February 06, 2014
Eswatini: Swaziland's new CSP focuses on Infrastructure, Inclusive Growth and Governance
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, February 5 in Tunis approved Swaziland's Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for 2014-2018, which focuses… Read more »
December 20, 2013
Tanzania: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 58.2 Million to Support Governance and Economic Competitiveness Programme in Tanzania
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors on 17 December 2013 in Tunis approved supplementary African Development Fund (ADF) loan and grant financing totaling US$ 58.2… Read more »
Somalia: AfDB Supports Somalia in its Economic and Governance Reforms with a Grant of U.S.$ 3.8 million
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors on 18 December 2013 in Tunis approved the Addendum to the Somalia Country Brief 2013-2015, granting Somalia exceptional… Read more »
October 30, 2013
Africa: Private Sector Can Give a Good Push to Regional Integration, but Legal and Political Will Is Lacking
Reflecting on how the private sector can contribute to enhancing regional integration, panelists attending a session on Wednesday October 29 at the eighth African Economic… Read more »
October 29, 2013
Africa: Political Will, Democracy - Imperatives for Regional Integration in Africa
Panelists on Tuesday, October 29 at the ongoing Africa Economic Conference in Johannesburg have underscored strong political will and democracy as imperatives for successfully… Read more »
October 12, 2013
Africa: AfDB Launches Consultations On Its New Governance Strategy in Washington, DC
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is launching on 12 October, 2013 in Washington DC, on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF annual general meeting, a series of broad… Read more »
September 20, 2013
Sierra Leone: AfDB Board Approves Sierra Leone Country Strategy Paper 2013-2017
Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, 18 September 2013 in Tunis approved Sierra Leone's Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2013-2017, which… Read more »
September 05, 2013
Africa: Enhanced Governance and Leadership Key to Opening Up Africa for Africa
Africa's premier multilateral financial partner, the African Development Bank (AfDB), has added its weight behind the call to augment intra-Africa trade, pointing out that the… Read more »
August 23, 2013
Africa: AfDB, Auc Sign Us $45 Million Grant Agreement to Boost Pan African University
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have signed a grant agreement worth US $45 million to boost the Pan African University. Read more »
August 01, 2013
Africa: Malawi - AfDB Launches Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay Road Rehabilitation Project
The African Development Fund-financed Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay Road Rehabilitation Project in Malawi was launched on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Read more »
July 26, 2013
Africa: U.S. Treasury Recognizes Five Exceptional Projects At Development Impact Awards Ceremony
"It's easy to be critical of development, especially in hard times at home," said US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew."But today shows the very best it can do." Read more »
Africa: AfDB and UN University Institute to Collaborate On Getting Fair Deal for Africa From Its Natural Resources
The African continent teems with valuable natural resources, but its people are not getting a fair share from this rich bounty. Read more »
Africa: Ivoirian Media Poised to Accompany AfDB Return to Abidjan
"Côte d'Ivoire, through its media and other communication tools, is ready to accompany the return of the AfDB to Côte d'Ivoire and make this move a success." Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: Emerging From Conflict Gender-Based Component of a Multi-Sector Support Project
Côte d'Ivoire's political crisis in 2001 worsened the humanitarian situation in the country and gender-based violence (GBV) grew to affect 67% of women. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves a Us $50-Million Risk Participation Agreement With Citibank Na to Boost Trade Finance in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved today an unfunded US $50-million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) between the AfDB and Citibank NA (Citi)… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves Fivenew Projects
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group chaired by Emmanuel Mbi, First Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer,on Wednesday July 24, 2013 in Tunis, approved… Read more »
July 24, 2013
West Africa: President of West Africa Network of Farmers Pays Courtesy Visit to AfDB Vice-President Abou - Sabaa
Mamadou Cissokho, Honorary President of the Network of Farmers and Agricultural Producers Organisations of West Africa (ROPPA), paid a courtesy visit to Aly Abou-Sabaa,… Read more »
July 22, 2013
Africa: The AfDB SME Program Approval - Boosting Inclusive Growth in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved today the Africa Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Program, a four-year, US $125-million funding program… Read more »
July 20, 2013
Africa: Africa's Regional Bodies Commit to Filling Infrastructure Financing Gap
In a meeting held on 19 July 2013 in Tunis, Tunisia heads of key African economic and development institutions committed to working towards filling Africa's infrastructure… Read more »
July 19, 2013
Africa: Financing Africa's Infrastructure Beyond "Business As Usual" - AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
I want to begin by commending your achievements, each one in your respective mandates as heads of regional economic commissions and leaders of sub-regional financial institutions. Read more »
July 20, 2013
Africa: Heads of Africa's Institutions Discuss Continental Infrastructure
Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group hosted the heads of Africa's political, economic and development institutions on Friday, 19 July 2013 in Tunis,… Read more »
July 18, 2013
Africa: Fostering Financial Inclusion With Mobile Banking
The annual growth rates of mobile phone penetration in the developing world have ranged between 30% and 50% or higher, and penetration has been rapidly increasing. Read more »
July 17, 2013
Africa: Multilateral Development Institutions Support a Robust Vision for Sustainable Development in Post-2015
The leaders of seven multilateral organizations have issued a joint appeal for global support of a report issued by a high-level UN panel that calls for ending extreme poverty and… 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 »