May 02, 2012
Africa: AfDB Hosts Multilateral Finance Institutions Working Group On Environment in Tunisia
The Multilateral Finance Institutions Working Group on the Environment (MFI-WGE) convened in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia, from 25 to 27 April to review policy developments at the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Partners With Unesco in Celebrating World Press Freedom Day in Tunis
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is partnering with UNESCO to mark World Press Freedom Day, which is celebrated on 3 May, and will organize a number of events in Tunis from 2 to… Read more »
May 03, 2012
Africa: AfDB Celebrates World Press Freedom Day With 'Arab Awakening' Roundtable
World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on 3 May. The 2012 World Press Freedom Day has more resonance in Tunisia, in the year after its revolution which gave the country press… Read more »
April 24, 2012
Africa: Brazilian Development Bank President Meets AfDB President for Cooperation Talks
On 26 April, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, will meet the president of the Brazilian Development Bank, Luciano Coutinho, who is visiting the… Read more »
April 23, 2012
Africa: AfDB Calls for More Climate Financing to Africa At Leds Partnership Meeting
The African Development Bank (AfDB) joined some 125 representatives from developed and developing countries, implementing organizations and multilateral institutions at the Low… Read more »
April 20, 2012
Africa: AfDB in Second Call for Migration and Development Fund Proposals
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the second call for proposals under the Migration and Development Fund (MDF). This second call for proposals, open from 15 April to… Read more »
April 19, 2012
Africa: Joint Statement of the AfDB and the World Bank On the Situation in Guinea-Bissau
The African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group join the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in condemning the military coup in… Read more »
April 18, 2012
Africa: AfDB Delegation At World Bank IMF Spring Meetings
The African Development Bank Group's (AfDB) delegation led by its President, Donald Kaberuka, is attending this year's World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings… Read more »
April 19, 2012
Africa: C-10 Meeting in Washington DC
C-10 meeting will review evolution the global economy and progress on the G20's commitments on Africa Read more »
April 18, 2012
Africa: AfDB Co-Organizes 4th African Carbon Forum for Carbon Control
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is co-organizing the 4th African Carbon Forum, where the latest developments and knowledge on the carbon market will be aired, on 18 to 20… Read more »
April 10, 2012
Africa: Thirty Years of Sustainable Forest Management in Africa
As a contribution to the commemoration of the UN International Year of Forests (2011), the United Nations Forum on Forests commissioned the publication of a book entitled "Forests… Read more »
April 06, 2012
Africa: Chinese Investments and Employment Creation in Algeria and Egypt
China's presence in North African economies is expanding rapidly, as both an important trading partner, and increasingly as an investor. Chinese involvement can be readily seen in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Yes Bank Hold an Indo-African Knowledge Exchange Workshop
Workshop focuses on Cross-Border Mobile Payments and Regional Financial Integration Read more »
March 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB Co-Organizes First Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation
The first Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) will take place from between 1 and 3 April 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya, at the Intercontinental Hotel. Hosted by the… Read more »
March 26, 2012
Africa: Thought-Leadership Seminar Focuses On Us Economy
Under the umbrella of the AfDB's Thought-Leadership Seminar series, Professor Cecilia Rouse of Princeton University made a presentation on "The US Economy in the Global Economic… Read more »
Africa: G20 Working Group Meets to Discuss Inclusive Green Growth Ahead of 'Rio+20'
The G20 Development Working Group (DWG) on inclusive green growth (IGG) and international development cooperation met informally on 28 and 29 February 2012 in Seoul, Korea to… Read more »
March 22, 2012
Africa: Joint Statement of the AfDB and the World Bank On the Situation in Mali
The African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group, long-standing development partners of Mali, join the African Union and ECOWAS in condemning the military coup, urging a… Read more »
March 21, 2012
Africa: AfDB to Host the Friends of Zimbabwe Roundtable in Tunis
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the Friends of Zimbabwe Roundtable, to discuss economic and political developments in the country on 23 March. The meeting will also… Read more »
March 19, 2012
Africa: AfDB Makes AUs $500 Million Note
The African Development Bank ("AfDB") rated (Aaa/AAA) today priced a new benchmark Australian Dollar transaction, marking the return of AfDB to the Kangaroo market in over a year. Read more »
Africa: Rio+20 African Delegates Meet in New York to Discuss 'One Voice for Africa'
African negotiators to the forthcoming Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, to be held in June, gathered in New York last week for a training session on negotiation… Read more »
March 14, 2012
Africa: AfDB Co-Hosts High-Level Debate On Water Security in Africa
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, will make the opening speech at a high-level event at the Sixth World Water Forum today, 14 March 2012, in… Read more »
March 13, 2012
Africa: African Parliamentarians Promote Private Sector Development
The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), together with the Rwandan government and parliament is holding a special Parliamentary… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Organises the First Africa Forum on STI, for Youth Employment
The African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union (AU), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural… Read more »
March 12, 2012
Africa: Strengthening Water Security in Africa
The African Development Bank, in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the African Ministers Council on Water, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the… Read more »
March 09, 2012
Africa: Strengthening Africa's Negotiating Voice At Rio+20
African Development Bank (AfDB) experts will, join partners on 15 March 2012 in New York City, to provide a training session for African negotiators in support of preparations for… Read more »
