Africa: AfDB Board of Directors in Abidjan

Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire, Daniel Kablan Duncan, expressed his Government's gratitude in receiving the African Development Bank's Board of Directors as well as Senior… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Staff Training On Social Business Development in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is taking a lead role in promoting Social Business in Africa together with the Regional Member Country (RMC) governments, international… Read more »

Africa: First Meeting of General Assembly of Regional Platform On Drought Resilience and Sustainability

To address the recurrent droughts and related human, production and environmental concerns in a sustainable manner, the Summit of the Heads of State and Government of countries in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Re-Engages With the Federal Government of Somalia

An African Development Bank Group mission led by Abdirahman Beileh, Acting Director of the Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department, and comprising members of the Fragile States… Read more »

East Africa: Landmark Workshop On Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program

The workshop on the Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program (DRSLP) in the Horn of Africa (HoA) commenced on Friday, February 22 at the African Union Headquarters in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Debt Relief for Comoros

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved debt relief for the Union of the Comoros following the country's attainment of the completion point under… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Mozambique in Moving Closer to a Working Green Growth Action Plan

Stakeholders across Mozambique gathered in a consultation on the country's developing Green Growth Action Plan (GGAP) in December 2012. The African Development Bank (AfDB) team… Read more »

Africa: National Conference On Social Business in Tunisia

"Social Business has enormous potential to solve social problems in a financially sustainable way, both in Tunisia and across Africa." - Prof. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria - African Sustainable Transport Preparation Grant Approved By Climate Investment Funds

The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has approved a grant of US $950,000 to help Nigeria prepare for a proposed project to revamp Abuja's mass transit system. The request for the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Receives Approval for Additional CIF $50 Million to Bolster Energy Efficiency

The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has announced an agreement to provide Nigeria with US $50 million to support an African Development Bank-supported program of financial… Read more »

Africa: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - 'The African Development Bank Is Africa's Best Advocate'

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Africa: AfDB Contributes to Presidential Summit On Innovative Funding of Water Sector in Nigeria

The African Development Bank Group is committed to supporting its regional member countries in their quest to increase sustainable access to safe water and basic sanitation in… Read more »

Africa: Projects Financed By AfDB and CIF Reduce CO2, Boost Electricity

The African Development Bank's Financing Change: The AfDB and CIF for a Climate-Smart Africa is the Bank's second semi-annual report on its work to implement the Climate Investment… Read more »

Africa: France Engaged in AfDB Legal Support Facility

Pascal Canfin, Deputy Minister in charge of Development in France, signed on February 11, 2013, an agreement concerning the membership of France to the African Legal Support… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Integrated Agricultural Development in Tunisia With Loan

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, February 13, in Tunis approved a 22-million euro loan to Tunisia to finance the Gafsa North… Read more »

Africa: Launching Africa's Information Highway

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched an ambitious program to significantly improve data management and dissemination in Africa. The ultimate goal of the program is to… Read more »

Africa: UNIDO-AfDB - Brainstorming On Solutions That Would Give Global Economic Growth a Big Push

UNIDO Director General, Kandeh Yumkella on February 18, 2013 in Tunis, called on the Bank Group and had a talk with president Donald Kabaruka. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Hosts Clear Forum On Evaluation Results in Tunis

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is hosting the forum of Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR) February 16-20 in Tunis under the leadership of the Bank's… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and OECD Hold Regional Workshop On Green Growth in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) jointly organized the workshop "Green Growth in Africa: Concepts, Tools… Read more »

Africa: ADF - 40 Years of Contribution to Africa's Social and Economic Transformation

4,000 loans and grants for a total of US$36 billion 95% of Cape Verde's population have access to power The distance between Bamako and Dakar reduced by 200 km Read more »

Africa: Clear Global Forum

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will be hosting the third CLEAR (Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results) Global Forum in Tunis, Tunisia. The Global Forum will focus on… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Champion Upcoming Donor Conference for Darfur in Doha

The Chairman of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), Eltigani Seisi Ateem, called on the African Development Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on February 14, 2013 in Tunis.… Read more »

Africa: Financial Access for the Poor - Why It Matters and Where We Are in the Journey

The Independent Evaluation Department of the AfDB has launched an evaluation of the Bank's microfinance operations: Fostering Inclusive Growth in Africa: An Evaluation of the… Read more »

Africa: Indigenous Peoples Should Be Development Partners and Beneficiaries

The African Development Bank paid homage to indigenous peoples in Africa by way of a forum organized on the 11 and 12 February themed « Forum on Indigenous Peoples'… Read more »

Africa: AfDB 2013 Annual Meetings to Debate Africa's Structural Transformation

"Africa is transforming, but the pace of economic transformation can be accelerated," says the Chief Economist of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Prof. Mthuli Ncube. Read more »