March 23, 2015
Egypt: Leïla Mokaddem, AfDB Resident Representative in Egypt, On the Bank's Priorities for the Country in 2015
Named African Development Bank Resident Representative for Egypt in January 2014, Leïla Mokaddem heads the Bank's country office in Cairo. In this role, she oversees the… Read more »
March 20, 2015
Africa: World Water Day - Every Drop Counts, Thus the Need to Protect Africans Against Water-Related Disasters
Ivorian Government officials and Members of Parliament, representatives of the private sector, international development partners as well as African Development Bank's (AfDB) water… Read more »
Africa: World Water Day 2015 - "Water and Sustainable Development"
Location: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Read more »
March 18, 2015
Africa: Specific Policies Needed for Africa's Development
The International Conference on the Emergence of Africa opened Wednesday, March 18 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, with calls for African governments to address inequality. Even… Read more »
Mozambique: African Development Bank Group Executive Directors On Impact Mission to Mozambique
A delegation of African Development Bank Group Executive Directors is preparing to travel to Mozambique to assess the impact of Bank projects in the country. The 11 Board members… Read more »
Africa: Donald Kaberuka Receives Lifetime Achievement Award At Africa CEO Forum in Geneva
At the CEO Forum 2015 Awards ceremony held on March 16, 2015 in Geneva, the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, received a "Lifetime Achievement Award" for… Read more »
Africa: Interview With AfDB Executive Director for Mozambique, Mahomed Rafique
Democracy, women's empowerment principles, innovations in science and technology, good governance, infrastructure development, agriculture and employment promotion - have been the… Read more »
March 17, 2015
Africa: AfDB and Partners Commit to Ending HIV-Aids Related Discrimination in the Workplace
Meeting on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum in Geneva on March 16, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other partners committed to ending AIDS-related discrimination in… Read more »
March 16, 2015
Egypt: AfDB Vice-President Aly Abou Sabaa - "We Are Ready to Work With the Egyptian Government On Reforms"
African Development Bank (AfDB) Vice-President responsible for Sectoral Operations, Aly Abou-Sabaa, as head of the major delegation dispatched by the Bank to Sharm el-Sheikh to… Read more »
Africa: 2015 AfDB Annual Meetings in Abidjan - Online Registration Now Open
The 2015 African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings will take place from Monday, May 25 to Friday, May 29 at the Sofitel Hotel Ivoire in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The 50th… Read more »
Africa: Technology Transfer to Boost Sustainability of Water Supply and Sewerage Services
As part of the African Development Bank's efforts to increase the transfer of technologies and skills to the African continent, Malinne Blomberg, Chief Financial Analyst in AfDB's… Read more »
Africa: "Africa Is a Continent of the Future," AfDB President Donald Kaberuka Tells Africa CEO Forum 2015 in Geneva
For a decade, Africa has had a steady growth rate of six per cent. But signals to the contrary are emerging, raising doubts about the continuation of this trend and even leading to… Read more »
Egypt: AfDB At Eedc - "We Are Here to Support the Path for Growth of the Egyptian Economy"
AfDB sent a large delegation to the Egyptian Economic Development Conference (EEDC) held March 13-15, 2015 in Sharm el-Sheikh. Intended to promote the new fundamentals of the… Read more »
March 15, 2015
Africa: Violence Against Women and Girls is a Global issue. It's Also an African Issue
Imagine a scenario where billions of dollars are draining from the economies of Africa’s 54 countries every year. Where productivity is being systematically cut out from the… Read more »
March 12, 2015
Egypt: Egypt Economic Development Conference - Important AfDB Delegation Reinforces Bank's Support for Egypt
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is actively participating in the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), which kicks off Friday, March 13, 2015 in Sharm el-Sheikh. The… Read more »
Southern Africa: AfDB Helps Build Regional Capacity On Value for Money in Social Service Delivery for SADC Officials
Although African economies have performed better in the past 10 years, the continent is yet to achieve meaningful progress in critical areas such as the health-related Millennium… Read more »
East Africa: Facilitating Regional Integration in East Africa - AfDB Supports Mombasa-Mariakani Highway Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Loan of US $123 million to Kenya for the… Read more »
Africa: From Emergency to Recovery - AfDB Joins Heads of States in Brussels for High-Level Conference On Ebola
On March 3, Ginette Nzau-Muteta, African Development Bank Health Manager, spoke at a high-level conference on "Ebola: From emergency to recovery" hosted by the European Union in… Read more »
Zimbabwe: AfDB Approves U.S. $50 Million to ABC Holdings Ltd. in Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its private sector window approved on March 11, 2015 a US $50 million multi-currency line of credit… Read more »
March 11, 2015
Africa: AfDB Board Approves the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in Abidjan approved the establishment of the Bill and Melinda Gates Trust Fund to be… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Executive Directors Conclude Zimbabwe Visit
Ten members of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) participated in a consultation mission to Zimbabwe from February 22 to 28, 2015. The goal of the visit… Read more »
March 10, 2015
Africa: Madagascar Afrik4r Assessment Validation Workshop and Ministerial Meeting On Managing for Development Results
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March 09, 2015
Chad: Chadian Woman Named As First Recipient of AfDB Women's Scholarship Fund
The African Development Bank's Women's Network (AfDBWN), in its bid to boost African girls' access to higher education and as part of its commitment to achieving gender equality,… Read more »
Africa: Heads of Multilateral Development Banks and IMF Commit to Promote Gender Equality
Heads of Multilateral Development Banks and the International Monetary Fund have called on all international development and financial institutions to join the effort to promote… Read more »
March 08, 2015
Africa: International Women's Day 2015 - Celebrate Progress, Evaluate Gaps That Impede Gender Equality
Location: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Read more »
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