Africa: Kandiero, Reviews the Bank's History and Current Operations in Tanzania

"The Tanzania Country Office is very excited to be a part of this very important event and we look forward to having everyone in Arusha." Read more »

Africa: AfDB Launches Ehealth Award to Seek African ICT Health Solutions

On 19 April, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is launching a competition for innovative and sustainable information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for the health… Read more »

Africa: Arusha Is Taking the Necessary Measures for Maximum Display

Can you take stock of the preparatory mission to Arusha for the 2012 Annual Meetings? Read more »

Africa: AfDB Partners With Africa-Wide Think Tank Mandela Institute

The African Development Bank (AfDB) partners with the Mandela Institute for Development Stories (Minds) to launch its dialogue series starting with the first one in Addis Ababa… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Study Point's Way Forward for Egypt's Revived Energy Subsidy Reform Process

Egypt's fuel subsidy program, designed to ease the lives of the poorest of its population, is becoming a serious drain on its national economy, according to a new study from the… Read more »

Africa: Africa-Wide Consultation On AfDB's New Integrated Safeguards System

First regional consultation shows AfDB's commitment to environmental and social sustainability Read more »

Africa: Tunisia's Young Jobless Problem Needs Speedy Action

Tunisia's jobless youth need fast action from the international community, a workshop co-organised by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Institute (EADI)… Read more »

Africa: Distortions to Agricultural Policy Incentives in Tunisia

Since the early 1990s, Tunisia has implemented far-reaching reforms in the agricultural sector consisting in abolishing border protection, cutting input subsidies and allowing… Read more »

Africa: Gold Prices Soar but Africa Loses Out, Says AfDB Paper

Africa is not cashing in enough from its large gold resources, despite the spiralling price of the precious metal over recent years, according to a working paper published by the… Read more »

Africa: African Ministers Commit to Strengthening Science and Technology

More than 30 African ministers of education and science attending the First African Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Youth Employment, Human Capital… Read more »

Africa: Burundi Watershed Management Project

The forest resources of Burundi have been seriously degraded since the beginning of the socio-political crisis in the country. This 10 year-long crisis resulted in the country's… Read more »

Africa: Thirty Years of Sustainable Forest Management in Africa

As a contribution to the commemoration of the UN International Year of Forests (2011), the United Nations Forum on Forests commissioned the publication of a book entitled "Forests… Read more »

Africa: Chinese Investments and Employment Creation in Algeria and Egypt

China's presence in North African economies is expanding rapidly, as both an important trading partner, and increasingly as an investor. Chinese involvement can be readily seen in… Read more »

Africa: Donald Kaberuka Paid a Courtesy Call On President Mwai Kibaki

"I am fully satisfied with the African Development Bank support to Kenya" said President Kibaki. Discussions between the two leaders focused on regional integration and economic… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Yes Bank Hold an Indo-African Knowledge Exchange Workshop

Workshop focuses on Cross-Border Mobile Payments and Regional Financial Integration Read more »

Africa: AfDB Country Office in Malawi Holds AfDB Long Term Strategy Consultation Meeting

On 3rd April 2012, the African Development Bank's (AfDB) country office in Malawi held a consultative meeting with stakeholders drawn from several sectors in Malawi on the Bank's… Read more »

Africa: Indeed African Governments Have a Key Role As a Partner to the Bank - Mthuli Ncube

How would the African Development Bank Group, in practical terms, want African governments to embrace "Inclusive growth?" Have Africans taken ownership of the theme and what it the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 251 Million Funding for Roads in Tanzania

The African Development Bank Group has approved USD 250.95 million (UA 162 million) for road construction projects in Tanzania and Sierra Leone. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Holds Workshop in Nairobi On Its East African Transport Portfolio

The African Development Bank (AfDB) held a workshop on decentralization and transport projects with its development partners in East Africa in Nairobi on 21 and 22 March, where it… Read more »

Africa: Infertile Land in Gambia Put to Plough Due to Joint AfDB/IFAD

More than 140,000 poor people, of whom 52% are women across the Gambia have enjoyed greatly increased crop output after formerly unproductive land was put to the plough as a result… Read more »

Africa: Infertile Land in Gambia Put to Plough Due to Joint AfDB/IFAD

More than 140,000 small farmers across the Gambia have enjoyed greatly increased crop output after formerly unproductive land was put to the plough as a result of a USD 17.5… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings Will Debate Africa's Growth Economy

This year's theme for the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) in Arusha, Tanzania, from 28 May to 1 June is 'Africa and the Emerging Global Landscape:… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Co-Organizes First Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation

The first Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) will take place from between 1 and 3 April 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya, at the Intercontinental Hotel. Hosted by the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Yes Bank to Hold an Indo-African Knowledge Exchange Workshop

Workshop to focus on Cross-Border Mobile Payments and Regional Financial Integration Read more »

Africa: Easing Border Bottlenecks Will Boost Intra-African Trade

Africa's numerous border and customs posts, with the associated bureaucracy and long delays, continues to hold back trade and economic growth on the continent, reports a new study… Read more »