March 10, 2014
Ethiopia: AfDB Ethiopia Office Promotes the Institution's Gender Strategy
The African Development Bank (AfDB)'s office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia kicked off celebrations of this year's International Women's Day on 7 March 2014 with a brief remark by… Read more »
Morocco: The AfDB's Responsiveness At Work in Morocco Through the Independent Review Mechanism
People adversely affected by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) financed projects have, in the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM), a recourse system that enables them to… Read more »
Africa: Transforming Africa's Procurement Landscape, Transforming Africa
The African Development Bank has decided to undertake a comprehensive and detailed review of its procurement policy to ensure that it remains in tune with the changing world… Read more »
Sierra Leone: AfDB, Mo Ibrahim Foundation and Sierra Leone hold High Level Governance Dialogue
The African Development Bank in collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone under the auspices of His Excellency President… Read more »
Gabon: AfDB Helps Gabon Officials Learn From Korean Management Culture
The African Development Institute (EADI) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) continues its series of African Officials Training Program on SMEs Policies in Korea. Eleven… Read more »
March 07, 2014
Africa: "Gender Is Not an Annex of Our Work", Says AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
'Equality for women is progress for all' is the theme of International Women's Day 2014, which the African Development Bank (AfDB) celebrated in anticipation on 7 March 2014 in… Read more »
Namibia: AfDB Board approves Country Strategy Papers for Tunisia and Namibia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in Tunis approved the Bank's Country Strategy Papers (CSPs) for Tunisia and Namibia that would… Read more »
Africa: Statement On International Women's Day By the AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
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Africa: AfDB Issues Its First U.S. Dollar Global Benchmark for 2014
On Wednesday, March 5, 2014 the African Development Bank (AfDB) successfully issued a new a USD 1 billion three-year global benchmark due on May 15, 2017. Read more »
Africa: 0.875% US$ 1.0 Billion Benchmark due 15 May 2017
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March 06, 2014
Kenya: AfDB Prioritizes Jobs Creation and Infrastructure Development in Kenya Country Strategy Paper
The Board of the Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 approved the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Kenya, which articulates the Bank's priority areas… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Gender Agenda - Leaving No One Behind
Addressing African Development Bank (AfDB) staff members at a Town Hall meeting on February 11, 2014 in Tunis, the AfDB Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, quoted… Read more »
March 07, 2014
Africa: 700 Decision-Makers to Attend Africa CEO Forum 2014
The second Africa CEO Forum, organized by Groupe Jeune Afrique in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), will take place from March 17-19, 2014 in Geneva. Read more »
March 05, 2014
Senegal: AfDB Launches Country-Focused Development Effectiveness Review in Dakar
Results show Senegal at the forefront for public-private partnerships in infrastructure Read more »
March 04, 2014
Africa: 'Rights and Revenue' - Unveiling Africa's Hidden Treasure By Geraldine J Fraser-Moleketi
Global notions of 'North' and 'South' may mercifully be the polarities of the past, but consider this contrast: how is it that enough men in 'the North' worry out loud that they… Read more »
February 28, 2014
Africa: "Indigenous banks have the unique opportunity to tap SME markets," TunisInvest CEO, Zied Oueslati
Africa's private sector has struggled to access financing its needs for sustained growth. In part, the combination of risk management and long term savings, as well as capital… Read more »
Gabon: Kaberuka in Central Africa - The AfDB Will Support Gabon's Social and Economic Development
Upon his arrival in Libreville on Wednesday, February 26 for a two-day working visit, African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka was received by the President… Read more »
February 27, 2014
Central Africa: AfDB President On Visit to Congo - "The AfDB Believes Strongly in Regional Projects"
It was in Congo that Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, began his official visit to Central Africa, on February 24, 2014. Scheduled for four… Read more »
March 03, 2014
Africa: AfDB Celebrates International Women's Day With a Focus On Financial Inclusion
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will celebrate the 2014 edition of the International Women's Day (IWD) from Monday, March 3 to Friday, March 7 in Tunis, with a focus on… Read more »
February 27, 2014
Nigeria: AfDB Approves US $30 Million Loan for Rehabilitation of Oku Iboku Paper Mill in Nigeria
Plans to resuscitate Oku Iboku Pulp and Paper Mill in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States in Southeastern Nigeria were concretized on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 in Tunis, where… Read more »
February 26, 2014
Zambia: AfDB Facilitates Private Sector Finance for Climate-Readiness in Niger, Mozambique and Zambia
Over US $30 million in concessional funds has been made available for innovative private sector projects that seek to improve climate change adaptation or readiness in Niger,… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Electricity Distribution Network to Be Reinforced and Extended With Afdb Support
In response to the significant increase in the demand for electricity in Ghana as a result of the fast growing urbanization and robust economic growth in the country, the Board of… Read more »
South Africa: AfDB Officially Unveils Its Africa Information Highway Platform in South Africa
Africa's first "one-stop" data centre, the Africa Information Highway, was officially launched on Monday, February 24 in Pretoria, South Africa, by the African Development Bank. Read more »
February 24, 2014
Central Africa: Donald Kaberuka in Central Africa to Further AfDB Cooperation With the Congo and Gabon
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka is paying an official visit to Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo and Libreville in Gabon from February 24 to 27,… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB Launches New Guidelines for Statistical Business Registers in Africa
The Statistical Capacity Building Program of the African Development Bank responds to the needs of AfDB's regional member countries (RMCs) as well as the Bank's commitments in… Read more »