Africa: AfDB 2011 Partnerships Forum to Focus On Regional Integration

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will hold its 2011 annual Partnerships Forum on 28-29 April 2011, at Hotel Ramada Plaza-Gammarth in Tunis, Tunisia, with a focus on regional… Read more »

Africa: The ALSF/Palu Capacity Building Project

The African Legal Support Facility ("ALSF" or the "Facility") which was approved by the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank ("AfDB" or the "Bank") on April 30, 2008,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports African Mining Ministerial Forum - Imparting Knowledge for Development

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is the main sponsor of the African Mining Ministerial Forum, a unique occasion where African ministers of mines discussed opportunities offered… Read more »

Africa: Leveraging International Commercial Law to Serve Economic Development in Africa

The African Legal Support Facility (ASLF) and the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) will jointly launch a capacity building project in international commercial law on the 11 and 12… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Participates in 2011 Mining (indaba) Conference

Supporting the development of the Mineral Resources Industry in Africa Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves 5th Line of Credit to Dbsa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Thursday, 3 February 2010 in Tunis, a USD 300-million line of credit (LOC) to the Development Bank of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB At Mining (INDABA) Conference in Cape Town

This year, for the first time, the African Development Bank is one of the official sponsors of the Mining INDABA in Cape Town. The Bank's visibility at this conference is being… Read more »

Africa: AfDB And ACBF - 20 Years of Support And Investment in Nurturing Capacity

The African Development Bank (AfDB), a founding member of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), will participate in the ACBF Summit marking its 20th anniversary, from… Read more »

Africa: New AfDB Statistics Bulletin in the Service of Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa

As part of its communication strategy to inform key stakeholders about progress in executing the Implementation Plan for Africa of the Global Strategy for Improving Agricultural… Read more »

Africa: AfDB, Partners Promote Infrastructure Development At AU Summit

A major multi-stakeholder initiative is paving the way to improved infrastructure in Africa. Officially launched on 24 July 2010 in Kampala, Uganda, on the sidelines of the 16th… Read more »

Africa: Africa As Part of Solution to Stimulating Global Economic Growth

The African Development Bank (AfDB), a strategic partner of the World Economic Forum in Africa, is represented at the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings from 25-28 January 2011… Read more »

Africa: AU Summit - Strengthening Regional Integration Through Shared Values

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will participate in the 16th African Union (AU) heads of state and government summit, scheduled from 30-31 January 2011 in Addis Ababa,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Humanitarian Assistance to Somalia

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Board of Directors approved on Wednesday, 26 January 2011, a U.S.$ 655,000 emergency relief assistance grant for Somalia. 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: ALSF-World Bank - Partnership for Capacity Building And Advisory Services in Africa

The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) undertook a mission to Washington DC and New York, from January 10 to 14, 2011, and held discussions with the World Bank, IFC and the… Read more »

Africa: Two African Water Facility Projects Launched in Ghana

The African Water Facility (AWF), in line with its mandate to Improve Water Governance and Service Delivery as well as innovation-promoting investments, has launched two projects,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Invests Over U.S.$ 100 Million in African Water Sector

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

Africa: AfDB and IsDB Sign U.S.$ 1 Billion Partnership MOU

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), on Tuesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, signed a U.S.$ 1 billion dollar partnership Memorandum of… 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: Mozambique Inaugurates Bank-Financed Water Systems in Inhambane

The Mozambican government on December 4, 2010, inaugurated two water systems constructed under the Urban Water Supply, Sanitation and Institutional Support Project, approved in… Read more »

Africa: Africa to Host 2011 Cif Partnership Forum

As one of the main implementers of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the 2011 CIF Partnership Forum in Tunis, Tunisia from… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Underscores Importance of Africa Green Fund At Cancun Climate Conference

The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, has reiterated the need for a comprehensive post-2012 Kyoto agreement on climate change acceptable to all, and… Read more »

Africa: Congo Basin Forest Fund Approves 25 New Projects

The Governing Council of CBFF endorsed at it's 9th Governing Council meeting a total of 25 new projects, including 13 government projects and 12 projects from the civil society,… Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Call for the Africa Green Fund

African Ministers attending the Cancun COP 16 Conference called again for the early establishment of an Africa Green Fund (AGF). This echoed the call by African leaders in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Collaborates With Mdbs On Climate Finance Innovation

The African Development Bank (AfDB) joined representatives from other multilateral development banks (MDB) on Monday, 6 December 2010, in a joint side event on "Scaling-up… Read more »