May 10, 2012
Africa: AfDB and IFC to Host Multilateral Development Banks' Conference On Private Sector Integrity
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International finance corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will host the 3rd Multilateral Development Banks' Conference… Read more »
May 07, 2012
Africa: Seventh African Economic Conference - Call for Papers
This year's African Economic Conference (AEC) will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 30 October to 2 November and the organizers are now calling for papers to be presented and… Read more »
Africa: Kaberuka Affirms That Media Freedom and Development Go Hand in Hand
From May 2nd to May 5th, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has been a close partner of the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day in Tunis on 'New Voices that help transform societies.' Read more »
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 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 »
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 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 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 08, 2012
Africa: The President of Liberia, On the Occasion of the International Women's Day
Madame President, you remain Africa's first and only female president. Could you please tell the women of Africa how you manage to balance family life and the responsibilities of… Read more »
February 28, 2012
Africa: Eadi Organizes Public Sector Debt Statistics Workshop
The African Development Institute and the International Monetary Fund held a workshop on public sector debt statistics for middle and senior officials from 13 to 24 February in… Read more »
February 22, 2012
Africa: From Durban to Rio, AfDB Amplifies Africa's United Voice
Following the activity of the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 17) held in Durban, South Africa from 28 November to 10 December 2011, the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Unified Africa At Rio+ 20 in June 2012
At the 18th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 23-30 January 2012, African leaders endorsed the Africa Consensus Statement to Rio+ 20, marking yet another step toward… Read more »
January 31, 2012
Africa: AfDB and WCO Partner to Strengthen African Customs Administrations
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) will work together to enhance the capacity of customs administrations in Africa. Read more »
February 13, 2012
Africa: How Education and Training Can Boost Africa's Sustainable Development (AfDB)
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the government of Burkina Faso will hold the 2012 Triennale on Education and Training in Africa in… Read more »
December 15, 2011
Africa: African Carbon Support Program Looks Back At COP17 and Ahead to 2012 (AfDB)
After extended negotiations, the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban concluded with the adoption of the "Durban Platform," a set of decisions that lay the groundwork for… Read more »
December 09, 2011
Africa: AfDB Discusses Its Energy Strategy for Africa At Cop 17
More than 600 million Africans in sub-Saharan Africa cannot access electricity in their homes from a grid. In order to improve this situation as quickly as possible, the African… Read more »
Africa: Africa's United Front At Cop 17 in Durban (AfDB)
Africa emerged from the climate change conference, or COP 17, in Durban with a strong united front when it comes to tackling climate change on the continent, and in particular for… Read more »
Africa: Securing a Triple Win With Health and Climate Change (AfDB)
UK medical journal The Lancet recently headlined climate change as "the biggest global health threat of the 21st century." Yet this presents a triple-win opportunity for Africa… Read more »
