May 20, 2014
Africa: African Countries Urged to Protect Ocean Resources
African governments must show more commitment to the conservation of their water resources in order to protect and preserve their contribution to future generations. Read more »
May 19, 2014
Africa: AEO 2014 - African Countries Need to Tap Global Markets More Effectively to Strengthen Their Economies
Empowering people through investments in skills and technology needed to boost development Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs Better Data to Track Progress As Growth Rises - Lufumpa
Kicking off the first day of the Annual Meetings was "Tracking Africa's Progress" on the challenges of establishing targets and making policies with insufficient or poor data. Over… Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs to Industrialise as Franchises for Made in Africa Value Chains Beckon - AEO 2014
Africa's social and economic conditions are progressing steadily, according to the 13th edition of Africa Economic Outlook (AEO) themed, "Global Value Chains and Africa's… Read more »
May 16, 2014
Africa: AfDB Moves to Make Eligible Low-Income Countries Access Resources From Its Non-Concessionary Sovereign Window
Eligible low-income African countries can now secure non-concessionary resources from the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s sovereign window, following a policy proposal approved… Read more »
Libya: AfDB Moves to Re-Engage With Libya
The African Development Bank Group (AFDB) is moving to re-engage with Libya after its Country Re-Engagement Note 2014-2016 was approved by the Bank Group's Board on Thursday, 15… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves Governance Strategic Framework and Action Plan
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a governance strategy framework and action plan to guide its operations in the regional members countries over the next five… Read more »
Central African Republic: AfDB Special Envoy On Gender Underlines the Critical Role of State Building in Central African Republic
On a visit to the Central African Republic (CAR) on 10 May 2014, the Special Envoy on Gender of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, said that… Read more »
May 14, 2014
Africa: AfDB and Muhammad Yunus Deepen Cooperation On Social Business in Africa
"In one year we have come a long way and Tunisia is taking concrete steps in the adoption of social business. It will soon be a model for African countries and I am very happy,"… Read more »
Africa: Afdb Approves New Credit Policy Providing Low Income Countries Access to More Development Resources
Low income African countries are now eligible to secure loans from the African Development Bank Group's (AfDB's) sovereign loan window, following a review of the institution's… Read more »
May 13, 2014
Angola: AfDB Grants Major Us $1 Billion Loan for Angola Energy Sector
In support of the Government of Angola's efforts to reform the power sector, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Tuesday, May 13 in Tunis a US… Read more »
May 12, 2014
Africa: AfDB at 50 - Paving the Way to Africa's Economic and Social Transformation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) launched its golden jubilee celebrations on April 22 in Tunis in a colourful ceremony mingled with sober reflections on the Bank's development… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings 2014 - Governors to Explore Bank's Role in Africa's Transformation Agenda
The role of the Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB) in the construction of a new Africa will be the focus of the "Governors Dialogue" and a core issue on the agenda of the 2014… Read more »
Africa: A Refreshingly Accessible AfDB Book Tracks Africa's Progress Through Figures
Here's an interesting fact: Africa has 52 cities with populations of one million or higher - the same number as for Europe. Read more »
May 11, 2014
Africa: Luxembourg's Move to Join AfDB Demonstrates Attractiveness of our Institution, Says President Donald Kaberuka
Luxembourg has joined the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, becoming the institution's 26th non regional member country. African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka and… Read more »
May 09, 2014
Rwanda: ADF Approves Us $76 Million to Support Skills, Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in Rwanda
On May 7, 2014, the African Development Bank's (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors approved an African Development Fund (ADF) loan of US $76 million for a Skills, Employability and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings to Focus on Africa's Future
Each year, the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) hold their Annual Meetings to review the Bank Group's operations in the previous year as well as… Read more »
Africa: Africa Counts its Blessings with AfDB's Statistical Resources
The African Development Bank is much more than a source of funding for projects in Africa. It is also a knowledge institution and statistics are one of its important products. To… Read more »
May 08, 2014
Tunisia: Tunisia - Rethinking the Industrial Policy for a Balanced Territorial Development
In its latest economic note, the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s Department for North Africa assessed the impact of new developments in Tunisia's industrial policy to see how… Read more »
Tunisia: What Policies to Counter the Inequalities in Access to Healthcare ?
The African Development Bank (AfDB)'s latest report analyses the inequalities in access to health care across Tunisia. The findings are clear: despite the progress that were made,… Read more »
May 07, 2014
Africa: AfDB President Donald Kaberuka Supports "Visa Free Travel in Africa"
African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, alongside two African leaders, on 7 May 2014 in Abuja, Nigeria, launched a call to action for regional integration in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves Us $50 Million Risk Participation Agreement With Union de Banques Arabes et Françaises to Boost Trade Finance in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, May 7 in Tunis an unfunded US $50 million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) with the Union de… Read more »
Africa: ADEA and the African Union Launch Publications On Education and Skills for Africa's Accelerated Development
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) launched two series of publications in Yaoundé on April 24, 2014.… Read more »
Nigeria: AfDB in Solidarity With the Nigerian Community On the Case of the Chibok Girls
"To be educated means... I will not only be able to help myself, but also my family, my country, my people. The benefits will be many." - Meda Wagtole, schoolgirl, Ethiopia Read more »
April 30, 2014
Tunisia: Souk At-Tanmia - The Second Edition Is Launched!
The second edition of Souk At-Tanmia, the programme dedicated to aspiring entrepreneurs in Tunisia, has just begun. Launched on April 30, the invitation to apply ends at midnight… Read more »