April 08, 2011
Africa: AfDB Reiterates Firm Commitment to ATAF
A tripartite conference on domestic resource mobilization took place this week in Cape Town, South Africa, where participants are sharing experiences in taxation and the role it… Read more »
Africa: Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships to Support Africa's Next Generation
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, in partnership with three of the world's most influential multilateral organisations, announces the launch of the Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships… Read more »
April 07, 2011
Africa: Board Approves Roadmap for Aid Effectiveness and Performance Improvement
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has unanimously approved a new framework for boosting the effectiveness of the Bank's lending. Adopted at a time… Read more »
April 06, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves Regional Integration Strategy for Southern Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) today approved the 2011-2012 Regional Integration Strategy Paper for Southern Africa. Regional integration is… Read more »
March 15, 2011
Africa: The AfDB, Tunisia and Red Cross Sign U.S.$ 1 Million for Humanitarian Assistance
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, the Tunisian Government and the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC), on Monday March 14, 2011 in Tunis, signed a USD 1 million… Read more »
March 02, 2011
Africa: Promoting Gender Equality in Higher Education
Support to Skills Development in Science and Technology in Rwanda Read more »
March 08, 2011
Africa: AfDB At the Forefront in Promoting Women's Empowerment
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has been at the forefront in promoting women's empowerment and gender equality, both in African countries and inside the institution. "Equality… Read more »
March 31, 2011
Africa: Governance Trust Fund Oversight Committee Holds First Meeting
Allocates USD2.5 Million for activities in eight countries Read more »
March 30, 2011
Africa: African Migration Generates Win-Win Benefits, Says New Report
Latest findings from joint World Bank, AfDB research Read more »
Africa: AfDB-Ghana - President Atta-Mills Cuts Sod for Accra Road Project
Ghana's President John Atta-Mills on Tuesday, 29 March 2011 in Accra, cut the sod for the beginning of the Awoshie-Pokuase road and community development project. The project,… Read more »
March 29, 2011
Africa: AfDB Launches Environmental & Social Procedures Basics Brochure
A two-day AfDB/GIZ workshop on strategic environmental and social assessment ended on March 22, 2011 in Tunis with the presentation of an AfDB brochure on "Environmental and Social… Read more »
March 28, 2011
Africa: Interview with African Leadership Institute Fellows Spokesperson, Aidan Eyakuze
"The talent represented by the AfDB's Young Professionals we met was inspiring; the searching questions we were asked by the Strategy Team highlighted the courage with which they… Read more »
Africa: Interview with African Leadership Institute Fellow, Jacqueline Chimhanzi
"The Bank has demonstrated agility and resilience in dealing with the challenges of being in a temporary relocation agency, having to be all things to all people, managing a… Read more »
March 24, 2011
Africa: AfDB and Institutional Investor Host Inaugural Africa Sovereign Funds Roundtable
The inaugural Africa Sovereign Funds Roundtable held on 15 and 16 March 2011 in Casablanca, Morocco, was organized by Institutional Investor's Sovereign Investor Institute in… Read more »
March 25, 2011
Africa: AfDB Publishes Infrastructure Action Plan for Zimbabwe
The African Development (AfDB) Group's effort in Zimbabwe's economic recovery has received a major boost with the publication of a comprehensive infrastructure development… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Hosts African Leadership Institute Fellows
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is hosting a group of African Leadership Institute Fellows (AfLI Fellows), who began a three-day visit on Thursday, 24 March 2011, at the… Read more »
March 24, 2011
Africa: ADEA Seeks Effective Technical And Vocational Skills Development in Africa
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) will organize a workshop to review Technical and Vocational Skills Development (TVSD) initiatives and experiences… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Institutional Investors Host Inaugural Africa Sovereign Funds Roundtable
The inaugural Africa Sovereign Funds Roundtable held on 15 and 16 March 2011 in Casablanca, Morocco, was organized by Institutional Investor's Sovereign Investor Institute in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 40 Million Loan to Ethiopian Airlines
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, 23 March 2011 in Tunis, a U.S.$ 40-million second lien corporate loan to Ethiopian Airlines to… Read more »
March 22, 2011
Africa: Guinean Leader Calls for Continued Bank Support
President Alpha Conde of Guinea made the African Development Bank the first port of call in his international engagements since being sworn in as Guinea's democratically elected… Read more »
March 21, 2011
Africa: Leveraging Strategic Environmental And Social Assessment Tools
A consultative meeting on strategic environmental and social assessment co-sponsored by the African Development Bank (AfDB) opened on Monday, 21 March 2011 in Tunis, Tunisia. The… Read more »
March 18, 2011
Africa: Environmental Assessment Meeting
Leading social and environmental assessment experts from the AfDB and its peer institutions will meet on March 21, 2011 in Tunis, to identify ways to strengthen environmental… Read more »
Africa: AfDB-OPIC - Sharing Commitments to Africa's Development
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) President and CEO, Elizabeth Littlefield, on Thursday, March 17 2011, paid a courtesy call on AfDB President Donald Kaberuka. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Infrastructure Development in Morocco
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Government of Morocco, today signed six loan and grant agreements amounting to €303 million (3.4 billion dirham). Morocco's… Read more »
Africa: Interview with OPIC President And CEO, Elizabeth Littlefield
"The AfDB's President, Donald Kaberuka and I have discussed at length on environmental issues... We have shared commitments for partnership to jointly provide finance and develop… Read more »