May 15, 2015
Mali: Opportunities Abound in Mali's Promising Renewable Energy Sector, Says New Country Profile
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the Government of Mali, has launched the Renewable Energy in Africa: Mali Country… Read more »
May 18, 2015
Africa: Young Leaders Debate On the Future of Africa
To: 25/05/2015 Read more »
May 13, 2015
Guinea Bissau: AfDB Approves U.S $7-Million Emergency Budget Support
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US $7.03-million operation to support economic and financial reforms in Guinea Bissau. The US… Read more »
May 15, 2015
Ghana: Ghana Receives Resounding Endorsement of Investment Plan to Transform Its Renewable Energy Sector
At its governing body meetings this week, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) unanimously endorsed Ghana's ambitious investment plan to transform and promote its renewable energy… Read more »
May 13, 2015
Africa: Roundtable On African Continental Free Trade Area Calls for Fresh Solutions
A roundtable comprising trade experts in the public and private sectors met in Nairobi, Kenya, recently to discuss the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) as a catalyst to Africa's… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Indigenous Power Investors in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, a USD 50 million investment in CEC Africa Investments Limited, a multinational… Read more »
May 07, 2015
Africa: AfDB Announces Theme and Agenda for 2015 Annual Meetings
The 2015 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank will explore the theme of 'Africa and the new global landscape', with special focus on Africa's approach to three critical… Read more »
May 08, 2015
Africa: AfDB's New Fund Paves the Way for Climate Finance Readiness in Africa
Launched in April 2014 with a EUR 4.725 million contribution from Germany for an initial three-year period, the African Development Bank-sponsored Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF)… Read more »
May 07, 2015
Africa: Two AfDB Vice-Presidents Officially Announce Agenda of 2015 Annual Meetings
The Vice-President and Secretary General of the African Development Bank, Cecilia Akintomide, and the AfDB's Acting Vice-President and Chief Economist, Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, held… Read more »
May 06, 2015
Africa: Investing to Change Lives - IFC and AfDB Seek to Boost Private Sector in Africa
Enhancing partnerships with a view to boosting private sector as the driving force for sustainable and inclusive growth in Africa is one of the main priorities for the African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Showcases Initiatives for Addressing Climate Change At Africa Climate Resilient Infrastructure Summit
The first Africa Climate Resilient Infrastructure Summit (ACRIS I), which concluded on April 29, 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, offered an opportunity for the African Development… Read more »
May 05, 2015
Africa: Innovative Programme to Improve Employment and Income Outcomes for Young People
African Development Bank's Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, has cautioned that joblessness among young people is one of the most pressing social, economic and… Read more »
May 04, 2015
East Africa: East African Transport Corridors to Adopt the Japanese Michi-No-Eki (Road Side Stations) Concept
The Northern Transport Corridor in East Africa, extending from the port of Mombasa in Kenya and serving the hinterland countries of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Eastern Democratic… Read more »
Botswana: AfDB Backs Botswana's Economic Transformation, Approves 2015-2019 Country Strategy Paper
Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have endorsed the Bank's Botswana Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2015-2019; which provides a framework for the Bank… Read more »
April 30, 2015
Malawi: AfDB Provides U.S. $30 Million Budget Support to Basic Social Services Delivery in Malawi
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group meeting in Abidjan, approved a US $30-million sector budget support grant towards the protection of basic social… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Offsetting Carbon Emissions At 2015 Annual Meetings
The African Development Bank is offsetting the carbon emissions from transportation and electricity use during its 2015 Annual Meetings in Abidjan in an effort to migitate climate… Read more »
April 29, 2015
North Africa: What Impact Does FDI Have On the People?
The African Development Bank has published a new report on North Africa entitled "Does Foreign Direct Investment Improve Welfare in North African Countries?" Read more »
Africa: Energy - A Field of Opportunity for Africa, According to New AfDB Report
The African Development Bank's first Development Effectiveness Review focusing on the energy sector was launched on Tuesday, April 28 at the Bank's headquarters in Abidjan the… Read more »
Mozambique: Sefa Poised to Foster Private Sector Participation in Renewable Energy in Mozambique
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a USD 740,000 technical assistance grant to the Government of Mozambique to enhance the enabling environment for private… Read more »
April 27, 2015
Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB to Support Côte d'Ivoire and Its Private Sector, to Give Momentum to Its Economy
How can the Ivorian Government and the private sector combine their efforts to attract investment, raise capital and finance enterprises, to ensure the country's progress towards… Read more »
Africa: East African Presidents Welcome Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure
President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania told public and private stakeholders that the "Government of Tanzania welcomes private-sector participation in the new standard gauge railway… Read more »
Africa: Fund for African Private Sector Assistance Provides Equity to Africlear Global to Improve Securities Market Infrastructure in Africa
The Fund for Africa Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed on March 5, 2015 in Abidjan a seed equity investment of US $400,000 to… Read more »
April 24, 2015
Africa: AfDB Chief Economist Complex Examines Housing Market Dynamics in Africa
On April 8-9, the Chief Economist Complex of the African Development Bank organized a Bank-wide seminar on the Housing Market Dynamics in Africa at the Bank's headquarters in… Read more »
April 28, 2015
Africa: Launch of 2014 Development Effectiveness Review On Energy
Report examines challenges and opportunities in providing affordable and sustainable energy to African citizens Read more »
April 23, 2015
Africa: AfDB 2015 Annual Meetings - "Africa and the New Global Landscape"
To: 29/05/2015 Read more »