October 10, 2015
Africa: Remarks Delivered By Adesina At the Ministerial Meeting On Climate Finance At the World Bank and IMF Annual Meeting
I wish to thank the Government of Peru and France for the invitation to make remarks at this important meeting. Read more »
September 26, 2015
Africa: AfDB President Discusses New Deal On Energy for Africa With German Chancellor, Ministers in New York
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina attended a special dinner event with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, September 25 in New York. Also in attendance… Read more »
April 01, 2015
Africa: AfDB Delegation Conducts Business Opportunity Seminar in Nordic Countries
From March 23 to 26, 2015, an African Development Bank Group delegation conducted a Business Opportunity Seminar in Copenhagen, Oslo and Helsinki entitled "Africa - The Rising… Read more »
September 04, 2014
Africa: AfDB Debars UK-Based Eduteq Ltd. for Fraudulent Practices
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on September 2, 2014, announced the conclusion of a Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA) with Eduteq Ltd. based in Leicester, United… Read more »
June 26, 2014
Africa: Technical Cooperation - The United Kingdom to Provide AfDB With Additional Resources to Benefit Regional Member Countries
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a Framework Technical Cooperation Agreement (FTCA) between the AfDB and the Government of the United… Read more »
May 11, 2014
Africa: Luxembourg's Move to Join AfDB Demonstrates Attractiveness of our Institution, Says President Donald Kaberuka
Luxembourg has joined the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, becoming the institution's 26th non regional member country. African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka and… Read more »
May 07, 2014
Africa: AfDB Approves Us $50 Million Risk Participation Agreement With Union de Banques Arabes et Françaises to Boost Trade Finance in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, May 7 in Tunis an unfunded US $50 million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) with the Union de… Read more »
April 30, 2014
Africa: AfDB Approves a €40-million Risk Participation Agreement with BNP Paribas to Boost Trade Finance in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, April 30 in Tunis an unfunded €40-million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) with BNP… Read more »
February 20, 2014
Tunisia: AfDB Suggests Tunisia Could Study Swedish Model
If at first glance it seems that Sweden and Tunisia have little in common, especially when one talks about economic development, a second glance gives a surprising answer. Read more »
February 06, 2014
West Africa: Kaberuka and UK Special Envoy Discuss Development Challenges of the Sahel Region
African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, and United Kingdom Special Envoy to the Sahel, Stephen O'Brien, held talks on the Sahel region on Wednesday, February 5,… Read more »
December 09, 2013
Africa: Report On "A Future Partnership Between France and Africa" Pays Tribute to Work of the AfDB
Thirty-two times. Indeed, the initials "AfDB", for African Development Bank, appear 32 times in the report entitled "Un partenariat pour l'avenir: 15 propositions pour une nouvelle… Read more »
November 25, 2013
Africa: AfDB to Strengthen Cooperation with the European Commission
Following a series of recent high level interactions between African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, and European Commission (EC) Development Commissioner,… Read more »
October 14, 2013
Africa: AfDB and UK Delegations Visit Souk At-Tanmia, a Social Inclusion Project
As part of Souk At-tanmia Partnership, a pilot program initiated by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in support of entrepreneurship, the British Ambassador to Tunisia, Hamish… Read more »
September 13, 2013
Africa: World Water Week 2013 in Stockholm - Africa in the Limelight
Thousands of the world's government representatives, water experts and industry leaders gathered in Stockholm from September 1-6, 2013 for World Water Week. With water cooperation… Read more »
September 02, 2013
Africa: Denmark Contributes U.S $1.8 Million to Africa Agriculture Fast Track Fund
The Government of Denmark has announced a contribution DKK 10 million (approximately US $1.8 million) to the Agriculture Fast Track Fund to Spur Investment in the development of… Read more »
Africa: Norway Empowers African Legal Support Facility With U.S $4.9 Million
Norway is supporting the African Development Bank's African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) with a contribution of NOK 30 million (approximately US $4.9 million), as a core… Read more »
July 11, 2013
Africa: At WTO Meeting On Aid for Trade in Geneva, AfDB President Presents the Africa50 Infrastructure Fund
At the invitation of the World Trade Organization, African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka participated in the opening day of the 4th WTO Global Review of Aid for… Read more »
May 15, 2013
Africa: The AfDB Provides 240 Million Euros for the Crisis Exit in Mali
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its President, Donald Kaberuka, declared in Brussels the Institution's support to the crisis exit efforts and revival of Malian… Read more »
April 22, 2013
Africa: AfDB and EBRD to Launch Assessment of Tunisia's Public Procurement System
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are jointly organizing the North Africa and Southern Eastern Mediterranean… Read more »
February 28, 2013
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks Call for More Coordination On Global Development
Leaders of the African Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Development Bank, International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group… Read more »
February 19, 2013
Africa: France Engaged in AfDB Legal Support Facility
Pascal Canfin, Deputy Minister in charge of Development in France, signed on February 11, 2013, an agreement concerning the membership of France to the African Legal Support… Read more »
January 30, 2013
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S $100 Million Loan to Boost Fertilizer Production in Nigeria
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved today a senior loan of US $100 million to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited (IEFCL) to… Read more »
January 25, 2013
Africa: Private Sector Needed to Close the Energy Gap in Africa
"Africa needs strong independent energy regulators to attract private investment in its energy sector," said African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka on Wednesday,… Read more »
January 23, 2013
Africa: Afdb Showcases Africa's Opportunities and Challenges At Oslo Conference On Child and Women's Health
On January 22, 2013, Government leaders, health experts and representatives from the private sector met at a high-level seminar in Oslo, Norway. The conference set out to examine… Read more »
January 21, 2013
Africa: AfDB Prices $1 Billion Fixed Rate Us Dollar Global Benchmark Due March 2018
On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, the African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, priced a $1 billion fixed rate US Dollar Global benchmark due March 15, 2018. Read more »
