October 16, 2012
Africa: AfDB Opens External Representation Office in Tokyo
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, on Monday in Tokyo officially opened the Bank's External Representation Office for Asia in the Japanese… Read more »
October 11, 2012
Africa: AfDB Governors Consultative Committee Endorses Roadmap for Return to Headquarters in Côte d'Ivoire
The Governors Consultative Committee (GCC) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group today in Tokyo, Japan, endorsed the transmission of the road map for the Bank's return to… Read more »
October 01, 2012
Africa: Delegation From China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange Visits the Bank Group
A two-man delegation from China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), led by its Deputy Director General, Xu Bing, paid a visit Thursday to the Bank Group in Tunis and… Read more »
September 28, 2012
Africa: AfDB to Promote Inclusive and Green Growth At the 4th Koafec Ministerial Conference
The Korea Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Ministerial Conference will take place from October 15 to 18, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. Since the first meeting in Seoul in 2006,… Read more »
September 18, 2012
Africa: AfDB Discusses Elephant Poaching At World Conservation Congress in South Korea
Natural resources and environmental representatives from the African Development Bank attended the 2012 World Conservation Congress, the largest and most important conservation… Read more »
August 22, 2012
Africa: Kenyan Officials Attend Training Session On SME Policy in South Korea
The African Development Institute (ADI) organized a second session of the African Officials Invitation Training Program on SME Policy in Seoul, South Korea recently. Fifteen Kenyan… Read more »
May 30, 2012
Africa: Emerging Economies Celebrate South-South Convergence
Emerging economies of South East Asia and African developing economies on Tuesday celebrated the convergence of South-South fruitful development initiative at the on-going African… Read more »
May 11, 2012
Africa: The Africa Economy Should Become a Transformation Economy
"The African economy which largely depends on the exploitation of natural resources should move on to become a transformation economy." This was one of the key messages of… Read more »
April 20, 2012
Africa: AfDB in Second Call for Migration and Development Fund Proposals
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the second call for proposals under the Migration and Development Fund (MDF). This second call for proposals, open from 15 April to… Read more »
April 06, 2012
Africa: Chinese Investments and Employment Creation in Algeria and Egypt
China's presence in North African economies is expanding rapidly, as both an important trading partner, and increasingly as an investor. Chinese involvement can be readily seen in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Yes Bank Hold an Indo-African Knowledge Exchange Workshop
Workshop focuses on Cross-Border Mobile Payments and Regional Financial Integration Read more »
March 26, 2012
Africa: G20 Working Group Meets to Discuss Inclusive Green Growth Ahead of 'Rio+20'
The G20 Development Working Group (DWG) on inclusive green growth (IGG) and international development cooperation met informally on 28 and 29 February 2012 in Seoul, Korea to… Read more »
March 19, 2012
Africa: AfDB Makes AUs $500 Million Note
The African Development Bank ("AfDB") rated (Aaa/AAA) today priced a new benchmark Australian Dollar transaction, marking the return of AfDB to the Kangaroo market in over a year. Read more »
March 08, 2012
Africa: Japanese Official Affirms Support for Growth-Oriented Africa On Visit to AfDB
Japan's vice-minister of finance for international affairs, Mr Takehiko Nakao, visited the African Development Bank (AfDB) on 8 March 2012, and held talks with the AfDB president,… Read more »
March 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB and Yes Bank to Hold an Indo-African Knowledge Exchange Workshop
Workshop to focus on Cross-Border Mobile Payments and Regional Financial Integration Read more »
March 02, 2012
Africa: AfDB Joins the Center for Learning On Evaluation and Results (CLEAR)
To host global forum in September 2012 in Tunis Two regional centers in Africa: University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Centre Africain d'Etudes Supérieures… Read more »
February 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB Offers Education Support Bond to Japanese Investors
The African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, today announced that it will offer an Education Support Bond to Japanese retail investors. The bond will be distributed by… Read more »
December 15, 2011
Africa: AfDB to Explore New Climate Financing From Norway
A Nordic Development Fund (NDF) delegation will visit the African Development Bank (AfDB) in mid-January 2012 to present its new strategy and operational guidelines for accessing… Read more »
November 30, 2011
Africa: Making Development Assistance More Transparent (AfDB)
This week, an important global event is taking place in Busan, South Korea - The 4th High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. The aim is to search for a new consensus on development… Read more »
October 17, 2011
Africa: Japan Boosts Assistance to Africa By U.S.$ 100 Million Through AfDB
The Japanese government has increased its assistance to private sector projects in Africa through a concessional, or 'soft', loan of JPY 8,440 billion, or approximately U.S.$ 100… Read more »
September 20, 2011
Africa: New AfDB Study Takes in-Depth Look At China-Africa Partnership
China's trade with Africa has increased dramatically over recent years. By 2008, it surpassed the USD 100 billion mark to reach USD 114 billion. Despite the 2008 global financial… Read more »
Africa: China-Africa Relations Scrutinized in AfDB's New Book
The African Development Bank today released a book titled "China and Africa, An Emerging Partnership for Development?" In recent years, China has been the prominent emerging… Read more »
June 27, 2011
Africa: ADB and AfDB to Cooperate to Set Up Trade Finance Program
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed an agreement to help AfDB set up a trade finance program to boost African trade, and, more… Read more »
June 09, 2011
Africa: AfDB Signs Multi-Million Cooperation Agreements With China And Brazil
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday in Lisbon signed two major cooperation agreements with China and Brazil for the funding of projects and programs in AfDB's… Read more »
Africa: Korea-AfDB - Agreement to Top Up Trust Fund With U.S.$ 8.5 Million
Under an agreement signed today (Thursday 9 June) between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Republic of Korea, at the Bank's Annual Meetings in Lisbon, Korea has made a… Read more »
