July 17, 2013
Africa: AfDB Approves Up to Us $150 Million Line of Credit to Fidelity Bank in Support of Nigeria's Economic Growth
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved today a US $75-million medium-term line of credit (LoC) to Fidelity Bank Plc to fund selected projects in… Read more »
July 19, 2013
Africa: Regional Communities to Discuss Infrastructure Financing in Africa
'Scaling up of infrastructure financing in line with Africa's vision for the next 50 years" is the theme of a round table that will take place in Tunis, Tunisia on 19 July 2013. Read more »
July 15, 2013
Africa: African Countries Follow International Statistics Guidelines
The reliability of economic statistics is a crucial concern now that African development is gathering pace and foreign investors need reassurance that they can rely on African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Calls for Partnership to Promote Best Practices in Higher Education Policies in Africa
Titled 'Accelerating the AfDB' s Response to the Youth Unemployment Crisis in Africa' this African Development Bank (AfDB) publication takes stock of the challenges and responses… Read more »
Africa: African Countries Follow International Guidelines
The reliability of economic statistics is a crucial concern now that African development is gathering pace and foreign investors need reassurance that they can rely on African… Read more »
Africa: High Youth Unemployment Opens Door to Political Instability
Using statistical analysis, this African development Bank's publication titled 'Youth Unemployment and Political Instability in Selected Developing Countries' shows that in a given… Read more »
July 12, 2013
Africa: AfDB Improving Statistics for Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
The African Development Bank Group's Board has approved the institution's participation in implementing a five-year Africa Action Plan for improving statistics for food security,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Continues to Support Low-Carbon Development Pathways for Africa
For the fifth time the African Development Bank was a co-organizer of the Africa Carbon Forum (ACF) along with UN agencies, the World Bank and the International Emissions Trading… Read more »
July 11, 2013
Africa: Africa Is Now the Fastest Growing Continent in the World
Africa is now the fastest growing continent in the world, the African Development Bank's Annual Development Effectiveness Review 2013 states. Read more »
Africa: The AfDB's Open Data Platform Achieves Continent-Wide Coverage
The African Development Bank's Open Data Platform is now operational for the entire African continent. Read more »
North Africa: AfDB Group in North Africa in 2013 - Promoting Resilience and Inclusive Growth
The African Development Bank (AfDB) encourages North African countries to find ways of building resilience against crises that could threaten economic and social stability. Read more »
Africa: At WTO Meeting On Aid for Trade in Geneva, AfDB President Presents the Africa50 Infrastructure Fund
At the invitation of the World Trade Organization, African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka participated in the opening day of the 4th WTO Global Review of Aid for… Read more »
July 09, 2013
Africa: For AfDB Better Information Means Better Development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) believes that investment in better information is investment in better development, as transparent information on aid is fundamental for… Read more »
Africa: Online Submissions Are Open for African Economic Conference 2013 On "Regional Integration in Africa"
Many arguments for speeding up the regional integration process in Africa have been advanced from many quarters - political leaders, economists in government and the private… Read more »
July 08, 2013
Africa: AfDB and Sefa Provide Usd 7.5 Million to Support Geothermal Potential in Djibouti
A new project supported by the African Development Group (AfDB) plans to exploit the geothermal potential in the Lake Assal region to enable Djiboutian population's access to a… Read more »
July 04, 2013
Africa: President Barack Obama Underscores Africa's Promise
"This is the last lap of my visit to Africa. At each stop, my paramount message has been that even if this continent is faced with great challenges, it is also a moment of promise… Read more »
July 03, 2013
Africa: AfDB to Deepen Reforms That Are Key to 'Power Africa' Success
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will, as part of its support for U.S. President Barack Obama's Power Africa initiative, deepen and expand its work in reforming the energy… Read more »
July 02, 2013
Africa: AfDB and Global Environment Facility to Strengthen Climate Change Adaptation With Usd 33.58 Million
The Global Environment Facility Council has approved a grant of USD 11.3 million, to be channeled through the AfDB, for climate adaptation activities in Cameroon, Djibouti and… Read more »
Africa: Us President Obama Praises the AfDB for Power Africa Partnership
U.S. President Barack Obama has praised the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its partnership in his Power Africa initiative - which aims to double energy in sub-Saharan Africa… Read more »
July 01, 2013
Africa: AfDB Strengthens Openness Under the International Aid Transparency Initiative
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) launched on 1 July 2013 in Tunis, Tunisia its data in line with the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) standard. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Sierra Leone in Paving the Way for a Greener Growth
Sierra Leone has made impressive social and economic progress in the ten years since the Civil War ended, and has succeeded in establishing democratic institutions at both central… Read more »
June 28, 2013
Africa: The AfDB Ten-Year Strategy Disseminated in Angola
The Angola Country Office (AOFO) on 21 June held a press conference in Luanda to disseminate the Bank's Long Term Strategy and the outcomes of the 2013 annual meetings that took… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB and Its Partners Reflect On Africa's Future Development Called "Agenda 2063"
Representatives of the AfDB, the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa, and the NEPAD Secretariat gathered in Tunis on 25-26 June 2013 to discuss the… Read more »
Africa: Ghana and Islamic Development Bank Join African Legal Facility
"Ghana and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have joined the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), bringing its total membership to 54," the African Legal Support Facility… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Trains On Debt Management in Sudan
A training on Debt Sustainability Analysis, organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), kicked off in Khartoum on 23 June 2013, to train Sudanese experts dealing with Sudan's… Read more »