April 21, 2013
Africa: International Financial Institutions Agree to Share Data to Improve Development Outcomes
Recognizing the power of information to shape better policies, guide development programs and increase accountability, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with leaders of six… Read more »
April 19, 2013
Africa: AfDB Publication Promotes Structured Finance for Efficient African Markets
A new book launched by the African Development Bank on April 19 explores how structured finance techniques can mobilize African domestic capital to support economic infrastructure… Read more »
April 22, 2013
Africa: AfDB and EBRD to Launch Assessment of Tunisia's Public Procurement System
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are jointly organizing the North Africa and Southern Eastern Mediterranean… Read more »
April 19, 2013
Africa: The Committee of Ten Supports the ADF
The Committee of Ten African Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors (The C-10) met on 19, April 2013 in Washington, alongside the World Bank and IMF Spring meeting. Read more »
April 17, 2013
Africa: AfDB Reinforces Regional Integration Support
The African Development Bank has approved two loans totalling USD 232.5 million for the 157.5-kilometre road project from Arusha to Holili in Tanzania, and Taveta to Voi in Kenya,… Read more »
April 09, 2013
Africa: Sudan - Donors Pledge U.S.$ 3.6 Billion for the Reconstruction of Darfur
A two-day donor conference on Sudan ended on 8 April in Doha, Qatar with a pledge of USD 3.6billion. The amount, which will be paid over six years, will be devoted mainly to the… Read more »
March 28, 2013
North Africa: International Development of Health Services - North Africa's Export Prospects
In a recent paper produced as part of a series on North African policies, the African Development Bank (AfDB) analyzes the prospects of exporting the health services available in… Read more »
Africa: Towards a New Economic Model for Tunisia
The African Development Bank has officially released the report entitled "Towards a New Economic Model for Tunisia: Identifying Tunisia's Binding Constraints to Broad-Based… Read more »
Tunisia: Identifying Tunisia's Binding Constraints to Broad-Based Growth
The African Development Bank has officially released the report entitled "Towards a New Economic Model for Tunisia: Identifying Tunisia's Binding Constraints to Broad-Based… Read more »
March 27, 2013
Africa: Tunisian Labour Migration to Libya - A Strategic Tool to Tackle Unemployment?
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Office for Tunisians Abroad (OTE), have published a new study on… Read more »
March 26, 2013
Africa: AfDB Grants Malawi U.S.$3.04 Million for Kholombidzo Power Feasibility Studies
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved, on March 25, 2013, a grant amounting to US $3.04 million to finance the Kholombidzo Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) Feasibility… Read more »
Africa: Message from the President: A Win-Win in Infrastructure - The Durban BRICS Summit
The new world order comes to Durban this week - for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma… Read more »
March 13, 2013
Africa: Muhammad Yunus Spurs the AfDB to a Greater Commitment in Building Social Business
The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and micro-credit promoter in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday 12 March in Tunis urged the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide… Read more »
March 15, 2013
Africa: The AfDB and Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Launch Social Business in Africa
Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, delivered on March 13 a message of hope to Tunisians at a national conference on social business in… Read more »
March 14, 2013
Africa: AfDB Road Improvement Project to Benefit 800,000 People, Create 12,000 Jobs in Uganda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, March 13, a loan in the amount of US $144.89 million in support of the Uganda road… Read more »
Africa: African Ministers and Stakeholders Meet in Tunisia to Shape Africa's Post-Mdg Agenda
African Ministers, parliamentarians and policymakers met in Hammamet, Tunisia, to ensure that Africa plays a proactive role in shaping the future global development agenda. Read more »
March 13, 2013
Africa: Nobel Peace Prize Muhammad Yunus Spurs the AfDB to a Greater Commitment
The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and micro-credit promoter in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday 12 March in Tunis urged the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Information Highway - The AfDB Launches Open Data Platforms for 20 African Countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched Open Data Platforms for the following 20 African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia,… Read more »
March 12, 2013
Africa: Souk At-Tanmia - A Pilot Project With Women At the Helm
The African Development Bank is financing a ground-breaking initiative in Tunisia - Souk At-tanmia - with the goal to foster youth employment, particularly in disadvantaged regions… Read more »
March 08, 2013
Africa: Women of the AfDB
Women make up more than half of the African population. The African Development Bank recognizes this and supports the important role of women on the continent both in the projects… Read more »
March 11, 2013
Africa: AfDB Grants U.S.$ 0.34 Million to Sudan's National Energy Research Centre
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Republic of Sudan on February 28, 2013 signed an agreement for a grant of US $0.34 million to the National Energy Research Centre (NERC)… Read more »
East Africa: AfDB's Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program in the Horn of Africa
A team from the African Development Bank Group, led by Abdoulaye Dagamaissa, Manager, Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department (OSAN), and comprising Harouna Dosso, Senior… Read more »
Africa: Africa-Wide Consultation On the Post-2015 Development Agenda and Review of Africa's Progress Toward the Mdgs
The 2015 deadline for the current Millennium Development Goals has led to a flurry of activities on what the post-2015 development agenda should look like. Should the MDGs be… Read more »
March 07, 2013
Africa: Climate for Development in Africa Committee Vows Partners Will Stay the Course
The 4th Session of the Steering Committee Meeting of the Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev-Africa) Initiative opened in Tunis, Tunisia, on Wednesday, March 6 with a strong… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Call to Support African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism
The African Development Bank Group invites Regional Member Countries and donors to support the Africa fertilizer financing mechanism (AFFM) financially to enable the mechanism to… Read more »