Africa: France Engaged in AfDB Legal Support Facility

Pascal Canfin, Deputy Minister in charge of Development in France, signed on February 11, 2013, an agreement concerning the membership of France to the African Legal Support… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Contributes to Presidential Summit On Innovative Funding of Water Sector in Nigeria

The African Development Bank Group is committed to supporting its regional member countries in their quest to increase sustainable access to safe water and basic sanitation in… Read more »

Africa: Projects Financed By AfDB and CIF Reduce CO2, Boost Electricity

The African Development Bank's Financing Change: The AfDB and CIF for a Climate-Smart Africa is the Bank's second semi-annual report on its work to implement the Climate Investment… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Integrated Agricultural Development in Tunisia With Loan

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, February 13, in Tunis approved a 22-million euro loan to Tunisia to finance the Gafsa North… Read more »

Africa: Launching Africa's Information Highway

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched an ambitious program to significantly improve data management and dissemination in Africa. The ultimate goal of the program is to… Read more »

Africa: UNIDO-AfDB - Brainstorming On Solutions That Would Give Global Economic Growth a Big Push

UNIDO Director General, Kandeh Yumkella on February 18, 2013 in Tunis, called on the Bank Group and had a talk with president Donald Kabaruka. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Hosts Clear Forum On Evaluation Results in Tunis

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is hosting the forum of Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR) February 16-20 in Tunis under the leadership of the Bank's… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and OECD Hold Regional Workshop On Green Growth in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) jointly organized the workshop "Green Growth in Africa: Concepts, Tools… Read more »

Africa: ADF - 40 Years of Contribution to Africa's Social and Economic Transformation

4,000 loans and grants for a total of US$36 billion 95% of Cape Verde's population have access to power The distance between Bamako and Dakar reduced by 200 km Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Champion Upcoming Donor Conference for Darfur in Doha

The Chairman of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), Eltigani Seisi Ateem, called on the African Development Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on February 14, 2013 in Tunis.… Read more »

Africa: Indigenous Peoples Should Be Development Partners and Beneficiaries

The African Development Bank paid homage to indigenous peoples in Africa by way of a forum organized on the 11 and 12 February themed « Forum on Indigenous Peoples'… Read more »

Africa: AfDB 2013 Annual Meetings to Debate Africa's Structural Transformation

"Africa is transforming, but the pace of economic transformation can be accelerated," says the Chief Economist of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Prof. Mthuli Ncube. 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: AfDB 2013 Annual Meetings to Debate Africa's Structural Transformation

"Africa is transforming, but the pace of economic transformation can be accelerated," says the Chief Economist of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Prof. Mthuli Ncube. Read more »

Africa: Nobel Peace Prize-Winner and Microcredit Champion Muhammad Yunus On 'Social Business in Africa'

Nobel Prize-winner, Professor Muhammad Yunus, will give a speech in the African Development Bank's (AfDB) Eminent Speakers Series on March 12, 2013 in Tunis. The topic of Prof.… 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: Diaspora Bonds in an African Context

The Chief Economist Complex of the African Development Bank Group has released an Economic Brief on the application of diaspora bonds in an African context. Drawing lessons from… Read more »

Africa: Forum On Indigenous Peoples 'Development Issues in Africa

The African Development Bank is hosting a Forum on Indigenous Peoples' Development Issues in Africa. The event will take place on February 11-12, 2013 at the Sheraton Hotel, Tunis,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Export-Oriented SMEs to Boost Local Job Creation in Nigeria

The African Development Bank (AfDB) signed on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 an agreement to provide two sovereign-guaranteed multi-tranche lines of credit (LoCs) of respectively US… Read more »

Africa: AfDB's New Disclosure and Access to Information Policy - Shift to Larger Openness and Transparency

The African Development Bank (AfDB)'s new Disclosure and Access to Information (DAI) Policy, which is intended to enlarge public access to information, entered into effect on… Read more »

Africa: Africa-Asia Forum On Role of Health Insurance in Universal Coverage

Representatives from Ministries of Finance and Health, national health insurance authorities and development partners, as well as experts and practitioners from Asia and Africa are… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves U.S $100 Million Loan to Boost Fertilizer Production in Nigeria

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved today a senior loan of US $100 million to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited (IEFCL) to… Read more »

Africa: Clear Global Forum

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will be hosting the third CLEAR (Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results) Global Forum in Tunis, Tunisia. The Global Forum will focus on… Read more »

Africa: Financial Access for the Poor - Why It Matters and Where We Are in the Journey

The Independent Evaluation Department of the AfDB has launched an evaluation of the Bank's microfinance operations: Fostering Inclusive Growth in Africa: An Evaluation of the… Read more »

East Africa: Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa (HoA), which comprises Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, has an estimated combined population of 210 million people and… Read more »