May 20, 2013
Nigeria: AfDB Project Integrates Nomadic Peoples into Mainstream Education in Nigeria
Spanning at least 20 different countries across the African continent, nomadic peoples constitute about six per cent of the total African population, or some 50 million people.… Read more »
Africa: Daunting but Promising - AfDB Report Highlights Economic and Social Benefits of Green Growth for Africa
A new report released by the African Development Bank (AfDB) shows that investments in green growth are not only good for the environment but are also advantageous to economic… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Set to Help African Countries Better Exploit Agoa Export Opportunities
The African Development Bank is working towards helping African countries better benefit from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) opportunities. Read more »
May 28, 2013
Africa: Entrepreneurs to Showcase Work At Roundtable On Fostering Africa's Innovation Revolution
Panelists of a high-level roundtable, featuring leading policy-makers, technologists and investors from across Africa, will discuss how to create an enabling environment to realize… Read more »
May 16, 2013
East Africa: Regional Community of Practice to Strengthen Results Management in COMESA Region
To overcome challenges in achieving regional integration results, 150 delegates from eighteen countries met in Lusaka, Zambia, from May 14-17, 2013, and established the Regional… Read more »
May 14, 2013
Africa: ADF, a Rare Example of International Cooperation
The African Development Fund (ADF) of the African Development Bank Group held on 14 May in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire a seminar to present ADF operational priorities. Read more »
Africa: Inclusive Growth - Hot Topic During AfDB Annual Meetings
A series of high-level seminars will be held during the AfDB Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco from 27-31 May 2013, to explore new ideas and set out concrete actions that will… Read more »
May 13, 2013
Africa: Successful Infrastructure Project Bonds Require Improved Regulatory Frameworks, Says AfDB Study
African countries need to improve their regulatory frameworks in order to ensure the successful launch of African infrastructure project bonds, says a new report launched by the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Concludes First Pan-African Training for Regulators of Derivatives and Commodities Exchanges
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on May 10, 2013 concluded a one-week, pan-African training workshop for African regulators of derivatives and commodities exchanges. The… Read more »
May 10, 2013
Africa: AfDB Gender Forum Stresses Women's Empowerment in Tunis
The first edition of the African Development Bank's Gender Forum was held in Tunis on May 10, 2013, with women stressing the need to integrate institutional recognition,… Read more »
May 09, 2013
Africa: Regional Integration Key to Africa's Future Competitiveness
Africa must increase competitiveness or jeopardize future growth, warns the Africa Competitiveness Report 2013, which assesses prospects for sustainable growth of 38 African… Read more »
May 07, 2013
Africa: From Fear to Hope - Getting It Right in Somalia
It has been two decades of mayhem, chaos and bloodletting in Somalia. A child born at the onset of the Somali crisis is now twenty one. Somalia has still a long way to go: the Al… 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 »
Africa: The AfDB Strengthens Its 2013-2017 Assistance Strategy for Côte d'Ivoire
The African Development Bank Group, the Government of Côte d'Ivoire as well as stakeholders are engaged in a dialogue, to address the country's structural development,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Pledges U.S.$18 Million in Support of Somalia's Reconstruction
The African Development Bank pledged its support to Somali's reconstruction on May 7 with a commitment of US $18 million over three years. Read more »
May 07, 2013
Africa: Strong Leadership Needed for Inclusive Growth, Experts Say
Inclusive growth has attracted considerable attention in recent years, and certainly at the African Development Bank the discussion has reached a fevered pitch. Read more »
North Africa: Climate Investment Funds Give North Africa and Middle East Green Light for Revised Regional Solar Plan
The US $7.6 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF) gave the go-ahead on Friday, May 3, to Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to proceed with an updated version of a… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Launches Us$1.26b Kenya - Ethiopia Electricity Highway
The African Development Bank today launched the 1,068-kilometre high-voltage electricity highway to be built between Kenya and Ethiopia. Read more »
May 27, 2013
Africa: Business Opportunity Seminar
Africa's Structural Transformation is highly dependent on a strong and competitive private sector. Read more »
May 06, 2013
Africa: AfDB Launches Website on African Local Currency Bond Markets
The African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), will launch its website www.africanbondmarkets.org on May 6, 2013. Read more »
May 03, 2013
Africa: The Minister of Finance of Morocco Hails AfDB Support for Green Growth in His Country
During a working visit to the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Tunis on 3rd May 2013 , Nizir Baraka, Moroccan Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the AfDB Board of Governors,… Read more »
May 02, 2013
Africa: The African Legal Support Facility Supports Capacity Building On Ppps in Senegal
As part of the project being implemented by the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) to strengthen the legal capacity of the Direction de l'Appui au Secteur Privé (DASP) of… Read more »
Africa: Kaberuka Emphasizes Infrastructure Financing and Maintenance At Times CEO Forum
Participating in The Times CEO Summit Africa 2013 high-level panel on infrastructure in London on April 30, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka said that one… Read more »
April 29, 2013
Africa: The AfDB Reinforces Its Partnership With Plateau State
In a move to strengthen its relationships with its partners on the ground the African Development Bank (AfDB) Resident Representative, Ousmane Dore, paid a courtesy call on the… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB Approves a Ten-Year Strategy for Africa's Transformation
The economic transformation of the African continent is the cornerstone of the African Development Bank Group's new Ten-Year (2013-2022) Strategy. Read more »
