June 09, 2015
Africa: Payment for Environmental Services, a Promising New Tool to Sustain Long-Term Green Investments
The African Development Bank launched on Tuesday, June 9, its report, Payment for Environmental Services: A promising tool for natural resources management in Africa, the first of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB With Gef Support Continues to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change in Africa
The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) approved USD 35 million in funding to improve climate resilience to be channeled through the African Development Bank for programs in… Read more »
June 08, 2015
Africa: Csos in Dialogue - Expanding Engagement With Civil Society to Advance Africa's Climate-Smart Development
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June 04, 2015
Africa: Board Welcomes New Executive Director for Nigeria and São Tomé and Príncipe
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Board welcomed the Executive Director for Nigeria and São Tomé and Príncipe, Bright Okogu, at their regular meeting… Read more »
June 08, 2015
Africa: Regional Integration Takes Center Stage At 2015 AfCoP Annual Meeting
Over 150 representatives of member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) will convene in… Read more »
June 05, 2015
Africa: Drivers of Economic Growth the Focus of High-Level Discussion On Africa's Future
Inclusive and transformative growth, youth employment and private sector development dominated the "Africa Economic Outlook" session at the World Economic Forum on Africa on… Read more »
Africa: Launch of AfDB-Gates Foundation Report On Extractives and Human Development
"Africa needs to adopt policies to transform its natural resources into human capital and better living standards for its citizens and learn from the existing good practices on the… Read more »
June 04, 2015
Africa: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene - Three Crucial Factors for Health
Attendees at a session of the African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings on Thursday discussed the need to promote water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in order to improve… Read more »
Africa: Boosting Agriculture, Services and Value Chains is Key to Africa's Competitiveness
African economies' prospects for long-term, sustainable growth are under threat from weakness in the core conditions necessary for competitive and productive economies, despite… Read more »
Africa: African Governments Urged to Invest in Sustainable Infrastructure
There's a huge demand for infrastructure in Africa and yet the money coming from donors and governments is not sufficient. As a result, African governments need to look at… Read more »
June 03, 2015
Africa: AfDB Unveils Strategy for Water and Sanitation in Rural Areas
African Development Bank key stakeholders in its rural water and sanitation initiative have defined the outlines of an ambitious four-year strategy, to be aligned with UN… Read more »
Africa: Africa Told to Use ICT Model to Leap-Frog Energy Log Jam
If data is anything to go by, reports that some 750 million Africans rely on biomass for their daily energy needs clearly puts the energy sector on top of Africa's development… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Unveils First-Ever Study of Female Board Membership in Africa
Africa may stack up pretty well compared with the world's regions on having companies with female board members, but the continent has a distance to go to make sure its strong… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Participate in the World Economic Forum On Africa
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June 02, 2015
Africa: Capacity Building for SADC Parliamentarians On Value for Money in Social Sectors
The African Development Bank is organizing from June 9-10, 2015 in Harare a capacity-building activity for Southern African Development Community (SADC) parliamentarians on 'Value… Read more »
Africa: African Natural Resources Center Seeks Comments On Its Strategy for 2015-2020
The newly established African Natural Resources Center (ANRC), African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has launched an online consultation to seek comments from all stakeholders on… Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility to Participate At the Africa Energy Forum in Dubai
The African Legal Support Facility will participate in the 17th Annual Africa Energy Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from June 8-11, 2015. The event held annually allows… Read more »
East Africa: AfDB Supports Addressing Fragility Through Arms Reduction in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa Regions
Many countries in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa regions have for long shared the global concern that the proliferation of small arms and light weapons escalates violent… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Participate in the World Economic Forum On Africa
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June 01, 2015
Africa: Ecobank Group CEO Named African Banker of the Year
Albert Essien, Group CEO of Ecobank, has won the African Banker of the Year Award at the ninth edition of the African Banker Awards, hosted by African Banker magazine under the… Read more »
Africa: Investment Climate - Africa Challenged to Do More
The Investment Climate Facility (ICF) in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) released its 2014 African Investment Climate Report on Thursday in Abidjan, Day 4 of… Read more »
Africa: Connecting African Women With It Is Good for Growth
Getting women in Africa access to information technology (IT) like smart phones is not just about closing the usage gender gap, experts say it is also a major driver of economic… Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Hosts Discussion On Risks and Rewards of International Capital Markets
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) on May 28 convened a high-level meeting on "Sovereign Debt in Africa: Options, Obstacles & Opportunities" at the African Development… Read more »
Africa: Where Are the Keys to Africa's Industrialization?
What will it take to build a sustainable industrial base for Africa? Two Ministers, two professors, one economist, and an industrialist formed a panel on Wednesday, Day 3 of the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and World Bank Working Together to Strengthen Ebola Response in Africa
For countries at risk of Ebola, fighting it comes down to securing more funding for the battle, building up health care infrastructures and ensuring that nations take the lead on… Read more »