December 10, 2015
Africa: Cop21 - Africa Requires Curricula Review, Green Economy to Tackle Unemployment
African governments have been urged to review their education curricula to have relevant skills and human capital development for green growth and climate adaptation and green jobs… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Call for Transparency in Climate Finance Receives Boost
As negotiations at the ongoing Paris climate conference (COP21) entered the ninth day, the African Ministerial Council on Environment (AMCEN) has expressed its support for the push… Read more »
Africa: International Anti-Corruption Day - AfDB Calls for Stronger Measures in Africa
"Africa loses $148 billion to corruption every year. Just think of how many continents you could light up with that amount," Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development… Read more »
Africa: Lighting Up Africa Requires Coordination in Energy Initiatives
The mushrooming of energy initiatives in Africa is a welcome development, but there is need for coordination of these initiatives to ensure their success, African Development… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Lessons Learned Database Made Public
The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) lessons learned database, a repository of findings, lessons and recommendations drawn from independent and self-evaluations of the… Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Director Pays Courtesy Visit to AfDB President
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) Director, Stephen Karangizi, paid a courtesy visit to the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Akinwumi Adesina, on… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Board Approves 2016-2018 Work Programme and Budgets
Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 in Abidjan approved the institution's 2016-2018 Work Programme and Budget which envisages a… Read more »
December 09, 2015
Africa: Experts Cite Urgent Need to Expand and Improve Africa's Ports to Meet Rising Demand
The competitiveness of Africa's economies will depend on the efficiency of African ports, according to the African Development Bank's first Transport Forum held at its headquarters… Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility and Partners Launch French Version of Handbook On Power Purchase Agreements
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and partners launched the French version of the handbook "Understanding Power Purchase Agreements" (PPA) in Paris, France, on December 8,… Read more »
Africa: Cop21 - AfDB President Meets With African Parliamentarians and Civil Society
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, held a meeting with African Parliamentarians and representatives of African civil society, on the sidelines of… Read more »
December 08, 2015
Africa: Special Economic Zones in Fragile Situations - A Useful Policy Tool?
Africa has witnessed impressive growth rates over the past decade. The continent has also become the world's fastest-growing region for foreign direct investment (FDI). While… Read more »
South Africa: AfDB's Annual Workshop On Local Currency Bond Markets Concludes in Johannesburg
The African Development Bank's African Financial Markets Initiative held a two-day workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa, recently, where participants from 32 African countries -… Read more »
Africa: 6th China-Africa Cooperation Forum Highlights Unique Partnership and the Role of the AfDB
China is Africa's largest trading partner for the sixth year running, according to Charles Boamah, African Development Bank's Vice-President of Finance. The trade volume between… Read more »
Africa: Can Africa's Regional Flagship Programmes Change the Continent's Development Narrative?
"If we want Africa to achieve land degradation neutrality by 2030, if Africa must transform its agriculture and drive its development priorities to acceptable levels, then we have… Read more »
Gabon: Gabonese Prime Minister Opens 11th Annual African Symposium for Statistical Development in Libreville
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Gabon, Daniel Ona Ondo officially opened the 11th African Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) organized by the African Development… Read more »
Africa: African Ministers Insist On a Legally Binding Agreement in Paris
African Ministers for the Environment held a high-level meeting at the Africa Pavilion at the ongoing United Nations climate change conference in Paris, France. Read more »
December 07, 2015
Africa: INDCs - Absence of Data, Means of Implementation May Affect Africa
Although the objective of the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) is definitive, most of them lack both practical and technical methods of implementation. Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs More Funding for Adaptation
More finance, capacity building for communities and institutions and use of technology are vital to making Africa adapt to climate change. Read more »
Africa: EU Set to Boost Post-Cop21 Climate Financing to Developing Countries
Blending projects with climate finance is helping to bring many climate change related projects to life in several regions around the globe, thanks to the dedicated commitment and… Read more »
Africa: Financing Water Is Key to Africa's Transformation, Experts Say
Experts at the ongoing Paris climate conference have underlined the need to prioritise climate finance for water and climate change adaptation in Africa. Read more »
Africa: Remarks By Kevin Chika Urama, At the Lpaa Focus On Energy
Your Excellencies, I bring you greetings from Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. He is not able to join us today due to other appointments in Abidjan. Read more »
Sierra Leone: AfDB Launches Development Effectiveness Review On Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone recognized as a success story among states emerging from conflict, but underlying drivers of fragility still remain Read more »
December 08, 2015
Africa: AfDB and World Bank to Discuss How to Meet Africa's Energy Needs
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December 07, 2015
Africa: Daily News, Videos and Footage Related to Africa At Cop21 Accessible to Global and African Media Thanks to AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is posting and disseminating daily coverage of Africa-related COP21 news, including videos and feature stories from events at the African… Read more »
December 05, 2015
Africa: Africa At Cop21 - Three Gives to the Rest of the World, and Three Asks
The term 'glacial pace' - implying millennially slow movement - takes on real and literal meaning with climate change. The disappearance of our glaciers may in fact have hastened… Read more »