August 20, 2013
Africa: AfDB's Integrity and Anti-Corruption Department Submits First Set of Reports
The Director of the Integrity and Anti-Corruption DepartmentLutte contre la corruption et enquêtes sur la fraude (IACD), Ms. Anna Bossman, today in Tunis, formally handed… Read more »
September 02, 2013
Liberia: President of Liberia and President of Afdb Will Lead a High-Level Panel On Fragile States in Monrovia
Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, President of Liberia, and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group, will lead a special high-level panel on fragile states in… Read more »
August 14, 2013
Senegal: Technical Assistance to Four Complementary Infrastructure Ppp Projects in Senegal
The AfDB approved loans for four private infrastructure projects in Senegal between July 2009-December 2010: Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: AfDB Approves Us$45 Million Grant for Creation of Pan African University for Science, Technology and Innovation
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors approved on Wednesday, July 24 an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of US$ 45 million to support the creation… 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 »
July 04, 2013
Africa: President Barack Obama Underscores Africa's Promise
"This is the last lap of my visit to Africa. At each stop, my paramount message has been that even if this continent is faced with great challenges, it is also a moment of promise… Read more »
July 02, 2013
Africa: Us President Obama Praises the AfDB for Power Africa Partnership
U.S. President Barack Obama has praised the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its partnership in his Power Africa initiative - which aims to double energy in sub-Saharan Africa… Read more »
June 26, 2013
Africa: Us-Africa Cooperation - Focus On Sustainable Development Outcomes
In its cooperation with Africa the United Sates focuses on sustainable development outcomes based on economic growth, democratic governance, and sustainable systems for meeting… Read more »
June 18, 2013
Africa: African Economic Conference 2013 - Call for Papers
The African Economic Conference 2013 is jointly organized by the African Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Development Programme. Read more »
June 06, 2013
Africa: India Shares Expertise in Public-Private Partnerships
Africa and India have a lot to offer to each other in terms of experiences and ideas, not only because of their trade but also cultural ties and similarities in social structures.… Read more »
June 05, 2013
Africa: AfDB President Kaberuka and Japan Prime Minister Hold Talks On Africa Growth
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week held talks with African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka, in which the Japanese leader pledged continued financial… Read more »
May 21, 2013
Africa: AfDB Builds Capacity in Education Through Education Research Awards
Under the co-sponsorship of the African Development Institute (ADI) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC), the Association for… Read more »
May 20, 2013
Nigeria: AfDB Project Integrates Nomadic Peoples Into Mainstream Education in Nigeria
Spanning at least 20 different countries across the African continent, nomadic peoples constitute about six per cent of the total African population, or some 50 million people. Read more »
May 21, 2013
Africa: African Development Bank to Host Innovative Financing Seminar On Infrastructure and Diaspora Bonds
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) will host a workshop on infrastructure and diaspora bonds in Africa during AfDB's annual meetings in Morocco on May 29, 2013. Read more »
Nigeria: Cross River State - Rural Access and Mobility Project in Nigeria
AfDB at the centre of rural economic transformation, bringing rapid development to rural areas. 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 »
May 07, 2013
Africa: From Fear to Hope - Getting It Right in Somalia
It has been two decades of mayhem, chaos and bloodletting in Somalia. A child born at the onset of the Somali crisis is now twenty one. Somalia has still a long way to go: the Al… Read more »
May 02, 2013
Africa: African Ministers of Finance Contribute to AfDB-Harvard Ministerial Leadership in Health Forum
From April 21-24, 2013, a distinguished audience comprising of more than 20 serving and former Ministers of Finance, former Prime Ministers and Presidents, prominent scholars and… Read more »
April 26, 2013
Africa: AfDB and People's Bank of China Commit to Expand Cooperation
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, and the Governor of the People's Bank of China (PBC), Zhou Xiaochuan, have agreed to expand cooperation… Read more »
April 22, 2013
Africa: The Committee of Ten (C10) Encourages Diversification to Overcome Economic Vulnerability
Meeting in Washington DC, USA, on April 18, 2013, the Committee of Ten (C10), comprising of African Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors called for strong support for… Read more »
April 21, 2013
Africa: International Financial Institutions Agree to Share Data to Improve Development Outcomes
Recognizing the power of information to shape better policies, guide development programs and increase accountability, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with leaders of six… 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 »
April 19, 2013
Africa: The Committee of Ten Supports the ADF
The Committee of Ten African Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors (The C-10) met on 19, April 2013 in Washington, alongside the World Bank and IMF Spring meeting. Read more »
March 26, 2013
Africa: Message from the President: A Win-Win in Infrastructure - The Durban BRICS Summit
The new world order comes to Durban this week - for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma… Read more »
March 11, 2013
Africa: AfDB Grants U.S.$ 0.34 Million to Sudan's National Energy Research Centre
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Republic of Sudan on February 28, 2013 signed an agreement for a grant of US $0.34 million to the National Energy Research Centre (NERC)… Read more »