Africa: The Government of Japan Issues Final Approval on Three Fapa Technical Assistance Grants

The Government of Japan has approved three new grants from the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA): Read more »

Africa: ADF 12 Replenishment Second Consultation Meeting

To: 23/02/2010 Read more »

Africa: 2010 African Economic Outlook Peer Review Meeting in Tunis - Partnership to Ensure Consistent And High-Quality Analysis

Bank Group experts with their counterparts from OECD Development Centre, the EU and UNECA, on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 in Tunis, pursued their peer review meeting on the African… Read more »

Africa: Interview with Economic Development and Research Department Director, Léonce Ndikumana

"Economic development and good governance are certainly closely linked. The AEO reflects this by not only discussing macroeconomic and structural developments on the continent, but… Read more »

Africa: Civil Society Engagement And Consultations Forum

The AfDB is engaging with representatives of Civil Society Organisations (CSO) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO). Read more »

Africa: AfBD Regional Governors Meet in Tunis to Assess the Bank's Resources Needs

Location: Tunis, Tunisia Read more »

Africa: Committee of Ten Meeting - Cape Town, 21 February 2010

Location: Cape Town, South Africa Read more »

Africa: Bank Group Hosts African Economic Outlook 2010 Peer Review Meeting in Tunis

The Bank Group on Monday, February 8, 2010, in Tunis started a three-day-long African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2010 Peer Review Meeting. The meeting brought together the core team of… Read more »

Africa: Delhi Sustainable Development Summit Maintains Momentum On Climate Change in Run-Up to Mexico

The three-day 10th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, held at Taj Palace, New Delhi, India ended on February 7, 2010, with participants calling for a global concerted effort to… Read more »

Africa: China Sees AfDB As Bridge for Sino-African Cooperation

Donald Kaberuka, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has just returned from a visit to China whose principal aim was how to strengthen cooperation between the Bank… Read more »

Africa: President Kaberuka's Visit to China's 'Silicon Valley' in Shenzhen

On 6 February 2010, President Kaberuka concluded a three-day official mission to the People's Republic of China. The President visited the southern city of Shenzhen, home to two… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Charges Ahead With Successful U.S.$1 Billion Issue

The African Development Bank (AfDB) successfully launched and priced a three-year US$ 1 billion global bond issue on 2 February. Read more »

Africa: AfDB, BMGF And FAO - Developing Clear Roadmap to Improve Food And Agricultural Statistics in Africa

The AfDB, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and FAO are organizing a conference in Hammamet, Tunisia on the Strategy for Improving Food and Agricultural Statistics in… Read more »

Africa: Finland Ambassador Tours Bank Supported Agriculture Project in Zambia

The AfDB Zambia Country Office Resident Representative, Freddie Kwesiga, joined by the Ambassador of Finland to Zambia, Her Excellency, Mrs. Antila Sinikka and Mr. Abednego Banda,… Read more »

Africa: The 10th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit

Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group was represented by: Dr. Anthony Okon Nyong, Head of Unit, Gender Climate Change and Sustainable Development… Read more »

Africa: African Union Summit - A Call for More Resources for the AfDB

The 14th ordinary Assembly of the African Union's Heads of State, held from 31 January to 2 February 2010 in Addis Ababa, called for a resolution to mobilize additional financial… Read more »

Africa: President Kaberuka Begins Official Visit to China

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, started his three-day official visit to the People's Republic of China on Thursday, February 4, 2010. Read more »

Africa: AfDB High-Level Delegation Led By President Kaberuka in China

Africa's Relations with China will benefit immensely from the 3-6 February 2010 African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's high-level visit to the country. Read more »

Africa: AfBD and China Strengthen Cooperation

The main objective of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's high-level visit to the People's Republic of China led by its President, Donald Kaberuka, is to strengthen… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President - Sino-African Cooperation Common Desire of Both Sides

"Cooperation between China and Africa is welcomed by the two sides," Donald Kaberuka, president of African Development Bank (ADB), said in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $38m Funding for Burkina Faso Power Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 in Tunis, approved a loan of UA 24.2 million (USD 38 million) from the African… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Signs Mou for African Financing Partnership

"The African Financing Partnership (AFP) is a major pillar in the partnership strategy of African Development Bank. In 2009, DFIs worked collaboratively on projects in Africa, to… Read more »

Africa: Interview With African Financing Partnership Coordinator, Preeti Sinha

"The AFP Secretariat is not only an important commitment by the Bank, but the right commitment.... Our partners are very important to us... It is important that we achieve this… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Signs Mou for African Financing Partnership - "The Afp is a Major Pillar in the Partnership Strategy of AfDB," Says AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka

"The African Financing Partnership (AFP) is a major pillar in the partnership strategy of African Development Bank... In 2009, DFIs worked collaboratively on projects in Africa, to… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB President Attends AU Summit On Icts

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have, for more than a decade, driven economic development. Read more »