Africa: AfDB Participates in 6th International Financial Institutions Career Fair in Seoul

The African Development Bank (AfDB) participated to the 6th International Financial Institutions Career Fair from November 10-11, 2014 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The event was… Read more »

Africa: Japan Committed to Work Closely With AfDB, Africa50 and Recs to Develop Regional Infrastructure in Africa

New York, September 25, 2014 - On the margins of the Climate Summit in New York, the Japanese government convened the second roundtable with African Regional Economic Communities… Read more »

Africa: Japan-AfDB Sign Bilateral Agreement to Promote Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed on September 16, 2014 a bilateral agreement for a loan to the AfDB of 30.69 billion… Read more »

Africa: ADEA, AfDB and KOAFEC launch the 2014/2015 Education Research in Africa Award

The competition for the 3rd and 4th editions of the Education Research in Africa Award (ERAA) is now open. Read more »

Africa: Lessons in Private-Public Partnership (ppp) From India

India's story of success in implementing the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) model makes it an important partner in facilitating the adoption of this model in Africa. India is one… Read more »

Nigeria: Exim Bank of India and Nigeria Sign Us $100 Million Loan for Energy Development

The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and Nigeria signed a US $100-million line of credit agreement on May 22, for the financing of three energy projects in the provision of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Announces Us $2 Billion Fund With China

The African Development Bank ("AfDB") and the People's Bank of China ("PBOC") on Thursday, May 22 entered into a US $2 billion co-financing fund to be known as the Africa Growing… Read more »

Gabon: AfDB Helps Gabon Officials Learn From Korean Management Culture

The African Development Institute (EADI) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) continues its series of African Officials Training Program on SMEs Policies in Korea. Eleven… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and the People's Bank of China Commit to Expand Relations

Dingxin Gao, the Chief Representative of the People's Bank of China (PBC) in Tunisia, held talks with African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka on Wednesday,… Read more »

Africa: China Welcomes AfDB' Leadership in Ensuring the Sustainability of Projects in Africa

A delegation from the African Development Bank (AfDB), led by Anthony Nyong, Division Manager, Compliance and Safeguard was in Beijing, China from 17th to 19th December 2013 for a… Read more »

Africa: Japan Supports AfDB in Entrepreneurship

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of Japan signed on 16 December, 2013 a bilateral Exchange of Notes for a loan to the AfDB of 9.48 billion Japanese yen (about… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and China to Engage On Environmental and Social Sustainability

An AfDB delegation, led by its Compliance and Safeguard Experts, will be travelling to Beijing from December 17-19 to exchange with Chinese authorities on policies and guidelines… Read more »

Africa: Asian Development Bank President Hails AfDB's Work On Clean Energy Financing

The African Development Bank's (AfDB) work in clean energy financing received some welcome recognition last week from Asian Development Bank President (ADB) Takehiko Nakao. The ADB… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Nomura Announce Sales of Education Support Notes

The African Development Bank (AfDB), a leading multilateral development bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, and Nomura, Asia's global investment bank, on Friday, September 6 finalized the… Read more »

Africa: India Shares Expertise in Public-Private Partnerships

Africa and India have a lot to offer to each other in terms of experiences and ideas, not only because of their trade but also cultural ties and similarities in social structures.… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Kaberuka and Japan Prime Minister Hold Talks On Africa Growth

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week held talks with African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka, in which the Japanese leader pledged continued financial… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and People's Bank of China Commit to Expand Cooperation

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, and the Governor of the People's Bank of China (PBC), Zhou Xiaochuan, have agreed to expand cooperation… Read more »

Africa: Message from the President: A Win-Win in Infrastructure - The Durban BRICS Summit

The new world order comes to Durban this week - for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves U.S $100 Million Loan to Boost Fertilizer Production in Nigeria

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved today a senior loan of US $100 million to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited (IEFCL) to… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Visits India to Strengthen Ties, Participate in Development Summit

The President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, is undertaking an official visit to India from January 30 to February 1, to participate as keynote speaker in… Read more »

Africa: Putting Theory Into Practice - Africa-Asia Knowledge Sharing Session On Health Insurance in Beijing

More than 50 policy-makers, implementers, students, experts and civil society representatives from Asia and Africa met on October 31 in Beijing, China, to share and discuss ideas… Read more »

Africa: Comparative Study On Export Policies - Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and South Korea

A robust structural transformation is critical to shape a country's ability to generate a faster and more inclusive growth that is required to tackle social challenges, such as… Read more »

Africa: Strengthened Partnerships With African Think Tanks Will Enhance Bank's Position

"Partnering with think tanks needs to be part and parcel of the Bank's effort to become a strong knowledge broker." - Hau Sing Tse, Executive Director of the African Development… Read more »

Africa: Korean Government and AfDB Sign Amended Cooperation Agreement for KOAFEC Trust Fund

A supplementary Technical Cooperation Agreement of the Korea Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Trust Fund was signed on October 16, 2012, between Jaewan Bahk, Minister of… Read more »

Africa: Asia - Africa Knowledge Exchange On Health Insurance

On Wednesday, Oct 31, the African Development Bank, the World Bank Institute and the Asia Network for Capacity Building in Health Systems Strengthening (ANHSS), will be sponsoring… Read more »