August 29, 2016
Africa: AfDB Joins Global Community to Press for Water for All By 2030
As a leading provider of water and sanitation services in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Water Facility (AWF) have been invited to participate in World… Read more »
August 27, 2016
Africa: AfDB Signs Letter of Intent With Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation to Promote Africa's Economic Development
Seated, left to right: AfDB Vice-President for Finance, Charles Boamah, with Makoto Takashima, Senior Managing Director of Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), after… Read more »
Africa: Japan Chooses AfDB to Implement Bold New Infrastructure Plan for Africa
Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced a bold new African infrastructure plan worth US $10 billion over the next three years to be implemented by the African… Read more »
August 26, 2016
Africa: Free Movement in Africa Is Desirable, but How to Realize It?
Free movement is back on the continent's policy agenda and within its integration discourse. Read more »
August 24, 2016
Africa: With Fashionomics, the AfDB Plans to Raise the Profile of African Fashion and Textiles On the International Stage
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, unveiled a new project within the Fashionomics initiative, launched last year under her… Read more »
Africa: Questions for Emanuela Gregorio, Gender Specialist At the AfDB and Key Player in Fashionomics
Where did the idea of Fashionomics originate? Read more »
August 25, 2016
Africa: Q&A With Shem Simuyemba, Division Manager, Nepad Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility
Why is NEPAD-IPPF a critical instrument to bridge Africa's infrastructure financing gap? Read more »
Africa: Nepad-IPPF Strengthens Capacity to Improve Stock of Well-Prepared Bankable Infrastructure Projects
The NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility, NEPAD-IPPF, has concluded a two-day workshop that brought together over 20 staff members, representatives from the African… Read more »
August 24, 2016
Africa: The African Development Bank Group and Jetro to Sign an MOU for Increased Collaboration in Infrastructure and Private Sector Development
The African Development Bank Group (comprised of the African Development Bank and the African Development Fund; AfDB/ADF) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will… Read more »
August 17, 2016
Africa: AfDB's Incubation of Innovations in Renewable Energy Praised By Participants, Partners
A group of young innovators, Africa Bio-Energy Team, being incubated by the African Development Bank (AfDB), undertook a field visit to Biogas Technologies Africa Ltd. in Accra,… Read more »
August 19, 2016
Africa: African Economic Conference 2016 - "Feeding Africa: Towards Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth"
Jointly organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African… Read more »
August 18, 2016
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Hélène N'garnim-Ganga As General Counsel
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Hélène N'Garnim-Ganga as General Counsel of the African Development Bank Group with effect from… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Professor Vincent Nmehielle As Secretary General
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Vincent Nmehielle as the Secretary General of the African Development Bank Group with effect from… Read more »
August 17, 2016
Africa: African Parliamentarians' Network On Development Evaluation Grows in Size and Ambition
Members of the African Parliamentarians' Network on Development Evaluation (APNODE) have stressed the need for consolidation and expansion of the Network at the 2ndAnnual General… Read more »
August 18, 2016
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Ismaila Dieng As Director of Communications and External Relations
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ismaila Dieng as Director of Communications and External Relations, effective 1st September 2016. He… Read more »
August 16, 2016
Mozambique: Mission Visits Dam Rehabilitation Project Expected to Provide Water to 17,000 People in Mozambique
On August 3, 2016, the African Development Bank's Resident Representative in Mozambique, Joseph Ribeiro, and various members of the diplomatic community visited the Massingir Dam… Read more »
September 05, 2016
Africa: Workshop On Local Content in the Extractives Sector
An abundance of resources creates several opportunities and challenges on the continent. When well managed, natural resources wealth, including extractives, can accelerate Africa's… Read more »
August 12, 2016
Africa: AfDB's Overall Corporate and Social Responsibility Performance Sees Significant Improvement in 2016
In July 2016, Vigeo Eiris, one of the world's leading Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) rating agencies, completed its biennial assessment of the African Development Bank… Read more »
August 11, 2016
Africa: Youth Development Initiatives Are Key for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
The focus of this year’s International Youth Day (IYD), to be observed on August 12, 2016, resonates with the African Development Bank’s key efforts that recognise the… Read more »
August 10, 2016
Africa: Single African Passport - A Turning Point for an Integrated and Prosperous Africa
To all those who are convinced that regional integration requires strong political will and committed leadership, African Heads of State showed just that when they were presented… Read more »
August 09, 2016
Africa: U.S.$81 Billion Mobilized in 2015 to Tackle Climate Change - Joint MDB Report
Climate finance totalling US $81 billion was mobilized for projects funded by the world's six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in 2015. This included $25 billion of… Read more »
August 27, 2016
Africa: Bank Group Participates in TICAD VI
An African Development Bank (AfDB) Group delegation led by the Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, will attend the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD… Read more »
August 03, 2016
North Africa: ADEA 2017 Triennale - Regional Consultation for North Africa Underscores Importance of Science, Mathematics, and ICT in Africa
Opening ceremony of the consultative meeting held in Rabat on the ADEA 2017 Triennale. Photo credit: Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Training of Morocco.… Read more »
July 26, 2016
Africa: African Development Bank Supports Employability and Entrepreneurship in Rwanda With USD 50 Million
The programme will support the government of Rwanda efforts to promote skills in high value added production in key economic sectors such as manufacturing, agro-processing, energy,… Read more »
August 04, 2016
Africa: AfDB Makes USD 9 Million Equity Investment in Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria
The African Development Bank has approved a USD 9 million equity investment (approximately 12% of the fund's capitalisation) in the Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria (FAFIN)… Read more »