August 28, 2016
Africa: Japan Pledges Investment in Quality Infrastructure in Africa
Investing in infrastructure and human resource development are crucial for Africa to realise Agenda 2063, a high-level panel during the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on… Read more »
August 29, 2016
Africa: AfDB Youth Empowerment Effort Addresses Africa's Fragile Industrialisation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, has addressed the challenge of creating jobs for youth in Africa, while outlining a number of initiatives the Bank… Read more »
August 11, 2016
Africa: Youth Development Initiatives Are Key for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
The focus of this year’s International Youth Day (IYD), to be observed on August 12, 2016, resonates with the African Development Bank’s key efforts that recognise the… Read more »
July 26, 2016
Africa: African Development Bank Supports Employability and Entrepreneurship in Rwanda With USD 50 Million
The programme will support the government of Rwanda efforts to promote skills in high value added production in key economic sectors such as manufacturing, agro-processing, energy,… Read more »
July 07, 2016
Africa: Transport and ICT Projects Financed By the AfDB in 2015 to Create Thousands of Jobs
The impacts arising from investments made by the African Development Bank Group in 2015 will collectively improve mobility of at least 1.2 million users of public transport, result… Read more »
June 22, 2016
Africa: AfDB Calls for New Approaches to Boost Trade and Create Jobs
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for stronger ties between Africa and European countries in a bid to boost trade between the two regions. Read more »
April 06, 2016
Africa: Building a Career Despite the Odds
When I look back on a career of 50 years striving to expand choices for women, one of the proudest accomplishments I share with other feminists of my generation is that while young… Read more »
May 26, 2016
Africa: AfDB Embarks On Ambitious Plan to Ramp Up Agriculture, Create Jobs and Feed Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) plans to improve the agriculture sector in Africa by embarking on an ambitious seven-point plan which aims at transforming the sector and be… Read more »
May 23, 2016
Africa: Jobs for Women and Young People - The Transformative Potential of Agribusiness
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May 18, 2016
Africa: AfDB Champions Energy Access and Job Creation for Youth At the WEF
At the just-concluded World Economic Forum on Africa, the African Development Bank reiterated the need to improve energy access to all in efforts to industrialise the continent.… Read more »
February 12, 2015
Africa: Gender Equality: An Imperative for Inclusive Growth
In December 2014, I delivered the keynote address at the African Forum on Inclusive Economies, which was co-convened by the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Rockefeller Foundation,… Read more »
December 10, 2015
Africa: Cop21 - Africa Requires Curricula Review, Green Economy to Tackle Unemployment
African governments have been urged to review their education curricula to have relevant skills and human capital development for green growth and climate adaptation and green jobs… Read more »
November 17, 2015
Africa: Infrastructure Able to Create Jobs for Africa's Youth, Panel Hears
On Day 3 of the first-ever Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week at the African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan, the session on "PIDA Creating… Read more »
November 04, 2015
Africa: Souk At-Tanmia Celebrates the Creation of 100 Tunisian Businesses Bringing Jobs and Hope
On Monday, November 2, 2015, the Souk At-tanmia Partnership held its second awards ceremony at the highly symbolic Bardo National Museum in Tunis. The aim of this event was to… Read more »
September 09, 2015
Rwanda: AfDB SME Program - Enhancing Inclusive Growth and Job Creation in Rwanda
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Access Bank Rwanda Ltd. signed a loan agreement for the equivalent of US $6 million under the Africa SME Program on September 3, 2015… Read more »
August 13, 2015
Africa: Youth Employment in Africa Under the Spotlight
On International Youth Day, August 12, the AfDB celebrates and recognizes the importance of African youth, the future of our continent Read more »
July 30, 2015
Burkina Faso: AfDB SME Program - Enhancing Inclusive Growth and Job Creation in Burkina Faso
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Fidelis Finance signed on 30 July 2015 a loan agreement for the equivalent of EUR 2.5 million under the Africa SME Program on July 30,… Read more »
July 03, 2015
Kenya: Skills That Lead to Jobs - AfDB Provides U.S.$62 Million to Support Technical and Vocational Education in Kenya
The Executive Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 approved a US $62-million loan to finance the second phase of Kenya's… Read more »
May 29, 2015
Africa: Panelists Call for Support to Africa's Fashion Industry
The global fashion industry is worth $1.5 trillion, and while Africa is making contributions to the sector, the total value of African fashion is not known. Read more »
Africa: Changing the Education Landscape to Ensure Jobs for Youth in Africa
Lowering youth unemployment across Africa is an urgent problem and greater vocational and industrial training programs may be the best way to put people to work. That was the major… Read more »
May 28, 2015
Africa: Where Are Jobs for African Youth? in Agri-Business!
Agri-business has the potential to create jobs for the millions of African youth who are jobless even after graduating with good degrees, experts said Wednesday during a panel… Read more »
May 05, 2015
Africa: Innovative Programme to Improve Employment and Income Outcomes for Young People
African Development Bank's Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, has cautioned that joblessness among young people is one of the most pressing social, economic and… Read more »
April 01, 2015
Africa: Gender Inequality in African Labour Markets Under the Spotlight in Two AfDB Reports
The African Development Bank continues to commemorate the International Women's Day through forums to discuss challenges in accelerating gender equality. Read more »
March 17, 2015
Africa: AfDB and Partners Commit to Ending HIV-Aids Related Discrimination in the Workplace
Meeting on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum in Geneva on March 16, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other partners committed to ending AIDS-related discrimination in… Read more »
March 04, 2015
Zambia: African Development Bank SME Program - Enhancing Inclusive Growth and Job Creation in Zambia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its private sector window approved on March 2, 2015 a US $3 million line of credit (LoC) equivalent in… Read more »