April 18, 2016
Africa: Ending Malnutrition to Boost the Brainpower and Spur Economic Growth in Africa
"The greatest contributor to economic growth is not physical infrastructure, but brainpower, or 'gray matter infrastructure'", says Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African… Read more »
Africa: Two Day Meeting of the African Legal Support Facility Management Board Concludes
Management Board of the ALSF (from left to right) Stephen Karangizi, Director of the ALSF; Eve Sinare, Tanzania; Sixtus Vusi, Chairman of the Management Board, Cameroon; Seward… Read more »
April 16, 2016
Africa: The Future of Africa Lies Inside Africa
"If we don't fix Africa's infrastructure financing gap - which we put at some US $60-70 billion a year - we will continue to take two percentage points off Africa's annual growth… Read more »
Nigeria: AfDB Governors From Rwanda and Nigeria Paint Realistic - and Optimistic - Picture of Africa
The 'High 5s' - the African Development Bank's top five priorities for Africa - came through loud and clear when two of the Bank's Governors discussed the economic state of the… Read more »
Africa: Unprecedented Collaboration Among Development Partners to Improve Infrastructure Implementation
The inaugural Global Infrastructure Forum 2016 convening here today brings together for the first time the leaders of the multilateral development banks (MDBs) -- African… Read more »
April 15, 2016
Africa: AfDB Issues 1.000 Percent Us $1.0 Billion Benchmark Due 15 May 2019
On Thursday, April 14, 2016, the African Development Bank ("AfDB"), rated Aaa (Moody's) / AAA (S&P) / AAA (Fitch), launched and priced a new USD 1 billion 3-year Global… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Pushes African Agenda At World Bank-IMF Meetings in Washington
"People who enjoy meetings shouldn't be in charge of anything", said US economist Thomas Sowell, but he may not have had the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings in mind. Leaders manage… Read more »
Africa: Remarks At Global Business Coalition for Education Event By Akinwumi A. Adesina President African Development Bank Group, Washington, DC April 14, 2016
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Africa: From Rocks to Industries - How Can the Extractive Industries Be a Platform for African Industrialisation?
Industrialisation is back. After decades when policy efforts were mostly focused on macroeconomic stability and opening up markets, the success of industrial policies in emerging… Read more »
April 14, 2016
Africa: "You Can Count On the AfDB As Partner in Delivering Education for Africa", Says Adesina
Partnership - between the public, the private and the 'third' sector of NGOs and Foundations - was the theme of an event hosted by the Global Business Coalition for Education on… Read more »
Africa: Strategy Review Workshop Lauds AfDB for Development Efforts, Challenges It to Do More
A workshop to validate findings of a Medium Term Review (MTR) of Nigeria's Country Strategy Paper (CSP) was conducted on April 12, 2016. The meeting saw the various stakeholders… Read more »
April 13, 2016
South Africa: AfDB President Strengthens Alliances in South Africa
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, visited Pretoria, South Africa, April 7-8, 2016, where he strengthened alliances with stakeholders in… Read more »
Africa: The Future of Food
"We need to look afresh at agriculture in Africa as a series of systems, and to see it not as a way of life, but a business", said African Development Bank Acting Vice-President… Read more »
April 12, 2016
Africa: High-Level AfDB Delegation Participates in World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings
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Africa: High-Level AfDB Delegation to Participate in World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings
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Africa: "Africa Feeding Africa" - New Mega Initiative to Transform Agriculture in Africa Is Focus of International Meeting
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Africa: AfDB and Lita Invite Africa to 'Think Big' for Youth and Agriculture in Two-Day Design Workshop On Enable Youth Program
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April 11, 2016
Tanzania: Prize-Winning Sefa-Financed Jumeme Rural Electrification Project in Tanzania Begins Operations
JUMEME Rural Power Supply Ltd. (JUMEME) has just celebrated the operational launch of its project, which will bring solar hybrid mini-grids to electrify more than 100,000 people… Read more »
Africa: 6 Months Into Office, President Adesina Shares His Vision for the Bank and for Africa
Six months into office, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina looks back on his accomplishments and shares his vision for the Bank and for Africa over the next… Read more »
April 08, 2016
Africa: AfDB Nominated for Continental Infrastructure Awards
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has been shortlisted for the Africa investor (Ai) Infrastructure Project Developer Awards 2016. It has been nominated in the category of Ai… Read more »
Africa: Strengthening Health Systems Crucial for Halting Non-Communicable Diseases
This year's World Health Day, commemorated on April 7, saw the African Development Bank (AfDB) reiterate its commitment to assist African countries to strengthen their health… Read more »
Africa: With AfDB Support, 150,000 Liberian Farmers to Benefit From Financing, Innovative Technology
Liberia, a small country of 4 million inhabitants located in West Africa, is on the verge of undergoing one of the most transformational moments in its agricultural history. Read more »
April 07, 2016
Africa: AfDB Board Approves 2016-2020 Country Strategy Paper for Ethiopia
Supports Ethiopia's goal to become a middle-income country by 2025 Read more »
Egypt: Addressing Informality in Egypt
A recent African Development Bank publication proposes solutions for addressing informality in Egypt taking into account its disparate definitions as well as the various… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya to Tap Into Rift Valley Geothermal Resources and Strengthen Private Sector Investment in Renewable Energy
With African Development Bank (AfDB) support, Kenya has received approval from the Climate Investment Funds' Clean Technology Fund (CIF-CTF) for a US $29.65-million concessional… Read more »