January 20, 2017
Africa: UN World Data Forum Wraps Up With Launch of Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data
United Arab Emirates selected to host next Forum Read more »
January 19, 2017
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $1-Million Humanitarian Emergency Grant to Tanzania to Mitigate Effects of Earthquake in Kagera Region
People affected by the earthquake which hit the Kagera region, in northwestern Tanzania, in September last year will get some relief from a humanitarian emergency grant approved by… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank - Eur 1 Billion 0.250 Percent 7-Year Benchmark Transaction Due January 2024
Final terms of the transaction Read more »
January 16, 2017
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Ousseynou Nakoulima As Director for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ousseynou Nakoulima as the Director for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency with effect from 1st April… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Anthony Nyong As Director for Climate Change and Green Growth
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Anthony Nyong as the Director for Climate Change and Green Growth with effect from 1st January 2017. Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Astrid Manroth As Director for Energy Transformative Partnerships
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Astrid Manroth as the Director for Energy Transformative Partnerships with effect from 15th February… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Wale Shonibare As Director for Energy Financial Solutions, Policy and Regulation
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Wale Shonibare as the Director - Energy Financial Solutions, Policy and Regulation with effect from 9th… Read more »
January 15, 2017
Africa: Inaugural UN World Data Forum Aims to Advance Innovative Solutions On Better Data for Sustainable Development
The United Nations World Data Forum, taking place from January 15-18, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa, will spur the exchange of innovative ideas and data solutions through a range… Read more »
January 14, 2017
Africa: Africa/France Summit - AfDB President Urges Action to Finance Africa's Economic Transformation
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, has called for improved access to financing to accelerate the transformation of African economies. Read more »
Africa: Remarks By President Akinwumi Adesina At the France-Africa Forum, Heads of State Session, 14 January 2016, Bamako, Mali
Excellencies. I thank President of Mali, my big brother Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, for organizing this Forum, and my dear friend, Africa's friend, President Hollande of France, for… Read more »
January 13, 2017
Africa: Bamako Economic Forum - AfDB President Calls for Stronger Partnerships With the Private Sector to Open a New Phase of Economic Transformation
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, called on the private sector to establish partnerships with the Bank to achieve the Bank's five development… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank - Aud 55,000,000 3.500 Percent Notes Due December 2031
Bond-Terms-Summary Read more »
Africa: Swedish Firm Wins AfDB Contract to Develop Market-Friendly Adaptation Benefit Mechanism for Climate Resilience
The African Development Bank (AfDB), with support from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), has awarded a contract to Swedish consulting firm CPMA International to help develop a… Read more »
January 12, 2017
Africa: AfDB Commits U.S.$40.8 Million to Reinforce the Lomé-Cotonou Road and Protect It Against Coastal Erosion
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on Friday, December 16, 2016 a US $40.8-million loan to the Republics of Benin and Togo to finance the… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Wins $4-Million Loan to Invest in Farmers' Cooperatives to Revive Sustainable Cashew Market
With support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Burkina Faso has been awarded a US $4-million loan from the Climate Investment Funds' Forest Investment Program (CIF FIP) to… Read more »
January 11, 2017
Africa: The President of the Republic of Benin Visits the African Development Bank
President Adesina reaffirms the Bank's commitment to support Benin's development programs Read more »
Gabon: African Development Bank Group Approves €200 Million Loan to Support Gabon's Reform Program
Oil price decline puts economic prospects at risk Read more »
January 10, 2017
Africa: Africa Resilience Forum - AfDB President Lays Out Blueprint for Dealing with Fragility
Bank calls for innovative partnerships needed to deal with fragility Read more »
Africa: AfDB Signs Loan Agreements to Finance Busega-Mpigi Express Highway Project Linking Uganda and Rwanda
Uganda's Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, and Gabriel Negatu, East Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office Director General,… Read more »
Africa: "Building a Partnership for Resilience" - Remarks By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President President of the African Development Bank, At the First Africa Resilience Forum, January, 10, 2017, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Honorable Ahmed Bakayoko, Minister of State for Interior and Security of Côte d'Ivoire; Read more »
January 09, 2017
Africa: AfDB to Host First Edition of the Africa Resilience Forum
The African Development Bank is hosting the first edition of the Africa Resilience Forum in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on January 10-11, 2017. The overarching theme will focus… Read more »
January 06, 2017
Cameroon: AfDB workshop on Independent Review Mechanism outlines complaints procedures for Bank-financed projects
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 5 January 2017 – The Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is organizing an information… Read more »
North Africa: Measuring Inclusive Growth - From Theory to Applications in North Africa
In the Middle East and North Africa region, concern with inclusive growth has been nurtured by the Arab uprisings after 2010. This interest partly emanated from the need to… Read more »
January 05, 2017
Africa: Sefa to Support Tanzania in Establishing a Renewable Energy Investment Facility to Finance Rural Energy Access Projects
The African Development Bank-hosted Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved on November 29, 2016 a US $870,000 preparation grant for Tanzania's the Rural Energy Agency… Read more »
Africa: Sefa Grants Us $1 Million to Prepare an Innovative Community-Owned Hydropower Project in Kenya
The African Development Bank (AfDB)-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US $992,000-grant to support the preparation of 7.8-MW hydropower project (HPP) in… Read more »
