April 23, 2012
Africa: Africa Shares Lessons Learned (so Far) in Renewable Energy
Teams from Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, and Tanzania joined counterparts from around the world at the annual pilot countries meeting for the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program… Read more »
Africa: Ethiopia and Mali Set to Advance Renewable Energy Plans
Ethiopia and Mali are set to begin preparing renewable energy projects specified in their investment plan under the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program in Low Income Countries… Read more »
April 17, 2012
East Africa: AfDB and Comesa Review Role of SMEs in Easing Young Jobless Rate
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) resident representative in Zimbabwe, Freddie Kwesiga, and the secretary general of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA),… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Kenya Launch U.S.$ 150m Geothermal Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Kenya's Geothermal Development Company (GDC) have launched the Menengai geothermal project, designed to produce electricity for 500,000… Read more »
Africa: Kandiero, Reviews the Bank's History and Current Operations in Tanzania
"The Tanzania Country Office is very excited to be a part of this very important event and we look forward to having everyone in Arusha." Read more »
Africa: Arusha Is Taking the Necessary Measures for Maximum Display
Can you take stock of the preparatory mission to Arusha for the 2012 Annual Meetings? Read more »
April 18, 2012
Africa: AfDB Co-Organizes 4th African Carbon Forum for Carbon Control
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is co-organizing the 4th African Carbon Forum, where the latest developments and knowledge on the carbon market will be aired, on 18 to 20… Read more »
April 17, 2012
Africa: AfDB Partners With Africa-Wide Think Tank Mandela Institute
The African Development Bank (AfDB) partners with the Mandela Institute for Development Stories (Minds) to launch its dialogue series starting with the first one in Addis Ababa… Read more »
April 13, 2012
Africa: Africa-Wide Consultation On AfDB's New Integrated Safeguards System
First regional consultation shows AfDB's commitment to environmental and social sustainability Read more »
April 10, 2012
Africa: Burundi Watershed Management Project
The forest resources of Burundi have been seriously degraded since the beginning of the socio-political crisis in the country. This 10 year-long crisis resulted in the country's… Read more »
April 06, 2012
Africa: Donald Kaberuka Paid a Courtesy Call On President Mwai Kibaki
"I am fully satisfied with the African Development Bank support to Kenya" said President Kibaki. Discussions between the two leaders focused on regional integration and economic… Read more »
April 05, 2012
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 251 Million Funding for Roads in Tanzania
The African Development Bank Group has approved USD 250.95 million (UA 162 million) for road construction projects in Tanzania and Sierra Leone. Read more »
April 03, 2012
Africa: AfDB Holds Workshop in Nairobi On Its East African Transport Portfolio
The African Development Bank (AfDB) held a workshop on decentralization and transport projects with its development partners in East Africa in Nairobi on 21 and 22 March, where it… Read more »
March 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings Will Debate Africa's Growth Economy
This year's theme for the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) in Arusha, Tanzania, from 28 May to 1 June is 'Africa and the Emerging Global Landscape:… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Co-Organizes First Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation
The first Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) will take place from between 1 and 3 April 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya, at the Intercontinental Hotel. Hosted by the… Read more »
March 28, 2012
Africa: AfDB Holds Long Term Strategy Consultation Meeting in Sudan
On 28 March 2012, the African Development Bank held a national consultation meeting on the Bank's Long Term Strategy (LTS) for 2013 yo 22, which is currently being formulated, in… Read more »
March 26, 2012
Africa: 'A Strategic Priority' for Banks, Finds New AfDB Study
A new survey from the African Development Bank (AfDB) of the East African banking sector has found that it eager to do business with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The… Read more »
March 22, 2012
Africa: Regional Consultations On the Bank's Long Term Strategy Begins in Addis
The Regional Consultations on the African Development Bank's Long Term Strategy (LTS) for the Eastern Africa region began on 14 March 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This was the… Read more »
March 16, 2012
Africa: AfDB Supports Clean Energy and Road Infrastructure Development in Kenya
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Kenyan government signed loan and grant agreements totaling some USD 336 million in support of clean energy and road infrastructure… Read more »
March 14, 2012
Africa: CSOs Bodies Call for People-Oriented Approach for AfDB Long Term Strategy
Representatives of African civil society organisations (CSOs) ended two days of partnership talks with the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday in Nairobi, after intensive… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Talks With Civil Society Bodies End On Productive
Talks initiated by the African Development Bank with civil society organisations (CSOs) on a new partnership framework in Nairobi ended on 13 March 2012 with both sides expressing… Read more »
March 13, 2012
Africa: African Parliamentarians Promote Private Sector Development
The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), together with the Rwandan government and parliament is holding a special Parliamentary… Read more »
Africa: Annual Meetings Takes Theme of Africa's Role in Emerging Global Landscape
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) will hold its Annual Meetings this year in Arusha, Tanzania, from 28 May to 1 June. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Organises the First Africa Forum on STI, for Youth Employment
The African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union (AU), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural… Read more »
March 12, 2012
Africa: AfDB in Talks With East and Southern African Civil Society
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and representatives of civil society organisations (CSOs) in east and southern Africa are holding partnership talks in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at… Read more »