December 20, 2010
Africa: AfDB and EIB Finalise Financing Agreement for Cape Verde Wind Farm
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), on Tuesday, 14 December 2010, closed the financing agreement to provide € 45 million to… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB and HEC Paris Partner to Train Young Entrepreneurs in Togo
In close collaboration with Togolese authorities, a pilot program was launched in Lome Tuesday, December 14, 2010, to train 75 young business leaders in leadership and… Read more »
December 08, 2010
Africa: AfDB Group Approves Euros 65 Million to Finance Markala Sugar Project in Mali
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Monday, 6 December 2010 in Tunis, a €30-million senior private sector loan and a €35 million… Read more »
December 06, 2010
Africa: Joint World Bank - AfDB Statement on the Situation in Côte d'Ivoire
The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank issued the following joint statement in response to the situation in the Côte d'Ivoire: Read more »
November 25, 2010
Africa: AfDB Participates in High Level Working Lunch With Nigerian Business Community
The African Development Bank (AfDB) participated, on 24 November 2010, in a working lunch hosted by the Nigerian business community. The meeting aimed at gathering useful views… Read more »
November 26, 2010
Africa: Ground Visit by AfDB Delegation
Vice President A. Ordu, accompanied by members of the delegation of the African Development Bank (AfDB), including Janvier Litse, Director, Elisha Sulai, advisor to the AfDB… Read more »
November 25, 2010
Africa: Positioning Nigeria Among the Strongest Economies in the World in 2020
The African Development Bank (AfDB ) President, Donald Kaberuka, just completed a two-day official visit to Nigeria (23-24 November 2010). During this visit, he met with Goodluck… Read more »
November 24, 2010
Africa: Nigerian President Goodluck E. Jonathan Meets With President Kaberuka
The Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan, received the African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, on Tuesday, 23 November 2010 in Abuja, The meeting was attended… Read more »
November 25, 2010
Africa: President Kaberuka Meets Nigerian Senator David Mark, President of the Senate, Nigeria
An African Development Bank (AfDB) delegation, led by President Donald Kaberuka, met on 24 November 2010 Senator David Mark, president of the Senate of the Federal Republic of… Read more »
November 24, 2010
Africa: Nigeria State House - Official Reception in Honor of the AfDB
Arc Namadi Sambo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, hosted on Tuesday 23 November 2010, at the State House, an official reception in honor of the African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Kaberuka in Nigeria - Preparatory Team Meets the Media
As part of President Kaberuka' visit in Nigeria, from 23 to 24 November 2010, January Litse, Director, African Development Bank (AfDB), met on 22 November 2010, in Abuja, with the… Read more »
Africa: Nigerian President Goodluck E. Jonathan Meets With President Kaberuka
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck E. Jonathan received Tuesday, 23 November 2010 in Abuja, Donald Kaberuka, African Development Bank (AfDB) Group… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Holds Talks With Nigeria Minister of Finance
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, who began Tuesday, 22 November 2010, a two-day visit in Nigeria, met Wednesday, 23 November 2010, in Abuja, with the… Read more »
November 19, 2010
Africa: Nigeria Poised to Launch Renewable Energy Plan
During the CTF meeting, the AfDB championed Nigeria as it submitted and received endorsement for a USD 250 million investment plan which contains sustainable transport and… Read more »
November 18, 2010
Africa: Workshop On Improving Project Implementation Capacity
The African Development Institute (EADI) on Monday, November 8, 2010, in Abuja, launched a workshop on implementation tools and techniques. The main objective of the workshop was… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Kaberuka to Visit Nigeria
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Africa: AfDB President Kaberuka to Visit Nigeria
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November 05, 2010
Africa: State Reform is Key to Our Development, Says Cape Verde's Finance Minister
Government reforms explain the success of Cape Verdean government development efforts, says the country's finance minister, Cristina Duarte. Read more »
November 04, 2010
Africa: Food Security Support for Niger and Ethiopia
The Global Agriculture and Food Security Fund (GAFSP) Steering Committee approved on, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 in Washington D.C., a USD 97-million grant allocations to three… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Recruitment Mission Heads to Japan, China And Korea
Korea: We are inviting candidates to visit our career event from 1 - 3 December 2010 in Seoul. South Africa: We are inviting candidates to visit our career event on November 25,… Read more »
October 29, 2010
Africa: Nigerian Central Bank Governor Calls for Greater Industrialization On the Continent
The Nigerian Central Bank Governor, Lamido Sanusi, has urged Africans to pursue greater industrialization as there is no region that can attain greatness without a solid industrial… Read more »
Africa: Experts Discuss Governance Issues At Aec
"Since 2003 good governance has increased the impact of financial liberalization on financial development", said John Karikari, Assistant Director of the Centre for Economics of… Read more »
October 28, 2010
Africa: AEC - Reforming Sub-Saharan Africa's Policy Frameworks in the Post-Crisis Period
The monetary policy framework comprises institutional arrangements to determine and implement monetary policy. It provides an anchor for monetary policy, identifies policy… Read more »
Africa: Mobilizing Domestic Resources As a Way Out of the Crisis
Domestic resource mobilization is key to sustained economic growth, development and transformation in all economies and this is even more so in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), say Eric… Read more »
October 25, 2010
Africa: Wole Soyinka - "Reversing Brain Drain is Key to Africa's Development"
The first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, Wole Soyinka, has said that the reversal of Africa's brain drain is key to the continent's development. Read more »