Africa: AfDB Debates Role of Operational Evaluation in Spurring Development Results

The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Operations Evaluation Department (OPEV) held a debate on the role of evaluation of operation on development results on 28 June in Tunis. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Holds Seminar On Rule of Law and Economic Development

The African Development Bank's legal department held a brainstorming session in Tunis on 22 June on the rule of law and the challenges it poses for economic development. Read more »

Africa: Africa Day At Rio+20 - Continent Has Progressed but Faces New Challenges

African leaders and senior representatives of Africa's leading institutions assessed progress on sustainable development in Africa on 19 June, dubbed "Africa Day" at the United… Read more »

Africa: World Needs Nature-Based Solutions to Ecosystem Harm

The African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Italian government hosted an event at the UN Conference… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Commits Annual U.S.$ 1 Billion to Energy Sector in Africa At Rio+20

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will commit USD 1 billion a year to the energy sector, said the institution's president, Donald Kaberuka, on 21 June at the UN Conference on… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports South Africa's Agriculture Sector With 1billion Rand Credit to Land Bank

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, a 1-billion South African rand (ZAR) (About USD 117 million) sovereign guaranteed line of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and WWF Rally Leaders to Invest in Africa's Natural Capital

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have released a joint report on the state of environment in Africa, and are calling world leaders to… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Governance Training for Civil Society Representatives

As part of its strategic support of better governance in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) provided support for the training of 60 civil society representatives at an… Read more »

Africa: Africa has Great Expectations from Rio+20, says afDB President

The outcome of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, currently taking place in Rio de Janeiro, is centrally important for the future of Africa, said the… Read more »

Africa: Promoting Inclusive Green Growth

In the context of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the Africa @ Rio+20 organized a High Level panel discussion on "Promoting Inclusive Green Growth and… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Group Approves U.S.$ 108 Million for Industrial Skills Development in Ghana

The African Development Bank Group's Board on Wednesday, approved a loan and a grant totaling USD 108 million (about UA 70 million) from African Development Fund concessionary… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Other MDBSs Unite to Boost Spending On Sustainable Growth

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and five other multilateral development banks (MDBs) have agreed to significantly leverage their commitment to sustainable development. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Boosts Access to Low Cost Sustainable Energy in Zambia

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a USD 35-million senior loan and a USD 3 million standby facility to Itezhi-Tezhi Power Corporation… Read more »

Africa: Sustainable Development Needs Innovative Financing

Innovative sources of finance and resources from the private sector are key to achieving sustainable development in Africa, African leaders and world experts said yesterday at the… Read more »

Africa: New AfDB Report Analyses Arab Spring and Options for Future

A new report from the African Development Bank (AfDB) analyses the causes of the various political events in 2011 in various North African countries, or the Arab Spring. It goes on… Read more »

Africa: Economic Valuation of Land Crucial for African Development

Land valuation was the topic of the first event held by the African Development Bank (AfDB) at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Hosts Talks On Accelerating Green Growth in Africa At Rio+20

How to ease the path of green growth in Africa was the subject of an African Development Bank (AfDB) event at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Calls for G20 Positive Signal to Maintain Momentum

Attending the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, which opened on 18 June, the president of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, made the following declaration regarding the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Hails Public-Private Partnerships As Major Aid to African Water and Sanitation

Public finance is not enough to meet Africa's growing need for better water and sanitation, said a senior African Development Bank (AfDB) official at a conference on the subject.… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Invests U.S. $18 Million to Help Fill Infrastructure Finance Gap in Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a USD 18 million private equity investment in infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »

Africa: AfDB at Rio+20 - Smoothing Way to Green and Thriving Africa

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is at Rio+20 to voice Africa's agenda until 22 June, with fellow African institutions such as the African Union Commission and the UN… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Other Development Banks Work On Common Reporting Method for Adaptation Finance

The African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted a Joint MDB Adaptation Finance Tracking Workshop on the sidelines of the Climate Change Conference of the UN Framework Convention on… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Boards Africa Express to Showcase Continent's Renewable Energy Potential

African Development Bank (AfDB) projects to develop concentrated solar power in Morocco and geothermal power in Kenya are two of some 20 renewable energy initiatives being covered… Read more »

Africa: Sefa Bringing Needed Support to Smaller-Size Renewable Energy

After six months of operations, the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), a joint initiative of the African Development Bank and the Danish government, designed to encourage… Read more »

Africa: Mena Csp Scale-Up Initiative - Joint Workshop of the AfDB

To increase energy security, strengthen regional integration and promote industrial growth and diversification, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia have joined together to… Read more »