December 02, 2011
Africa: Climate Change Talks Centre On Solutions for Africa's Farmers (AfDB)
"When is it going to rain again?" Read more »
December 01, 2011
Africa: AfDB Marks 2011 World Aids Day
This year's global theme for the commemoration of World AIDS Day "Getting to Zero - Zero New HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS related deaths" has a deeper meaning… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Puts Water On Top Table At Climate Change Forum in Durban
African Development Bank (AfDB) experts stressed the severity of the impact of climate change on water resources in Africa and the importance of putting water at the center of… Read more »
North Africa: New AfDB Report Shows Big Variations On Poverty in North Africa
The low absolute poverty rate in North African countries is often used to demonstrate the strengths of the economic models of these countries. However, measuring poverty at the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Marks 2011 World Aids Day
This year's global theme to mark World AIDS Day is "Zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths." This theme has an even deeper meaning for Africa. Read more »
November 30, 2011
Africa: AfDB Says Fighting Corruption and Poverty in Africa Go Together
Cutting corruption and reducing poverty in Africa go hand-in-hand, the African Development Bank (AfDB) maintained at an anti-corruption meeting recently in Namibia. Read more »
November 23, 2011
Africa: AfDB Invests $20 Million to Support the Development in Uganda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 23 November a U.S.$ 20 million line of credit over 10 years to Housing Finance Bank Limited (HFB)… Read more »
November 30, 2011
Africa: Making Development Assistance More Transparent (AfDB)
This week, an important global event is taking place in Busan, South Korea - The 4th High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. The aim is to search for a new consensus on development… Read more »
Africa: Zuma, Others Launch Africa Pavilion At UN Climate Conference (AfDB)
Three African leaders yesterday launched the Africa Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. The conference, also known more technically as the… Read more »
November 29, 2011
Africa: Emerging Issues Series Focuses On How Africa Is Coping With Global Uncertainty (AfDB)
Over just one year, a series of events ranging from the Arab Spring to the European debt crisis and growing food insecurity, particularly in the Horn of Africa has focused… Read more »
Africa: Tanzania Report Wins Top Prize At AfDB's Evaluation Week
The Dar es Salaam water supply and sanitation project completion report (PCR) has won the Operations Evaluation Award for Best Project Completion Report from the African… Read more »
Africa: Côte d'Ivoire Sign Revised AfDB Headquarters Agreement
Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), concluded an official two-day visit to Côte d'Ivoire today. The AfDB chief executive and Daniel Kablan… Read more »
November 25, 2011
Africa: Infrastructure Consortium for Africa Meets in Tunis (AfDB)
The Members of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) held their meeting at the Sheraton Hotel in Tunis on 22 and 23 November 2011. Read more »
November 15, 2011
Africa: AfDB to Showcase Its Green Record At UN Climate Change Conference
The African Development Bank will showcase its strong record in supporting climate-friendly projects at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, taking… Read more »
November 29, 2011
Africa: Jaballah Srarfi Elected Chair of African Legal Support Facility (AfDB)
Facility also grants U.S.$ 700,000 to Rwanda for energy and mining sectors Read more »
November 25, 2011
Africa: AfDB Publishes Its Report On Infrastructure and Growth in Sierra Leone
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, today in Tunis, presented its report on Infrastructure and growth in Sierra Leone. This report is meant to promote support to the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and IMF Organize Training On Balance of Payments
A seminar on 'Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics', organized b the African Development Institute and the IMF's statistic department began in Tunis… Read more »
Africa: African Infrastructure Consortium Meets in Tunis (AfDB)
The Members' Meeting of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) held their meeting at the Sheraton Hotel in Tunis on 22 and 23 November 2011. Read more »
Africa: Africa's Development Agenda to Remain a High Priority for G20 (AfDB)
Africa's development agenda will remain a high priority, even as Mexico takes over the chair of the Group of Twenty (G20) finance ministers and central bank governors from France… Read more »
East Africa: Domestic Resource Mobilization for Poverty Reduction in East Africa (AfDB)
Successful implementation of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and National Development Plans (NDPs) depends on effective resource mobilisation and utilisation. Read more »
Africa: Switzerland Commits U.S. $20 Million to AfDB for Increased Access to Water
The Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Trust Fund, a fund managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), will receive a 20 million US dollar contribution from the Swiss Agency for… Read more »
Africa: ACBF-AfDB - Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding On the African Governance Outlook
On 11 November 2011, the African Development Bank made further progress in its collaboration the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) on financial governance Read more »
November 23, 2011
West Africa: AfDB Injects 5 Million Euros Into Francophone West Africa Private Equity Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 16 November a €5 million equity investment in a private equity fund which will invest in key… Read more »
North Africa: Tackling Youth Unemployment in the Maghreb (AfDB)
Youth unemployment across North Africa is one of the highest in the world. The paper, Tackling Youth Unemployment in the Maghreb, identifies the main causes and gauges the extent… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Invests Euros 5 Million Equity in Cauris Croissance II to Support Private Sector Growth
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on 16 November an equity investment of €5 million in Cauris Croissance II, a ten year life, second… Read more »