October 10, 2013
Africa: Financing Africa's Development in the 21st Century
Good Morning. It is a pleasure to be back at Brookings to speak on African development issues. Thank you, Khomi Kharas and Mwangi Kimenyi for the invitation. My appreciation to all… Read more »
September 02, 2013
Africa: Ending Fragility in Africa - Challenges and Opportunities - AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
Event: Launching of the High Level Panel on Fragile States Read more »
Africa: President of Liberia and President of AfDB Set New Course for Prosperity in Africa's Fragile States
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group, launched a special high-level panel on fragile states in Monrovia… Read more »
May 31, 2013
Africa: AfDB President Receives Made in Africa Foundation Award for His Efforts to Transform the Continent
The President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, received on Wednesday evening in Marrakech the "Made in Africa Foundation Special Recognition Award", which took… Read more »
May 15, 2013
Africa: The AfDB Provides 240 Million Euros for the Crisis Exit in Mali
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its President, Donald Kaberuka, declared in Brussels the Institution's support to the crisis exit efforts and revival of Malian… Read more »
May 08, 2013
Africa: The AfDB Supports Economic Recovery in Mali With a Loan of More Than 30 Billion CFA Francs
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, May 8 in Tunis, a loan of 30 billion CFA francs to the Republic of Mali. This amount will be drawn from the… Read more »
April 16, 2013
West Africa: Romano Prodi and Kaberuka Meet to Discuss the Crisis in the Sahel Region
The UN Special Envoy for the Sahel, Romano Prodi, met with the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, on April 15, 2013 in Tunis, to discuss security,… Read more »
January 25, 2013
East Africa: Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa (HoA), which comprises Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, has an estimated combined population of 210 million people and… Read more »
Africa: The Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program
The priority areas emanating from the study and selected by the Bank for intervention include: (i) Water Resources Infrastructure, (ii) Livestock Infrastructure, (iii) Markets and… Read more »
December 17, 2012
Africa: AfDB's Souk At-Tanmia Pilot Project Filmed for 12.12.12 - One Day On Earth
For the first time, on December 12, 2012, the African Development Bank Group participated in the global film event One Day on Earth, showcasing its Souk At-Tanmia Pilot Project,… Read more »
December 05, 2012
Africa: The AWF, the Government of Sudan and the AfDB Jointly Launch the First Peace-Building Water Project in Darfur
Over 750,000 people from three Darfur states will have improved access to water supply and sanitation through a €3.3 million African Water Facility (AWF) grant. The project… Read more »
November 09, 2012
Africa: Could Oil Shine Like Diamonds - How Botswana Avoided the Resource Curse and Its Implications for a New Libya
At the heart of the socio-economic grievances that led to Libya's revolution was the rentier economy of the regime. Though oil resources had permitted Libya to accumulate wealth,… Read more »
November 02, 2012
Africa: Stronger Institutions Needed to Eliminate Exclusion
Leaders who pursue exclusionary policies have themselves to blame for their countries' stagnation and may, after all, be stoking fires that eventually consume them, economists… Read more »
November 01, 2012
Africa: PARSAR Aims to Strengthen Food Security and Cut Poverty
The agricultural and rural sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has significant growth margins and occupies a prominent place in the economy. However, the dilapidation… Read more »
October 31, 2012
Africa: Prof. Mthuli Ncube On the Reemerging Pattern of Coups D'états in the Continent
The sudden overthrow of a democratically elected government in Mali in the spring of 2012 by a small group of military insurgents is symptomatic of the reemerging pattern of coups… Read more »
October 04, 2012
Africa: AfDB's Integrated Safeguards System Undergoes Regional and International Consultation Process
The African Development Bank (AfDB) embarked on a consultation exercise across Africa on its proposed Integrated Safeguards System (ISS). The Bank consulted governments,… Read more »
August 22, 2012
Africa: President Kaberuka At the 32nd Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, in Mozambique
Mr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), attended the 32nd Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development… Read more »
July 24, 2012
Africa: Economic and Social Challenges Beyond the Revolution
The Tunisian uprising began as a spontaneous social protest against unemployment and social injustice in the interior of the country. In less than a month and against all… Read more »
April 19, 2012
Africa: Joint Statement of the AfDB and the World Bank On the Situation in Guinea-Bissau
The African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group join the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in condemning the military coup in… Read more »
April 18, 2012
Africa: 'We Have No Choice but to Be Individually...' AfDB Mediator, Amabel Orraca-Ndiaye
"We have no choice but to be individually and collectively responsible for managing personal conflict..." AfDB Mediator, Amabel Orraca-Ndiaye Read more »
March 22, 2012
Africa: Joint Statement of the AfDB and the World Bank On the Situation in Mali
The African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group, long-standing development partners of Mali, join the African Union and ECOWAS in condemning the military coup, urging a… Read more »
February 03, 2012
Africa: African Water Facility Supports Peace-Building in Darfur
About 750,000 people in three Darfur states will have improved access to water supply and sanitation through a €3.3 million African Water Facility grant approved by the… Read more »
November 08, 2011
Africa: The Government of Rwanda to Share Its Experience On Post-Conflict Peace-Building (AfDB)
Several Heads of State and Government will participate in a High-Level event on Post-Conflict Peace-building: the Experience of Rwanda, to be held in Kigali on the 8th and 9th of… Read more »
October 07, 2011
Africa: Valiant Women of Peace (AfDB)
The announcement of today's Nobel Peace Prize winners is an inspiration for women around the world.Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a true source of pride for the African continent, not… Read more »
September 25, 2011
Africa: Development Partners Stand With Côte d'Ivoire (AfDB)
Second roundtable for Côte d'Ivoire reaffirms strong support of international community Read more »
