June 04, 2015
Africa: Boosting Agriculture, Services and Value Chains is Key to Africa's Competitiveness
African economies' prospects for long-term, sustainable growth are under threat from weakness in the core conditions necessary for competitive and productive economies, despite… Read more »
Africa: African Governments Urged to Invest in Sustainable Infrastructure
There's a huge demand for infrastructure in Africa and yet the money coming from donors and governments is not sufficient. As a result, African governments need to look at… Read more »
June 03, 2015
Africa: AfDB Unveils Strategy for Water and Sanitation in Rural Areas
African Development Bank key stakeholders in its rural water and sanitation initiative have defined the outlines of an ambitious four-year strategy, to be aligned with UN… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Unveils First-Ever Study of Female Board Membership in Africa
Africa may stack up pretty well compared with the world's regions on having companies with female board members, but the continent has a distance to go to make sure its strong… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Participate in the World Economic Forum On Africa
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Africa: Africa Told to Use ICT Model to Leap-Frog Energy Log Jam
If data is anything to go by, reports that some 750 million Africans rely on biomass for their daily energy needs clearly puts the energy sector on top of Africa's development… Read more »
June 02, 2015
Africa: Capacity Building for SADC Parliamentarians On Value for Money in Social Sectors
The African Development Bank is organizing from June 9-10, 2015 in Harare a capacity-building activity for Southern African Development Community (SADC) parliamentarians on 'Value… Read more »
Africa: African Natural Resources Center Seeks Comments On Its Strategy for 2015-2020
The newly established African Natural Resources Center (ANRC), African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has launched an online consultation to seek comments from all stakeholders on… Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility to Participate At the Africa Energy Forum in Dubai
The African Legal Support Facility will participate in the 17th Annual Africa Energy Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from June 8-11, 2015. The event held annually allows… Read more »
East Africa: AfDB Supports Addressing Fragility Through Arms Reduction in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa Regions
Many countries in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa regions have for long shared the global concern that the proliferation of small arms and light weapons escalates violent… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank to Participate in the World Economic Forum On Africa
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June 01, 2015
Africa: Ecobank Group CEO Named African Banker of the Year
Albert Essien, Group CEO of Ecobank, has won the African Banker of the Year Award at the ninth edition of the African Banker Awards, hosted by African Banker magazine under the… Read more »
Africa: Investment Climate - Africa Challenged to Do More
The Investment Climate Facility (ICF) in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) released its 2014 African Investment Climate Report on Thursday in Abidjan, Day 4 of… Read more »
Africa: Connecting African Women With It Is Good for Growth
Getting women in Africa access to information technology (IT) like smart phones is not just about closing the usage gender gap, experts say it is also a major driver of economic… Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Hosts Discussion On Risks and Rewards of International Capital Markets
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) on May 28 convened a high-level meeting on "Sovereign Debt in Africa: Options, Obstacles & Opportunities" at the African Development… Read more »
Africa: Where Are the Keys to Africa's Industrialization?
What will it take to build a sustainable industrial base for Africa? Two Ministers, two professors, one economist, and an industrialist formed a panel on Wednesday, Day 3 of the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and World Bank Working Together to Strengthen Ebola Response in Africa
For countries at risk of Ebola, fighting it comes down to securing more funding for the battle, building up health care infrastructures and ensuring that nations take the lead on… Read more »
Africa: Leaders Discuss a Single Market for Africa and the Need for Peace and Stability
African Heads of State attending the 50th African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Abidjan committed on Tuesday, May 26 to supporting policies that can fast-track the… Read more »
Africa: Outgoing President of AfDB Pledges to Continue to Work for Africa
The outgoing President of the African Development Bank has pledged to continue working for Africa after serving the Bank for a decade. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Hosts Launch of New Deal Monitoring Report
The Transition Support Department (ORTS) of the African Development Bank kicked off Day 1 of the Bank's 2015 Annual Meetings on Monday, May 25 by hosting the International Dialogue… Read more »
May 29, 2015
Africa: Curtain Falls On 2015 AfDB Annual Meetings in Abidjan
The 50th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 41st meetings of the African Development Fund (ADF) closed on Friday, May 29, 2015 in Abidjan, Côte… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Gathers Ideas for African Natural Resources Center Strategy
The African Natural Resources Center (ANRC), a new initiative by the African Development Bank (AfDB), got a boost in ideas from stakeholders on Friday, May 29 during a consultative… Read more »
Togo: AfDB's UA 2.34 Million* to Improve Roads and Travel Conditions in Togo and Burkina Faso
The Governments of Togo and Burkina Faso, on May 29 in Abidjan, signed a protocol agreement worth 2.34 million Units of Account (UA)* with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to… Read more »
Africa: Panelists Call for Support to Africa's Fashion Industry
The global fashion industry is worth $1.5 trillion, and while Africa is making contributions to the sector, the total value of African fashion is not known. Read more »
Africa: Relations Between Korea, Africa and the Bank Are Growing
Since relations between Korea and Africa began in 1961, bilateral trade has grown to about 60 percent. Read more »
