May 22, 2015
Cote d'Ivoire: Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson in Abidjan for Talks On Fixing Africa's Primary Healthcare
What is the value of economic growth in Africa if thousands of people still die from preventable diseases? The Ebola epidemic was a wakeup call of the fragility of health systems… Read more »
May 25, 2015
Africa: Tedx Abidjan - Voices of Hope Set Tone for 2015 AfDB Annual Meetings
On the eve of the African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Abidjan, an independent Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference kicked off week on Sunday, May 24 at the… Read more »
May 22, 2015
Africa: Delegates Gather in Abidjan for AfDB's 2015 Annual Meetings and Golden Jubilee
Election of Bank Group's new President, commemoration of 50th Anniversary, formal admission of South Sudan as the Bank Group's 80th member country Read more »
May 15, 2015
Mali: Opportunities Abound in Mali's Promising Renewable Energy Sector, Says New Country Profile
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the Government of Mali, has launched the Renewable Energy in Africa: Mali Country… Read more »
May 13, 2015
Guinea Bissau: AfDB Approves U.S $7-Million Emergency Budget Support
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US $7.03-million operation to support economic and financial reforms in Guinea Bissau. The US… Read more »
May 15, 2015
Ghana: Ghana Receives Resounding Endorsement of Investment Plan to Transform Its Renewable Energy Sector
At its governing body meetings this week, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) unanimously endorsed Ghana's ambitious investment plan to transform and promote its renewable energy… Read more »
April 27, 2015
Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB to Support Côte d'Ivoire and Its Private Sector, to Give Momentum to Its Economy
How can the Ivorian Government and the private sector combine their efforts to attract investment, raise capital and finance enterprises, to ensure the country's progress towards… Read more »
April 24, 2015
Africa: AfDB Chief Economist Complex Examines Housing Market Dynamics in Africa
On April 8-9, the Chief Economist Complex of the African Development Bank organized a Bank-wide seminar on the Housing Market Dynamics in Africa at the Bank's headquarters in… Read more »
April 17, 2015
West Africa: $300 Million Top-Up From AfDB to Support Countries' Post-Ebola Recovery Programs
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka announced $300 million to support the national Post-Ebola Recovery program of Ebola-affected countries during the World Bank-IMF… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Receives New Support to Monitor Forest Sustainability Results
The Forest Investment Program (FIP) approved on Thursday, April 16 in Washington, DC $101,000 for Burkina Faso to ramp up its monitoring and reporting on its Gazetted Forests… Read more »
April 13, 2015
Africa: AfDB Supports Guinea-Bissau During Its International Donor Conference
On March 25, Guinea-Bissau convened an international donor conference in Brussels in order to lay out its new strategic vision 2015-2025 "Terra Ranka" ("A fresh start"). The vision… Read more »
March 27, 2015
West Africa: Ebola Doctors Come Home - AfDB Joins Ecowas and Government of Côte d'Ivoire in Welcome Ceremony
One year ago, on March 23, 2014, an epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) was declared in West Africa. Beginning in Guinea, EVD quickly spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone, taking… Read more »
March 26, 2015
Liberia: Bank Mission Led By Vice-President Sue Wardell Pays Visit to Ebola-Affected Countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone
In an effort to further expand the African Development Bank Group's (AfDB) support to the governments and people of Liberia and Sierra Leone in their fight against Ebola Virus… Read more »
March 16, 2015
Africa: 2015 AfDB Annual Meetings in Abidjan - Online Registration Now Open
The 2015 African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings will take place from Monday, May 25 to Friday, May 29 at the Sofitel Hotel Ivoire in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The 50th… Read more »
March 04, 2015
West Africa: AfDB-Hosted Workshop to Develop Pioneering Ecowas Gender and Energy Policy
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), and the United States-based National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)… Read more »
February 25, 2015
West Africa: Process of Developing an Ecowas Policy On Women and Energy Kicks Off
The development of a policy that will help address barriers hindering participation of women in energy access in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region is… Read more »
February 20, 2015
West Africa: AfDB Hosts Workshop to Develop Ecowas Gender and Energy Policy
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), and the United States-based National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)… Read more »
February 13, 2015
Guinea: Road Improvement and Trade Facilitation - AfDB and Guinea Sign U.S. $50 Million in Loan Agreements
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Guinea on February 12 in Abidjan signed US $50 million in loan agreements to finance a road improvement and trade facilitation… Read more »
Africa: Yamoussoukro Meeting Promotes Civil Registration and Vital Statistics for Good Governance
Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) are quite literally matters of life and death. In the realm of development, there can be little measurable progress made in countries… Read more »
February 03, 2015
West Africa: Regional Economic Integration in West Africa - Senegal Has Opportunities but Could Do Better
AfDB has just published a new study, co-financed by Canada, entitled Regional integration in West Africa; Challenges and opportunities for Senegal. Read more »
January 29, 2015
Africa: AfDB Board Approves Guinea Bissau's 2015-2019 Country Strategy Paper
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, January 28, 2014 approved Guinea Bissau's Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for 2015-2019. The document… Read more »
Africa: Sustainable Energy for All Africa Hub Gathers Partners in Abidjan to Advance Initiative Across the Continent
The African Development Bank (AfDB), as host of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Africa Hub, organized on January 26 and 27 a workshop in Abidjan with representatives of… Read more »
January 27, 2015
West Africa: AfDB and Niger Sign Two Agreements Totalling $61 Million to Reduce Food Insecurity
The African Development Bank Group is firmly committed to ensuring food security in the Sahel region, especially in Niger, to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable populations in… Read more »
January 23, 2015
Cameroon: Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa to Support a 72 Mw Solar Pv Power Plant in Cameroon
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved at the end of 2014 a USD 777,000 preparation grant for JCM Greenquest Solar Corporation to support the development of a 72 MW… Read more »
January 19, 2015
Burkina Faso: AfDB Sends Mission to Burkina Faso to Support Transition
A delegation from the African Development Bank will conduct a mission to Burkina Faso from 18 to 24 January 2015, to hold talks with senior transitional authorities. Read more »