Africa: AfDB Posts Strong 2012 Operations Results, Launches New Strategic Focus On Inclusive Growth

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group posted good operational results in 2012, the Bank's Treasurer, Pierre Van Peteghen, said in Marrakech on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Read more »

Africa: Developing African Agriculture for the Continent's Inclusive Growth

Africa is now the world's second fastest-growing continent. Despite a decade of seismic shifts in the global economy, the continent has continued to accelerate its economic growth,… Read more »

Africa: Liberia and Rwanda Praised for Efforts to Meet Mdg Targets

With only 1,000 days to go before the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline, participants at a high-level seminar organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) have… Read more »

Africa: Project Financiers Gather in Marrakesh to Discuss Finance of Small and Medium-Sized Projects in Africa

A side event entitled Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA): Reaching out to Project Financiers in Africa was held during the African Development Bank's (AfDB) 2013 Annual… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Loans U.S.$ 600 Million to Standard Chartered Bank and Commerzbank to Finance Trade in Africa

Supporting commercial banks to finance trade in Africa, in a bid to transform the continent, was a commitment that the African Development Bank concretized on 29 May 2013 in… Read more »

Africa: New AfDB-GFI Joint Report - Africa a Net Creditor to the Rest of the World

A new joint report by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Global Financial Integrity (GFI), launched officially on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at the 48th AfDB Annual Meetings in… Read more »

Africa: Courses That Suits Labour Market Will Bridge Skills Gap, Say Experts

The existing talent gap in management in Africa is a result of mismatch between schools and labour market needs, said education experts during a session entitled "Closing the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Report Calls for Green Growth in Africa's Development

With majority of Africans depending on natural resources for livelihood, a new African Development Bank report is urging the continent to embrace green growth in its developmental… Read more »

Africa: President's AfDB Annual Meetings Blog - A Continent Taking Hold of Its Own Destiny

We celebrated Africa's 50th birthday last weekend: the OAU came into being on May 25, 1963. The message was clear: political independence came long ago; and economic independence… Read more »

Africa: Talk With a Bank Agroindustry Expert On Africa's Structural Transformation

As delegates gather in Marrakech for the Bank's 48th Annual Meetings, some Bank experts have shared their perspectives on Africa's structural transformation, which is the key topic… Read more »

Africa: Technology Can Help Africa Leap-Frog Development Challenges

Appropriate deployment of technology can help African countries to solve some of their development challenges. This is the consensus view that emerged during discussions on a new… Read more »

Africa: President Kagame Says Agriculture Is Key to Africa's Transformation

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has identified agriculture as a key sector that can enable Africa's economic transformation. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Boosts Food and Agriculture Sector Development Project in the Gambia

The African Development Bank Group and The Gambia, on May 28, 2013 in Marrakech, signed a USD 26.6 million protocol agreement to boost the agricultural production and food security… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Strengthens Partnerships With Csos to Meet Africa's Development

Among the most highly anticipated events on the African Development Bank Annual Meetings agenda was the Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Forum hosted by the Bank on May 28 in… Read more »

Africa: Delegates Converge in Marrakech for 48th AfDB Annual Meetings

All roads lead to Morocco this week as hundreds of delegates converge on Marrakech for the 2013 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), which kicks off today… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Its Partners to Focus On Africa's Future At Annual Meetings in Morocco

The 48th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) opened on May 27 in Marrakech, Morocco, focusing on the need for Africa to turn economic growth into truly shared… Read more »

Africa: Entrepreneurs to Showcase Work At Roundtable On Fostering Africa's Innovation Revolution

Panelists of a high-level roundtable, featuring leading policy-makers, technologists and investors from across Africa, will discuss how to create an enabling environment to realize… Read more »

Africa: Inclusive Growth - Hot Topic During AfDB Annual Meetings

A series of high-level seminars will be held during the AfDB Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco from 27-31 May 2013, to explore new ideas and set out concrete actions that will… Read more »

Africa: The Minister of Finance of Morocco Hails AfDB Support for Green Growth in His Country

During a working visit to the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Tunis on 3rd May 2013 , Nizir Baraka, Moroccan Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the AfDB Board of Governors,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and EBRD to Launch Assessment of Tunisia's Public Procurement System

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are jointly organizing the North Africa and Southern Eastern Mediterranean… Read more »

North Africa: The AfDB in Search of a Regional Approach for the Employment of the Young and Qualified

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) organized on the 12th and 13th March in Rabat, Morocco, a regional conference on the employment of young graduates from institutions of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB 2013 Annual Meetings Focuses on Africa's Structural Transformation

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group holds its 2013 Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, from 27 to 31 May 2013. Read more »

Africa: Three Bank-Financed Projects Filmed for International Year of Sustainable Energy

Three major energy projects financed by the African Development Bank in Ouarzazate, Morocco; Menengai, Kenya; et Bujagali, Uganda; were featured in a film project which captured 25… Read more »

Africa: 11th ALM and Risk Management MDB Forum

The 2012 ALM and Risk Management forum will be hosted by the African development Bank Group in Marrakech from 28-30 November 2012. The forum will attract several delegates from… Read more »

North Africa: The Political Economy of Food Security in North Africa

The recent global food price shock, combined with the political upheaval in North Africa, provides an opportune moment for the North African countries, along with the international… Read more »