Africa: The Minister of Finance of Morocco Hails AfDB Support for Green Growth in His Country

During a working visit to the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Tunis on 3rd May 2013 , Nizir Baraka, Moroccan Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the AfDB Board of Governors,… Read more »

Africa: The African Legal Support Facility Supports Capacity Building On Ppps in Senegal

As part of the project being implemented by the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) to strengthen the legal capacity of the Direction de l'Appui au Secteur Privé (DASP) of… Read more »

Africa: Kaberuka Emphasizes Infrastructure Financing and Maintenance At Times CEO Forum

Participating in The Times CEO Summit Africa 2013 high-level panel on infrastructure in London on April 30, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka said that one… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB Approves a Ten-Year Strategy for Africa's Transformation

The economic transformation of the African continent is the cornerstone of the African Development Bank Group's new Ten-Year (2013-2022) Strategy. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Facilitates Energy Diversification and Access to Clean Energy With the Approval of a €115 Million Loan to Turkana Wind Power Project in Kenya

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved €115 million in financing for a wind power project in Kenya's Lake Turkana region. The project will add… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Successfully Reopens Its 5-Year Us Dollar Global Bond

This week, the African Development Bank successfully priced a USD 500 million reopening of its the 5-year bond, originally issued in January, bringing the new total issue size to… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB and Its Partners in Support of the Water Sector

A Round Table of donors for the financing of the Drinking Water Project in Bamako was held on 18-19 April 2013 in Bamako, Mali. The meeting noted significant developments in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Strengthens Angola's Public Institutions

The African Development Bank (AfDB) organized on 15-19 April 2013 in Luanda, Angola a workshop meant to strengthen capacity for projects and financial management in the country's… Read more »

Africa: Malawi President Launches Water Supply and Sanitation Project

A water supply and sanitation system supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB) was launched on April 15, 2013, in Malosa, Malawi by Malawi President Joyce Banda. Read more »

Africa: The AfDB's Compelling Case for Africa's Structural Transformation

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's 2013 Annual Meetings take place from 27-31 May in Marrakech, Morocco. The 48th meetings of the AfDB and the 39th meetings of the African… Read more »

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 »

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 »

Africa: AfDB Launches Multinational Project On Rural Economy in Zambia

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) in Zambia and the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI), with support from the International Institute for Tropical… Read more »

West Africa: Romano Prodi and Kaberuka Meet to Discuss the Crisis in the Sahel Region

The UN Special Envoy for the Sahel, Romano Prodi, met with the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, on April 15, 2013 in Tunis, to discuss security,… Read more »

Africa: Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund Launches Flagship Infrastructure Development Project

ZimFund's Urgent Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Project (Phase One) will increase the reliability, quality and availability of water, restore wastewater treatment… Read more »

Africa: African Water Facility Launches the Fostering Innovative Sanitation and Hygiene in Monrovia Project

The Fostering Innovative Sanitation and Hygiene (FISH) in Monrovia Project funded by the African Water Facility (AWF) was launched yesterday in the presence of over 40 people… Read more »

Africa: Sudan - Donors Pledge U.S.$ 3.6 Billion for the Reconstruction of Darfur

A two-day donor conference on Sudan ended on 8 April in Doha, Qatar with a pledge of USD 3.6billion. The amount, which will be paid over six years, will be devoted mainly to the… Read more »

Africa: Return Under Favorable Economic Recovery

After a decade of stagnation, the Ivoirian economy is picking up. The signs are obvious here and there, and especially in Abidjan, the economic capital. They are the construction… Read more »

Africa: The ADF Approves Us$ 38 Million to Support Rwanda's Progress in Skills, Entrepreneurship and Jobs

The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors on April 3, 2013 approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of USD $ 25.7 million and an ADF loan of USD… Read more »

Africa: North African and Middle East Countries Poised to Upgrade Concentrated Solar Power Use With AfDB, World Bank, and Cif Support

On March 19, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank convened a workshop with representatives of Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia in Rabat, Morocco to… Read more »

North Africa: International Development of Health Services - North Africa's Export Prospects

In a recent paper produced as part of a series on North African policies, the African Development Bank (AfDB) analyzes the prospects of exporting the health services available in… Read more »

North Africa: Capital Market Development in North Africa - Current Status and Future Potential

Capital markets in North Africa have a long history but have been marginal to the region's development, concludes a new brief published by the African Development Bank entitled… Read more »

Africa: Towards a New Economic Model for Tunisia

The African Development Bank has officially released the report entitled "Towards a New Economic Model for Tunisia: Identifying Tunisia's Binding Constraints to Broad-Based… Read more »

Africa: Tunisian Labour Migration to Libya - A Strategic Tool to Tackle Unemployment?

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Office for Tunisians Abroad (OTE), have published a new study on… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Grants Malawi U.S.$3.04 Million for Kholombidzo Power Feasibility Studies

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved, on March 25, 2013, a grant amounting to US $3.04 million to finance the Kholombidzo Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) Feasibility… Read more »