Rwanda: AfDB to Participate in Rwanda ICT and Innovation Summit

The African Development Bank (AfDB), will participate in "Transform Africa 2013 Summit" to be hosted by the government of Rwanda from 28 to 31 October in Kigali. This pan African… Read more »

Africa: Board Pays Tribute to Outgoing Executive Director, Walter C. Jones

The outgoing United States Executive Director at the African Development Bank Group, Walter C. Jones, received glowing tributes from peers who cited his commendable service to the… Read more »

Gambia: AfDB Grants Volo U.S. $284 500 for Credit Bureau Initiative in Senegal and the Gambia

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and VoLo signed on Friday, October 18 a grant agreement amounting to US $284,472 to facilitate financial inclusion and improve the efficiency of… Read more »

Africa: Regional Integration is a Primary Condition for Africa's Industrial Revolution

"Regional Integration in Africa," the theme of this year's October 28-30 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Johannesburg, is at the very core of the quest for the continent's… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Reports Significant Opportunities of Shale Gas Production in Africa

Several African countries have potentially viable shale gas deposits, which, if developed, could lead to lower gas prices, increased consumption of natural gas, reduced greenhouse… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Gender Interventions to be Tailored to Realities on the Ground

The African Development Bank (AfDB)'s Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, attended the Intergovernmental Agency for Development (IGAD)'s conference on the launch of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and UK Delegations Visit Souk At-Tanmia, a Social Inclusion Project

As part of Souk At-tanmia Partnership, a pilot program initiated by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in support of entrepreneurship, the British Ambassador to Tunisia, Hamish… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Sister Organizations Are Committed to Supporting World Trade Facilitation

Heads of seven institutions issued the following statement on trade facilitation assistance at the World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting, October 13, 2013, Washington DC Read more »

Africa: AfDB Launches Consultations On Its New Governance Strategy in Washington, DC

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is launching on 12 October, 2013 in Washington DC, on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF annual general meeting, a series of broad… Read more »

Africa: AEC 2013 to debate the continent's development effectiveness through Regional Integration

"Regional Integration in Africa", is the theme of the African Economic Conference (AEC) 2013 which will be jointly organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Economic… Read more »

East Africa: AfDB Supports COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Capacity Building Programme

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, October 9, 2013, approved a grant of US $7.5 million to finance the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Capacity… Read more »

Africa: "Sound institutions are key to sustainable development," says AfDB President Donald Kaberuka

Speaking on October 10, 2013 at a meeting organized by the Washington-based Brookings Institution, African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, said that… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Launches 3-Year U.S.$ 500 Million Inaugural Green Bond

On Thursday, 10th October 2013, the African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, launched its inaugural Green Bond transaction. Read more »

Ethiopia: A Socio-economic Success Story

One of the success stories of Africa today is the socio-economic turnaround of a number of countries over the past decade, including Ethiopia, according to a recent African… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Receives U.S. $50.66 Million Grant for Drainage of Ouagadougou Districts

Burkina Faso will receive a US $50.66 million (UA 33.02 million) grant to finance a drainage and solid waste management project in the outlying districts of Ouagadougou. The… Read more »

Africa: Financing Africa's Development in the 21st Century

Good Morning. It is a pleasure to be back at Brookings to speak on African development issues. Thank you, Khomi Kharas and Mwangi Kimenyi for the invitation. My appreciation to all… Read more »

Mali: Mali to Receive U.S. $75.5 Million Soft Loan to Finance a Drinking Water Supply Project

The African Development Bank Group approved on Wednesday, October 9 a US $75.5 million (UA 50 million) soft loan for Mali to help the country finance a drinking water supply… Read more »

Malawi: AfDB Supports Public Finance Management Reforms in Malawi

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, approved on 9 October 2013,a grant amounting to… Read more »

Cape Verde: Afdb Approves €15 Million General Budget Support Loan for Cape Verde

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 approved a €15-million general budget support loan for Cape Verde, to help the… Read more »

Togo: AfDB Mobilizes U.S.$ 8.93 Million of Adaptation Finance From the Global Environment Facility for Togo

The Council of the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) hosted by the Global Environment Facility has approved on September 20, 2013 a project aiming at strengthening climate… Read more »

Africa: Regional Integration Key to the Development of South Sudan

In July 2011, South Sudan became the world's newest country, following a long-awaited referendum on independence. With the support of various civil society leaders, national and… Read more »

Africa: First Call for Proposals of Africa Trade Fund

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is pleased to announce the first call for proposals of the Africa Trade Fund (AfTra). Award amounts shall range from 50,000 USD to… Read more »

Southern Africa: Integration Represents Significant Opportunities for Landlocked and Small Island Countries

"Regional integration offers southern African countries substantial potential from competition and scale effects, but the gains are not automatic; careful design and sustained… Read more »

Africa: Forum On Africa - Leaders Discuss Challenges Ahead for Continent's Economic Transformation

The task is to unleash the full potential of the continent's natural capital - to which its growth is so closely tied - and in so doing to empower its human capital, which is what… Read more »

Africa: Kaberuka At OECD Forum On Africa - "Exclusion Has Devastating Consequences"

The task is to unleash the full potential of the continent's natural capital - to which its growth is so closely tied - and in so doing to empower its human capital, which is what… Read more »