Africa: Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships to Support Africa's Next Generation

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, in partnership with three of the world's most influential multilateral organisations, announces the launch of the Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships… Read more »

Africa: Promoting Gender Equality in Higher Education

Support to Skills Development in Science and Technology in Rwanda Read more »

Africa: AfDB At the Forefront in Promoting Women's Empowerment

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has been at the forefront in promoting women's empowerment and gender equality, both in African countries and inside the institution. "Equality… Read more »

Africa: AfDB-Ghana - President Atta-Mills Cuts Sod for Accra Road Project

Ghana's President John Atta-Mills on Tuesday, 29 March 2011 in Accra, cut the sod for the beginning of the Awoshie-Pokuase road and community development project. The project,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Hosts African Leadership Institute Fellows

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is hosting a group of African Leadership Institute Fellows (AfLI Fellows), who began a three-day visit on Thursday, 24 March 2011, at the… Read more »

Africa: ADEA Seeks Effective Technical And Vocational Skills Development in Africa

The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) will organize a workshop to review Technical and Vocational Skills Development (TVSD) initiatives and experiences… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports 100th Women's Day Celebrations

The AfDB Women's Network launched a new Scholarship Fund for women's education on Tuesday in Tunis. This initiative was to mark the 100th anniversary of the International Women's… Read more »

Africa: Interview With the Executive Secretary of the ADEA, Ahlin Byll-Cataria

"ADEA is working toward making the 2011 Triennale a platform for in-depth debate - with the participation of all stakeholders in development - on the reforms needed to build… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Celebrates 100 Years of International Women's Day

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will celebrate this year's International Women's Day centenary at its headquarters in Tunis and field offices on 8 March 2011, with the active… Read more »

Africa: AfBDExecutive Directors to Visit Angola

A 14-member delegation of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will undertake a consultation mission in Angola from 28 February to 5 March 2011. Read more »

Africa: 2010 - AfDB Confirms Priority Support to Infrastructure Sector

In 2010, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group operations approvals by sector continued to reflect the institution's 2008-2012 Medium-Term strategy, which set infrastructure… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Invests Usd 100 Million African in Water Sector

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved 3 projects in the water sector in the last few weeks amounting to USD 114.35 Million. The Bank strongly believes supporting… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB and HEC Paris Partner to Train Young Entrepreneurs in Togo

In close collaboration with Togolese authorities, a pilot program was launched in Lome Tuesday, December 14, 2010, to train 75 young business leaders in leadership and… Read more »

Africa: Strategic Choices for Education Reform

The Joint Partnership for Africa (JPA), in collaboration with the World Bank Institute (WBI), is organizing a course on strategic choices for education reform in Tunis, Tunisia… Read more »

Africa: African Economic Conference - AfDB Staff Publish Research Results On Human Capital

Can human capital contribute to protecting workers in the event of external shocks? Case study of South Africa during the 2008-2009 crisis. Read more »

Africa: African Economic Conference Ends in Tunis With Calls for Internal Resource Mobilization

The fifth African Economic Conference designed to bring policy-makers, researchers, academics and development experts ended on Friday, October 29, 2010, after intense discussions… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Must Engage With New Partners On Solid Ground, Says Afdb Chief Economist

The new partnerships in which Africa is currently engaged are expected to enable the continent boost its infrastructure development efforts, strengthen governance, remove obstacles… Read more »

Africa: Wole Soyinka - Reinforcing the Role of African Intellectuals in Development

Professor Wole Soyinka, first African Nobel Laureate in literature, will be the next guest of the African Development Bank's (AfDB) Eminent Speakers Program on 25 October 2010 in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB And Sudan Sign US.$ 1 Million Emergency Relief Grant Agreement

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Sudan on Wednesday, 22 September 2010 in Khartoum, signed a US.$ 1million emergency relief assistance grant agreement to help Khartoum State… Read more »

Africa: Sudan Field Office Concludes Business Continuity Training

The Sudan Field Office (SDFO) successfully completed a two-day workshop on Integration of Field Offices to the Bank's Business Continuity program from July 19-20, 2010 in Khartoum,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Organizes Training Program for University Officials

In collaboration with the Boston College's Center for International Higher Education (CIHE), the African Development Institute (ADI) on Monday, July 5, 2010, in Tunis started a… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Sees Education As Tool for Poverty Reduction - Education Expert, Frank Boahene

"Development is all about people and African Development Bank cannot afford to rest on its oars until majority of the people are equipped with the relevant knowledge and skills for… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank (afDB) Sees Education As Tool for Poverty Reduction

"Development is all about people and African Development Bank cannot afford to rest on its oars until majority of the people are equipped with the relevant knowledge and skills for… Read more »

Africa: Côte d'Ivoire - Contributing to Improving Access to Education

Costing 53 million units of account (equivalent to CFAF 39 billion), the project was approved for African Development Fund (ADF) financing on 24 September 1992 and was completed on… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$20 Million Grant to Support Higher Education in Eritrea

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday, 28 April 2010 approved a ADF grant of UA 12.9 million* (equivalent to USD 20 million) to support a higher… Read more »