June 27, 2014
Central African Republic: Mission to Activate Resumption of African Development Bank Support
An African Development Bank (AFDB) delegation led by Sibry Tapsoba, Director of the Transition Support Department, will visit the Central African Republic from July 1-4 to resume… Read more »
June 23, 2014
Burundi: AfDB Finances Construction of Two Hydropower Plants in Burundi
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on 23 June 2014 in Tunis a US$22 million grant from its Fragile States Facility for the Jiji and… Read more »
June 02, 2014
Central African Republic: New Economic Reconstruction Plan Is Needed to Overcome Fragility in CAR - Minister
Florence Limbio, Minister of the Economy, Planning, Cooperation and Development for the Central African Republic, called for the development of a new plan, under which her country… Read more »
May 23, 2014
Africa: AfDB's 2014 Annual Meetings End in Kigali
The 49th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 40th meetings of the African Development Fund (ADF) closed on Friday, May 23, 2014 in Kigali, Rwanda, after… Read more »
Africa: Closing Remarks By the AfDB President Donald Kaberuka at the 2014 Annual Meetings
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Africa: Security Is Biggest Challenge to Africa's Development - Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon
Without security, all progress in Africa is not sustainable, the President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, said on Thursday, May 22, during the Annual Meetings of the African… Read more »
Africa: Rwanda Cited As Metaphor for Resilience At AfDB Annual Meetings
Rwanda, host of the 2014 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), commemorated the 20th anniversary of the genocide which claimed a million lives, mainly… Read more »
May 22, 2014
Rwanda: President Kagame Officially Opens AfDB 2014 Annual Meetings, Commends Bank for Its Development Work in Africa
Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame, officially opened the African Development Bank's Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 22, 2014 in Kigali, commending the Bank for its huge contributions… Read more »
Africa: President Paul Kagame Receives Special Recognition At 2014 African Banker Awards for Rwanda's Achievements
Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame, has received a special recognition award at the African Banker Awards 2014 for Rwanda's achievements, including spearheading the economic growth… Read more »
May 20, 2014
Africa: 'Africa 2050 - Realizing the Continent's Full Potential'
A new book laying out a vision for Africa, "Africa 2050: Realizing the Continent's Full Potential" was launched on Day 2 of the African Development Bank's Annual Meetings in… Read more »
May 19, 2014
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
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 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 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 »
April 10, 2014
Africa: 2014 AfDB Annual Meetings in Kigali - Online Registration Now Open
This year's AfDB Annual meetings will take place from Monday, May 19 to Friday, May, 23, 2014 at the Kigali-Serena Annual Meetings Village. The 49th Annual Meetings for the African… Read more »
April 08, 2014
Africa: Twenty Years On, AfDB Remains Committed to Rwanda's Transformation
The African Development Bank is committed to Rwanda's vision of transformation to a middle income economy as it commemorates the 20th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi… Read more »
April 07, 2014
Rwanda: AfDB Commemorates 20th Anniversary of Rwandan Genocide
On Monday, April 7, 2014, the African Development Bank held a memorial ceremony to honour the victims of the Rwandan genocide 20 years ago. The 20th anniversary, Kwibuka 20, serves… Read more »
April 04, 2014
Rwanda: 'Remember, Unite and Renew' - The African Development Bank Stands With Rwanda
Heading for Kigali and the 20th Kwibuka, the official commemoration of the April 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, said on… Read more »
March 13, 2014
Africa: AfDB to Focus On Africa's Next 50 Years At 2014 Annual Meetings in Kigali
The African Development Bank Group will look towards the next half century and what it hopes to achieve on the continent during its 2014 Annual Meetings in Kigali, Rwanda. Read more »
March 10, 2014
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 »
February 28, 2014
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 »
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 »
December 18, 2013
Rwanda: AfDB and Rwanda Sign Financing Agreements to Support Skills Development in the Energy Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Government of Rwanda signed on Monday, December 16, 2013, in Kigali, two financing agreements to support skills development in the energy… Read more »
December 11, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: AfDB Board Approves $105.26 Million for Lovua-Tshikapa Section of the Batshamba-Tshikapa Road Project in DRC
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 in Tunis, two grants and a loan amounting to US $105.26 million (UA 70.14… Read more »
