May 23, 2016
Africa: Continental Business Network - Managing Investment Risks in Public Infrastructure
Defining and managing investment risk in African domestic and regional infrastructure projects is critical to development and growth of the continent. Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Push for Increased Nutrition Investments
Key African leaders including philanthropists and businesses have called for increased investment to eliminate malnutrition across Africa during the African Development Bank Annual… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Chief Arrives in Zambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says Africa's integration is vital in eliminating challenges such as under-nutrition and the unfavourable climatic conditions which have… Read more »
Africa: Jobs for Women and Young People - The Transformative Potential of Agribusiness
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May 22, 2016
Africa: All Roads Lead to Zambia As Delegates Converge On Lusaka for AfDB Annual Meetings
Hundreds of participants have converged on Lusaka for the 51st Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 42nd Meetings of the African… Read more »
May 19, 2016
Africa: Q&a With Charles Leyeka Lufumpa, Director, AfDB Statistics Department, and Officer-in-Charge of the Chief Economist Complex
The Bank hopes to lead transformative changes in Africa's energy systems, agriculture and land-use systems. It is also committed to ensuring inclusive and green growth. How does it… Read more »
May 18, 2016
Africa: Launch of the African Economic Outlook 2016
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the OECD Development Centre and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will release their joint African Economic Outlook 2016. This… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Champions Energy Access and Job Creation for Youth At the WEF
At the just-concluded World Economic Forum on Africa, the African Development Bank reiterated the need to improve energy access to all in efforts to industrialise the continent.… Read more »
May 17, 2016
Africa: 2nd African Ministerial Forum On ICT Integration in Education and Training On Advancing Inclusive Knowledge Societies in Africa
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Africa: AfDB to Strengthen Partnership With Lake Chad Basin Commission to Build Lasting Peace and Promote Sustainable Development
In the margins of the Summit on regional security held in Abuja on May 14, 2016, Bank Group President, Akinwumi Adesina met with Lake Chad Basin Commission representatives and… Read more »
Africa: Relaxing Visa Regulations - An Imperative to Push Africa's Integration Agenda and Unlock the Continent's Economic Potential
As world leaders gather in Kigali to attend the World Economic Forum for Africa, the free movement of people across the continent, a top priority in the vision for Africa set in… Read more »
May 12, 2016
Africa: The Future for Africa Is in Transforming Agriculture, Forum Hears
The importance of agriculture and agribusiness in unlocking shared prosperity in Africa was the subject of a high level panel of African leaders who addressed the Grow Africa… Read more »
May 11, 2016
Africa: AfDB Pushes Energy and Youth Job Creation Agenda At World Economic Forum in Kigali
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May 10, 2016
Africa: EU Joins AfDB in Operationalizing Nile Equatorial Lake Countries Interconnection Project
The African Development Bank announced on April 19, 2016 that it is helping operationalize studies financed by the European Union Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-AITF) which… Read more »
May 04, 2016
Africa: AfDB to Unveil Strategies for Africa's Transformation At 2016 Annual Meetings in Lusaka
The African Development Bank Group will unveil its new agenda for the continent's economic transformation at this year's Annual Meetings scheduled to take place from May 23-27 in… Read more »
April 28, 2016
Africa: AfDB 2016 Annual Meetings Preparations Well Underway in Zambia
The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has commended the Government of Zambia for its commitment to successfully host the Bank's 2016 Annual Meetings next month. The preparations for… Read more »
May 10, 2016
Africa: The African Development Bank Supporting Private Equity Investments in Africa
The African Development Bank was an associate sponsor of the 13th Annual Conference of the Africa Venture Capital Association (AVCA) that took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April… Read more »
May 09, 2016
Africa: Stakeholders Gather in Zambia to Launch the Sustainable Energy for All (Se4all) Country Action Process
Government officials, representatives of international organizations, private sector and civil society, gathered from May 4-6, 2016 in Chimbombo, Zambia, for the official kick-off… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank President Meets With Adea Steering Committee Delegation
A delegation of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) Steering Committee, led by Oley Dibba-Wadda, ADEA Executive Secretary, met with Akinwumi Adesina,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Enable Youth Design Workshop - Empowering the Next Generation of Agripreneurs in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), successfully organized the ENABLE (Empowering Novel… Read more »
May 03, 2016
Africa: Lumières d'Afriques: When Art Illuminates the Challenges of Access to Energy
54 works created by 54 world-renowned contemporary African artists, one for each of the 54 countries that make up the continent, united around the same source of inspiration: The… Read more »
April 15, 2016
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 26, 2016
Africa: Ahead of the Curve - The AfDB At the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings
The African Development Bank may be smaller by numbers than other multilateral development banks (MDBs), not least the World Bank, but its voice is loud, its expertise is… Read more »
April 21, 2016
Africa: Remarks Delivered At the Global Nutrition Event, World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings By Akinwumi A. Adesina President African Development Bank Group, Washington, DC April 16, 2016
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April 19, 2016
Africa: The World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings - Much Happens in the Margins
Discussing donor concerns, aligning with other multilateral development banks and international organisations, building support for the AfDB's 'High 5' priorities and the current… Read more »
