April 19, 2013
Africa: AfDB Launches Multinational Project On Rural Economy in Zambia
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) in Zambia and the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI), with support from the International Institute for Tropical… Read more »
April 18, 2013
Africa: AfDB Provides U.S. $38 Million for Skills Development and Job Creation
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the government of Rwanda, on April 16, 2013 in Kigali, signed financing agreements amounting to UA 25.61 million (USD 38 million) for… Read more »
April 17, 2013
Africa: AfDB Reinforces Regional Integration Support
The African Development Bank has approved two loans totalling USD 232.5 million for the 157.5-kilometre road project from Arusha to Holili in Tanzania, and Taveta to Voi in Kenya,… Read more »
April 16, 2013
West Africa: Romano Prodi and Kaberuka Meet to Discuss the Crisis in the Sahel Region
The UN Special Envoy for the Sahel, Romano Prodi, met with the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, on April 15, 2013 in Tunis, to discuss security,… Read more »
Africa: Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund Launches Flagship Infrastructure Development Project
ZimFund's Urgent Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Project (Phase One) will increase the reliability, quality and availability of water, restore wastewater treatment… Read more »
April 11, 2013
Africa: African Water Facility Launches the Fostering Innovative Sanitation and Hygiene in Monrovia Project
The Fostering Innovative Sanitation and Hygiene (FISH) in Monrovia Project funded by the African Water Facility (AWF) was launched yesterday in the presence of over 40 people… Read more »
April 09, 2013
Africa: Sudan - Donors Pledge U.S.$ 3.6 Billion for the Reconstruction of Darfur
A two-day donor conference on Sudan ended on 8 April in Doha, Qatar with a pledge of USD 3.6billion. The amount, which will be paid over six years, will be devoted mainly to the… Read more »
April 08, 2013
Africa: Return Under Favorable Economic Recovery
After a decade of stagnation, the Ivoirian economy is picking up. The signs are obvious here and there, and especially in Abidjan, the economic capital. They are the construction… Read more »
April 05, 2013
Africa: The ADF Approves Us$ 38 Million to Support Rwanda's Progress in Skills, Entrepreneurship and Jobs
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors on April 3, 2013 approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of USD $ 25.7 million and an ADF loan of USD… Read more »
Africa: North African and Middle East Countries Poised to Upgrade Concentrated Solar Power Use With AfDB, World Bank, and Cif Support
On March 19, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank convened a workshop with representatives of Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia in Rabat, Morocco to… Read more »
April 01, 2013
Africa: The BRICS Call for Their Own Development Bank
At their meeting in Durban, the BRICS group put forward the proposal establishing a Development Bank under their auspices. This initiative was hailed by Donald Kaberuka, President… Read more »
March 28, 2013
North Africa: International Development of Health Services - North Africa's Export Prospects
In a recent paper produced as part of a series on North African policies, the African Development Bank (AfDB) analyzes the prospects of exporting the health services available in… Read more »
North Africa: Capital Market Development in North Africa - Current Status and Future Potential
Capital markets in North Africa have a long history but have been marginal to the region's development, concludes a new brief published by the African Development Bank entitled… Read more »
Africa: Towards a New Economic Model for Tunisia
The African Development Bank has officially released the report entitled "Towards a New Economic Model for Tunisia: Identifying Tunisia's Binding Constraints to Broad-Based… Read more »
Tunisia: Identifying Tunisia's Binding Constraints to Broad-Based Growth
The African Development Bank has officially released the report entitled "Towards a New Economic Model for Tunisia: Identifying Tunisia's Binding Constraints to Broad-Based… Read more »
North Africa: Capital Market Development in North Africa - Current Status and Future Potential
Capital markets in North Africa have a long history but have been marginal to the region's development, concludes a new brief published by the African Development Bank entitled… Read more »
March 27, 2013
Africa: Tunisian Labour Migration to Libya - A Strategic Tool to Tackle Unemployment?
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Office for Tunisians Abroad (OTE), have published a new study on… Read more »
March 26, 2013
Africa: AfDB Grants Malawi U.S.$3.04 Million for Kholombidzo Power Feasibility Studies
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved, on March 25, 2013, a grant amounting to US $3.04 million to finance the Kholombidzo Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) Feasibility… Read more »
Africa: Message from the President: A Win-Win in Infrastructure - The Durban BRICS Summit
The new world order comes to Durban this week - for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma… Read more »
Africa: Trade Integration Key to Macroeconomic Convergence, Says New AfDB Report
A new policy paper by the African Development Bank carries the importance of trade integration to macroeconomic convergence. Published in March 2013, the report titled "Supporting… Read more »
Africa: A Win-Win in Infrastructure - The Durban Brics Summit
The new world order comes to Durban this week - for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma… Read more »
West Africa: SEFA and Partners Launch Competition for Clean Energy Entrepreneurs in West Africa
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) and its partners has launched a business plan competition called the West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF/the Forum)… Read more »
March 25, 2013
Africa: Tanzania's Geothermal Roadmap to Tap Renewable Energy Resources With AfDB Support
On March 13-14, 2013, a wide range of stakeholders gathered in Dar-es-Salaam for a Tanzania Government-hosted workshop to consider the country's "Geothermal Legal and Regulatory… Read more »
Africa: The African Water Facility - Boosting the Water Sector Through Sustained Collaboration
The low rate of investments in the water sector has been a major obstacle to accelerate the development and improved management of water resources critically needed to help meet… Read more »
March 22, 2013
Africa: World Water Day - Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
We invest billions of dollars to find evidence of water and life on Mars, but here on Earth, we struggle to mobilize the funds needed to develop the full potential of the water… Read more »
