May 13, 2013
Africa: Bank to Launch New Platform to Connect Mano River Countries
Connecting people, consolidating peace and accelerating economic transformation were the main themes of a high-level seminar organized by the African Development Bank in Abidjan on… Read more »
Africa: Successful Infrastructure Project Bonds Require Improved Regulatory Frameworks, Says AfDB Study
African countries need to improve their regulatory frameworks in order to ensure the successful launch of African infrastructure project bonds, says a new report launched by the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Concludes First Pan-African Training for Regulators of Derivatives and Commodities Exchanges
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on May 10, 2013 concluded a one-week, pan-African training workshop for African regulators of derivatives and commodities exchanges. The… Read more »
May 10, 2013
Africa: AfDB Gender Forum Stresses Women's Empowerment in Tunis
The first edition of the African Development Bank's Gender Forum was held in Tunis on May 10, 2013, with women stressing the need to integrate institutional recognition,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Gender Forum - Changing the State of Gender Equality in Africa
The African Development Bank is organizing on 10 May, 2013 in Tunis the first edition of the "AfDB Gender Forum" to leverage the Bank's advocacy on Gender Equality. The Forum will… Read more »
May 09, 2013
Africa: Kaberuka Named Africa's "Infrastructure Investment Personality of the Year"
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka was designated on May 7, 2013, in Cape Town, South Africa, the "Infrastructure Investment Personality of the Year" for 2013. The… Read more »
Africa: African Continent Can Transform Within a Generation, Says Kaberuka
Speaking at the 23rd World Economic Forum on Africa on Thursday, May 9 in Cape Town, South Africa, African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka said "Africa has to find its… Read more »
Africa: Regional Integration Key to Africa's Future Competitiveness
Africa must increase competitiveness or jeopardize future growth, warns the Africa Competitiveness Report 2013, which assesses prospects for sustainable growth of 38 African… Read more »
May 08, 2013
Africa: The AfDB Supports Economic Recovery in Mali With a Loan of More Than 30 Billion CFA Francs
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, May 8 in Tunis, a loan of 30 billion CFA francs to the Republic of Mali. This amount will be drawn from the… Read more »
Africa: World Economic Forum On Africa Kicks Off in Cape Town
The 23rd World Economic Forum on Africa kicked off on Wednesday, May 8 on the theme "Delivering on Africa's Promise". Read more »
Africa: The AfDB Strengthens Its 2013-2017 Assistance Strategy for Côte d'Ivoire
The African Development Bank Group, the Government of Côte d'Ivoire as well as stakeholders are engaged in a dialogue, to address the country's structural development,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Pledges U.S.$18 Million in Support of Somalia's Reconstruction
The African Development Bank pledged its support to Somali's reconstruction on May 7 with a commitment of US $18 million over three years. Read more »
Africa: AfDB-Nigeria - Over U.S.$ 1 Billion Investment in Potable Water Projects for Millions of Households
Water is the most critical resource in any nation. It is the principal measure of the health of a country and how its people live. In Tunisia, as in a number of North African… Read more »
May 07, 2013
Africa: From Fear to Hope - Getting It Right in Somalia
It has been two decades of mayhem, chaos and bloodletting in Somalia. A child born at the onset of the Somali crisis is now twenty one. Somalia has still a long way to go: the Al… Read more »
Africa: Strong Leadership Needed for Inclusive Growth, Experts Say
Inclusive growth has attracted considerable attention in recent years, and certainly at the African Development Bank the discussion has reached a fevered pitch. Read more »
North Africa: Climate Investment Funds Give North Africa and Middle East Green Light for Revised Regional Solar Plan
The US $7.6 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF) gave the go-ahead on Friday, May 3, to Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to proceed with an updated version of a… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Launches Us$1.26b Kenya - Ethiopia Electricity Highway
The African Development Bank today launched the 1,068-kilometre high-voltage electricity highway to be built between Kenya and Ethiopia. Read more »
May 06, 2013
Africa: AfDB's Workshop On Regulations for Commodities and Derivatives Markets in Africa
From May 6 to 10, 2013, the African Development Bank is organizing a pan-African training workshop in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on derivatives and commodities markets for… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB Boosts Integrated Development and Governance in Tunisia With Euros 22.9 Million
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of Tunisia on Monday 6th May 2013, in Tunis signed two agreements relating to two important operations. The first one… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Launches Website on African Local Currency Bond Markets
The African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), will launch its website www.africanbondmarkets.org on May 6, 2013. Read more »
May 03, 2013
Africa: ZimFund's EPIRP to Improve Reliability and Availability of Electricity in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund (ZimFund) launched the physical implementation of the sub-transmission component of the Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project… Read more »
Africa: World Press Freedom Day
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) joins the international media and communications community on Friday, May 3, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the World Press Freedom… Read more »
Africa: The Minister of Finance of Morocco Hails AfDB Support for Green Growth in His Country
During a working visit to the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Tunis on 3rd May 2013 , Nizir Baraka, Moroccan Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the AfDB Board of Governors,… Read more »
May 02, 2013
Africa: The African Legal Support Facility Supports Capacity Building On Ppps in Senegal
As part of the project being implemented by the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) to strengthen the legal capacity of the Direction de l'Appui au Secteur Privé (DASP) of… Read more »
Africa: Kaberuka Emphasizes Infrastructure Financing and Maintenance At Times CEO Forum
Participating in The Times CEO Summit Africa 2013 high-level panel on infrastructure in London on April 30, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka said that one… Read more »