March 27, 2015
West Africa: Ebola Doctors Come Home - AfDB Joins Ecowas and Government of Côte d'Ivoire in Welcome Ceremony
One year ago, on March 23, 2014, an epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) was declared in West Africa. Beginning in Guinea, EVD quickly spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone, taking… Read more »
Africa: Deauville Partnership Countries Boosting Jobs and Growth By Focusing On Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Unemployment was one of the main sources of popular discontent that led to the revolutions of 2010-2011 in Tunisia and Egypt. It played a role in the changes or rather, major… Read more »
Comoros: Discussions to Reform Ailing Energy Industry in the Comoros
A High Level Consultation gathering took place on Wednesday, March 25 at the African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan to discuss solutions to ending the energy problem in… Read more »
Africa: One Year On - AfDB's Support of Ebola-Affected Countries Continues
It has been one year since the World Health Organization officially announced the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa. Since March 23, 2014, the African Development Bank has… Read more »
Africa: Sefa to Support Solar Power Plant in Chad
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has just approved a USD 780,000 preparation grant for the development of a first phase 40 MW of Starsol* Solar PV Plant near N'Djamena… Read more »
March 26, 2015
Liberia: Bank Mission Led By Vice-President Sue Wardell Pays Visit to Ebola-Affected Countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone
In an effort to further expand the African Development Bank Group's (AfDB) support to the governments and people of Liberia and Sierra Leone in their fight against Ebola Virus… Read more »
Africa: Assessing National Capacity On Environmental and Social Safeguards in Africa
Development partners have a key role to play in supporting Africa's endeavours in the areas of environmental capacity and good governance, in line with the requirement of the… Read more »
March 25, 2015
Uganda: Uganda to Hold Managing for Development Results Meeting
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Africa: Favourable Trade Terms Will Help African Countries Become Emerging Economies, Says Chief Economist
The issue of enhancing trade is key to helping African countries become emerging economies, African Development Bank's Acting Chief Economist and Vice-President said during the… Read more »
Comoros: Tackling the Challenges of the Current Energy Crisis in the Comoros
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March 24, 2015
Africa: Kaberuka On the Future of Development in Africa
Whatever happens in Africa today depends on a vortex of forces, said Donald Kaberuka, including demographics and massive internal migration, the incomplete transitions on the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Participates At the Mano River Union Technical and Ministerial Meeting On Post-Ebola Recovery Strategy
One year after the World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the Mano River Union convened a three-day Sub-Regional Technical and Ministerial Meeting on… Read more »
March 23, 2015
Morocco: Morocco's Growth Diagnostic - Addressing Constraints to Leverage Economic Potential
Working in close collaboration, the Kingdom of Morocco, African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), have conducted an exhaustive… Read more »
Africa: A High-Level Government Delegation From Egypt Seeks Greater Cooperation With AfDB
A high-level Egyptian delegation led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab briefed Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Friday, March 20 in Abidjan, urging… Read more »
Egypt: Leïla Mokaddem, AfDB Resident Representative in Egypt, On the Bank's Priorities for the Country in 2015
Named African Development Bank Resident Representative for Egypt in January 2014, Leïla Mokaddem heads the Bank's country office in Cairo. In this role, she oversees the… Read more »
March 20, 2015
Africa: World Water Day - Every Drop Counts, Thus the Need to Protect Africans Against Water-Related Disasters
Ivorian Government officials and Members of Parliament, representatives of the private sector, international development partners as well as African Development Bank's (AfDB) water… Read more »
Africa: World Water Day 2015 - "Water and Sustainable Development"
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March 18, 2015
Africa: Specific Policies Needed for Africa's Development
The International Conference on the Emergence of Africa opened Wednesday, March 18 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, with calls for African governments to address inequality. Even… Read more »
Mozambique: African Development Bank Group Executive Directors On Impact Mission to Mozambique
A delegation of African Development Bank Group Executive Directors is preparing to travel to Mozambique to assess the impact of Bank projects in the country. The 11 Board members… Read more »
Africa: Donald Kaberuka Receives Lifetime Achievement Award At Africa CEO Forum in Geneva
At the CEO Forum 2015 Awards ceremony held on March 16, 2015 in Geneva, the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, received a "Lifetime Achievement Award" for… Read more »
Africa: Interview With AfDB Executive Director for Mozambique, Mahomed Rafique
Democracy, women's empowerment principles, innovations in science and technology, good governance, infrastructure development, agriculture and employment promotion - have been the… Read more »
March 17, 2015
Africa: AfDB and Partners Commit to Ending HIV-Aids Related Discrimination in the Workplace
Meeting on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum in Geneva on March 16, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other partners committed to ending AIDS-related discrimination in… Read more »
March 16, 2015
Egypt: AfDB Vice-President Aly Abou Sabaa - "We Are Ready to Work With the Egyptian Government On Reforms"
African Development Bank (AfDB) Vice-President responsible for Sectoral Operations, Aly Abou-Sabaa, as head of the major delegation dispatched by the Bank to Sharm el-Sheikh to… Read more »
Africa: 2015 AfDB Annual Meetings in Abidjan - Online Registration Now Open
The 2015 African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings will take place from Monday, May 25 to Friday, May 29 at the Sofitel Hotel Ivoire in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The 50th… Read more »
Africa: Technology Transfer to Boost Sustainability of Water Supply and Sewerage Services
As part of the African Development Bank's efforts to increase the transfer of technologies and skills to the African continent, Malinne Blomberg, Chief Financial Analyst in AfDB's… Read more »