Africa: African Economic Conference 2015 - "Addressing Poverty and Inequality in the Post 2015 Development Agenda"

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Africa: President Adesina Assures UN Secretary General of Bank's Strong Commitment to Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

In the lead up to the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, paid a courtesy visit to the… Read more »

Africa: After the MDGs, Renewed Commitment and Financing Required to Spur Africa's Development

With advances made in their social indicators, African countries to focus on implementing the next generation of development goals Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Showcased By the AfDB for Sustainability in Rural Water and Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goal Number 6

The African Development Bank and the Senegalese Ministry for Water Resources and Sanitation have fine-tuned their planning of a new US $54-million program to improve access to… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Moves Forward to Implement Sustainable Development Goals

African Development Bank Group President (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina wasted no time Friday moving forward to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) officially endorsed by… Read more »

Africa: The Fortunes of Africa Will Determine the Success of the Sustainable Development Goals

Much of the focus of the UN Summit to chart a way forward on global development will be on Africa. Read more »

Africa: From the MDGs to the SDGs - Africa At a Crossroads

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Africa: United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015

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Africa: Leadership Matters, the Focus of Premiere Baobab Forum

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host a group of opinion leaders, global thinkers, and innovators, among others, at its headquarters in Abidjan on August 31, 2015 for the… Read more »

Africa: Turning Billions to Trillions in Pursuit for Sustainable Development

President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, recently participated in a panel discussion that sought to explore new approaches to help countries harness… Read more »

Africa: Africa50 to Hold Constitutive General Assembly in Casablanca

Africa50 – an innovative infrastructure investment platform sponsored by the African Development Bank – will hold its Constitutive General Assembly on 29 July 2015 in… Read more »

Africa: Domestic Resource Mobilization Has Potential to Finance Development

"Domestic Revenue Mobilization: Realizing the Potential", a side event during the Third Financing for Development conference discussed key challenges facing domestic revenue… Read more »

Africa: Linkage Between Tax Transparency and Information Critical for Sustainable Development

The link between global tax transparency and domestic resource mobilization was a key issue discussed at the sidelines of the Financing for Development conference. Read more »

Africa: Investing in the SDGs - Strategies and Actions

President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, and the Director for Resource Mobilisation and External Finance at the institution, Desire Vencatachellum, participated… Read more »

Africa: Inclusive Business, a Key Contributor to SDGs Implementation

The African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka has called for enhancement of policies to strengthen their role in growing inclusive business. Inclusive business, he said… Read more »

Africa: Sefa Doubled Its Grant Portfolio to Small - to Medium - Sized Clean Energy Projects in 2014 - Report

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) announced on June 11 that it more than doubled its project portfolio last year, with commitments of USD 6.5 million, for 10 new… Read more »

Africa: Zambia's Capital City to Receive U.S.$50 Million for Sustainable Urban Sanitation

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on June 24, 2015 approved a loan of US $50 million to finance the Lusaka Sanitation Program targeted at Lusaka,… Read more »

Africa: African Economic Conference 2015 - "Addressing Poverty and Inequality in the Post 2015 Development Agenda"

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Africa: Launch of AfDB-Gates Foundation Report On Extractives and Human Development

"Africa needs to adopt policies to transform its natural resources into human capital and better living standards for its citizens and learn from the existing good practices on the… Read more »

Africa: African Governments Urged to Invest in Sustainable Infrastructure

There's a huge demand for infrastructure in Africa and yet the money coming from donors and governments is not sufficient. As a result, African governments need to look at… Read more »

Africa: Akinwumi Adesina of Nigeria elected 8th President of the AfDB

Akinwumi Adesina was elected as the 8th President of the African Development Bank on Thursday, May 28. Read more »

Africa: Domestic Resources Needed to Fund Africa's Sustainable Development, Panel Hears

Domestic resource mobilization is key for Africa's growth. That was the consensus reached Tuesday at the "Financing Africa's Transformation: Billions to Trillions" seminar during… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Receives New Support to Monitor Forest Sustainability Results

The Forest Investment Program (FIP) approved on Thursday, April 16 in Washington, DC $101,000 for Burkina Faso to ramp up its monitoring and reporting on its Gazetted Forests… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and WWF to Launch 'Africa Ecological Futures' Report That Explores Sustainable Development Scenarios for Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka has emphasized the importance for development institutions to make appropriate choices for sustainable development,… Read more »

Africa: Sefa to Support Solar Power Plant in Chad

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has just approved a USD 780,000 preparation grant for the development of a first phase 40 MW of Starsol* Solar PV Plant near N'Djamena… Read more »