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 »
March 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings Will Debate Africa's Growth Economy
This year's theme for the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) in Arusha, Tanzania, from 28 May to 1 June is 'Africa and the Emerging Global Landscape:… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Co-Organizes First Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation
The first Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) will take place from between 1 and 3 April 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya, at the Intercontinental Hotel. Hosted by the… Read more »
March 19, 2012
Africa: Rio+20 African Delegates Meet in New York to Discuss 'One Voice for Africa'
African negotiators to the forthcoming Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, to be held in June, gathered in New York last week for a training session on negotiation… Read more »
March 15, 2012
Africa: African Parliamentarians Agree to Promote Private Sector Growth
Conference wraps-up with call for action from MPs, government officials and development partners Read more »
March 13, 2012
Africa: African Parliamentarians Promote Private Sector Development
The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), together with the Rwandan government and parliament is holding a special Parliamentary… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Organises the First Africa Forum on STI, for Youth Employment
The African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union (AU), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural… Read more »
March 12, 2012
Africa: AfDB to Co-Host Conference On Future of Private Sector in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is co-hosting a major conference on the development of the private sector in Africa and its crucial role for economic growth, job creation and… Read more »
March 09, 2012
Africa: Strengthening Africa's Negotiating Voice At Rio+20
African Development Bank (AfDB) experts will, join partners on 15 March 2012 in New York City, to provide a training session for African negotiators in support of preparations for… Read more »
March 08, 2012
Africa: Japanese Official Affirms Support for Growth-Oriented Africa On Visit to AfDB
Japan's vice-minister of finance for international affairs, Mr Takehiko Nakao, visited the African Development Bank (AfDB) on 8 March 2012, and held talks with the AfDB president,… Read more »
February 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB and ACBF deepen the Partnership on the African Governance Outlook Aimed
The African Governance Outlook (AGO), a collaborative initiative between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) aims to provide an… Read more »
February 22, 2012
Africa: ClimDev-Africa to Hold High Level Roundtable to Raise Awareness, Funds
In an effort to raise awareness and funds, the Climate for Development in African Programme (ClimDev-Africa) is holding a high level roundtable on 16 April 2012 in Stockholm,… Read more »
Africa: ACSP Seminar On Carbon Market Encourages Bank Staff to Access CDM
The African Carbon Support Program (ACSP) held a seminar on 12 January 2012 for staff of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on the outcomes of COP17 and how they relate to the… Read more »
Africa: From Durban to Rio, AfDB Amplifies Africa's United Voice
Following the activity of the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 17) held in Durban, South Africa from 28 November to 10 December 2011, the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Unified Africa At Rio+ 20 in June 2012
At the 18th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 23-30 January 2012, African leaders endorsed the Africa Consensus Statement to Rio+ 20, marking yet another step toward… Read more »
Africa: SEFA Opens Project Preparation Window
On 25 January 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) kicked off a series of launching seminars to raise awareness about the fund and seek stakeholder… Read more »
February 13, 2012
Africa: How Education and Training Can Boost Africa's Sustainable Development (AfDB)
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the government of Burkina Faso will hold the 2012 Triennale on Education and Training in Africa in… Read more »
January 24, 2012
Africa: Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa to Be Key Feature of AU Summit (AfDB)
The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is to be a key topic of discussion in sessions of the Summit of African Heads of State and Government of the African… Read more »
January 22, 2012
Africa: The AfDB and Partners Release Arabic Version of Quality Standards for Development Evaluation
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and its partners today released a trilingual version of the Quality Standards for Development Evaluation. It was released in Arabic,… Read more »
December 15, 2011
Africa: Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Fully Operational in 2012 (AfDB)
January 2012 will see the operational inception of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), with a call for proposals for up to a total of USD 8 million to be granted as seed… Read more »
November 25, 2011
Africa: Africa's Development Agenda to Remain a High Priority for G20 (AfDB)
Africa's development agenda will remain a high priority, even as Mexico takes over the chair of the Group of Twenty (G20) finance ministers and central bank governors from France… Read more »
Africa: ACBF-AfDB - Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding On the African Governance Outlook
On 11 November 2011, the African Development Bank made further progress in its collaboration the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) on financial governance Read more »
November 23, 2011
Africa: Forest Communities in Burkina Faso, Ghana and DRC to Benefit From Dedicated CIF Grant (AfDB)
In the coming year, pilot countries of the Climate Investment Fund's (CIF) "Forest Investment Program" (FIP), including Burkina Faso, Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo,… Read more »