February 07, 2011
Africa: AfDB And ACBF - 20 Years of Support And Investment in Nurturing Capacity
The African Development Bank (AfDB), a founding member of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), will participate in the ACBF Summit marking its 20th anniversary, from… Read more »
January 31, 2011
Africa: New AfDB Statistics Bulletin in the Service of Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa
As part of its communication strategy to inform key stakeholders about progress in executing the Implementation Plan for Africa of the Global Strategy for Improving Agricultural… Read more »
Africa: AfDB, Partners Promote Infrastructure Development At AU Summit
A major multi-stakeholder initiative is paving the way to improved infrastructure in Africa. Officially launched on 24 July 2010 in Kampala, Uganda, on the sidelines of the 16th… Read more »
Africa: Africa As Part of Solution to Stimulating Global Economic Growth
The African Development Bank (AfDB), a strategic partner of the World Economic Forum in Africa, is represented at the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings from 25-28 January 2011… Read more »
January 26, 2011
Africa: AU Summit - Strengthening Regional Integration Through Shared Values
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will participate in the 16th African Union (AU) heads of state and government summit, scheduled from 30-31 January 2011 in Addis Ababa,… Read more »
January 27, 2011
Africa: AfDB Humanitarian Assistance to Somalia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Board of Directors approved on Wednesday, 26 January 2011, a U.S.$ 655,000 emergency relief assistance grant for Somalia. Read more »
January 12, 2011
Africa: 2010 - AfDB Confirms Priority Support to Infrastructure Sector
In 2010, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group operations approvals by sector continued to reflect the institution's 2008-2012 Medium-Term strategy, which set infrastructure… Read more »
January 21, 2011
Africa: ALSF-World Bank - Partnership for Capacity Building And Advisory Services in Africa
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) undertook a mission to Washington DC and New York, from January 10 to 14, 2011, and held discussions with the World Bank, IFC and the… Read more »
January 13, 2011
Africa: Two African Water Facility Projects Launched in Ghana
The African Water Facility (AWF), in line with its mandate to Improve Water Governance and Service Delivery as well as innovation-promoting investments, has launched two projects,… Read more »
December 21, 2010
Africa: AfDB Invests Over U.S.$ 100 Million in African Water Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved 3 projects in the African water sector amounting to U.S.$ 114.35 million in the last few weeks . The Bank strongly believes… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and IsDB Sign U.S.$ 1 Billion Partnership MOU
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), on Tuesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, signed a U.S.$ 1 billion dollar partnership Memorandum of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Invests Usd 100 Million African in Water Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved 3 projects in the water sector in the last few weeks amounting to USD 114.35 Million. The Bank strongly believes supporting… Read more »
Africa: Mozambique Inaugurates Bank-Financed Water Systems in Inhambane
The Mozambican government on December 4, 2010, inaugurated two water systems constructed under the Urban Water Supply, Sanitation and Institutional Support Project, approved in… Read more »
December 17, 2010
Africa: Africa to Host 2011 Cif Partnership Forum
As one of the main implementers of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the 2011 CIF Partnership Forum in Tunis, Tunisia from… Read more »
December 10, 2010
Africa: AfDB President Underscores Importance of Africa Green Fund At Cancun Climate Conference
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, has reiterated the need for a comprehensive post-2012 Kyoto agreement on climate change acceptable to all, and… Read more »
Africa: Congo Basin Forest Fund Approves 25 New Projects
The Governing Council of CBFF endorsed at it's 9th Governing Council meeting a total of 25 new projects, including 13 government projects and 12 projects from the civil society,… Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Call for the Africa Green Fund
African Ministers attending the Cancun COP 16 Conference called again for the early establishment of an Africa Green Fund (AGF). This echoed the call by African leaders in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Collaborates With Mdbs On Climate Finance Innovation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) joined representatives from other multilateral development banks (MDB) on Monday, 6 December 2010, in a joint side event on "Scaling-up… Read more »
December 06, 2010
Africa: AfDB to Hold Key Discussions on Proposed Africa Green Fund
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will be holding its side event on the proposed Africa Green Fund on 9 December 2010 in Cancun, Mexico. Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Partners Discuss Expansion of Clean Development Mechanism in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) joined other Nairobi Framework (NF) partners for a panel discussion on future plans to promote Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activities in… Read more »
December 03, 2010
Africa: AfDB Addresses the Africa Group At Cop 16 On the Status of Proposed African Green Fund
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, represented by Mr. Anthony Nyong, Compliance and Safeguards Division Manager, briefed African climate change negotiators on Tuesday, 30… Read more »
Africa: From Aid to Development Effectiveness - AfDB Advocates Paradigm Shift
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka will continue to advocate a shift in the international community focus from aid to development effectiveness,… Read more »
December 01, 2010
Africa: Microfinance Operations Have Difficulty Reaching the Very Poor
A metaevaluation on microfinance released by the Evaluation Cooperation Group of international financial institutions reports that micro-finance operations have had difficulty in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB-UNEP Policy Dialogue on Resources Efficiency in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) participated in a policy dialogue on "Resources Efficiency in Africa: Opportunities for Development" organized from 24-25 November in Cape Town,… Read more »
November 29, 2010
Africa: AfDB At Cancun Climate Change Conference
An African Development Bank (AfDB delegation has arrived in Cancun, Mexico, to participate in the Sixteenth Conference of Parties (COP 16) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate… Read more »