firm Commitment to ATAF

A tripartite conference on domestic resource mobilization took place this week in Cape Town, South Africa, where participants are sharing experiences in taxation and the role it… Read more »

Africa: Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships to Support Africa's Next Generation

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, in partnership with three of the world's most influential multilateral organisations, announces the launch of the Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships… Read more »

Africa: Board Approves Roadmap for Aid Effectiveness and Performance Improvement

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has unanimously approved a new framework for boosting the effectiveness of the Bank's lending. Adopted at a time… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Regional Integration Strategy for Southern Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB)  today approved the 2011-2012 Regional Integration Strategy Paper for Southern Africa. Regional integration is… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB, Tunisia and Red Cross Sign U.S.$ 1 Million for Humanitarian Assistance

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, the Tunisian Government and the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC), on Monday March 14, 2011 in Tunis, signed a USD 1 million… Read more »

Africa: Promoting Gender Equality in Higher Education

Support to Skills Development in Science and Technology in Rwanda Read more »

Africa: AfDB At the Forefront in Promoting Women's Empowerment

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has been at the forefront in promoting women's empowerment and gender equality, both in African countries and inside the institution. "Equality… Read more »

Africa: Governance Trust Fund Oversight Committee Holds First Meeting

Allocates USD2.5 Million for activities in eight countries Read more »

Africa: African Migration Generates Win-Win Benefits, Says New Report

Latest findings from joint World Bank, AfDB research Read more »

Africa: AfDB-Ghana - President Atta-Mills Cuts Sod for Accra Road Project

Ghana's President John Atta-Mills on Tuesday, 29 March 2011 in Accra, cut the sod for the beginning of the Awoshie-Pokuase road and community development project. The project,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Launches Environmental & Social Procedures Basics Brochure

A two-day AfDB/GIZ workshop on strategic environmental and social assessment ended on March 22, 2011 in Tunis with the presentation of an AfDB brochure on "Environmental and Social… Read more »

Africa: Interview with African Leadership Institute Fellows Spokesperson, Aidan Eyakuze

"The talent represented by the AfDB's Young Professionals we met was inspiring; the searching questions we were asked by the Strategy Team highlighted the courage with which they… Read more »