July 10, 2012
Africa: Fertility Decline Key to Capturing the Demographic Dividend in Africa
High-profile speakers like Dr. Babatunde Osotimehim, Executive Director for UNFPA and Hans Rosling, Chairman of Gapminder Foundation spoke at length about the importance of family… Read more »
July 05, 2012
Africa: Health Ministers Say Investing in Health Is Key to Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Africa
African finance and health ministers, parliamentarians, civil society organizations, private sector and representatives of bilateral and multilateral development institutions,… Read more »
June 22, 2012
Africa: World Needs Nature-Based Solutions to Ecosystem Harm
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Italian government hosted an event at the UN Conference… Read more »
June 21, 2012
Africa: AfDB Group Approves U.S.$ 108 Million for Industrial Skills Development in Ghana
The African Development Bank Group's Board on Wednesday, approved a loan and a grant totaling USD 108 million (about UA 70 million) from African Development Fund concessionary… Read more »
Africa: Promoting Inclusive Green Growth
In the context of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the Africa @ Rio+20 organized a High Level panel discussion on "Promoting Inclusive Green Growth and… Read more »
June 19, 2012
Africa: AfDB and Other MDBSs Unite to Boost Spending On Sustainable Growth
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and five other multilateral development banks (MDBs) have agreed to significantly leverage their commitment to sustainable development. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Boosts Access to Low Cost Sustainable Energy in Zambia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a USD 35-million senior loan and a USD 3 million standby facility to Itezhi-Tezhi Power Corporation… Read more »
Africa: Sustainable Development Needs Innovative Financing
Innovative sources of finance and resources from the private sector are key to achieving sustainable development in Africa, African leaders and world experts said yesterday at the… Read more »
June 18, 2012
Africa: Economic Valuation of Land Crucial for African Development
Land valuation was the topic of the first event held by the African Development Bank (AfDB) at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Hosts Talks On Accelerating Green Growth in Africa At Rio+20
How to ease the path of green growth in Africa was the subject of an African Development Bank (AfDB) event at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Calls for G20 Positive Signal to Maintain Momentum
Attending the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, which opened on 18 June, the president of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, made the following declaration regarding the… Read more »
June 15, 2012
Africa: Sweden Pledges ?7.5 Million to Climdev-Africa Special Fund
The Swedish government has pledged to commit €7.5 million to a special fund of the Climate for Development in Africa Program (ClimDev-Africa) established to pool resources and… 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 »
June 07, 2012
Africa: Kaberuka: 'Closing the Infrastructure Deficit Is Vital for Economic Prosperity and Sustainable Development in Africa'
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, has received the United States Treasury Inaugural Development Impact Honors Award bestowed on the… Read more »
June 05, 2012
Africa: AfDB Launches Quarterly Knowledge Publication On Evaluation and Development Work
The AfDB has launched Evaluation Matters, a new quarterly knowledge publication that connects the dots between evaluation and development work. Read more »
June 01, 2012
Africa: AfDB's CSO Forum Closes With a Renewed Commitment to Partner for Development
A Forum for Civil Society organized during the African Development Bank's Annual Meetings in Arusha ended on Friday with the endorsement of three key areas of collaboration… Read more »
May 28, 2012
Africa: African Stakeholders Want Governments to Take Action to Stem Drought
Some African stakeholders on Monday at the ongoing Africa Development Bank (AFDB), annual meetings in Arusha, Tanzania, said that Africa was paying lip service to the age-old issue… Read more »
May 24, 2012
Africa: AfDB Publishes All-Africa Report On Household Spending Patterns
Because Africa is a continent of 54 countries, finding data on how Africans live in terms of consumption and spending is not easy, but a new report from the African Development… Read more »
May 21, 2012
Africa: AfDB President Welcomes G8 Initiative On African Agriculture
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka capped a visit to Washington with a landmark meeting at the Group of Eight (G8) Summit on Saturday. Read more »
May 18, 2012
Africa: AfDB Participates in Launch of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka joined U.S. President Barack Obama, several African heads of state and leaders from the public and private sector in Washington… Read more »
May 08, 2012
Africa: Rural Enterprises Project II in Ghana
The Rural Enterprise Project (REP) aims at alleviating poverty, slowing rural-urban drift, contributing to the creation of sustainable jobs. The project also aims at addressing the… Read more »
April 17, 2012
Africa: AfDB Launches Ehealth Award to Seek African ICT Health Solutions
On 19 April, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is launching a competition for innovative and sustainable information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for the health… 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 »
April 12, 2012
Africa: African Ministers Commit to Strengthening Science and Technology
More than 30 African ministers of education and science attending the First African Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Youth Employment, Human Capital… Read more »
April 10, 2012
Africa: Thirty Years of Sustainable Forest Management in Africa
As a contribution to the commemoration of the UN International Year of Forests (2011), the United Nations Forum on Forests commissioned the publication of a book entitled "Forests… Read more »