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June 07
Benin: Benin - Solid Support From the African Development Fund Dissuades Emigration in the Countryside
"Thanks to the African Development Fund project, we have decided not to try our luck in Europe or anywhere else." Read more »
March 22
Africa: African Development Bank, IOM Launch Report On Harnessing Migration for Development in Africa
The African Development Bank and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today released a joint report designed to support practitioners and decision makers to turn… Read more »
October 06, 2023
Africa: African Development Bank, IOM Collaborate On Joint Report On Diaspora Engagement, Climate-Induced Migration and Skills Mobility
The African Development Bank and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have produced a joint report examining the nexus between humanitarian, peace, development and… Read more »
August 30, 2023
Senegal: African Development Bank Embraces 'Risky' Entrepreneurs - Young Fishers in Senegal Increase Their Incomes Threefold and Turn Their Backs On Illegal Immigration
These young people in Senegal have turned their back on illegal immigration thanks to the support provided by the PAVIE project. Read more »
December 02, 2022
Africa: Diaspora's Remittances, Investment and Expertise Vital for Africa's Future Growth, Say Participants At African Development Bank Forum
Bank president Akinwumi Adesina opens a two-day event in Abidjan on tapping the skills and wealth of the African Diaspora Read more »
April 04, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina to Address Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend On Migration
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina will this weekend join Africa's most influential leaders and thinkers at the Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend, which celebrates the… Read more »
March 04, 2019
Africa: The African Development Bank Calls for Strong Responses to Migration At the 3rd Africa Resilience Forum
70% of African migration occurs within the continent, and Africans account for 10% of global migration Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Host the Third Edition of the Africa Resilience Forum (Arf) - Fragility, Migration and Resilience
More than 300 attendees are expected at the headquarters of the African Development Bank in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire for the third edition of the Africa Resilience Forum (ARF),… Read more »
April 20, 2018
Africa: MDBs Launch New Platform to Coordinate Support for Economic Migration and Forced Displacement
Seven Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) launched a new platform to enhance their collaboration on economic migration and forced displacement today on the margins of the… Read more »
January 16, 2018
Africa: First Meeting By High Level Panel On International Migration in Africa
The first meeting of the High Level Panel on International Migration in Africa (HLPM) highlighted regional migration priorities and actionable commitments that will lead to the… Read more »
January 14, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank President to Participate in High-Level Panel On International Migration in Africa
Adesina to receive Liberia's highest national award Read more »
December 18, 2017
Africa: Economic Transformation of Africa's Rural Areas Key to Curtailing Migration
On the occasion of International Migrants Day, December 18, the African Development Bank calls on African countries to reconstruct rural areas from zones of economic misery to… Read more »
October 16, 2017
Africa: World Food Day - AfDB Urges African Leaders to Make Agriculture Attractive to Young Africans and Stem Migration
"We must get youths into agriculture and see it as a profitable business venture not a sign of lacking ambition."- Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. Read more »
September 29, 2017
Africa: Prominent African Intellectual Achille Mbembe to Discuss African Borders At AfDB Eminent Speakers Seminar
Renowned African historian, philosopher and, political scientist, Joseph Achille Mbembe will be the key speaker of the 21st edition at the African Development Bank's Eminent… Read more »
May 29, 2017
Africa: Future of Africa's Youth Does Not Lie in Migration to Europe, Adesina Tells G7
The future of Africa's youth does not lie in migration to Europe, but in a prosperous Africa, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has said. Read more »
December 17, 2015
Africa: Migration - an Issue for Africa and the World
Economic migrants at Abidjan airport, repatriated from Libya after failing to migrate to Europe. Read more »
March 27, 2014
Africa: Send Me the Money! How to Reduce the Cost of Migrant Remittances?
Sending money to Africa is expensive. How can the costs of migrant remittances be reduced in order to heighten their impact in receiving countries? This question and others are… Read more »
September 24, 2013
Tunisia: Money Transfers From Tunisians Living Abroad - an Untapped Goldmine
According to Chedly Ayari, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), "Migrants are development stakeholders in their own right." He reiterated this belief time and again at a… 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 »
March 27, 2013
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 »
December 10, 2012
Africa: 3rd Call for Proposal of the AfDB Migration and Development Fund
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is pleased to announce the 3rd call for proposals of the Migration and Development Fund (MDF). Award amounts will range from 350,000 EUR… Read more »
November 22, 2012
Africa: AFDB Supports Intra-African Talent Mobility Flagship Program
For the first time, the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) took place in Africa. This year's forum on "enhancing the human development of migrants and their… Read more »
April 20, 2012
Africa: AfDB in Second Call for Migration and Development Fund Proposals
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the second call for proposals under the Migration and Development Fund (MDF). This second call for proposals, open from 15 April to… Read more »
February 21, 2012
Africa: The Transfer of Funds From Migrants - Proposals for Helping the Development
France's minister for cooperation, Henri de Raincourt, its secretary of state for foreign trade, Pierre Lellouche, represented by Delphine d'Amarzit, multilateral affairs and… Read more »
February 14, 2012
North Africa: Remittances From Migrants to North Africa and the African Franc Zone
Location: Paris, The Pierre-Mendès-France Conference Center Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry 139, rue de Bercy - Paris, 12th arrondissement Read more »
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