Africa: AfDB Commits to Support Tunisia's Transition

Following the Tunisian revolution, the African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, met with Tunisian Interim Prime Minister, Mohammed Ghannouchi, on Monday, 14… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Ready to Release Emergency Aid to Tunisia

The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, said the Bank is ready to release the necessary resources to assist the transitional government and the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Commits to Support Tunisia's Transition

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its willingness to support Tunisia's interim government in key economic areas to enable a smooth transition and long-term… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports African Mining Ministerial Forum - Imparting Knowledge for Development

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is the main sponsor of the African Mining Ministerial Forum, a unique occasion where African ministers of mines discussed opportunities offered… Read more »

Africa: Taking Collective Measures to Ensure Universal Access to Energy in Africa

On 31 January 2011, the Executive Council of the African Union Conference of Ministers responsible for energy issued a declaration related to the First All-Africa Energy… Read more »

Africa: AfDB 2011 Partnerships Forum Focuses On Regional Integration

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will hold its 2011 annual Partnerships Forum from 22-23 March 2011, at Hotel Ramada Plaza-Gammarth in Tunis, Tunisia, with a focus on regional… Read more »

Africa: Leveraging International Commercial Law to Serve Economic Development in Africa

The African Legal Support Facility (ASLF) and the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) will jointly launch a capacity building project in international commercial law on the 11 and 12… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Participates in 2011 Mining (indaba) Conference

Supporting the development of the Mineral Resources Industry in Africa Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves 5th Line of Credit to Dbsa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Thursday, 3 February 2010 in Tunis, a USD 300-million line of credit (LOC) to the Development Bank of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Usd 25 Million for Kivuwatt Project in Rwanda

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Thursday, 3 February 2010 in Tunis, a USD 25-million senior private sector loan to finance the KivuWatt… Read more »

Africa: AfDB At Mining (INDABA) Conference in Cape Town

This year, for the first time, the African Development Bank is one of the official sponsors of the Mining INDABA in Cape Town. The Bank's visibility at this conference is being… Read more »

Africa: AfDB And ACBF - 20 Years of Support And Investment in Nurturing Capacity

The African Development Bank (AfDB), a founding member of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), will participate in the ACBF Summit marking its 20th anniversary, from… Read more »

Africa: Delivering Results - AfBD Management Reflects On Aid Effectiveness

The Bank Group's senior managers, resident representatives (ResReps) and government officials, on Friday, February 4, 2011 in Tunis, held a seminar on development effectiveness… Read more »

Africa: New Africa Mining Fund Launches Second Venture Capital

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Regional Office in South Africa (ZAFO) represented by Eva Ruganzu, Country Programme Officer and Hussein Iman, Chief Investment Officer,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Fragile States Facility Enables Somalia Prepare First Budget in 20 Years

"The African Development Bank needs to be relevant to all its Regional Member Countries (RMCs), and that includes fragile states. These are states in need of our expertise and… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Deploys New Field Office Resident Representatives

The Bank Group on January 31, 2011 in Tunis launched an induction and orientation session for newly-appointed Resident Representatives (ResReps). By organizing the program at the… Read more »

Africa: AU Summit Identifies Key Priority Infrastructure Projects

Heads of State of the African Union Assembly, who met from 30-31 January 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, endorsed key priority projects identified by the NEPAD High-Level… Read more »

Africa: Independent AfDB Evaluation Contributes to Evaluative Lessons for Agriculture And Agribusiness

The Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG) today launched its most recent book, Evaluative Lessons for Agriculture and Agribusiness. The publication, a synthesis of evaluative findings… Read more »

Africa: New AfDB Statistics Bulletin in the Service of Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa

As part of its communication strategy to inform key stakeholders about progress in executing the Implementation Plan for Africa of the Global Strategy for Improving Agricultural… Read more »

Africa: AfDB, Partners Promote Infrastructure Development At AU Summit

A major multi-stakeholder initiative is paving the way to improved infrastructure in Africa. Officially launched on 24 July 2010 in Kampala, Uganda, on the sidelines of the 16th… Read more »

Africa: Africa As Part of Solution to Stimulating Global Economic Growth

The African Development Bank (AfDB), a strategic partner of the World Economic Forum in Africa, is represented at the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings from 25-28 January 2011… Read more »

Africa: Promoting And Sustaining Good Governance

In 2000, the Bank adopted the Good Governance Policy to support Regional Member Countries' governance reform in a more pro-active and purposeful manner. AfDB has reaffirmed the… Read more »

Africa: AU Summit - Strengthening Regional Integration Through Shared Values

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will participate in the 16th African Union (AU) heads of state and government summit, scheduled from 30-31 January 2011 in Addis Ababa,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Humanitarian Assistance to Somalia

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Board of Directors approved on Wednesday, 26 January 2011, a U.S.$ 655,000 emergency relief assistance grant for Somalia. Read more »

Africa: 2010 - AfDB Confirms Priority Support to Infrastructure Sector

In 2010, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group operations approvals by sector continued to reflect the institution's 2008-2012 Medium-Term strategy, which set infrastructure… Read more »