North Africa: Bank Presents AfDB in North Africa Report for 2011 At Annual Meetings

At the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB), its President, Donald Kaberuka, formally signed the agreement for U.S.$ 500 million for budget support to Tunisia on… Read more »

Africa: Call for More Transparency From the AfDB

About 50 civil society organizations attended a forum organized during the 2011 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The two-day forum took place on 9-10 June… Read more »

Africa: Top African Corporate Talent Say Continent is Open for Business (AfDB)

Some of Africa's most successful business people from different industries and sectors came together to discuss how Africa can nurture entrepreneurial talent on the continent at… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Launches First Annual Development Effectiveness Review 2011

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday launched the premier edition of its Annual Development Effectiveness Review (ADER), on the sidelines of its Annual Meetings in Lisbon,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Group Annual Meetings Come to an End in Lisbon

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Africa: Zimbabwe and AfDB Sign U.S.$30 Million Agreement to Improve Water Supply and Sanitation

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Zimbabwean government have signed a US $30 million grant agreement in support of the urgent water supply and sanitation rehabilitation… Read more »

Africa: Formal Opening of the African Development Bank 2011 Annual Meetings in Lisbon (AfDB)

The opening ceremony for the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) took place on 9 June 2011 at the Lisbon Congress Centre, Lisbon, Portugal. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Signs Multi-Million Cooperation Agreements With China And Brazil

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday in Lisbon signed two major cooperation agreements with China and Brazil for the funding of projects and programs in AfDB's… Read more »

Africa: Korea-AfDB - Agreement to Top Up Trust Fund With U.S.$ 8.5 Million

Under an agreement signed today (Thursday 9 June) between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Republic of Korea, at the Bank's Annual Meetings in Lisbon, Korea has made a… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings - Improving Portuguese Partnership With Africa

The 2001 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in Lisbon provides an opportunity for Portugal to improve its relations with the Bank in particular and Africa… Read more »

Africa: Urgent Action Needed to Avoid Water And Sanitation Crisis in Africa (AfDB)

It is shown that one third of the causes hampering achievement of the MDGs are water-related. Already, water poses a number of challenges for Africa like it does nowhere else in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Declares 2010 "Successful But Momentous Year"

In talks to aid Egypt after U.S.$ 500 million Tunisia support, willing to help Libya "when the time comes" Read more »

Africa: President Donald Kaberuka Presents 2011 Abla Awards in Lisbon (AfDB)

One of the key events featured during the AfDB's 2011 Annual Meetings in Lisbon, was the ceremony on Wednesday 8, marking presentation of the African Business Leadership Award… Read more »

Africa: AfDB 2011 Annual Meetings Are Carbon-Free

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has officially made this year's Annual Meetings in Lisbon, Portugal, carbon friendly. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Seminars Mull Public-Private Vision for Africa's Growth And Development

The High-level Seminars, the innovative cerebral component of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings wound up in Lisbon on Wednesday, with a call for wide-public… Read more »

Africa: Africa - a Platform in the Making for Innovation (AfDB)

At the Annual Meetings of the AfDB in Portugal, the high-level seminar "Africa: Innovation Platform for Growth" on 8 June focused on the catalytic role that innovation ought to… Read more »

Africa: Africa Governments Urged to Improve Business Environment for Private Sector (AfDB)

African governments need to create a better business environment for the private sector so that companies can generate domestic revenue to help alleviate poverty and boost… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB Pleads for an African Green Fund

Africa could do much more to tackle climate change through the establishment of a continent-specific green fund, says Aly Abou-Sabaa, chairman of the Climate Change Coordination… Read more »

Africa: Fifteen African Nations Embarking On Climate-Smart Development (AfDB)

More than 400 stakeholders from 45 nations, including 15 African countries, will gather in Cape Town, South Africa on 24-25 June for the 2011 Climate Investment Funds (CIF)… Read more »

Africa: Private Sector is Key to Solving Africa's Youth Unemployment Crisis (AfDB)

Various African experts came together to debate solutions to one of Africa's most pressing problems youth unemployment on 8 June 2011 at the Annual Meetings of the African… Read more »

Africa: ALSF's Management Board And Governing Council Approve Key Resolutions in Lisbon (AfDB)

The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 June 2011 in Lisbon held two major meetings: the Management Board meeting and the Governing Council meeting.… Read more »

Africa: PPP Critical to Bridging Africa's Infrastructure Gap, Say Experts (AfDB)

Fostering partnerships between the private sector, infrastructure agencies and regional economic communities is critical to solving the problem of Africa's vast infrastructure gap… Read more »

Africa: Auditors Role Essential for Inclusive Growth, Says AfDB Auditor-General, Edward Ouko.

What role should Auditors-General in African countries play to make inclusive growth a reality in the African Development Bank's efforts to promote development for all , the… Read more »

Africa: New AfDB Report Stresses Good Governance As Way to Fight Poverty in Africa

Promoting good governance as a key element in the fight against poverty in Africa was the main subject of the African Governance Outlook (AGO) presented by the African Development… Read more »

Africa: Powering Africa Trough Clean Energy - It's Possible (AfDB)

The shift to clean energy solutions will enable Africa to take advantage of concessional resources available, which reduce costs and risks of such investments while at the same… Read more »