September 03, 2014
Africa: Incorporation of Africa50
The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the incorporation of Africa50. Africa50 is a new landmark investment vehicle that aims to help significantly accelerate the pace of… Read more »
September 02, 2014
North Africa: AfDB Report On North Africa Calls for Reforms to Eliminate Barriers to Employment
The annual report produced by the AfDB Country Regional Department North Africa (ORNA) has just been published in French and English. Read more »
North Africa: North Africa Under Scrutiny - 2014 Annual Report Is Published
The annual report produced by the AfDB Country Regional Department North Africa (ORNA) has just been published in French and English. Read more »
North Africa: The AfDB Releases Its North Africa 2014 Report
The AfDB North Africa 2014 report focuses on inclusive growth, providing an overview of the AfDB's activities in the region, along with a summary of the socio-economic situation in… Read more »
September 01, 2014
Africa: African Business Women Forum - AfDB Encourages Women to Get Into Nontraditional Business
About one hundred African business women gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for the African Women Linkage Forum from 18 to 20 August 2014. The session was organized by the Chairperson of… Read more »
August 28, 2014
Sierra Leone: Ebola - No Need to Impose "Unnecessary Stringent Measures" On Affected Countries, Says Kaberuka
On a two-day trip (on 26-27 August 2014) to Sierra Leone and Liberia, two countries affected by the Ebola outbreak, African Development President (AfDB) Presdident Donald Kaberuka,… Read more »
August 27, 2014
West Africa: AfDB President Visits Freetown and Monrovia to Signal His Support for Those Affected By the Ebola Virus
On Tuesday, August 26 and Wednesday, August 27, 2014, Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), embarked on a two-day tour of Freetown (Sierra Leone) and… Read more »
West Africa: The Impact of Ebola in West Africa - AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
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Africa: AfDB Prices NZD 100 million Kauri Bond due August 2019
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West Africa: AfDB and WHO Sign US $60 Million MOU to Strengthen Ebola Response in West Africa
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo, on Tuesday,… Read more »
August 25, 2014
West Africa: Just Released - the West Africa Monitor Quarterly, Issue 3
The African Development Bank released on August 21 its latest edition of the West Africa Monitor Quarterly. The report follows key socio-economic developments in the region and… Read more »
August 21, 2014
South Africa: African Water Facility Promotes Multiple Use Water Services
The African Water Facility (AWF) offered on August 20, 2014 a €1.3 million grant to the Water Research Commission of the Republic of South Africa to improve water delivery… Read more »
Burkina Faso: SEFA Grants US $950,000 to Support Solar Power Plant in Burkina Faso
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US $950,000 grant for the development of the WINDIGA 20 MW Solar PV power plant in Burkina Faso. The SEFA project… Read more »
August 20, 2014
Africa: The AfDB Marks Its Golden Jubilee in November 2014
The African Development Bank (AfDB) marks its Golden Jubilee this year. The Bank will mark the anniversary with an event in Abidjan on November 4, 50 years to the day that it held… Read more »
Africa: Gearing Up for the Grand Finale of AfDB's 50th Anniversary
The African Development Bank (AfDB) marks its Golden Jubilee this year. The grand finale of the year-long celebrations is scheduled to take place November 4, 2014 in Abidjan,… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Donald Kaberuka Reiterates AfDB Confidence in Côte d'Ivoire to the Press
As part of the return of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to Abidjan, AfDB Group President Donald Kaberuka spoke to the national and international media accredited in… Read more »
August 19, 2014
West Africa: $210 Million Response - AfDB Steps Up Efforts to Curb Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Monday, August 18 in Abidjan, approved a US $60 million grant investment as part of a $210 million package for immediate implementation… Read more »
Africa: The African Water Facility Offers Special Training to Its Grantees to Increase Project Results and Effectiveness At Nairobi Workshop
The African Water Facility (AWF), with the support of the African Development Bank's (AfDB) East Africa Regional Resource Center, brought together more than 40 project managers… Read more »
August 15, 2014
West Africa: AfDB Pledges $60 Million in Grants to Fight the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa
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August 13, 2014
Africa: Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa supports Mali in Promoting Renewable Energy
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved on 11th of August in Tunis a US$530,000 grant to Mali as co-funding for a project to promote renewable energy in the country… Read more »
Africa: ADEA, AfDB and KOAFEC launch the 2014/2015 Education Research in Africa Award
The competition for the 3rd and 4th editions of the Education Research in Africa Award (ERAA) is now open. Read more »
August 07, 2014
Africa: Washington Summit Considered Major Boost to U.S-Africa Relations
After nearly a week of wheeling and dealing in Washington D.C., business leaders and policy makers from the United States and Africa are calling the first ever U.S.-Africa Leaders… Read more »
August 06, 2014
Africa: Enhanced Partnership Between the US and AfDB for Power Africa
As part of the US-African Leaders Summit, on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, reaffirmed the AfDB's support to advance the… Read more »
Africa: US Companies Pledge $14 Billion to Africa
When it comes to growing a business, everyone from entrepreneurs to leaders of the biggest corporations will go wherever the best opportunities lie. Read more »
August 05, 2014
Equatorial Guinea: AfDB to Contribute to Capacity Building in Equatorial Guinea
At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka made an… Read more »
