May 29, 2013
Africa: ALSF Backs Gambia's Bid for Greater Banjul Power Project
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), on 28 May in Marrakech, signed a $US 400,000 agreement with The Gambia to provide legal assistance in the negotiations of independent… Read more »
Africa: ALSF Management Board and Governing Council Strategize On Future Engagements
The Management Board and the Governing Council of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), held two important meetings on Sunday 26 and Monday 27 May 2013 in Marrakech, where… Read more »
May 28, 2013
Africa: African Development Report Calls for Green Growth in Africa's Development
With majority of Africans depending on natural resources for livelihood, a new African Development Bank report is urging the continent to embrace green growth in its developmental… Read more »
Africa: President's AfDB Annual Meetings Blog - A Continent Taking Hold of Its Own Destiny
We celebrated Africa's 50th birthday last weekend: the OAU came into being on May 25, 1963. The message was clear: political independence came long ago; and economic independence… Read more »
Africa: Talk With a Bank Agroindustry Expert On Africa's Structural Transformation
As delegates gather in Marrakech for the Bank's 48th Annual Meetings, some Bank experts have shared their perspectives on Africa's structural transformation, which is the key topic… Read more »
Africa: Technology Can Help Africa Leap-Frog Development Challenges
Appropriate deployment of technology can help African countries to solve some of their development challenges. This is the consensus view that emerged during discussions on a new… Read more »
Africa: President Kagame Says Agriculture Is Key to Africa's Transformation
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has identified agriculture as a key sector that can enable Africa's economic transformation. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Boosts Food and Agriculture Sector Development Project in the Gambia
The African Development Bank Group and The Gambia, on May 28, 2013 in Marrakech, signed a USD 26.6 million protocol agreement to boost the agricultural production and food security… Read more »
May 27, 2013
Africa: Natural Resources Can Fuel Africa's Economic Transformation
Africa's agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent's economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according to the African… Read more »
May 28, 2013
Africa: Participants Discuss Tools for Monitoring Inclusive Growth
Economic, social, spatial and political inclusion are the four key parameters that can be used for monitoring inclusive growth, a primary condition for the attainment of Africa's… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Strengthens Partnerships With Csos to Meet Africa's Development
Among the most highly anticipated events on the African Development Bank Annual Meetings agenda was the Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Forum hosted by the Bank on May 28 in… Read more »
Africa: How to Improve Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Grassroots Participation in Africa
Finance Ministers and representatives from various African countries came together on Monday, May 27, Day 1 of the African Development Bank's 48th Annual Meetings, to discuss… Read more »
Africa: Africa Should Rely On Self for the Success of Structural Transformation
The policies implemented to develop Africa have not helped the continent surmount its difficulties, poverty, unemployment; the lack of infrastructure ... Read more »
May 27, 2013
Africa: AfDB's New Disclosure and Access to Information Policy Will Promote AfDB Ten-Year Strategy Objectives
The Disclosure and Access to Information Policy (DAI) was the central theme at a regional sensitization and information workshop for North African countries held on the sidelines… Read more »
Africa: Delegates Converge in Marrakech for 48th AfDB Annual Meetings
All roads lead to Morocco this week as hundreds of delegates converge on Marrakech for the 2013 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), which kicks off today… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Its Partners to Focus On Africa's Future At Annual Meetings in Morocco
The 48th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) opened on May 27 in Marrakech, Morocco, focusing on the need for Africa to turn economic growth into truly shared… Read more »
May 24, 2013
Africa: AfDB Returns to the Ugandan Capital Market With Its Second Shilling Bond
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched its second Uganda-shilling denominated bond on the domestic capital market. The UGX 12.5 billion bond is opened for subscription… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Commends Tunisian Hospitality
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, Thursday, May 23, in Tunis, called on the Tunisian Prime Minister, Ali Laarayedh. Read more »
May 23, 2013
Africa: Regional Integration for Africa's Structural Transformation
Africa needs accelerated growth and "structural transformation" in order to take the bulk of its population out of poverty. Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Malawi Sign Budget Support and Hydroelectric Feasibility Study Grants
The African Development Bank and the Government of Malawi (GoM) signed two grants amounting to UA 6 million (about US $9 million) on May 23, for budgetary support and a… Read more »
May 22, 2013
Africa: Launch of the One Campaign 2013 Data Report, Financing the Fight for Africa's Transformation
Many African nations are booming, and despite high population growth, the proportion of people living in extreme poverty has declined by 16% over the last decade. Read more »
May 23, 2013
Africa: AfDB Powering a Climate-Smart and Greener Continent
For the African Development Bank's Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department, transforming Africa means powering a climate-smart and greener continent. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves a Usd 100 Million Risk Participation Agreement With Commerzbank Ag to Boost Trade Finance in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Tuesday, May 22, a USD 100 million unfunded Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) between the AfDB and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves a Usd 20 Million Trade Finance Line of Credit for Ut Bank Ghana to Support SMEs and Local Corporates
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Tuesday, May 22 a USD 20 million Trade Finance Line of Credit for UT Bank Ghana (UT Bank) to support the… Read more »
May 22, 2013
Africa: AfDB Launches New Information Highways
Following the launch in March 2013 of Open Data Platforms in 30 African countries, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched additional data platforms in the following 10… Read more »
