Africa: AfDB and East African Central Banks Look to Easing Inflationary Pressures

The high inflation rates that that have been plaguing the countries of East Africa recently could start to fall in 2012 and eventually reach single-digit level, a meeting organised… Read more »

Africa: AfDB-IFPRI Stakeholder Consultation Meeting On Agriculture Biotechnology

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will organize an important meeting to present and discuss the findings and… Read more »

North Africa: Remittances From Migrants to North Africa and the African Franc Zone

Location: Paris, The Pierre-Mendès-France Conference Center Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry 139, rue de Bercy - Paris, 12th arrondissement Read more »

Africa: How Education and Training Can Boost Africa's Sustainable Development (AfDB)

The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the government of Burkina Faso will hold the 2012 Triennale on Education and Training in Africa in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 41m Funding to Boost Graduate Employment in Malawi

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved funding of USD 41 million to improve the employment prospects of graduates and students in Mali through training and skills… Read more »

Africa: Agriculture Strategy to Focus On Drought Resilience Building Programme

Food security challenges in the horn of Africa, regional drought resilience building programme, climate change and green development, were among key issues discussed by experts in… Read more »

Africa: Kanu: Resource Requirements Are Needed By Sub-Saharan Africa's Agriculture Sector

"Enormous resource requirements are needed by Sub-Saharan Africa's agriculture sector... The African Development Bank needs to continue to closely partner with others to… Read more »

Africa: African Water Facility Supports Peace-Building in Darfur

About 750,000 people in three Darfur states will have improved access to water supply and sanitation through a €3.3 million African Water Facility grant approved by the… Read more »

Africa: Slow Implementation of Infrastructure Projects Constrains Intra-African Trade

Lack of political will is slowing down implementation of vital regional infrastructure projects in Africa, the president of the African Development Bank has said. Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Endorse Major Continental Infrastructure Programme

African Heads of State on Monday endorsed the launch of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), a multi-billion dollar initiative that will run through 2040. Read more »

Africa: North African Lawyers Commend Alsf-Palu Training Opportunities

North African Lawyers have commended the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and the Pan African Lawyers Union's (PALU) recent capacity-building seminar, noting that "it opens… Read more »

Africa: 'It Is More Important for the Bank to Be Alerted When a Policy Is Violated'

In an interview ahead of his retirement on January 31, 2012, Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU) Director, Per Eldar Sovik, emphasized what he believes could be done to… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and WCO Partner to Strengthen African Customs Administrations

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) will work together to enhance the capacity of customs administrations in Africa. Read more »

Africa: Lawyers Given Better Understanding of AfBD Requirements for Infrastructure Financing

Thursday 26 January was the second day of a two-day capacity building seminar organised by the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) in… Read more »

Africa: ALSF-PALU Seminar for North African Lawyers

On day two, January 26, 2012, the participants at the ALSF-PALU capacity building seminar attended three major presentations. The aim was to familiarize North African lawyers with… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and BNDES Chief Executives Meet in Davos

African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka met today with Luciano Coutinho, President of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES). The meeting took place in Davos,… Read more »

Africa: Alsf-Palu Seminar On Commercial Transactions-Interviews (AfDB)

Charles Boamah, Finance Vice-President, African Development Bank Read more »

Africa: 2012 Annual Partnerships Forum-Transforming Partnerships Towards a Green (AfDB)

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will hold its 2012 annual Partnerships Forum on 22 - 23 March 2012, at Hotel Ramada Plaza-Gammarth in Tunis, Tunisia, with a focus on… Read more »

Africa: Seminar On Capacity Building for Negotiating Complex Commercial Transactions (AfDB)

The African Legal Services Facility (ALSF) and the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) seminar on reinforcing capacity in international commercial disputes resolutions in the Northern… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Expresses Optimism for African Economies

AfDB President Donald Kaberuka hosted the annual new year lunch for ambassadors of AfDB member states at the Movenpick Hotel in Gammarth, Tunis on Monday 23 January. Read more »

Africa: Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa to Be Key Feature of AU Summit (AfDB)

The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is to be a key topic of discussion in sessions of the Summit of African Heads of State and Government of the African… Read more »

Africa: ASLF and PALU to Launch Capacity Building Programme in Northern Africa (AfDB)

"The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) is committed to work with the Pan-African Lawyers' Union (PALU) towards the creation of a better legal environment that creates an… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB and Partners Release Arabic Version of Quality Standards for Development Evaluation

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and its partners today released a trilingual version of the Quality Standards for Development Evaluation. It was released in Arabic,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Pays Visit to Tunisian Head of State

African Development Bank (AfDB) Group president Donald Kaberuka, visited President Moncef Marzouki of Tunisia at the Carthage Palace on Thursday. The visit followed the one-year… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Support to Improve Health Services in Uganda

Kampala residents in Uganda will gain access to better healthcare with the implementation of the Mulago Hospital service delivery improvement project co-financed by the African… Read more »