December 13, 2013
Africa: Service for the Memorial of President Nelson Mandela - Remarks by the AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
12/12/2013 - Nelson Mandela : un combat pour le développement Read more »
December 12, 2013
South Africa: "I Have Learnt from Mandela that None of us Has all of the Solutions", Says AfDB President Kaberuka
African Development Bank (AfDB) staff, including President Donald Kaberuka, on December 12 paid tribute to the late Nelson Mandela, the former South Africa President who passed… Read more »
December 06, 2013
South Africa: Mandela - AfDB Pays Tribute to an Extraordinary Man
"We constantly need to remind ourselves that the freedoms which democracy brings will remain empty shells if they are not accompanied by real and tangible improvements in the… Read more »
December 15, 2013
Africa: AfDB President Joins World Leaders to Mark Late "Madiba" Nelson Mandela Rites
AfDB President Donald Kaberuka is among the world leaders and dignitaries who are in Johannesburg to pay final respects to Nelson Mandela, who will finally be laid to rest on… Read more »
October 27, 2013
Africa: Gathering for the African Economic Conference in Johannesburg
Regional Integration Key to Transformation and Development Read more »
October 11, 2013
Africa: AEC 2013 to debate the continent's development effectiveness through Regional Integration
"Regional Integration in Africa", is the theme of the African Economic Conference (AEC) 2013 which will be jointly organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Economic… Read more »
September 24, 2013
Africa: African Leaders, Top Scholars Look at Regional Integration as Key to Africa's Continuing Growth
The eighth African Economic Conference will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from October 28-30, 2013 under the theme "Regional Integration in Africa". The conference is… Read more »
June 18, 2013
Africa: African Economic Conference 2013 - Call for Papers
The African Economic Conference 2013 is jointly organized by the African Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Development Programme. Read more »
May 09, 2013
Africa: African Continent Can Transform Within a Generation, Says Kaberuka
Speaking at the 23rd World Economic Forum on Africa on Thursday, May 9 in Cape Town, South Africa, African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka said "Africa has to find its… Read more »
May 08, 2013
Africa: World Economic Forum On Africa Kicks Off in Cape Town
The 23rd World Economic Forum on Africa kicked off on Wednesday, May 8 on the theme "Delivering on Africa's Promise". Read more »
April 01, 2013
Africa: The BRICS Call for Their Own Development Bank
At their meeting in Durban, the BRICS group put forward the proposal establishing a Development Bank under their auspices. This initiative was hailed by Donald Kaberuka, President… Read more »
March 26, 2013
Africa: Message from the President: A Win-Win in Infrastructure - The Durban BRICS Summit
The new world order comes to Durban this week - for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma… Read more »
Africa: A Win-Win in Infrastructure - The Durban Brics Summit
The new world order comes to Durban this week - for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma… Read more »
January 31, 2013
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 »
January 30, 2013
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 $100 million to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited (IEFCL) to… Read more »
December 12, 2012
Africa: AfDB Extends U.S$ 300 Million to Firstrand Bank Limited to Support Projects Across Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a seven-year multi-currency line of credit for an amount equivalent to USD 300 million to FirstRand Bank… Read more »
November 07, 2012
Africa: Nine SADC Member States Discuss Good Governance and Youth Employment During Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue On AfDB's New Human Capital Strategy
Africa's strategy for human capital should focus on Africa's youth who do not have basic education and the unemployed being produced at different levels of the education system.… Read more »
September 01, 2012
Africa: President Kaberuka Discusses Regional Integration and an African Infrastructure Bond At Parliamentary Speakers Conference
The potential to grow intra-African trade is significant and, while it has more than doubled over the past five years, it remains a disappointing figure, Dr. Donald Kaberuka,… Read more »
July 15, 2012
Africa: South Africa's Dlamini-Zuma Elected As Chairperson of African Union Commission
African leaders elected Mrs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as chairperson of the African Union Commission at the 19th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 15 July. Read more »
June 21, 2012
Africa: AfDB Supports South Africa's Agriculture Sector With 1billion Rand Credit to Land Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, a 1-billion South African rand (ZAR) (About USD 117 million) sovereign guaranteed line of… Read more »
June 14, 2012
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 »
April 17, 2012
Africa: AfDB Partners With Africa-Wide Think Tank Mandela Institute
The African Development Bank (AfDB) partners with the Mandela Institute for Development Stories (Minds) to launch its dialogue series starting with the first one in Addis Ababa… Read more »
April 13, 2012
Africa: Africa-Wide Consultation On AfDB's New Integrated Safeguards System
First regional consultation shows AfDB's commitment to environmental and social sustainability Read more »
February 22, 2012
Africa: From Durban to Rio, AfDB Amplifies Africa's United Voice
Following the activity of the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 17) held in Durban, South Africa from 28 November to 10 December 2011, the… Read more »
December 15, 2011
Africa: African Carbon Support Program Looks Back At COP17 and Ahead to 2012 (AfDB)
After extended negotiations, the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban concluded with the adoption of the "Durban Platform," a set of decisions that lay the groundwork for… Read more »
