June 15, 2012
Africa: Niger and Mozambique Plans for Climate Resilience Backed By the Cif
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) have approved projects in Niger and Mozambique that aim to strengthen their populations' resilience to climate change by improving… Read more »
Africa: Sweden Pledges ?7.5 Million to Climdev-Africa Special Fund
The Swedish government has pledged to commit €7.5 million to a special fund of the Climate for Development in Africa Program (ClimDev-Africa) established to pool resources and… Read more »
June 14, 2012
Africa: AfDB's Policy Brief Paper on Inclusive Growth in South Africa
Please note that although this brief is dated May 2012, the paper on South Africa has been issued for distribution, effective 13th June 2012, by the Bank's ECON unit, headed… Read more »
June 12, 2012
Africa: AfDB to Channel U.S.$ 43 Million From the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has secured and will implement additional resources amounting to USD 43 million to stimulate Africa's climate resilience. These resources were… Read more »
Africa: Mainstreaming Climate Change in Bank Operations
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in conjunction with International Development UEA and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia UK,… Read more »
Africa: Over 100 Entries Compete for AfDB Ehealth Award
On 19 May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the launch of its eHealth award, which recognizes the best Authentic African ICT solutions in health. Since then, with the… Read more »
June 11, 2012
East Africa: NEPAD-IPP Facility and Indian Trust Fund Join Forces
The railways sector development project in the East African Community (EAC) region was at the center of discussions during the Bank's 2012 Annual Meetings in Arusha, Tanzania. Read more »
June 07, 2012
Africa: Kaberuka: 'Closing the Infrastructure Deficit Is Vital for Economic Prosperity and Sustainable Development in Africa'
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, has received the United States Treasury Inaugural Development Impact Honors Award bestowed on the… Read more »
June 06, 2012
Africa: AfDB, Who and World Bank Participate in Norad's High-Level Conference
Dr. Agnes Soucat, AfDB Director for Human Development, Dr. Luis Gomes Sambo, WHO Regional Director for Africa and Dr. Feng Zhao, AFDB Health Division Manager participated in 2… Read more »
June 05, 2012
Africa: AfDB Launches Quarterly Knowledge Publication On Evaluation and Development Work
The AfDB has launched Evaluation Matters, a new quarterly knowledge publication that connects the dots between evaluation and development work. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Provides Grant to Support Sierra Leone's Financial Sector Development Plan
The AfDB and Sierra Leone's government on June 1, 2012 in Arusha, signed a US$1.2-million grant financing agreement under Pillar III of the Fragile States Facility, to provide… Read more »
June 01, 2012
Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings End On Cautious Optimistic Note
The Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) closed on Friday in Arusha, Tanzania, on an optimistic note that Africa would be a winner in the uncertain emerging… Read more »
Africa: An Interview With South Sudan Deputy Minister for Planning
Shortly after signing a protocol agreement with the Bank Group, for South Sudan to become a member of the institution, the country's Deputy Minister for Planning, Mary Jervase Yak… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Access to Finance for African SMEs With the Official Launch of the African Guarantee Fund
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, announced today, at the AfDB Annual General Meetings, the official launch of the African Guarantee Fund (AGF),… Read more »
Africa: AfDB's CSO Forum Closes With a Renewed Commitment to Partner for Development
A Forum for Civil Society organized during the African Development Bank's Annual Meetings in Arusha ended on Friday with the endorsement of three key areas of collaboration… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Goes Mobile for Research Data With Partner Mobile Accord
At the onset of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings, its Chief Economist, Mthuli Ncube, announced a strategic partnership with Mobile Accord for the processing of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and WWF to Launch Africa Ecological Footprint Report
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and global conservation group WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) have launched today a joint report on the state of Africa's environment. Read more »
Africa: IFC and African Development Bank Sign ISDA Master Agreement to Expand Local Currency Finance
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the African Development Bank (AfDB) today signed an ISDA Master Agreement to enter into cross-currency swap transactions to facilitate… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Seminar Participants Say too Many Institutions Impede Africa's Development
The duplication of economic and financial institutions in African has been identified as one of the key obstacles to the continent's development. Read more »
Africa: Japan Pledges U.S.$1 Billion for African Private Sector Development Through AfDB's Initiative
Japan's Senior Vice Minister of Finance, Yukihisa Fujita, announced today, at the African Development Bank's (AfDB) Annual Meetings, the Japanese government's intention to provide… Read more »
May 31, 2012
Africa: Tanzanian President Says Africa Is Set to Become World Economic Power
Africa is poised to become the world's new economic power house for the 21st century, provided it continues to embrace the sound economic policies that engendered the progress… Read more »
Africa: Moroccan Monarch Lauds AfDB's Long-Term Strategy
As Africa's premier development finance institution, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is faced with the double challenge to enhance its excellence while identifying relevant… Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs Political Will to Achieve Regional Integration and Economic Transformation
"Africa has potentials to develop trade and regional integration. Economies are not transformed. They are highly dominated by internal barriers. More importantly, there is lack of… Read more »
Africa: Participants At AfDB Seminar Underscore Need to Mobilise Domestic Resources for Africa's Transformation
Mobilisation of domestic and intra-African resources should be the way to go if the continent is resolute about putting its economic structural transformation into high gear and… Read more »
Africa: Formal Opening of AfDB 2012 Annual Meetings
Despite the present "feel good factor" in many economies across Africa, this is no time for hubris rather a moment of sober reflection, African Development Bank Group (AfDB)… Read more »
