March 02, 2017
Africa: AfDB President Holds High-Level Meeting With the Diplomatic Community in Sudan
As part of his official visit to Sudan, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, met with the diplomatic community in Sudan. The meeting comprised… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Supports Zimbabwe's State Enterprise Reforms With USD $4.061 Million
On February 28, 2017, Bank Group Director General (DG), Southern Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office, Tonia Kandiero, and Zimbabwe's Finance and Economic… Read more »
March 01, 2017
Sudan: AfDB President Visits Africa's Leading Sugar Factory and the World's Largest Producer of White Sugar
On February 28, 2017, the President of the African Development Bank visited the Kenana Sugar Company (KSC) in Sudan, which is by far Africa's largest sugar-producing… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan: AfDB President Visits Africa's Leading Sugar Factory and the World's Largest Producer of White Sugar
On February 28, 2017, the President of the African Development Bank visited the Kenana Sugar Company (KSC) in Sudan, which is by far Africa’s largest sugar-producing… Read more »
February 28, 2017
Sudan: AfDB President Holds High-Level Discussions With Sector Ministers to Reinforce Support to Sudan and Roll Out Implementation of the High 5s
On Monday, February 27, 2017, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, met the Sector Ministers of the Government of Sudan to reinforce the Bank's support… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Pays a Courtesy Call On Sudan's Minister of Finance and Economic Planning
The three-day official visit of the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, to Sudan kicked off with a courtesy call on the Minister of Finance of Economic… Read more »
Sudan: AfDB President Explores Power Supply Projects in Sudan
On Tuesday, February 27, 2017, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), visited Garri Power Station located in Khartoum and discussed the Government of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Takes Agricultural Transformation Discourse to India, Cradle of Green Revolution
Agriculture, agri-business and agro-industries will dominate the knowledge events of the 2017 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group scheduled to take place from May… Read more »
Africa: Association for the Development of Education in Africa 2017 Triennale
The Republic of Senegal - under the high patronage of Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and Lead Champion for the Committee of Ten Champion African Heads of State on… Read more »
February 27, 2017
Gambia: Sefa Commits Close to U.S.$1 Million to Energy Access in the Gambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB)-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US $995,000-grant to the Republic of The Gambia to implement a programme to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Builds Capacity On Value for Money in Social Service Delivery in the West African Region
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with the World Health Organization-Africa Region and the Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI), organized a… Read more »
February 24, 2017
Sudan: AfDB President to Make a Three-Day Official Visit to Sudan
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, will make an official visit to Sudan from February 26 to March 1, 2017. He will meet top Government… Read more »
February 23, 2017
Africa: Fashionomics Africa - Outlook for 2017
The continent has experienced a high rate of population growth, which has the potential to be a demographic dividend, but only if there is sufficient investment in jobs, skills and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: AfDB Launches Three Projects Worth U.S..$26 Million in Zimbabwe
The African Development Bank and the Government of Zimbabwe officially launched three projects worth US $26 million that were recently approved by the Bank's Board of Directors.… Read more »
West Africa: AfDB to Open Field Offices in Benin, Guinea and Niger
Benin, Guinea and Niger will benefit significantly from the development support provided by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) following the Board's approval to open offices… Read more »
February 21, 2017
Africa: ADEA 2017 Triennale - Change of Venue From Marrakech to Dakar
The flagship event of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the 2017 Triennale, initially scheduled to take place in Marrakech, the Kingdom of Morocco… Read more »
February 20, 2017
Africa: AfDB Engages Governments and Policy-Makers At Investing in African Mining Indaba
The Investing in African Mining Indaba, one of the world's largest mining conference, wrapped up on 9 February, 2017, in Cape Town, South Africa with the African Development Bank… Read more »
February 17, 2017
Gambia: AfDB Undertakes Mission to the Gambia for Dialogue and Portfolio Review
An African Development Bank mission, in collaboration with the World Bank Group, visited Banjul, the Gambian capital, from February 1-4, 2017 in order to engage with the new… Read more »
February 16, 2017
Africa: Speech By Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, to the Heads of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations Accredited to Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, 16 February, 2017
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Cote d'Ivoire: Adesina to Ambassadors Accredited in Côte d'Ivoire - "We Are Stronger Than Ever Before"
In a major speech delivered before the diplomatic community in Abidjan, African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina stressed that the Bank is stronger than ever… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Approves New $28.2 Million Funding Injection in Shelter Afrique
African Development Bank supports the African housing sector through Shelter Afrique US $20-million loan approved, after a recent US $8.2-million equity injection Shareholders… Read more »
February 15, 2017
Africa: AfDB Commits U.S $3.50 Million to IGAD Regional Infrastructure Master Plan
The eight-nation Intergovernmental Agency on Development (IGAD) has secured a US $3.50-million grant from the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African… Read more »
Africa: Government of Sierra Leone Launches the Rehabilitation and Extension of Bo-Kenema Electricity Distribution System Benefiting More Than 54,000 Households
The Government of Sierra Leone, with financial support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and UK Aid, also known as Department for International Development (DfID), launched… Read more »
Africa: 2017 African Development Bank Annual Meetings - "Transforming Agriculture for Wealth Creation in Africa"
The 2017 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will be held on May 22-25, 2017 in Ahmedabad, India. The Annual Meetings are Bank's largest annual event and… Read more »
February 14, 2017
Southern Africa: The AWF and Nepad-IPPF Foster Climate Resilient Water Resources Development in Southern Africa
The African Water Facility (AWF) and NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) signed on January 31, 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa, a letter of agreement with… Read more »
