May 25, 2016
Africa: Leaders Underscore Urgent Need to Create Jobs for African Youth through Agriculture, ICT, Industry
Africa needs to step up investments in skills development and promotion of entrepreneurship to create jobs for young people, African leaders and businesses executives have… Read more »
May 24, 2016
Africa: President Adesina Shares AfDB's New Transformation Agenda As Annual Meetings Open in Lusaka
"Africa must think big, act big and deliver big. We must never show low ambitions for Africa," African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina said on Tuesday, May 24,… Read more »
May 23, 2016
Africa: Highlights of Day 1 At the AfDB Annual Meetings
Over 3,000 delegates have converged in Lusaka for the 51st Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) taking place in the Zambian capital from May 23 to 27, 2016. Read more »
Africa: Continental Business Network - Managing Investment Risks in Public Infrastructure
Defining and managing investment risk in African domestic and regional infrastructure projects is critical to development and growth of the continent. Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Push for Increased Nutrition Investments
Key African leaders including philanthropists and businesses have called for increased investment to eliminate malnutrition across Africa during the African Development Bank Annual… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Chief Arrives in Zambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says Africa's integration is vital in eliminating challenges such as under-nutrition and the unfavourable climatic conditions which have… Read more »
Africa: Jobs for Women and Young People - The Transformative Potential of Agribusiness
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May 22, 2016
Africa: All Roads Lead to Zambia As Delegates Converge On Lusaka for AfDB Annual Meetings
Hundreds of participants have converged on Lusaka for the 51st Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 42nd Meetings of the African… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: AfDB Commits Eur 52 Million to the Republic of Congo for Broadband and E-Services Development
On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a EUR 52.04-million loan to the Government of the Republic of Congo to help… Read more »
May 19, 2016
Africa: Q&a With Charles Leyeka Lufumpa, Director, AfDB Statistics Department, and Officer-in-Charge of the Chief Economist Complex
The Bank hopes to lead transformative changes in Africa's energy systems, agriculture and land-use systems. It is also committed to ensuring inclusive and green growth. How does it… Read more »
Zimbabwe: High-Level Delegation From Zimbabwe Calls On the African Development Bank On the Country's Arrears Clearance
On 18 May 2016, a High-Level Delegation from Zimbabwe, led by the country's Finance and Economic Development Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, called on the African Development Bank… Read more »
Tanzania: AfDB Approves U.S. $ 120 Million Line of Credit to Tanzania's Crdb Bank PLC
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its private sector window has approved a USD 120-million line of credit (LOC) to CRDB Bank Plc ("CRDB")… Read more »
May 18, 2016
Africa: Launch of the African Economic Outlook 2016
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the OECD Development Centre and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will release their joint African Economic Outlook 2016. This… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Champions Energy Access and Job Creation for Youth At the WEF
At the just-concluded World Economic Forum on Africa, the African Development Bank reiterated the need to improve energy access to all in efforts to industrialise the continent.… Read more »
May 17, 2016
Africa: 2nd African Ministerial Forum On ICT Integration in Education and Training On Advancing Inclusive Knowledge Societies in Africa
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Nigeria: Scaling Agriculture As Development and Diversification Strategy for the North West Region of Nigeria
From Left Governor Tambuwal of Sokoto, Masari of Katsina, Ganduje of Kano, Ousmane Dore of AfDB, Badaru of Jigawa, El-Rufai of Kaduna and Deputy Governor of Zamfara State Read more »
Africa: AfDB to Strengthen Partnership With Lake Chad Basin Commission to Build Lasting Peace and Promote Sustainable Development
In the margins of the Summit on regional security held in Abuja on May 14, 2016, Bank Group President, Akinwumi Adesina met with Lake Chad Basin Commission representatives and… Read more »
Africa: Relaxing Visa Regulations - An Imperative to Push Africa's Integration Agenda and Unlock the Continent's Economic Potential
As world leaders gather in Kigali to attend the World Economic Forum for Africa, the free movement of people across the continent, a top priority in the vision for Africa set in… Read more »
May 13, 2016
Africa: Africa to Address Numerous Challenges in Order to Achieve Industrial Revolution
The debate on industrialisation and how Africa can lead in the Fourth Industrial Revolution was the climax of the second day of the World Economic Forum on Africa, taking place in… Read more »
Africa: Se4all Africa Hub to Provide Technical Assistance to Green Mini-Grids Developers
The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Africa Hub, hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), recently signed a service contract with a consortium of GVEP International and… Read more »
May 12, 2016
Africa: The Future for Africa Is in Transforming Agriculture, Forum Hears
The importance of agriculture and agribusiness in unlocking shared prosperity in Africa was the subject of a high level panel of African leaders who addressed the Grow Africa… Read more »
May 11, 2016
Rwanda: Rwanda Gets Green Light to Prepare Plan to Sustainably Enhance Its Forest Resources
With support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Rwanda has won approval of a US $250,000 grant under the Climate Investment Funds' Forest Investment Program (CIF FIP) to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Pushes Energy and Youth Job Creation Agenda At World Economic Forum in Kigali
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May 10, 2016
Africa: EU Joins AfDB in Operationalizing Nile Equatorial Lake Countries Interconnection Project
The African Development Bank announced on April 19, 2016 that it is helping operationalize studies financed by the European Union Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-AITF) which… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Supporting Private Equity Investments in Africa
The African Development Bank was an associate sponsor of the 13th Annual Conference of the Africa Venture Capital Association (AVCA) that took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April… Read more »
