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 »
Africa: AfDB Calls for Partnership to Promote Best Practices in Higher Education Policies in Africa
Titled 'Accelerating the AfDB' s Response to the Youth Unemployment Crisis in Africa' this African Development Bank (AfDB) publication takes stock of the challenges and responses… Read more »
Africa: African Countries Follow International 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 »
Africa: High Youth Unemployment Opens Door to Political Instability
Using statistical analysis, this African development Bank's publication titled 'Youth Unemployment and Political Instability in Selected Developing Countries' shows that in a given… Read more »
July 12, 2013
Africa: AfDB Improving Statistics for Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
The African Development Bank Group's Board has approved the institution's participation in implementing a five-year Africa Action Plan for improving statistics for food security,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Continues to Support Low-Carbon Development Pathways for Africa
For the fifth time the African Development Bank was a co-organizer of the Africa Carbon Forum (ACF) along with UN agencies, the World Bank and the International Emissions Trading… Read more »
July 11, 2013
Africa: Africa Is Now the Fastest Growing Continent in the World
Africa is now the fastest growing continent in the world, the African Development Bank's Annual Development Effectiveness Review 2013 states. Read more »
Africa: The AfDB's Open Data Platform Achieves Continent-Wide Coverage
The African Development Bank's Open Data Platform is now operational for the entire African continent. Read more »
North Africa: AfDB Group in North Africa in 2013 - Promoting Resilience and Inclusive Growth
The African Development Bank (AfDB) encourages North African countries to find ways of building resilience against crises that could threaten economic and social stability. Read more »
Africa: At WTO Meeting On Aid for Trade in Geneva, AfDB President Presents the Africa50 Infrastructure Fund
At the invitation of the World Trade Organization, African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka participated in the opening day of the 4th WTO Global Review of Aid for… Read more »
July 09, 2013
Africa: For AfDB Better Information Means Better Development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) believes that investment in better information is investment in better development, as transparent information on aid is fundamental for… Read more »
Africa: Online Submissions Are Open for African Economic Conference 2013 On "Regional Integration in Africa"
Many arguments for speeding up the regional integration process in Africa have been advanced from many quarters - political leaders, economists in government and the private… Read more »
July 08, 2013
Africa: AfDB and Sefa Provide Usd 7.5 Million to Support Geothermal Potential in Djibouti
A new project supported by the African Development Group (AfDB) plans to exploit the geothermal potential in the Lake Assal region to enable Djiboutian population's access to a… Read more »
July 04, 2013
Africa: President Barack Obama Underscores Africa's Promise
"This is the last lap of my visit to Africa. At each stop, my paramount message has been that even if this continent is faced with great challenges, it is also a moment of promise… Read more »
July 03, 2013
Africa: AfDB to Deepen Reforms That Are Key to 'Power Africa' Success
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will, as part of its support for U.S. President Barack Obama's Power Africa initiative, deepen and expand its work in reforming the energy… Read more »
July 02, 2013
Africa: Us President Obama Praises the AfDB for Power Africa Partnership
U.S. President Barack Obama has praised the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its partnership in his Power Africa initiative - which aims to double energy in sub-Saharan Africa… Read more »
June 27, 2013
Africa: AfDB's Kaberuka Heads to Tanzania - Energy in Focus
African Development Bank (AfDB): President Donald Kaberuka arrives in Tanzania at the weekend for the visit by US President Barack Obama, whose focus will include an initiative to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB's Kaberuka Heads to Tanzania - Energy in Focus
African Development Bank (AfDB): President Donald Kaberuka arrives in Tanzania at the weekend for the visit by US President Barack Obama, whose focus will include an initiative to… Read more »
June 26, 2013
Africa: Us-Africa Cooperation - Focus On Sustainable Development Outcomes
In its cooperation with Africa the United Sates focuses on sustainable development outcomes based on economic growth, democratic governance, and sustainable systems for meeting… Read more »