September 12, 2011
Africa: Fragile Countries Must Lead in Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (AfDB)
In closing intensive discussions on peacebuilding and statebuilding in Africa, African leaders and assembled experts called for new peace- and statebuilding goals to guide global… Read more »
August 25, 2011
East Africa: Kaberuka Attends AU Pledging Conference On Drought And Famine (AfDB)
"Time has come to address the root causes of the famines in the Horn." Read more »
Africa: Africa Regional Consultation On Peace-Building And State-Building (AfDB)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and its international partners are jointly organizing an Africa regional consultations on peace-building and state-building in Addis Ababa,… Read more »
July 18, 2011
Africa: International Agencies Launch Transparency in Trade Initiative (AfDB)
Multilateral initiative will provide free access to trade-related data Read more »
May 30, 2011
Africa: Launching of the Publication On Providing Budget Aid (AfDB)
Is Budget Support in Situations of Conflict and Fragility Responsive? Read more »
June 08, 2011
Africa: Accelerating Resource Mobilization for Water And Sanitation (AfDB)
The African Development Bank Group continues to place high priority on the water sector as a way of assisting Regional Member Countries (RMCs) to realize poverty reduction and… Read more »
May 25, 2011
Africa: AU, UNECA and AfDB - Establishing a Knowledge Sharing Community
In today's knowledge-driven economies, government and business depend largely on secure land policy to function efficiently. How can land policy play a more strategic role in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Joins the Rest of Continent to Observe Africa Day 2011
Africans in Africa and all over the world will celebrate Africa Day on Wednesday 25 May, and the African Development Bank - "Africa's Bank" ever since the days of independence in… Read more »
May 05, 2011
Africa: Global Monitoring Report 2011 - "Improving the Odds of Achieving the Mdgs"
This year's Global Monitoring Report 2011 entitled "Improving the Odds of Achieving the MDGs Heterogeneity, Gaps and Challenges", reviewed the evolution of the Millennium… Read more »
May 03, 2011
Africa: AfDB And World Bank Jointly Pledge U.S.$ 1 Billion to Support Tunisia
The African Development Bank and the World Bank pledged $1 billion to support Tunisia after the presidents of both institutions met in Tunis on 3 May 2011. In this joint action,… Read more »
April 18, 2011
Africa: World Bank And AfDB Urge Sudan to Resolve Issues Pledge Support
A third Sudan Roundtable, a forum launched by the World Bank to promote broad partnership in support of Sudan's development, was held during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings. The… Read more »
April 14, 2011
Africa: AfDB And World Bank Commit to Support Cote d'Ivoire's Recovery
The African Development Bank and the World Bank today issued the following statement in response to developments in Cote d'Ivoire: Read more »
April 11, 2011
Africa: AfDB Reviews Youth Employment in Fragile States
Youth unemployment situation in Africa in general and the challenges it poses in fragile states in particular was the subject of a brainstorming session organized by the… Read more »
April 08, 2011
Africa: Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships to Support Africa's Next Generation
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, in partnership with three of the world's most influential multilateral organisations, announces the launch of the Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships… Read more »
March 15, 2011
Africa: The AfDB, Tunisia and Red Cross Sign U.S.$ 1 Million for Humanitarian Assistance
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, the Tunisian Government and the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC), on Monday March 14, 2011 in Tunis, signed a USD 1 million… Read more »
March 08, 2011
Africa: AfDB At the Forefront in Promoting Women's Empowerment
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has been at the forefront in promoting women's empowerment and gender equality, both in African countries and inside the institution. "Equality… Read more »
March 21, 2011
Africa: Leveraging Strategic Environmental And Social Assessment Tools
A consultative meeting on strategic environmental and social assessment co-sponsored by the African Development Bank (AfDB) opened on Monday, 21 March 2011 in Tunis, Tunisia. The… Read more »
March 11, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves Humanitarian Aid for Displaced People At Tunisia-Libya Border
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a USD 1 million humanitarian emergency assistance grant to the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) and the Tunisian Red… 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 »
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 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 »
December 06, 2010
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 »
Africa: AfDB and World Bank - Strengthening Partnership for Developement
A few weeks ago I completed a three-month secondment to the World Bank's Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries Unit (OPCFC), organized by OPCFC in partnership with the Fragile… Read more »
November 01, 2010
Africa: Second Regional Meeting On Aid Effectiveness to Promote New Vision for Development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will host the Second Regional Meeting on Aid Effectiveness, South-South Cooperation and Capacity Development, in Tunis from 4-5 November… Read more »
October 29, 2010
Africa: African Economic Conference Ends in Tunis With Calls for Internal Resource Mobilization
The fifth African Economic Conference designed to bring policy-makers, researchers, academics and development experts ended on Friday, October 29, 2010, after intense discussions… Read more »










