Africa: Independent AfDB Evaluation Contributes to Evaluative Lessons for Agriculture And Agribusiness

The Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG) today launched its most recent book, Evaluative Lessons for Agriculture and Agribusiness. The publication, a synthesis of evaluative findings… Read more »

Africa: New AfDB Statistics Bulletin in the Service of Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa

As part of its communication strategy to inform key stakeholders about progress in executing the Implementation Plan for Africa of the Global Strategy for Improving Agricultural… Read more »

Africa: Africa As Part of Solution to Stimulating Global Economic Growth

The African Development Bank (AfDB), a strategic partner of the World Economic Forum in Africa, is represented at the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings from 25-28 January 2011… Read more »

Africa: Promoting And Sustaining Good Governance

In 2000, the Bank adopted the Good Governance Policy to support Regional Member Countries' governance reform in a more pro-active and purposeful manner. AfDB has reaffirmed the… Read more »

Africa: 2010 - AfDB Confirms Priority Support to Infrastructure Sector

In 2010, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group operations approvals by sector continued to reflect the institution's 2008-2012 Medium-Term strategy, which set infrastructure… Read more »

Africa: US.$ 23 Million Grant to Guinea - Access to Electricity for 60,000 Rural People

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, approved on 21 January 2011, a US.$ 23-million… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Invests Over U.S.$ 100 Million in African Water Sector

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved 3 projects in the African water sector amounting to U.S.$ 114.35 million in the last few weeks . The Bank strongly believes… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Euro 300 Million for Tangiers-Marrakesh Railway Project

With a €300-million loan aimed at increasing capacity on the Tangiers-Marrakesh railway line approved on 17 December 2010, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has confirmed… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Extend to Egypt U.S.$ 550 Million Loan for a New 650 Mw Power Plant

A U.S.$ 550-million African Development Bank (AfDB) Loan, approved on 15 December 2010, will help Egypt build a new 650-MW power plant. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Invests U.S.$ 806 Million in African Transport Sector

In line with the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's 2008-2012 Medium-Term Strategy which has transport as one of its core intervention areas in the Regional Member Countries,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Invests Over Usd 1 Billion in African Energy Projects

Investing in Energy Infrastructure to Accelerate Africa's Development Read more »

Africa: AfDB And Export-Import Bank of China Strengthen Cooperation

The African Development Bank Group on Thursday, December 16, 2010 in Tunis received a delegation from the Export-Import Bank of China (Eximbank). The delegation, led by its… Read more »

Africa: Africa to Host 2011 Cif Partnership Forum

As one of the main implementers of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the 2011 CIF Partnership Forum in Tunis, Tunisia from… Read more »

East Africa: Payment And Settlement Systems Integration in EAC

A Conference on Payments and Settlement Systems Development and Integration in the East African Community (EAC), attended by policy-makers, central bankers, bank associations,… Read more »

Africa: Congo Basin Forest Fund Approves 25 New Projects

The Governing Council of CBFF endorsed at it's 9th Governing Council meeting a total of 25 new projects, including 13 government projects and 12 projects from the civil society,… Read more »

Africa: President Donald Kaberuka Invited as Guest at the US-European Press Club

Statement by AfDB President at the European American Press Club Read more »

Africa: AfDB and World Bank - Strengthening Partnership for Developement

A few weeks ago I completed a three-month secondment to the World Bank's Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries Unit (OPCFC), organized by OPCFC in partnership with the Fragile… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Views On Aid Effectiveness And Energy to Be Discussed At 2010 European Development Days

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will be present at the 5th European Development Days (EDD), to be held from 6-7 December 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. Read more »

Africa: AfDB At Cancun Climate Change Conference

An African Development Bank (AfDB delegation has arrived in Cancun, Mexico, to participate in the Sixteenth Conference of Parties (COP 16) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate… Read more »

Africa: Jean-Michel Severino At AfDB Eminent Speakers' Seminar

"The New Challenges for Economic Policies in Africa", is the theme of the forthcoming African Development Bank Group's Eminent Speakers' Series to be addressed by Jean-Michel… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Highlights Africa's Potentials At Annual Energy Sector Mission

The African Development Bank illustrated the vast potential of Africa's renewable energy and private sector projects to private industry firms, consultants, and investors from a… Read more »

Africa: G-20 Summit - AfDB Looks Forward to Positive Outcomes for Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has commended the decision to put development issues on the main agenda of the G-20 Summit in Seoul for the first time. Read more »

Africa: Africa And the G-20 Summit in Seoul

As the Group of 20 developed countries head to Seoul for their 2010 summit from 11-12 November 2010, experts believe that the summit, hosted for the first time by an emerging… Read more »

Africa: Counting More On Changing Mindsets Rather Than On Financial Resources to Promote Sustainable Development

Africa's development challenges can no longer be reduced to financial issues, but rather to a change in development paradigms which call for a voluntary mindset change with regard… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Launches African Carbon Support Project

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Carbon Limits last week in Tunis, launched the African Carbon Support Project (ACSP), designed to build the capacity of African entities in… Read more »