December 08, 2015
Africa: Can Africa's Regional Flagship Programmes Change the Continent's Development Narrative?
"If we want Africa to achieve land degradation neutrality by 2030, if Africa must transform its agriculture and drive its development priorities to acceptable levels, then we have… Read more »
Gabon: Gabonese Prime Minister Opens 11th Annual African Symposium for Statistical Development in Libreville
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Gabon, Daniel Ona Ondo officially opened the 11th African Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) organized by the African Development… Read more »
Africa: African Ministers Insist On a Legally Binding Agreement in Paris
African Ministers for the Environment held a high-level meeting at the Africa Pavilion at the ongoing United Nations climate change conference in Paris, France. Read more »
Africa: AfDB and World Bank to Discuss How to Meet Africa's Energy Needs
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December 07, 2015
Africa: INDCs - Absence of Data, Means of Implementation May Affect Africa
Although the objective of the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) is definitive, most of them lack both practical and technical methods of implementation. Read more »
Africa: EU Set to Boost Post-Cop21 Climate Financing to Developing Countries
Blending projects with climate finance is helping to bring many climate change related projects to life in several regions around the globe, thanks to the dedicated commitment and… Read more »
Africa: Africa Ties Its Agricultural Transformation Agenda to Cop21 Climate Outcome
A high level panel of African agricultural experts has said that the continent's agricultural transformation depends on the successful outcome of the climate negotiation process. Read more »
Africa: Financing Water Is Key to Africa's Transformation, Experts Say
Experts at the ongoing Paris climate conference have underlined the need to prioritise climate finance for water and climate change adaptation in Africa. Read more »
Africa: Remarks By Kevin Chika Urama, At the Lpaa Focus On Energy
Your Excellencies, I bring you greetings from Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. He is not able to join us today due to other appointments in Abidjan. Read more »
Sierra Leone: AfDB Launches Development Effectiveness Review On Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone recognized as a success story among states emerging from conflict, but underlying drivers of fragility still remain Read more »
Africa: Daily News, Videos and Footage Related to Africa At Cop21 Accessible to Global and African Media Thanks to AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is posting and disseminating daily coverage of Africa-related COP21 news, including videos and feature stories from events at the African… Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs More Funding for Adaptation
More finance, capacity building for communities and institutions and use of technology are vital to making Africa adapt to climate change. Read more »
December 05, 2015
Africa: Africa At Cop21 - Three Gives to the Rest of the World, and Three Asks
The term 'glacial pace' - implying millennially slow movement - takes on real and literal meaning with climate change. The disappearance of our glaciers may in fact have hastened… Read more »
Africa: World Bank and AfDB Announces $600 Million in Support for Hydrometeorology in Africa
The World Bank in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Meteorological Organization has announced a US $600 million programme to improve… Read more »
December 04, 2015
Africa: Young African Lawyers Backstopping African Group of Negotiators
A group of past and present members of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) has called on African institutions to start offering courses in climate change to help them deal with… Read more »
Africa: Those Who Pollute More Should Do More to Save Our Planet - AfDB
A famous quote goes: "From those to whom much is given, much is expected." This is the message that the African Development Bank (AfDB) is delivering on behalf of Africa at the… Read more »
Africa: Africa Raises Red Flag On Possible Paris Outcome
Leading members of the African Group of Negotiators and civil society leaders at the ongoing UN climate talks in Paris have expressed their dissatisfaction with the pace of the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Counts On Forest Resources to Boost Economy
Ethiopia says it is counting on its forest resources to boost the country's US $55 billion economy. Read more »
Africa: ADF12 & 13 - Is the AfDB Delivering On Its Commitments?
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December 03, 2015
Africa: An African Master Plan - the Solution to Africa's Transport Challenges
The African Development Bank Transport Forum (ATF) 2015 ended on November 27, 2015, with the AfDB reiterating its support for transport development to ensure economic growth on the… Read more »
Chad: Lake Chad, a Living Example of the Devastation Climate Change Is Wreaking On Africa
African Governments, especially those of the Lake Chad Basin region, want to secure the future of the precious but dwindling water body. Read more »
Africa: The Great Green Wall Is Helping African Countries to Mitigate Climate Change
Stronger partnerships, sound national policies, more funding for climate change adaptation and mitigation, research, community involvement and sensitization are key to realizing… Read more »
Africa: New Adaptation Support for Global Environment Facility a Welcome Infusion for Africa, Says AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) welcomes the new infusion of US $248 million for the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which was… Read more »
Africa: Africa Water Facility Plans for the Next Decade
From November 25 to 27, the Africa Water Facility (AWF) engaged stakeholders in a series of activities to conduct an evaluation of its performance in the last decade and also to… Read more »
Africa: Multilateral Development Banks Join Forces to Ramp Up Climate Action in Transport
Eight multilateral development banks today issued a joint statement, committing to accelerate their efforts to mitigate transport emissions and recognizing the need for more action… Read more »