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: Africa's Information Highway - The AfDB Launches Open Data Platforms for 20 African Countries

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched Open Data Platforms for the following 20 African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB 2013 Annual Meetings to Debate Africa's Structural Transformation

"Africa is transforming, but the pace of economic transformation can be accelerated," says the Chief Economist of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Prof. Mthuli Ncube. Read more »

Africa: Kenyan University Celebrates Graduation of a New Pool of Science and Technology Students

On December 7, 2012, in a speech to the graduating class of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki thanked the African Development Bank… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Malawi Government Launch the UA 29.45 Million Higher Education, Science and Technology Project

The African Development Bank and the Government of Malawi officially launched the UA 29.45 million Malawi Higher Education, Science and Technology (HEST) Project in Ntchisi,… Read more »

East Africa: Board Approves ICT Strategy, Mena Transition Fund and Projects in East Africa

The Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday approved the institution's Information Technology Strategy 2013-2015 and the Bank Group's… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$103 Million Project to Support Higher Education, Science and Technology in Uganda

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, on November 21, approved the Uganda Support to Higher Education, Science and Technology Project, a key Human Development… Read more »

Africa: Africa CEO Forum 2012 - The First Meeting for Leaders of Top African Companies

Some 300 CEOs from all over Africa, together with 100 bankers and investors, and numerous decision-makers from Africa’s public sector will be gathering in Geneva for two… Read more »

Africa: Africa Development Institute Kicks Off African Economic Conference

The African Development Institute (EADI) kicked off the African Economic Conference on October 29 in Kigali, Rwanda, with a curtain-raiser event, namely a workshop to enhance… Read more »

Africa: Increase Investments in ICT

Accelerated growth on the continent lies with increased investments in ICT infrastructure. According to Gabriel Negatu, the Director in charge of EARC, there are many new… Read more »

Africa: Shortlist for AfDB Ehealth Award Selected

The shortlist of candidates for the AfDB eHealth award has been selected by a technical committee composed of international experts from African countries and international… Read more »

Africa: Capturing the ICT Dividend - AfDB Supports the Rise of E-Health in Africa

Spurred by technological innovations, a revolution in ehealth is taking place in Africa. A large part of this revolution is due to the phenomenal growth in mobile phone usage in… Read more »

Africa: Over 100 Entries Compete for AfDB Ehealth Award

On 19 May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the launch of its eHealth award, which recognizes the best Authentic African ICT solutions in health. Since then, with the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Goes Mobile for Research Data With Partner Mobile Accord

At the onset of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings, its Chief Economist, Mthuli Ncube, announced a strategic partnership with Mobile Accord for the processing of… Read more »

Africa: Lions@frica Partnership to Promote African Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Today at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, high-level representatives from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, the… Read more »

Africa: Kaberuka, Brown and Berners-Lee in High Level Meeting On Education and Technology

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Donald Kaberuka, the former British Prime Minister Rt. Hon Gordon Brown, and renowned computer scientist, and founder of… Read more »

Africa: Kaberuka, Gordon Brown and Tim Berners-Lee to Meet At Wef to 'Connect Africa'

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Donald Kaberuka, the former British Prime Minister Rt. Hon Gordon Brown, and renowned computer scientist, and founder of… Read more »

Africa: 'Connecting Africa' At World Economic Forum

Dr. Donald Kaberuka, Rt. Hon Gordon Brown MP and Sir Tim Berners-Lee convene High Level Meeting on Education and Technology Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Hold Follow-Up Workshop After 1st Africa Forum On STI

The African Development Bank is organizing a workshop on 23 May to follow up from the recommendations of the Science, Technology and Innovation in Action parallel session on… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Launches Ehealth Award to Seek African ICT Health Solutions

On 19 April, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is launching a competition for innovative and sustainable information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for the health… Read more »

Africa: African Ministers Commit to Strengthening Science and Technology

More than 30 African ministers of education and science attending the First African Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Youth Employment, Human Capital… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Co-Organizes First Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation

The first Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) will take place from between 1 and 3 April 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya, at the Intercontinental Hotel. Hosted by the… 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 »

Africa: Integrating Mhealth Into Ehealth Strategy Implementation

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Africa: SEFA Opens Project Preparation Window

On 25 January 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) kicked off a series of launching seminars to raise awareness about the fund and seek stakeholder… Read more »