May 13, 2014
Angola: AfDB Grants Major Us $1 Billion Loan for Angola Energy Sector
In support of the Government of Angola's efforts to reform the power sector, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Tuesday, May 13 in Tunis a US… Read more »
May 12, 2014
Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings 2014 - Governors to Explore Bank's Role in Africa's Transformation Agenda
The role of the Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB) in the construction of a new Africa will be the focus of the "Governors Dialogue" and a core issue on the agenda of the 2014… Read more »
Africa: A Refreshingly Accessible AfDB Book Tracks Africa's Progress Through Figures
Here's an interesting fact: Africa has 52 cities with populations of one million or higher - the same number as for Europe. Read more »
Africa: AfDB at 50 - Paving the Way to Africa's Economic and Social Transformation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) launched its golden jubilee celebrations on April 22 in Tunis in a colourful ceremony mingled with sober reflections on the Bank's development… Read more »
May 11, 2014
Africa: Luxembourg's Move to Join AfDB Demonstrates Attractiveness of our Institution, Says President Donald Kaberuka
Luxembourg has joined the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, becoming the institution's 26th non regional member country. African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka and… Read more »
May 09, 2014
Rwanda: ADF Approves Us $76 Million to Support Skills, Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in Rwanda
On May 7, 2014, the African Development Bank's (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors approved an African Development Fund (ADF) loan of US $76 million for a Skills, Employability and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings to Focus on Africa's Future
Each year, the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) hold their Annual Meetings to review the Bank Group's operations in the previous year as well as… Read more »
Africa: Africa Counts its Blessings with AfDB's Statistical Resources
The African Development Bank is much more than a source of funding for projects in Africa. It is also a knowledge institution and statistics are one of its important products. To… Read more »
May 08, 2014
Tunisia: Tunisia - Rethinking the Industrial Policy for a Balanced Territorial Development
In its latest economic note, the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s Department for North Africa assessed the impact of new developments in Tunisia's industrial policy to see how… Read more »
Tunisia: What Policies to Counter the Inequalities in Access to Healthcare ?
The African Development Bank (AfDB)'s latest report analyses the inequalities in access to health care across Tunisia. The findings are clear: despite the progress that were made,… Read more »
May 07, 2014
Africa: AfDB President Donald Kaberuka Supports "Visa Free Travel in Africa"
African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, alongside two African leaders, on 7 May 2014 in Abuja, Nigeria, launched a call to action for regional integration in… Read more »
Africa: ADEA and the African Union Launch Publications On Education and Skills for Africa's Accelerated Development
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) launched two series of publications in Yaoundé on April 24, 2014.… Read more »
Nigeria: AfDB in Solidarity With the Nigerian Community On the Case of the Chibok Girls
"To be educated means... I will not only be able to help myself, but also my family, my country, my people. The benefits will be many." - Meda Wagtole, schoolgirl, Ethiopia Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves Us $50 Million Risk Participation Agreement With Union de Banques Arabes et Françaises to Boost Trade Finance in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, May 7 in Tunis an unfunded US $50 million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) with the Union de… Read more »
May 05, 2014
Ethiopia: AfDB and CSOs Discuss Mechanisms for Enhanced Collaboration
The African Development Bank Group on April 29, 2014 in Addis Ababa was represented in a Civil Society Open Day under the theme "Working Together for Inclusive Growth." Read more »
April 30, 2014
Africa: AfDB Approves a €40-million Risk Participation Agreement with BNP Paribas to Boost Trade Finance in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, April 30 in Tunis an unfunded €40-million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) with BNP… Read more »
Tunisia: Souk At-Tanmia - The Second Edition Is Launched!
The second edition of Souk At-Tanmia, the programme dedicated to aspiring entrepreneurs in Tunisia, has just begun. Launched on April 30, the invitation to apply ends at midnight… Read more »
Africa: Comparing the Real Size of African Economies
Launching the International Comparison Program for Africa Results Read more »
Malawi: AfDB Provides US $35.5 Million to Malawi to Expand Access to Water Supply and Sanitation
The Board of Directors of the African Development Group approved on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 an African Development Fund (ADF) loan of US $23.0 million, a loan of US $7.7 million… Read more »
April 25, 2014
Africa: Kaberuka Lends his Support to Global Education
"First of all, I want all of the young people and youth ambassadors to know that you can count on me to get to zero," said Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development… Read more »
Africa: Development of African Agriculture Sector Central to Inclusive Growth, Food Security - AfDB Report
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Agriculture and Agro-industry (OSAN) and Development Research Departments have jointly produced the report entitled "Inclusive Growth: An… Read more »
April 24, 2014
Africa: AfDB a Key Player in Africa to Support Global Environment With the GEF
Record amount pledged for the Global Environment Facility Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves a US $50 million Risk Participation Agreement
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 an unfunded US $50 million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) with Commercial… Read more »
Senegal: AfDB Approves 18.74 Billion CFA francs for Senegal's Water and Sanitation Sector Project
Senegal will receive a combined African Development Fund loan and grant amounting to 18.74 billion CFA francs approved by the Fund's Board on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in Tunis, to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB SME Program - Enhancing Inclusive Growth and Job Creation in Africa
The Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its private sector window has approved a US $9 million line of credit (LOC) equivalent in Mozambique… Read more »
