May 31, 2013
Africa: Enforcing Reform Is Key for Economic Growth
Making Africa a better place to do business was at the centre of discussion during a workshop titled "Improving Africa's Investment Climate" at the African Development Bank's… Read more »
Africa: 2nd Making Finance Work for Africa Advisory Council Meeting
Shapers of Africa's financial sector development gathered this year at the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group held in Marrakech, Morocco, from May 27-31. Read more »
Africa: AfDB President's Annual Meetings Blog - The Afro-Optimist, the Afro-Realist
The 48th Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank - and the 39th of the African Development Fund - were officially launched under the high patronage of His Majesty King… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Kaberuka Highlights Africa's Emergence in New Global Economic Climate but Stresses Infrastructure and Skills Gap
AfDB President's Speech at the Opening of the 2013 Annual Meetings "Africa's Hour-Seizing the Moment"Donald Kaberuka, has told delegates at the AfDB Annual Meetings in Marrakesh,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Receives Made in Africa Foundation Award for His Efforts to Transform the Continent
The President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, received on Wednesday evening in Marrakech the "Made in Africa Foundation Special Recognition Award", which took… Read more »
Africa: AfDB, Federal Government of Nigeria Sign Us $300 Million Loan Agreement
May 27th 2013 marked the beginning of yet another important relationship between the African Development Bank and The Federal Government of Nigeria. Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: AfDB's Donation to São Tomé and Príncipe to Finance the South-South Cooperation
Regional integration and the intensification of the South-South cooperation were at the core of the discussions in Marrakech, on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Sanitation Project in Sokodé, Togo
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will promote urban sanitation in Sokodé, Togo, and enable the population to benefit from toilets, through the valuation of fecal sludge… Read more »
Africa: A Green Economy - Reconciling Man With His Environment
The promotion of green growth and the construction of a green economy in Africa aim to assure the well-being of humans, in the face of climate change. This issue was at the core of… Read more »
Africa: Three Exceptional Personalities Recognized At African Banker Awards - Kaberuka, Joseph and Ekra
Three influential personalities from Africa's finance world, Donald Kaberuka, Michael Joseph and Jean Louis Ekra, were recognized during the 2013 African Banker Awards gala… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Egypt's MSMEs
The African Development Bank and the Government of Egypt on 29 May in Marrakech, Morocco, signed a US$2-million grant to help the country develop an enabling environment for micro,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and WWF Call for Urgent Action to Combat Wildlife Crime
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and WWF will launch today a joint global call for action and commitment from governments and other institutions to combat the rampant illicit… Read more »
Africa: Stakeholders Laud AfDB's Good Performance
The African Development Bank (AfDB) group has received high commendations from Heads of State, Ministers and Stakeholders attending the Bank's 2013 Annual Meetings in Marrakech,… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Supports Egypt's MSME's
The African Development Bank and the Government of Egypt on 29 May in Marrakech, Morocco, signed a US$2-million grant to help the country develop an enabling environment for micro,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB, USAID, and Government of Sweden Launch Agriculture Fast Track Fund to Spur Investment in African Agricultural Infrastructure
Donald Kaberuka, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB); Rajiv Shah, the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Gunilla Carlsson,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and WWF Call for Urgent Action to Combat Wildlife Crime
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and WWF will launch today a joint global call for action and commitment from governments and other institutions to combat the rampant illicit… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB Committed to a Transition to Greener Economies and Growth
On Tuesday, May 28, the African Development Bank organized at its Annual Meetings in Marrakech a high-level side event discussing how African countries could grow green and… Read more »
East Africa: AfDBSupports Drought Resilience Programmes in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel
Discussions on how to build drought resilience in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel were held on 28 May 2013 in Marrakech on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African… Read more »
Africa: President's AfDB Annual Meetings Blog - "For the Well-Being of a Billion People..."
Discussions continue throughout the night at the Bank's Annual Meetings in Marrakesh: some may be had around the dinner table, but most are round the desk. Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Committed to Continent's Economic Rebirth
African leaders are firmly committed to lead new policies based on a strong growth, rocketing demography and huge natural resource potential, to create the conditions of Africa's… Read more »
May 29, 2013
Africa: The AfDB Finances the Harnessing of Drainage Basins in Burundi
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) undertook on May 28, 2013, to provide financing for the harnessing of drainage basins and improved climate resilience in Burundi. The… Read more »
Africa: Libya Joins the African Development Fund Group of Donors
Libya's Minister of Finance, Al- Kilani Abdelkarim Al-Kilani Al-Jazi, announced during the African Development Bank's Annual Meetings in Marrakech that his country would join the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Funds Mozambique's Massingir Dam Emergency Rehabilitation Project
The African Development Bank on May 28 in Marrakech, Morocco, granted a supplementary loan of US $33.213 million to the government of Mozambique for the rehabilitation of the… Read more »
Africa: Natural Resources - Putting the Interests of Africans First
Political leaders, finance experts have expressed the need to give priority to Africa's premier resource, its people through good governance and the use of proceeds from natural… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Posts Strong 2012 Operations Results, Launches New Strategic Focus On Inclusive Growth
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group posted good operational results in 2012, the Bank's Treasurer, Pierre Van Peteghen, said in Marrakech on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Read more »