June 23, 2016
Africa: "Feed Africa" - AfDB Develops Strategy for Africa's Agricultural Transformation
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved an agricultural transformation strategy for a competitive and inclusive agribusiness sector that… Read more »
June 22, 2016
Africa: African Ministerial Forum Stresses Urgency to Accelerate ICT Integration in Education to Achieve Africa's Agenda 2063 and the SDGs
The Second African Ministerial Forum on the integration of information and communications technology (ICT) in education and training under the theme: 'Advancing inclusive knowledge… Read more »
June 17, 2016
Africa: "Africa's time is now": Canadian Government and Businesses Urged to Invest in an Emerging Continent
The time is ripe to invest in Africa and Canadian investors should look for long-term opportunities on the continent. This was the resounding message emerging from a VIP breakfast… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Brings Africa to the Americas as Co-chair of the 22nd Conference of Montreal
For three days this week, African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina brought Africa to the Americas, and the AfDB to Canada, as the co-chair of the 22nd… Read more »
June 09, 2016
Africa: AfDB Highlights Critical Role of Private Sector in Sustainable Development
The African Development Bank's strategy to involve the private sector in providing sustainable energy solution was the focus of this year's Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) in… Read more »
June 02, 2016
Africa: A Postscript to the 2016 Annual Meetings: Building on the Momentum, and Looking Ahead with the High 5s
"We are agents of change and we have an agenda for change, and that agenda is called the High 5s" Read more »
May 26, 2016
Africa: African Economies on High Grounds as AfDB Readies to Leverage Resources for Accelerated Growth and Transformation
Despite the difficult and challenging global economic situation, African countries achieved considerable economic progress in 2015, registering a 3.6% average GDP growth during the… Read more »
May 17, 2016
Africa: AfDB to Strengthen Partnership With Lake Chad Basin Commission to Build Lasting Peace and Promote Sustainable Development
In the margins of the Summit on regional security held in Abuja on May 14, 2016, Bank Group President, Akinwumi Adesina met with Lake Chad Basin Commission representatives and… Read more »
May 03, 2016
Africa: Lumières d'Afriques: When Art Illuminates the Challenges of Access to Energy
54 works created by 54 world-renowned contemporary African artists, one for each of the 54 countries that make up the continent, united around the same source of inspiration: The… Read more »
March 11, 2016
Africa: The AfDB, the UN and African Stakeholders to Discuss the Implementation of the SDG-16 and the High 5s in Fragile Situations in Africa
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February 19, 2016
Africa: African Development Bank and Mano River Union Meet to Discuss Development of the Region
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Mano River Union (MRU) held a joint technical seminar in Abidjan this week to discuss reactivation of the MRU initiative. Read more »
February 11, 2016
Africa: Participation of Women and Girls in Science Crucial for Africa's Development
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, February 11, presents an opportunity to look at the intersection of two important issues - gender and science - and their… Read more »
January 11, 2016
Africa: Taking AfDB's Development Impact to Scale in Fragile Situations
It is widely recognized that Africa is the continent most affected by issues of fragility that threaten to slow and even reverse development prospects of countries and entire… Read more »
December 18, 2015
Africa: Bank Group's New Guidance On Environmental and Social Impact Assessment to Boost Sustainable Development in Rmcs
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) gives high priority to the provision of high quality technical guidance to its Regional Member Countries (RMCs) to strengthen capacity for… Read more »
December 14, 2015
Africa: The Paris Climate Change Agreement - A Window for Africa's Sustainable Development
"The Adoption of the Paris Agreement shows that the world understands that with climate change there are no winners and no losers. Either we all win together, or we all lose… Read more »
December 08, 2015
Africa: Can Africa's Regional Flagship Programmes Change the Continent's Development Narrative?
"If we want Africa to achieve land degradation neutrality by 2030, if Africa must transform its agriculture and drive its development priorities to acceptable levels, then we have… Read more »
November 09, 2015
Africa: The SDGs Can Help to Eliminate Intergenerational Poverty and Inequality in Africa
The 10th African Economic Conference (AEC), held in Kinshasa, included a session entitled "Intergenerational Poverty and Inequality in Africa". Read more »
November 04, 2015
Africa: Adopting a Non-Conventional Way of Tackling Poverty and Inequality in the SDGs
The recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a critical framing for transforming development like never before, tackling poverty and inequality as well a… Read more »
November 03, 2015
Africa: MDG Report 2015 - Sub-Saharan Africa Lags Behind the Other Developing Regions On Most Targets, Despite Progress
A billion people have been lifted out of poverty since the United Nations established the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 15 years ago, making it the most successful… Read more »
Africa: Experts Call for Better Policies to Promote Income Distribution in Africa
Economists have called for better policies to promote income distribution in Africa at the ongoing the 10th edition of the African Economic Conference, titled Addressing Poverty… Read more »
November 02, 2015
Africa: African Economic Conference 2015 - Tackling Poverty and Inequality to Meet the Sustainable Development Goals
Following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by world leaders in September, policy-makers, development practitioners, and researchers are convening to lay… Read more »
October 26, 2015
Africa: AfDB Marks World Statistics Day - "Better Data. Better Lives"
The African Development Bank (AfDB), one of the leading institutions driving statistical development progress in Africa, joined the world in celebrating World Statistics Day on… Read more »
October 22, 2015
Africa: AfDB Board Approves Ketta-Djoum Road Development and Yaoundé-Brazzaville Corridor Transport Facilitation, a Regional Transport Project
The Board of Director of the African Development Bank Group met in its ordinary session on October 21, 2015 in Abidjan, and approved the Ketta-Djoum road development and… Read more »
October 12, 2015
Cote d'Ivoire: Managing for Development Results Days in Côte d'Ivoire
To: 15/10/2015 Read more »
October 07, 2015
Africa: AfDB Discusses Potential Business Opportunities and Partnerships During the MDB Global Development Fund Project Plaza in Korea
The African Development Bank presented the Bank's procurement framework and several Bank projects at the MDB Global Development Fund Project Plaza in Seoul, Korea, on September… Read more »
