November 08, 2014
Africa: Kaberuka Commends African Businesses Pledges of $28.5m to Fight Ebola
West Africa got a sigh of relief Saturday as the African business community pledged US $28.5 million towards the fight against Ebola, which has damaged the social-economic progress… Read more »
Africa: Kaberuka Makes a Call for Individual Contributions in Fight Against Ebola
The Ebola scourge should not be taken as a problem affecting individual countries, but should be taken on by each and every African, Donald Kaberuka, President of the African… Read more »
Africa: Heads of AfDB, AU and ECA Join Forces With African Business Leaders to Launch Ebola Response Fund
At an historic meeting on Saturday, November 8 at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the African Union together with African Development Bank, the United… Read more »
November 07, 2014
Africa: Madagascar to Receive U.S$37-Million AfDB Crisis Response Budget Support Loan
Following approval of combined 2014-2016 Interim Country Strategy Paper (I-CSP) & Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR) Read more »
Africa: AEC Voices - African Union Commission Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
"We want a continent of good governance, democracy, respect of human rights, gender equality, justice and the rule of law" - Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, at the Opening Ceremony of the… Read more »
Africa: AEC Voices - African Union Commission Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
"We want a continent of good governance, democracy, respect of human rights, gender equality, justice and the rule of law" - Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, at the Opening Ceremony of the… Read more »
November 06, 2014
Africa: AfDB Approves US $148 Million Line of Credit to Equity Bank Limited
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on November 5, 2014 in Abidjan a US $148 million multi-sector senior Line of Credit (LoC) to Equity Bank Limited of Kenya (Equity Bank)… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President to Attend African Business Roundtable On Ebola in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, will attend the African Business Roundtable on Ebola in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 8, 2014 at the African… Read more »
Africa: US Treasury Secretary Visits AfDB-Financed Power Supply Sub-Station in Tanzania in the Context of Power Africa
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew recently paid a visit to the Sokoine electricity supply sub-station in the Ilala District of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The expansion of the… Read more »
Africa: US Treasury Secretary Visits AfDB-Financed Power Supply Sub-Station in Tanzania in the Context of Power Africa
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew recently paid a visit to the Sokoine electricity supply sub-station in the Ilala District of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Read more »
November 04, 2014
East Africa: AfDB Reaffirms its Support to Geothermal Development in East Africa
Over the course of the 5th African Rift Valley Geothermal Conference (ARGeo C-5), the African Development Bank (AfDB) has clearly reaffirmed its on-going support to the development… Read more »
Africa: President Donald Kaberuka On AfDB's 50th Anniversary - Celebrating the Journey, Rededicating to the Future
Fifty years ago, on 4 November 1964, Ministers from 23 then independent African States convened in Lagos, Nigeria, for the inaugural meeting of the Board of Governors of the… Read more »
Africa: African Governments Must Enhance Image of Their Universities - Experts Say
Universities in Africa largely lag behind others from elsewhere in the world because governments do not invest enough in infrastructure and facilities that enable creative and… Read more »
Africa: To Shape Africa's Future, Impacts of Knowledge and Innovation Will Diverge By Country and By Sector, Depending On Investments Made
Where will Africa want to be in the next decades and what are the key scenarios building? What is going to shape the continent's future for its transformation? These were the… Read more »
Africa: When It Comes to Innovation, Africans Must Believe in Their Own Knowledge
Africans should believe in their own knowledge. This was the advice of researcher Hilary Nwokeabia at the 9th edition of the African Economic Conference on Sunday, November 2 in… Read more »
Africa: African Governments Tipped On Job Creation and Export Promotion
Policy-makers in Africa have been urged to improve labour market outcomes and promote inclusive growth. Read more »
Africa: Quality Must Match Quantity in Africa's Education Output
There have been substantial gains in achieving universal education with net enrollment reaching 90% in developing countries and 77% in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2011, as the United… Read more »
November 03, 2014
Africa: Global Development Banks and the Private Sector Come Together to Support a Practical Solution for Reducing the Infrastructure Gap
Global infrastructure needs to 2030 are estimated to be $57 trillion[1]. For both public sector and private sector investors in the developing markets there has been a lack of… Read more »
Africa: AEC 2014 - Abdoulaye Seck and Rajlakshmi Dé, Winners of "Best Paper"
University researchers Abdoulaye Seck and Rajlakshmi Dé are the winners of the "Best Conference Paper" awarded by the organizers of the 9th edition of the African Economic… Read more »
Africa: Women's Skills Are Needed for Africa's Industrial Boom, Says AfDB Research Economist
Women must be empowered with entrepreneurial and ICT skills in order to contribute significantly to the industrial growth of Africa. This was the message put forward Saturday at… Read more »
Africa: Bricks and Mortar Approach Should Underline African Innovation
Africa has seen tremendous growth in technology-driven entrepreneurship over the last decade with numerous projects and initiatives celebrated for their potential to grow and spur… Read more »
Africa: A Positive Relationship Exists Between Economic Growth and Increased Added-Value of Manufacturing, Panel Hears
"Does the level of development in the manufacturing sector influence economic growth in Africa?" Marc Luc Dagebégnon Akplogan, an economist and statistician at the Institut… Read more »
Africa: Lack of Coherent National Innovation Policies Hindering Innovation in Africa
Closing the technology and innovation gap in Africa has been hampered by the lack of coherent national innovation policies including appropriate regulatory frameworks and incentive… Read more »
Africa: Africa Has Benefited From the Spread of World Technology in Terms of Economic Growth - Panelist
"As a public good, up-to-date technology can benefit other countries thanks to a process of distribution", explained Abdoulaye Seck, lecturer at the Faculty of Economic and… Read more »
November 02, 2014
Africa: Africa Must Meet the Challenge of the Technology and Skills Deficit, Says Panelist
"The future of Africa depends on Africans themselves and not on consultants, who should act solely as catalysts," said David Noko, Executive Vice-President of South African mining… Read more »