November 03, 2015
Africa: Vulnerability to Climate Change - Investment, Research Needed to Mitigate Shocks
Africa is increasingly facing multiple stresses that will be magnified by climate change leading to a complex set of problems, participants at the ongoing 10th edition of the… Read more »
October 23, 2015
Africa: AfDB Approves a $ 33.3-Million Regional Post Ebola Recovery Social Investment Fund
On October 21, 2015, the African Development Bank Group's (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors approved a US $33.3-million grant to set up a Post Ebola Recovery Social Investment… Read more »
October 13, 2015
Africa: Mobilize Sustainable Energy Investment in Africa - Se4all Africa Hub Annual Report
The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Africa Hub launched on Tuesday, October 13 in Abidjan its Annual Report for 2014-2015, which outlines the progress made to date in helping… Read more »
October 09, 2015
Africa: African Development Bank to Triple Annual Climate Financing to Nearly $5 Billion By 2020
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, announced on Friday, October 9 that the AfDB would nearly triple its annual climate financing to reach $5… Read more »
October 01, 2015
Ghana: AfDB Approves U.S. $120-Million Corporate Loan to Ghana Airports Company First Private Sector Investment in Ghana's Transport Sector
On September 30, 2015, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a US $120-million corporate loan to support Ghana Airports Company Limited's (GACL)… Read more »
September 07, 2015
West Africa: Ecowas Sustainable Energy Policy & Investment High Level Forum
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September 01, 2015
Africa: Se4all - AfDB Supports Four More African Countries in the Development of Their Action Agenda and Investment Prospectuses
Through the SE4All Africa Hub, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is now supporting the development of the SE4All Country Action Agenda and Investment Prospectuses in four new… Read more »
August 04, 2015
Cameroon: AfDB Road Investment in Cameroon Cuts Journey Time By Half
A recent evaluation conducted by the Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) department of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has revealed that the Bank's substantial investment… Read more »
August 03, 2015
Cameroon: AfDB Road Investment in Cameroon Cuts Journey Time By Half
A recently concluded evaluation from the Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) function of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has revealed that the Bank's substantial… Read more »
July 27, 2015
Africa: AfDB President Urges Japanese Businesses to Invest in Africa
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Donald Kaberuka, has urged Japanese businesses to take advantage of the comparative cost of labour to invest in mutually… Read more »
July 24, 2015
Africa: President Kaberuka Lauds Creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, has welcomed the creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), noting that it would be an… Read more »
July 26, 2015
Africa: Africa50 to Hold Constitutive General Assembly in Casablanca
Africa50 – an innovative infrastructure investment platform sponsored by the African Development Bank – will hold its Constitutive General Assembly on 29 July 2015 in… Read more »
July 09, 2015
Namibia: AfDB Invests Zar 4.5 Billion in Development Bank of Namibia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Thursday, July 9, 2015 a line of credit amounting to ZAR 4.5 billion (about US $450 million) to… Read more »
July 07, 2015
Africa: AfDB and CBI Stakeholder Consultations Focus On Agricultural Trade and Investment
Using technology to maximize productivity with a view to attracting the youth and enable them efficiently gain optimal results in agricultural and agribusiness in Africa was the… Read more »
July 01, 2015
Congo-Kinshasa: AfDB Approves U.S. $22.5-Million to Improve Investment Climate and Forest Governance in Congo
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 approved a US $22.5-million loan to the Republic of Congo to help finance the… Read more »
June 18, 2015
Tanzania: Tanzania's Untapped Renewable Energy Resources Ripe for Investment, States Report
The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the Government of Tanzania, on Thursday, June 18 launched the Renewable Energy in Africa:… Read more »
June 17, 2015
Egypt: AfDB Approves €50.20 Million Loan for National Drainage Programme to Boost Agriculture in Egypt
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will support Egypt's National Drainage programme (NDP) to boost agricultural production and household income generation with a €50.20… Read more »
June 09, 2015
Africa: Payment for Environmental Services, a Promising New Tool to Sustain Long-Term Green Investments
The African Development Bank launched on Tuesday, June 9, its report, Payment for Environmental Services: A promising tool for natural resources management in Africa, the first of… Read more »
June 01, 2015
Africa: Investment Climate - Africa Challenged to Do More
The Investment Climate Facility (ICF) in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) released its 2014 African Investment Climate Report on Thursday in Abidjan, Day 4 of… Read more »
May 29, 2015
Togo: AfDB's UA 2.34 Million* to Improve Roads and Travel Conditions in Togo and Burkina Faso
The Governments of Togo and Burkina Faso, on May 29 in Abidjan, signed a protocol agreement worth 2.34 million Units of Account (UA)* with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to… Read more »
May 20, 2015
Africa: Se4all Action Agendas Set Stage for Mobilizing Investment in Sustainable Energy in Africa
African countries are one step closer to realizing the goals of universal energy access through following a coordinated approach to energy sector development at the country level… Read more »
May 15, 2015
Ghana: Ghana Receives Resounding Endorsement of Investment Plan to Transform Its Renewable Energy Sector
At its governing body meetings this week, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) unanimously endorsed Ghana's ambitious investment plan to transform and promote its renewable energy… Read more »
May 13, 2015
Africa: AfDB Supports Indigenous Power Investors in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, a USD 50 million investment in CEC Africa Investments Limited, a multinational… Read more »
April 29, 2015
North Africa: What Impact Does FDI Have On the People?
The African Development Bank has published a new report on North Africa entitled "Does Foreign Direct Investment Improve Welfare in North African Countries?" Read more »
April 13, 2015
Africa: AfDB Concludes Pioneering Training for USA-Based African Foreign Missions in Export and Investment Promotion
In fulfilment of its capacity-building mandate and in a quest promote increased US-Africa trade and investment, the African Development Bank's NEPAD, Regional Integration and Trade… Read more »
