March 14, 2012
Africa: AfDB Co-Hosts High-Level Debate On Water Security in Africa
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, will make the opening speech at a high-level event at the Sixth World Water Forum today, 14 March 2012, in… Read more »
March 13, 2012
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: 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 »
March 12, 2012
Africa: Strengthening Water Security in Africa
The African Development Bank, in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the African Ministers Council on Water, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the… Read more »
March 09, 2012
Africa: Strengthening Africa's Negotiating Voice At Rio+20
African Development Bank (AfDB) experts will, join partners on 15 March 2012 in New York City, to provide a training session for African negotiators in support of preparations for… Read more »
March 08, 2012
Africa: The President of Liberia, On the Occasion of the International Women's Day
Madame President, you remain Africa's first and only female president. Could you please tell the women of Africa how you manage to balance family life and the responsibilities of… Read more »
Africa: Japanese Official Affirms Support for Growth-Oriented Africa On Visit to AfDB
Japan's vice-minister of finance for international affairs, Mr Takehiko Nakao, visited the African Development Bank (AfDB) on 8 March 2012, and held talks with the AfDB president,… Read more »
March 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB and Yes Bank to Hold an Indo-African Knowledge Exchange Workshop
Workshop to focus on Cross-Border Mobile Payments and Regional Financial Integration Read more »
March 02, 2012
Africa: AfDB Joins the Center for Learning On Evaluation and Results (CLEAR)
To host global forum in September 2012 in Tunis Two regional centers in Africa: University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Centre Africain d'Etudes Supérieures… Read more »
Africa: First ICA Water Platform Meeting
The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) will hold its first ICA Water Platform Meeting on 8 and 9 March 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany. The purpose of the event is to identify… Read more »
February 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB Offers Education Support Bond to Japanese Investors
The African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, today announced that it will offer an Education Support Bond to Japanese retail investors. The bond will be distributed by… Read more »
February 28, 2012
Africa: Eadi Organizes Public Sector Debt Statistics Workshop
The African Development Institute and the International Monetary Fund held a workshop on public sector debt statistics for middle and senior officials from 13 to 24 February in… Read more »
February 23, 2012
Africa: Burkina Faso, DRC and Ghana to Attend Fip Pilot Country Meeting
On 2-3 April 2012, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana will join other countries from around the world participating in the Climate Investment Funds' (CIF) Forest… Read more »
February 22, 2012
Africa: ClimDev-Africa to Hold High Level Roundtable to Raise Awareness, Funds
In an effort to raise awareness and funds, the Climate for Development in African Programme (ClimDev-Africa) is holding a high level roundtable on 16 April 2012 in Stockholm,… Read more »
Africa: From Durban to Rio, AfDB Amplifies Africa's United Voice
Following the activity of the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 17) held in Durban, South Africa from 28 November to 10 December 2011, the… Read more »
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 »
February 21, 2012
Africa: The Transfer of Funds From Migrants - Proposals for Helping the Development
France's minister for cooperation, Henri de Raincourt, its secretary of state for foreign trade, Pierre Lellouche, represented by Delphine d'Amarzit, multilateral affairs and… Read more »
February 14, 2012
North Africa: Remittances From Migrants to North Africa and the African Franc Zone
Location: Paris, The Pierre-Mendès-France Conference Center Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry 139, rue de Bercy - Paris, 12th arrondissement Read more »
January 31, 2012
Africa: AfDB and WCO Partner to Strengthen African Customs Administrations
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) will work together to enhance the capacity of customs administrations in Africa. Read more »
February 13, 2012
Africa: How Education and Training Can Boost Africa's Sustainable Development (AfDB)
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the government of Burkina Faso will hold the 2012 Triennale on Education and Training in Africa in… Read more »
January 26, 2012
Africa: AfDB and BNDES Chief Executives Meet in Davos
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka met today with Luciano Coutinho, President of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES). The meeting took place in Davos,… Read more »
January 16, 2012
Africa: Sixth World Water Forum-Partnership for Strengthening Water Security in Africa (AfDB)
The African Development Bank, in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the African Minister's Council on Water and the Government of France, is hosting a conference on… Read more »
December 15, 2011
Africa: African Carbon Support Program Looks Back At COP17 and Ahead to 2012 (AfDB)
After extended negotiations, the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban concluded with the adoption of the "Durban Platform," a set of decisions that lay the groundwork for… Read more »
Africa: AfDB to Explore New Climate Financing From Norway
A Nordic Development Fund (NDF) delegation will visit the African Development Bank (AfDB) in mid-January 2012 to present its new strategy and operational guidelines for accessing… Read more »
December 09, 2011
Africa: AfDB Discusses Its Energy Strategy for Africa At Cop 17
More than 600 million Africans in sub-Saharan Africa cannot access electricity in their homes from a grid. In order to improve this situation as quickly as possible, the African… Read more »