November 25, 2011
Africa: AfDB Publishes Its Report On Infrastructure and Growth in Sierra Leone
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, today in Tunis, presented its report on Infrastructure and growth in Sierra Leone. This report is meant to promote support to the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and IMF Organize Training On Balance of Payments
A seminar on 'Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics', organized b the African Development Institute and the IMF's statistic department began in Tunis… Read more »
Africa: African Infrastructure Consortium Meets in Tunis (AfDB)
The Members' Meeting 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 21, 2011
Africa: AfDB Lends Ear to Young Tunisians On Solving Youth Unemployment Problem
On 12 November 2011, the African Development Bank's (AfDB)'s Human Development Department organized a meeting with members of the Association of African Students and Trainees in… Read more »
November 11, 2011
Africa: Tunis Hosts 7th CoDA Board Meeting
Le Conseil d'administration de la Coalition pour le dialogue sur l'Afrique (CoDA), une initiative soutenue par la Banque africaine de développement, l'Union africaine et la… Read more »
November 10, 2011
Africa: African Media Leaders Meet in Tunis
The African Media Leaders' Forum is holding its annual meeting from 10 to 11 November in Tunis, with the usual support of the African Development Banks. The opening session was… Read more »
November 06, 2011
Africa: AfDB Lends Voice to Human Development Discourse
The African Development Bank (AfDB) lent a strong voice to the international dialogue on health and development at the recent launch of the Rotterdam Global Health Initiative. The… Read more »
November 04, 2011
Africa: G20 Panel Recommends Sokoni Technology Platform (AfDB)
G20 leaders today welcomed the recommendations of the High-Level Panel for Infrastructure Development, endorsing the development of the Sokoni Africa Infrastructure Marketplace. Read more »
November 02, 2011
Africa: AfDB At the G20 - Cannes Summit
G20 Panel recommends Sokoni technology platform for infrastructure development in Africa Read more »
November 04, 2011
Africa: G20 Panel Recommends Sokoni Technology Platform for Infrastructure (AfDB)
G20 leaders today welcomed the recommendations of the High-Level Panel for Infrastructure Development, endorsing the development of the Sokoni Africa Infrastructure Marketplace. Read more »
October 27, 2011
Africa: Ninth Annual Partnership Meeting Between AfDB and FAO
The annual partnership meeting on agriculture and food security in Africa between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) took… Read more »
November 01, 2011
Africa: Giz Provides Training to AfDB Staff On Environmental Fiscal Reform
In a continuous effort to explore creative financing options to develop Africa's green economy, African Development Bank (AfDB) staff members attended training on environmental… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Africa At Final UN Negotiating Session Before Cop17
As part of an ongoing effort to prepare Africa's negotiating position at the December UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP17) in Durban, South Africa, the African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Presents Africa Carbon Facility At Inaugural CCDA-I
Between 17 and19 October 2011, the Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev Africa) Programme a joint initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union… Read more »
Africa: Bank Staff Prepares to Pilot Climate Safeguards System (AfDB)
More than 30 African Development Bank (AfDB) task managers, as well as environment and climate change specialists, attended a two-day workshop on the AfDB's new Climate Safeguards… Read more »
Africa: AfDB urges investment in africa's energy sector
"The multi-billion dollar financing gap in Africa's energy sector, coupled with the continent's abundant untapped natural resources, creates an opportunity to attract private… Read more »
October 31, 2011
Africa: Loan Syndication "Should Take Higher Priority" in AfDB Lending Strategy
Loan syndication will have a higher profile in the lending strategy of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more »
October 25, 2011
Africa: What Will Africa Be Like in 2060? (AfDB)
What does the future hold for Africa in 50 years' time? The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the French Agency for Development (AFD) have been looking far into the future to… Read more »
October 17, 2011
Africa: Japan Boosts Assistance to Africa By U.S.$ 100 Million Through AfDB
The Japanese government has increased its assistance to private sector projects in Africa through a concessional, or 'soft', loan of JPY 8,440 billion, or approximately U.S.$ 100… Read more »
October 16, 2011
Africa: AfDB Marks World Food Day
On 16 and 17 October 2011, the international community will mark two special days that are at the core of the work of the African Development Bank Read more »
October 14, 2011
Africa: Joint Initiative On Job Creation for Youth in Africa (AfDB)
Africa is the youngest region in the world. Youngsters make up more than two thirds of Africa's population, yet they are more likely than adults to be unemployed. In some… Read more »
North Africa: Islamic Banking and Finance in North Africa (AfDB)
In its new publication, Islamic Banking and Finance in North Africa, the African Development Bank assesses the state of Islamic banking in the region and explains why its use has… Read more »
October 11, 2011
Africa: Promoting Gender Equality for Development (AfDB)
The World Bank, in collaboration with the African Development Bank, held a seminar to disseminate the World Bank flagship Report on World Development 2012 Gender Equality and… Read more »
Africa: Helping Africa's Poor to Manage Risks Key to Region's Progress (AfDB)
African countries should enhance the strength and resilience of their poor populations through targeted social safeguards, according to "Assessing Progress in Africa toward the… Read more »
October 05, 2011
Africa: Tunisian-Libyan Integration - What Prospects? (AfDB)
Reaching Tunisia's full potential by enhancing regional integration, was the theme of the African Development Bank's presentation at a recent forum organized by the Institut de… Read more »