October 02, 2012
Africa: Shortlist for AfDB Ehealth Award Selected
The shortlist of candidates for the AfDB eHealth award has been selected by a technical committee composed of international experts from African countries and international… Read more »
October 01, 2012
Africa: Interview With Mr. Vishnu Bassant, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Mauritius
In this interview, Mr. Bassant underscores the important role of the AfDB in future infrastructure and energy projects in his country, following a brainstorming session organized… Read more »
Africa: Delegation From China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange Visits the Bank Group
A two-man delegation from China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), led by its Deputy Director General, Xu Bing, paid a visit Thursday to the Bank Group in Tunis and… Read more »
Africa: Strengthening Partnerships for Development and Inclusive Growth
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Long-Term Strategy will feature prominently in a series of engagements with partners through the month of October, designed to enhance… Read more »
Africa: Lower Mangoky Irrigation Area Rehabilitation Project
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September 28, 2012
Africa: AfDB Launches Southern Africa Risp in Malawi
The AfDB's Malawi Field Office (MWFO) disseminated the Bank's Regional Integration Strategy Paper for Southern Africa at a workshop jointly organized with the Ministry of Industry… Read more »
Africa: AfDB to Promote Inclusive and Green Growth At the 4th Koafec Ministerial Conference
The Korea Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Ministerial Conference will take place from October 15 to 18, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. Since the first meeting in Seoul in 2006,… Read more »
September 26, 2012
Africa: Sierra Leone and the AfDB Join Forces to Promote a Green National Agenda for Prosperity
African Development Bank (AfDB) staff from the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department (ONEC3) and the Sierra Leone Field Office (SLFO) undertook a mission from September… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's 'Aaa' Ratings Affirmed With a Stable Outlook
The African Development Bank "AAA" ratings were affirmed with a stable outlook by the four leading international rating agencies that rate the Bank. According to Standard &… Read more »
Africa: African Water Facility Supports the Construction of Multi-Purpose Dams in Zambia to Build Resilience to Climate Change, Increase Food Security
The African Development Bank approved on August 29, an African Water Facility (AWF) grant of €950,000 to support a project to help the Government of Zambia develop, test and… Read more »
September 25, 2012
Africa: The AfDN in Liberia - Romeo Horton and the Essence of Leadership
The inauguration of the African Development Bank Group's Liberia Field Office by President Donald Kaberuka in Monrovia last week echoed memories of Romeo Horton, Liberia's foremost… Read more »
September 24, 2012
Africa: New Approach to Project Reporting and Rating Aims to Improve AfDB Development Effectiveness
To what extent are the public sector operations financed by the African Development Bank relevant to the current development context? How effective are they at delivering the… Read more »
September 21, 2012
Africa: Donors Welcome the African Development Fund (ADF-12) Implementation
The Mid-Term Review of the African Development Fund (ADF-12) implementation concluded in Praia, Cape Verde on September 14 with donors and stakeholders encouraging the African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Inaugurates Liberia Field Office
At Sophie, Old Congo Town, in Monrovia on Wednesday, AfDB President Donald Kaberuka and Liberia's Finance Minister and AfDB Governor Amara Konneh jointly unveiled the plaque and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Liberia's Public Financial Management Reform
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Liberia have signed a US $4.6-million grant agreement to support the country's Integrated Public Financial Management… Read more »
September 20, 2012
Africa: Interview With Tas Anvaripour, Manager for Infrastructure Finance, Private Sector Department AfDB
A high-level delegation from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) visited the African Development Bank Group on September 18 in Tunis to share industry knowledge that may help… Read more »
Africa: AfDB to Embark Upon Developing Africa's Air Transportation to Strengthen Regional Integration
A high-level delegation from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) visited the African Development Bank Group on September 18 in Tunis to share industry knowledge and lessons… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves Us $348 Million in Funding for Kenya-Ethiopia Electricity Highway
The Board of the African Development Fund approved on Thursday, September 20, US $348 million in funding for a US $1.26-billion electricity highway project between Kenya and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Promises to Boost Liberia's Development Efforts
The African Development Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, has praised Liberia's impressive economic achievements in recent years and expressed the Bank's determination to… Read more »
September 19, 2012
Africa: Regional Consultation On AfDB's Human Capital Development Strategy Held in Ouagadougou
The regional consultation on the African Development Bank's Human Capital Development Strategy took place in Ouagadougou from July 30 to 31, 2012. Read more »
September 18, 2012
Africa: African Economic Outlook Launched in Addis Ababa
The 2012 edition of the African Economic Outlook (AEO) prepared on the special theme "Promoting Youth Employment" was launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 13 in the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Injects U.S.$7 Million Equity Into Pan African Housing Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 6 September 2012 a USD 7 million equity investment in the Pan African Housing Fund (PAHF), a private… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Discusses Elephant Poaching At World Conservation Congress in South Korea
Natural resources and environmental representatives from the African Development Bank attended the 2012 World Conservation Congress, the largest and most important conservation… Read more »
Africa: Studying the Crisis in Human Resources for Health From the Health Labour Market Perspective
The African Development Bank, the Global Health Workforce Alliance and the World Bank have embarked on a synthesis study of a new way of looking at the Human Resources in Health… Read more »
Africa: New Methodology On Cross-Border Electricity Transmission Approved By UN Climate Change Board
In its 69th meeting held in Bangkok, September 9-13, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)… Read more »
