October 17, 2013
Africa: Regional Integration is a Primary Condition for Africa's Industrial Revolution
"Regional Integration in Africa," the theme of this year's October 28-30 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Johannesburg, is at the very core of the quest for the continent's… Read more »
October 02, 2013
Kenya: First ADF Partial Risk Guarantee Approved in Kenya for Largest African Wind Power Project
The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved the Lake Turkana Transmission Line Delay Partial Risk Guarantee for €20 million, the first of the African Development… Read more »
September 27, 2013
Zambia: Zambia Gets $38 Million Green Light to Increase Climate-Resilient Growth in the Kafue Sub-Basin
With African Development Bank (AfDB) support, Zambia has received approval for a $38 million infusion of support from the Climate Investment Funds' (CIF) Pilot Programme for… Read more »
Africa: Fundraising for Africa50 Infrastructure Fund
The African Development Bank and Made in Africa Foundation officially launched the fundraising for the Africa50 infrastructure fund on Thursday, September 26 at the NASDAQ Stock… Read more »
September 26, 2013
Africa: Holding Excess Foreign Reserves Versus Infrastructure Finance
Financing infrastructure needs in Africa necessitates new thinking on financing mechanisms. Currently, there is a lively debate on the funding and use of foreign exchange (forex)… Read more »
September 17, 2013
Senegal: Grand Dakar Moves Into the Fast Lane With the Opening of Its Toll Highway
AfDB remains a key stakeholder in Senegal's integrated infrastructure development projects. The new toll highway, which runs through Grand Dakar, is yet another example of this… Read more »
August 22, 2013
Africa: The Challenges of Inclusion and Financing Infrastructure - AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
Event: AACB Symposium on Financial inclusion in Africa: The challenges of financial innovations for monetary policy and the stability of financial system. Read more »
August 13, 2013
Kenya: Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Kenya
Nakuru, Kenya's fourth largest city is a major industrial and tourist center. 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 »
Southern Africa: Kazungula Bridge - Bridging the Regional Divide
A key road and rail bridge crossing over the Zambezi River along the North - South Corridor, a key trade route linking the port of Durban in South Africa to the inland countries of… Read more »
Mozambique: Nacala Road Corridor Phase-III - Knowledge Generation and Infrastructure
The Mozambique's Nacala Road Corridor Phase III project, approved in 2012, is one of the strategic regional corridors in the Southern Africa region. It is part of the Spatial… Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: Uganda Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme
Transport constraints in many rural communities in Eastern and Central Uganda made it extremely difficult for farmers to market their produce. Read more »
July 29, 2013
Africa: AfDB Holds High-Level Policy Dialogue On Infrastructure and Structural Transformation in Nigeria
The African Development Bank and the Nigerian government will on Monday, July 29 hold a high level policy dialogue on 'Infrastructure and Structural Transformation in Nigeria' in… Read more »
July 20, 2013
Africa: Africa's Regional Bodies Commit to Filling Infrastructure Financing Gap
In a meeting held on 19 July 2013 in Tunis, Tunisia heads of key African economic and development institutions committed to working towards filling Africa's infrastructure… Read more »
Africa: Heads of Africa's Institutions Discuss Continental Infrastructure
Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group hosted the heads of Africa's political, economic and development institutions on Friday, 19 July 2013 in Tunis,… Read more »
June 19, 2013
Africa: G8 Pledges Strong Support for AfDB Infrastructure Agenda
The Group of Eight most industrialized countries (G8) has expressed strong support for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's priorities, especially its initiative on… Read more »
June 17, 2013
Africa: British Pm Praises AfDB, Kaberuka for Africa Infrastructure Work
British Prime Minister David Cameron has praised the African Development Bank (AfDB) and President Donald Kaberuka for pioneering initiatives to scale the continent's… Read more »
May 31, 2013
Africa: Transforming Africa's Trade Finance Industry - What Next?
On the margins of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) 48th Annual Meetings, in a side event gathered on May 29th 2013, Trade Finance (TF) leaders and practitioners met to… Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: AfDB, USAID, and Government of Sweden Launch Agriculture Fast Track Fund to Spur Investment in African Agricultural Infrastructure
Donald Kaberuka, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB); Rajiv Shah, the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Gunilla Carlsson,… 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 »
May 20, 2013
Africa: Developing African Infrastructure for the Continent's Structural Transformation
Across Africa, investments in physical and social infrastructure have failed to keep pace with growth and demand, creating a serious infrastructure deficit that slows investment,… Read more »
May 13, 2013
Africa: Bank to Launch New Platform to Connect Mano River Countries
Connecting people, consolidating peace and accelerating economic transformation were the main themes of a high-level seminar organized by the African Development Bank in Abidjan on… Read more »
May 09, 2013
Africa: Kaberuka Named Africa's "Infrastructure Investment Personality of the Year"
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka was designated on May 7, 2013, in Cape Town, South Africa, the "Infrastructure Investment Personality of the Year" for 2013. The… Read more »
May 03, 2013
Africa: ZimFund's EPIRP to Improve Reliability and Availability of Electricity in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund (ZimFund) launched the physical implementation of the sub-transmission component of the Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project… Read more »
May 02, 2013
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 »