December 15, 2011
Africa: AfDB Co-Financing to Cif Projects Could Top U.S.$ 600 Million in 2012
In 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) expects to approve approximately USD 600 million in co-financing and begin implementation of numerous projects and programs backed by… Read more »
December 14, 2011
Africa: AfDB Chief Closes First Commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day
On 12 December 2011, the president of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, closed the first commemoration of the International Anti-Corruption organized by the Integrity… Read more »
December 12, 2011
Africa: AfDB-IMF Joint Seminar On 'Economic Policies for Financial Stability'
A 10-day joint seminar on "Economic Policies for Financial Stability" organized in Tunis by the African Development Institute (EADI), in collaboration with the International… Read more »
December 09, 2011
North Africa: Agricultural Use of Groundwater and Management Initiatives in the Maghreb (AfDB)
The agricultural sector in the Maghreb is using natural resources so intensively that there is an urgent need to install government control mechanisms at both the national and… Read more »
Africa: Securing a Triple Win With Health and Climate Change (AfDB)
UK medical journal The Lancet recently headlined climate change as "the biggest global health threat of the 21st century." Yet this presents a triple-win opportunity for Africa… Read more »
Africa: The Bank Celebrates the International Anti-Corruption Day (AfDB)
Like other international organisations the African Development Bank Group, through its integrity and anti-corruption department (IACD), is organizing a two day event, to mark… Read more »
December 08, 2011
Africa: Development and Climate Adaptation Go Hand in Hand (AfDB)
Development and climate change are two sides of the same coin in Africa so it makes sense that funding for both should act as a catalyst for progress to benefit local communities. Read more »
Africa: New Pact Promises More Protection for Congo Basin Forests (AfDB)
The battle against deforestation in Africa has taken a step nearer to victory with a new pact aiming at greater protection for the world's second biggest rain forest. Read more »
Africa: AfDB-WWF Partnership - Several Projects Already Underway
The World Wildlife Fund and the African Development Bank announced the progress made in the partnership between them that was signed in July 2011 to promote green growth at the… Read more »
December 07, 2011
Africa: Africa Must Calm Investor Unease Over Backing Costly Low Carbon Projects (AfDB)
Everyone agrees green growth is a good thing. So why isn't the whole world speeding along the low carbon route? Why are there so many red lights along the way? Read more »
Africa: Africa Green Growth Fuelled By Sun, Wind and Water (AfDB)
As a continent of mainly developing economies, Africa can least afford to lose percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to climate change. Where GDP is built on unsustainable… Read more »
December 05, 2011
Africa: Development Banks Agree New Partnership for Climate Action in Cities (AfDB)
Five Multilateral Development Banks, who are lending some $8.4 billion annually for climate action in cities, agreed today on a new partnership to combat global warming. Read more »
December 02, 2011
Africa: Africa Could Save Millions of Dollars By Fighting 'Vulture Funds' Says AfDB Legal Chief
In this interview with the African Legal Support Facility Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Karangizi, he takes stock of the facility's 2012 work programme and strategy. He explains… Read more »
Africa: Cost for 'Vulnerable' Africa to Handle Climate Change Could Reach U.S.$ 30 Billion (AfDB)
Africa is the most vulnerable continent to the adverse effects of climate change, and urgently needs to deal with them. But doing so will be costly. Read more »
Africa: Climate Change Talks Centre On Solutions for Africa's Farmers (AfDB)
"When is it going to rain again?" Read more »
December 01, 2011
Africa: AfDB Marks 2011 World Aids Day
This year's global theme for the commemoration of World AIDS Day "Getting to Zero - Zero New HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS related deaths" has a deeper meaning… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Puts Water On Top Table At Climate Change Forum in Durban
African Development Bank (AfDB) experts stressed the severity of the impact of climate change on water resources in Africa and the importance of putting water at the center of… Read more »
North Africa: New AfDB Report Shows Big Variations On Poverty in North Africa
The low absolute poverty rate in North African countries is often used to demonstrate the strengths of the economic models of these countries. However, measuring poverty at the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Marks 2011 World Aids Day
This year's global theme to mark World AIDS Day is "Zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths." This theme has an even deeper meaning for Africa. Read more »
November 30, 2011
Africa: Making Development Assistance More Transparent (AfDB)
This week, an important global event is taking place in Busan, South Korea - The 4th High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. The aim is to search for a new consensus on development… Read more »
November 29, 2011
Africa: Emerging Issues Series Focuses On How Africa Is Coping With Global Uncertainty (AfDB)
Over just one year, a series of events ranging from the Arab Spring to the European debt crisis and growing food insecurity, particularly in the Horn of Africa has focused… Read more »
Africa: Tanzania Report Wins Top Prize At AfDB's Evaluation Week
The Dar es Salaam water supply and sanitation project completion report (PCR) has won the Operations Evaluation Award for Best Project Completion Report from the African… Read more »
Africa: Côte d'Ivoire Sign Revised AfDB Headquarters Agreement
Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), concluded an official two-day visit to Côte d'Ivoire today. The AfDB chief executive and Daniel Kablan… Read more »
November 25, 2011
Africa: Infrastructure Consortium for Africa Meets in Tunis (AfDB)
The Members of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) held their meeting at the Sheraton Hotel in Tunis on 22 and 23 November 2011. Read more »
November 29, 2011
Africa: Jaballah Srarfi Elected Chair of African Legal Support Facility (AfDB)
Facility also grants U.S.$ 700,000 to Rwanda for energy and mining sectors Read more »