Ethiopia: Interview With Dr. Abdul Kamara, Country Manager, Ethiopia Country Office, African Development Bank

Dr. Abdul Kamara has held several economic research and managerial positions at the African Development Bank. He served as the Bank’s Resident Representative in Sudan and is… Read more »

Africa: Keynote Address By Prof. Richard Joseph, John Evans Professor of International History and Politics, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA, at the 12th African Economic Conference 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Thank you for inviting me to deliver the plenary address at this important conference. In one month, January 2018, I will celebrate the 50th anniversary of my involvement in the… Read more »

Africa: Statement Delivered By Lamin M. Manneh, Director, UNDP Regional Service Center for Africa

Your Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Read more »

Africa: World Aids Day 2017 - Statement By Akinwumi Adesina

The right to health is everyone's right and wherever this right is compromised, HIV spreads. This fact is central to the engagement of the African Development Bank. Read more »

Africa: Experts, Policy-Makers Meet to Scale Up Governance

Although Africa has registered strong economic growth in recent years, this growth is not inclusive. Poverty and inequality prevail. Read more »

Africa: AfDB and WWF Agree to Focus On Conservation, Energy and Agriculture

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) have announced a new three-year partnership agreement. The agreement comes on the heels of a three-year… Read more »

Cameroon: AfDB Helps Cameroon Unlock Its Energy Potential With €150m Loan

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a loan of € 150m to help finance the 420 MW Nachtigal hydroelectric project, with the… Read more »

West Africa: The African Development Bank and the European Commission Ink Agreements to Co-Finance Road Projects in West Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Commission on Monday 27 November 2017 signed five co-financing agreements to support road infrastructure projects in West… Read more »

Kenya: Towards Making Nairobi an Aviation Hub AfDB Supports JKIA Airport Expansion Project

Efforts being made by Kenya's government to make Nairobi an aviation hub has received a big boost from the African development Bank (AfDB) which approved a US$ 160m loan for the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Signs U.S. $ 300m Private Sector Loan Agreement for Nacala Corridor Project

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and other participating co-lenders has signed agreements for the financing of the Nacala Corridor project. This is an integrated and… Read more »

Africa: Raising Standards in Africa's Legal Profession - ALSF Academy Launched At East African Law Society Annual Conference

The last decade has witnessed two converging trends which promise to transform capacity building in the legal discipline: The growing availability of broadband connections in… Read more »

Africa: ALSF Management Board Reviews Facility's Activities and Future Programs

The Management Board of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) met in Abidjan last week and reviewed the Facility's work during the past year. The Board also addressed… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Launches Youth Advisory Group to Create 25 Million Jobs

The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG) to provide insights and innovative solutions… Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs to Create Right Skills, Provide Funding for Its Young Entrepreneurs, Says Ashish Thakkar

Ashish Thakkar is the Founder and Chairman of Mara Group, an investment firm with a presence across 25 African countries. He founded the Mara Foundation in 2009 to foster and… Read more »

Africa: Future of Africa's Youth Dominates Agenda At EU-Africa Business Forum

The 6th EU-Africa Business Forum opened in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on Monday, with an emphasis on job creation and investment in young people. The central theme of the Forum… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Participate At 5th African Union - European Union Summit

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will participate at the 5th African Union Commission (AUC) and European Union (EU) Summit taking place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from… Read more »

Africa: Launch of the First Enabling Youth Employment Index Report for Africa

On the margins of the 2017 African Union - European Union Summit Read more »

Africa: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

'Leave No One Behind: End Violence against Women and Girls' Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $97.79 Million for Financing Energy Transmission and Distribution Upgrade in Ethiopia

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors approved on Wednesday, November 22 a US $83.64-million African Development Fund (ADF) loan and US $14.15-million ADF grant to… Read more »

Africa: Africa Capital Works Fund Wins U.S.$ 15m AfDB Equity Investment

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$ 15m equity participation in Africa Capital Works Fund. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Earmarks U.S.$84m for Skills and Business Development in Rwanda

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$84.3m loan to finance a Skills and Business Development Programme (SBDP) in Rwanda. Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Expresses Desire for Pipeline of Young Talent in Meeting With Young Professionals

In a recent meeting with 31 Young Professionals at the African Development Bank, President Akinwumi Adesina said the programme was an important pipeline of skills for the Bank. "I… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Boosts African Agriculture and Nutrition With U.S.$ 10 Million Equity Investment in Phatisa Food Fund

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) today approved US$10 million equity investment in Phatisa Food Fund2 (PFF2) to boost agriculture and nutrition… Read more »

Cameroon: AfDB Supports Cameroon's Economic Reforms With €180 Million Loan

The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved a loan of €180 million to the Republic of Cameroon to finance the first phase of the government's… Read more »

Tunisia: AfDB Group Approves €122m Loan for Tunisia Road Improvement Project

The Board of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a loan of €112 million to help finance the North-East Road Connectivity Support Project in Tunisia. Read more »