September 28, 2015
Senegal: Senegal Showcased By the AfDB for Sustainability in Rural Water and Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goal Number 6
The African Development Bank and the Senegalese Ministry for Water Resources and Sanitation have fine-tuned their planning of a new US $54-million program to improve access to… Read more »
Africa: Energizing Africa's Future, Benefiting the World
African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina delivered an impassioned speech to high-level leaders Friday morning about why putting all of Africa on the power… Read more »
Africa: Statement Delivered By Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group, High-Level Event, "Achieving SDG 7 On Energy By 2030-Implementation & Tracking of Sustainable Energy for All"
The African Development Bank supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) wholeheartedly. And no component of the SDGs is more important than point number 7: Energy. Read more »
September 27, 2015
Africa: The High-Level Event On Industrialization, 26 September 2015, New York
Q. How can international financial institutions contribute effectively to operationalizing Africa's industrialization and SDG 9? Read more »
Africa: The Japan-Africa Recs Summit Roundtable in New York
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Africa: Powering Partnerships to Power Africa
From Bono to the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina spent Saturday forging partnerships with people and building… Read more »
September 26, 2015
Africa: AfDB President Discusses New Deal On Energy for Africa With German Chancellor, Ministers in New York
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina attended a special dinner event with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, September 25 in New York. Also in attendance… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Moves Forward to Implement Sustainable Development Goals
African Development Bank Group President (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina wasted no time Friday moving forward to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) officially endorsed by… Read more »
September 25, 2015
Africa: The Fortunes of Africa Will Determine the Success of the Sustainable Development Goals
Much of the focus of the UN Summit to chart a way forward on global development will be on Africa. Read more »
Africa: Cooperating Partners Call for Strengthened and Strategic Collaboration in the Preparation of Nepad Infrastructure Projects
Cooperating partners who provide financial support to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) hosted by the… Read more »
Africa: President Adesina At UN Meetings in New York
Adesina addresses Africa Leadership Forum Read more »
September 24, 2015
Africa: President Adesina Assures UN Secretary General of Bank's Strong Commitment to Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
In the lead up to the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, paid a courtesy visit to the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Meets With UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina held discussions with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday at the UN headquarters in New York, ahead of the UN Sustainable… Read more »
September 23, 2015
Madagascar: AfDB Approves Rural Youth Enterprise Project for Food Security in Madagascar
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved two loans amounting to US$ 24.55 million for Madagascar to help reduce the country's food insecurity and fragility. Read more »
Ethiopia: Benin, Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia to Benefit From African Trade Insurance (ATI) Membership Programme
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a combined USD 30 million soft loan to Benin, Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia to be utilized for membership subscriptions in the… Read more »
Africa: President Akinwumi Adesina Appoints Dr. Sipho Moyo As Director of the Cabinet and Chief of Staff
"It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointment of Dr. Sipho Moyo, a citizen of Zimbabwe, as Director of Cabinet and Chief of Staff in the Office of the President" said Mr… Read more »
Seychelles: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 10 Million Loan to Seychelles for Private Sector Development
The African Development Bank has approved a US$ 10-million loan to the Republic of Seychelles in support of the government's Inclusive Private Sector Development and… Read more »
September 22, 2015
Africa: AfDB Gears Up for Key Role in Post-2015 Development Agenda
A high-level African Development Bank (AfDB) delegation led by its new President, Akinwumi Adesina, will ensure that Africa's voice is heard at the UN Sustainable Development… Read more »
Africa: African Renewable Energy Fund, Cornerstoned By AfDB and Sefa
The African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF), a dedicated renewable energy fund focused on sub-Saharan Africa, announced during the African Development Bank's "Energy Week" that it… Read more »
Africa: From the MDGs to the SDGs - Africa At a Crossroads
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Africa: AfDB and Badea Discuss Enhancing Cooperation
The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, met with Sidi Ould Tah, Director General of the Banque Arabe pour le Développement Economique en Afrique… Read more »
Africa: Ambassador of Turkey Pays Courtesy Visit to President Adesina
The Ambassador of Turkey to Côte d'Ivoire, Esra Demir, paid a courtesy visit to the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, on Monday, September 21 at… Read more »
September 18, 2015
West Africa: Ivoire Hydro Energy Scoops Top Prize At Second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing Awards
Etty Ekolan Alain being congratulated by AfDB's Vice President for Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration, Solomon Asamoah Read more »
Africa: AfDB Puts Energy On the Front Burner of Africa's Development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has placed energy squarely on the front burner of its development agenda, for a continent on which some 645 million, more than half of the… Read more »
Africa: Benin Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou Says Access to Energy Should Be a Social Right
Speaking in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on 17 September, where he Joined a stakeholders meeting on lighting Africa packaged by the African Development Bank (AfDB), Prime Minister… Read more »
