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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: AfDB to Co-Host Conference On Future of Private Sector in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is co-hosting a major conference on the development of the private sector in Africa and its crucial role for economic growth, job creation and… Read more »

Africa: Experts Provide Insights Into Aid Allocation in a Changing Africa At AfDB Seminar

A high level seminar on aid allocation systems in Africa organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and hosted by the Mauritian government ended on 17 February with a… Read more »

Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya and Mali to Attend Srep Pilot Country Meeting

Between 5 and March 2012, teams from Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Liberia and Tanzania will be in Nairobi, Kenya, to attend the third meeting of pilot countries participating in the… Read more »

Africa: Integrating Mhealth Into Ehealth Strategy Implementation

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Africa: AfDB Supports Unified Africa At Rio+ 20 in June 2012

At the 18th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 23-30 January 2012, African leaders endorsed the Africa Consensus Statement to Rio+ 20, marking yet another step toward… Read more »