December 10, 2012
Africa: African Water Facility Grant Helps Kenyan Pastoralists Build Resilience to Climate Change in Drought Prone Areas
An estimated 150,000 people from pastoral communities, including students and teachers from six schools based in Kenya's Baringo, Kiambu West and Laikipia districts, are to benefit… Read more »
December 06, 2012
Africa: AfDB and Kenya Sign Multi-Million Dollar Loan Agreement to Finance Hydroelectric Power Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday signed two loan agreements with the Government of Kenya amounting to millions of dollars to finance a major regional hydroelectric… Read more »
East Africa: Board Approves ICT Strategy, Mena Transition Fund and Projects in East Africa
The Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday approved the institution's Information Technology Strategy 2013-2015 and the Bank Group's… Read more »
December 11, 2012
Africa: AFCOP to Launch AfriK4R Initiative At Fifth Annual Meeting
The African Community of Practice is organizing its fifth annual meeting to formally launch the Africa Knowledge for Results initiative (AfriK4R), an AfDB-funded project in Tunis,… Read more »
December 05, 2012
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$103 Million Project to Support Higher Education, Science and Technology in Uganda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, on November 21, approved the Uganda Support to Higher Education, Science and Technology Project, a key Human Development… Read more »
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 »
December 03, 2012
Africa: Project Implementation Workshop Kicks Off in Khartoum, Sudan
On Sunday, December 2, 2012, the African Development Institute (EADI) in collaboration with the Sudan Field Office (SDFO) launched a Project Implementation Workshop in Khartoum,… Read more »
November 30, 2012
Africa: AfDB Invests $43.7 Million in Kenya's Higher Education Sector
The African Development Bank has approved a US $43.7 Million loan to the Kenyan Government to enhance education and training institutions and develop skills needed in the changing… Read more »
November 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB Investing in Kenya's Teachers to Fight HIV/Aids
The education of Kenya's youth is being threatened by HIV/AIDS. Children affected by the disease shy away from schools due to social stigmas and lack of funds, while the country is… Read more »
November 23, 2012
Africa: AFDB Signs U. S $0.26 Million Protocol Agreement With Mamoun Beheiry Centre in Khartoum, Sudan
On Tuesday 20th November 2012, the AfDB signed a US$ 0.26 million protocol agreement with Mamaoun Beheiry Centre for Economic and Social Studies and Research (MBC), a policy… Read more »
November 22, 2012
Africa: AFDB Supports Intra-African Talent Mobility Flagship Program
For the first time, the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) took place in Africa. This year's forum on "enhancing the human development of migrants and their… Read more »
November 16, 2012
Africa: International Partners Pledge Continued Support in Recognition of Burundi's Achievements and Commitments
At today's meeting of the Burundi Configuration of the UN Peace Building Commission in New York, the African Development Bank, the European Union, the International Monetary Fund,… Read more »
November 12, 2012
Africa: AfDB Organizes the Second All-Africa Energy Week
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have co-organized the second "All Africa Energy Week (AAWE)"… Read more »
November 09, 2012
Africa: President Kaberuka Meets With Uganda's Head of State, Yoweri Museveni
African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka met with Uganda's Head of State, Yoweri Museveni, on Tuesday, November 6 in Kampala. Read more »
Africa: The Winners - Beneficiaries of the Thika Superhighway
"I can now close my business late and reach home in good time to help my kids with their homework." - Norah, pharmacy owner Read more »
East Africa: AfDB-Funded Thika Superhighway - A Masterpiece for East Africa 'A National Pride' - President Mwai Kibaki
The 50-km Nairobi-Thika superhighway, described by Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki as a source of "national pride" during its launch on November 9, covers an area that lies within… Read more »
Africa: Launch of Flagship Road Project in Kenya - 'A Dream Realized'
The Presidents of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, and the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, have launched today "the most ambitious infrastructure project in Kenya's history": the… Read more »
November 05, 2012
Africa: Invest in Education and Skills for Inclusive Growth
Education is the surest bet to get all segments of society involved in and benefiting from economic growth and transformation. Read more »
November 03, 2012
Africa: Africa - Shared Benefits Require Bold Economic Reforms
Participants at the closing session of the seventh African Economic Conference, on November 2, 2012 in Kigali, Rwanda, urged African leaders to put in place bold economic reforms,… Read more »
November 01, 2012
Africa: AfDB Study Examines the Role of Wind Energy in Africa's Economic Growth
The installation of wind power stations represents "an original approach" for African countries seeking to ensure sustainable economic growth. This was the message behind a study… Read more »
November 02, 2012
Africa: African Economic Conference 2012 Ends in Kigali - Where Do We Go From Here?
"Africa can have a brighter future, and has the potential to become the next emerging market by the end of this decade... Also, the continent's long-term growth prospects are… Read more »
Africa: Household Enterprises Are Key to Inclusive Growth
Economists studying the role of household enterprises in economic growth are advising governments to discontinue ignoring the sector in their development strategies. Read more »
November 01, 2012
Africa: Fragility Needs More Financial Resources
Fragile countries require more financial support to stand a chance of improving their fortunes, Shantayanan Devarajan, the World Bank's Chief Economist for the Africa Region, said… Read more »
Africa: Expanding Trade for Inclusive Growth - African Continent's Future Prosperity Will Be Built On Trade
Key challenges and opportunities for effective expansion of trade for inclusive development were discussed in depth in a plenary session of the seventh African Economic Conference… Read more »
Africa: Transparency and Accountability Key for Successful Public Finance Management in Africa
The African Economic Conference continued, Wednesday, October 31 in Kigali, Rwanda, with debates on public finance, led by high-profile speakers, conversant with public finance. Read more »