November 07, 2013
Cameroon: Enugu-Bamenda Road, Tool of regional Integration and an AfDB Success Story
Barely six years after Nigeria and Cameroon signed a Memorandum of Understanding that was to put their socio-political differences behind them, the Enugu-Bamenda Road Project… Read more »
West Africa: Attaining the Demographic Dividend in the Sahel Region
According to the United Nations, the current population size of 100 million in the Sahel region is expected to increase six-fold to 600 million by 2100. The high levels of… Read more »
Southern Africa: The Oldest Customs Union in the World Hails From Africa
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is 103 years old. Established on June 29, 1910 in Southern Africa the Customs Union Agreement (CUA) brought together the South African… Read more »
Africa: Agriculture Fast Track Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications From African Agri-Business Operators
The Agriculture Fast Track Fund, a new multi-donor trust fund, managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), designed to boost investment in Africa's agricultural sector, is now… Read more »
West Africa: AfDB Invests U.S. $20 Million in Arm-Harith Infrastructure Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, October 30 a US $20 million equity investment in ARM-Harith Infrastructure Fund (ARMHIF).… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Increases its Capital in Atlantic Coast Regional Fund to Support Local Private Sector Growth
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 an additional US $10 million equity investment in Atlantic Coast Regional Fund… Read more »
November 06, 2013
Togo: Togolese Delegations in Rwanda to Discuss Teaching and Microfinance
With the assistance of the African Development Bank (AfDB), a high-level 13-person delegation from Togo visited Kigali, from October 20-27, 2013. Read more »
Nigeria: Interview With Patrick Agboma, On Phase One of Nigeria's Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program
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West Africa: "The Complex Nature of the Crisis in the Sahel Calls for Coordinated Action," States President Kaberuka
At a press conference on November 5, 2013 in Bamako, Mali, during his tour to the Sahel, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, said the joint… Read more »
East Africa: AfDB Rolls Out the First Capacity Building Program
On average 40-60% of public expenditure goes to education, health and other types of social spending in Africa, which calls for improved governance, voice and accountability in… Read more »
Africa: Transform Africa Summit Ends with the Launch of Rwandapedia
Over 300 guests attended Transform Africa Summit's Cultural Gala where Rwanda last week launched its digital archive of cultural and historical information called Rwandapedia to… Read more »
November 05, 2013
West Africa: The Sahel - Towards a Region of Stability, Prosperity and Growth - Afdb President Donald Kaberuka
Event: Regional Ministerial Meeting on the Sahel Read more »
West Africa: The AfDB to Grant $4 Billion to the Sahel for Stability and Economic Growth
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will grant $4 billion to the Sahel to make it a region of stability of economic growth. Read more »
West Africa: Donald Kaberuka Reaffirms AfDB's Commitment to Supporting Efforts to Stabilize the Sahel
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, arrived in Bamako, Mali, on Monday, November 4 as part of an official tour of the Sahel region, with visits… Read more »
November 03, 2013
Africa: Water, a Sector of Preference for the AfDB
The problem of water resources in the Sahel is one of the major concerns for the African Development Bank. This challenge threatens agriculture, animal farming and food security… Read more »
Mali: AfDB Plays a Key Role in Donor Coordination in Mali
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has been engaged in Mali for nearly 40 years with an active portfolio amounting to 100 billion CFA francs. Read more »
November 01, 2013
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 96 Million ADF Loan and Grant for Thwake Multi-Purpose Water Development Program - Phase I
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, 30 October 2013 in Tunis, a US$ 94.37 million (UA 61.68 million) ADF loan and US$ 1.85… Read more »
Africa: Governments Cannot Fund U.S.$93 Billion Alone
Public-private partnerships, sustainable development and mutually beneficial frameworks defined the final plenary on the last day of the three-day African Economic Conference (AEC)… Read more »
Nigeria: AfDB Board Approves U.S.$152.50 Million Financing for Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved an ADF loan of US$ 152.12 million (UA98.78 million) and an ADF grant of US$ 0.38 million (UA0.25 million) to… Read more »
October 31, 2013
Libya: AfDB and Libya Discuss Ways to Address Healthcare Priorities
The Bank's Human Development Department (OSHD) undertook a mission to Tripoli from September 28- to October 3, 2013 to hold talks with the Ministry of Health on potential technical… Read more »
Africa: AEC 2013 - Interview with Charles Leyeka Lufumpa, Director, Statistics Department, AfDB
Africa's transformational agenda will also build on progress made in terms of statistics. How would you assess statistics within the context of the continent's regional… Read more »
Africa: Fast-Tracking African Regional Integration Agenda Key to Economic Transformation
Africa's quest for deeper integration has to be backed by active support of national governments and strengthening of national administrative capacity to achieve structural… Read more »
Africa: Leaders Vow to Make Africa a Region of Competitiveness and Increased Well-Being
The eighth annual African Economic Conference concluded today, calling on development and business leaders to turn Africa into a hub of business and development excellence. Read more »
October 30, 2013
Africa: Industrialization a Precondition for Africa's Economic Transformation
Africa will have to step up investment in industrialization and trade facilitation to ensure that the current growth momentum is more resilient to external shocks and translates… Read more »
Africa: Financial Deepening Dynamics and Implications for Financial Policy Coordination in a Monetary Union
To what extent can financial deepening dynamics have implications for financial policy coordination? The case of the West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU) was one of the… Read more »