Africa: AfDB Holds Long Term Strategy Consultation Meeting in Sudan

On 28 March 2012, the African Development Bank held a national consultation meeting on the Bank's Long Term Strategy (LTS) for 2013 yo 22, which is currently being formulated, in… Read more »

West Africa: Integrated Fight Against Aquatic Plant Proliferation in West Africa

Aquatic plant proliferation is an environmental scourge. These weeds invade waterways and irrigation channels, impeding their economic operation. Fishermen have suffered rising… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Names Three New Vice Presidents

The president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, named three new Vice Presidents on 26 March. They are Zondo Sakala, Rémy Rioux and Cecilia… Read more »

Africa: Seminar On National and Trans-Boundary Water Resources Management

The African Development Institute (EADI) of the African Development Bank Group will, in collaboration with the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa… Read more »

Africa: AfDB in EUR 64m Financial Support for West African Development Bank

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the West African Development Bank (WADB) signed a loan agreement of a capital subscription of EUR 3.05 million and a line of credit of EUR… Read more »

Africa: Thought-Leadership Seminar Focuses On Us Economy

Under the umbrella of the AfDB's Thought-Leadership Seminar series, Professor Cecilia Rouse of Princeton University made a presentation on "The US Economy in the Global Economic… Read more »

Africa: G20 Working Group Meets to Discuss Inclusive Green Growth Ahead of 'Rio+20'

The G20 Development Working Group (DWG) on inclusive green growth (IGG) and international development cooperation met informally on 28 and 29 February 2012 in Seoul, Korea to… Read more »

Africa: 'A Strategic Priority' for Banks, Finds New AfDB Study

A new survey from the African Development Bank (AfDB) of the East African banking sector has found that it eager to do business with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Partnerships Make Remarkable Progress in 2011

The partnerships and cooperation unit (ORRU) recorded notable results in 2011 in moving the Bank's partnership network towards a green and inclusive growth in Africa. During the… Read more »

Africa: Joint Statement of the AfDB and the World Bank On the Situation in Mali

The African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group, long-standing development partners of Mali, join the African Union and ECOWAS in condemning the military coup, urging a… Read more »

Africa: Regional Consultations On the Bank's Long Term Strategy Begins in Addis

The Regional Consultations on the African Development Bank's Long Term Strategy (LTS) for the Eastern Africa region began on 14 March 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This was the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Host the Friends of Zimbabwe Roundtable in Tunis

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the Friends of Zimbabwe Roundtable, to discuss economic and political developments in the country on 23 March. The meeting will also… Read more »

Africa: Business Opportunities Seminar 2012

The objective is to provide a forum relating to the AfDB's lending policies, procurement rules, operation cycle, and project pipelines. Read more »

Africa: First Ica Water Platform Meeting Paves Way for Action On African Water Infrastructure

The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) held its first ICA Water Platform Meeting on 8 and 9 March 2012 to identify challenges and opportunities in the financing and… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Makes AUs $500 Million Note

The African Development Bank ("AfDB") rated (Aaa/AAA) today priced a new benchmark Australian Dollar transaction, marking the return of AfDB to the Kangaroo market in over a year. Read more »

Africa: Rio+20 African Delegates Meet in New York to Discuss 'One Voice for Africa'

African negotiators to the forthcoming Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, to be held in June, gathered in New York last week for a training session on negotiation… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Grants U.S.$ 63m to Improve Africa's Strategic Crops

On 12 March 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) signed a grant agreement for USD 63million to fund a… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Clean Energy and Road Infrastructure Development in Kenya

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Kenyan government signed loan and grant agreements totaling some USD 336 million in support of clean energy and road infrastructure… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Water Initiatives in Africa Receive Total ?45m Government Pledges

France, Chad and Republic of Congo at World Water Forum add to recent Swiss backing Read more »

Africa: AfDB Grants U.S.$ 7m to Gambia for Rural Water and Sanitation Access

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed two grant agreements with the Gambian government totalling USD 7 million to improve access to clean drinking water and better… Read more »

Africa: African Parliamentarians Agree to Promote Private Sector Growth

Conference wraps-up with call for action from MPs, government officials and development partners Read more »

Africa: CSOs Bodies Call for People-Oriented Approach for AfDB Long Term Strategy

Representatives of African civil society organisations (CSOs) ended two days of partnership talks with the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday in Nairobi, after intensive… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Talks With Civil Society Bodies End On Productive

Talks initiated by the African Development Bank with civil society organisations (CSOs) on a new partnership framework in Nairobi ended on 13 March 2012 with both sides expressing… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Briefs West and Central African Lawyers On Its Structure

A group of more than 70 lawyers from west and central African lawyers attended a briefing on the working of the African Development Bank (AfDB) group in Yaoundé, Cameroon,… Read more »

Africa: 'There Is Strong Commitment to Customs Modernization in Africa'

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) have recently signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening the efforts of both… Read more »