Africa: AfDB Hosts Talks On Accelerating Green Growth in Africa At Rio+20

How to ease the path of green growth in Africa was the subject of an African Development Bank (AfDB) event at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Calls for G20 Positive Signal to Maintain Momentum

Attending the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, which opened on 18 June, the president of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, made the following declaration regarding the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Other Development Banks Work On Common Reporting Method for Adaptation Finance

The African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted a Joint MDB Adaptation Finance Tracking Workshop on the sidelines of the Climate Change Conference of the UN Framework Convention on… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Boards Africa Express to Showcase Continent's Renewable Energy Potential

African Development Bank (AfDB) projects to develop concentrated solar power in Morocco and geothermal power in Kenya are two of some 20 renewable energy initiatives being covered… Read more »

Africa: Sefa Bringing Needed Support to Smaller-Size Renewable Energy

After six months of operations, the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), a joint initiative of the African Development Bank and the Danish government, designed to encourage… Read more »

Africa: Mena Csp Scale-Up Initiative - Joint Workshop of the AfDB

To increase energy security, strengthen regional integration and promote industrial growth and diversification, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia have joined together to… Read more »

Africa: Niger and Mozambique Plans for Climate Resilience Backed By the Cif

The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) have approved projects in Niger and Mozambique that aim to strengthen their populations' resilience to climate change by improving… Read more »

Africa: Sweden Pledges ?7.5 Million to Climdev-Africa Special Fund

The Swedish government has pledged to commit €7.5 million to a special fund of the Climate for Development in Africa Program (ClimDev-Africa) established to pool resources and… Read more »

Africa: AfDB's Policy Brief Paper on Inclusive Growth in South Africa

Please note that although this brief is dated May 2012, the paper on South Africa has been issued for distribution, effective 13th June 2012, by the Bank's ECON unit, headed… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Channel U.S.$ 43 Million From the Global Environment Facility (GEF)

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has secured and will implement additional resources amounting to USD 43 million to stimulate Africa's climate resilience. These resources were… Read more »

Africa: Mainstreaming Climate Change in Bank Operations

The African Development Bank (AfDB), in conjunction with International Development UEA and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia UK,… Read more »

Africa: Over 100 Entries Compete for AfDB Ehealth Award

On 19 May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the launch of its eHealth award, which recognizes the best Authentic African ICT solutions in health. Since then, with the… Read more »

East Africa: NEPAD-IPP Facility and Indian Trust Fund Join Forces

The railways sector development project in the East African Community (EAC) region was at the center of discussions during the Bank's 2012 Annual Meetings in Arusha, Tanzania. Read more »

Africa: AfDB, Who and World Bank Participate in Norad's High-Level Conference

Dr. Agnes Soucat, AfDB Director for Human Development, Dr. Luis Gomes Sambo, WHO Regional Director for Africa and Dr. Feng Zhao, AFDB Health Division Manager participated in 2… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Launches Quarterly Knowledge Publication On Evaluation and Development Work

The AfDB has launched  Evaluation Matters, a new quarterly knowledge publication that connects the dots between evaluation and development work. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Provides Grant to Support Sierra Leone's Financial Sector Development Plan

The AfDB and Sierra Leone's government on June 1, 2012 in Arusha, signed a US$1.2-million grant financing agreement under Pillar III of the Fragile States Facility, to provide… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings End On Cautious Optimistic Note

The Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) closed on Friday in Arusha, Tanzania, on an optimistic note that Africa would be a winner in the uncertain emerging… Read more »

Africa: An Interview With South Sudan Deputy Minister for Planning

Shortly after signing a protocol agreement with the Bank Group, for South Sudan to become a member of the institution, the country's Deputy Minister for Planning, Mary Jervase Yak… Read more »

Africa: Moroccan Monarch Lauds AfDB's Long-Term Strategy

As Africa's premier development finance institution, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is faced with the double challenge to enhance its excellence while identifying relevant… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Praises 10 years of African Ministers' Council on Water at the 4th Africa Water Week in Egypt

More than 1,000 delegates gathered at the 4th Africa Water Week under the theme "Water for Growth in Africa", organized by the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW), in… Read more »

North Africa: The African Development Bank Group in North Africa 2012 - a Year of Transitions

The African Development Bank Group in North Africa - A Year of Transitions is the third annual report produced by the AfDB North region departments. As was the case in earlier… Read more »

Africa: Board Approves Over U.S. $400 Million for Morocco Solar Power

The Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group today in Tunis approved the equivalent of USD 436 million for the financing of Morocco's power project, and two other… Read more »

North Africa: The African Development Bank Group in North Africa 2012 - a Year of Transition

This report is the third annual report produced by the North Africa regional office of the African Development Bank.. This year, the focus of the report is on the underlying… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Attends the G8 Summit

At the invitation of the President of the United States, Barack Obama, the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, will be attending the Group of Eight (G8)… Read more »

Africa: Africa CEO Forum 2012 - The First Meeting for Leaders of Top African Companies

Some 300 CEOs from all over Africa, together with 100 bankers and investors, and numerous decision-makers from Africa's public sector will be gathering in Geneva for two days of… Read more »