Africa: 2010 Annual Report-Investing in Infrastructure (AfDB)

With more of 70% of its total approvals targeting the infrastructure sector in 2010, the African Development Bank has confirmed its leadership in this area. Read more »

Africa: AfDB-EMRC SME Forum is Inaugurated as SMEs Take Centre Stage for Africa's Future Development

The much awaited AfDB-EMRC SME Forum was inaugurated in Lisbon, Portugal on 6 June 2011 in front of over 300 delegates by Carlos Costa Pina, Portugal's Secretary of State for… Read more »

Africa: Development Experts Call for Greener Development Finance At AfDB Annual Meetings

Development finance experts convened at the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to discuss more environmentally and socially responsible ways of funding… Read more »

Africa: Accelerating Resource Mobilization for Water And Sanitation (AfDB)

The African Development Bank Group continues to place high priority on the water sector as a way of assisting Regional Member Countries (RMCs) to realize poverty reduction and… Read more »

Africa: Inga - A Key to African Development And a Central Solution to Climate Change (AfDB)

Inga Hydroelectric Development, DRC Read more »

Africa: 2010 Annual Report-Development Effectiveness And Managing for Results (AfDB)

In September 2010, the Bank adopted a new mechanism for assessing its performance. It is called the "One Bank" Results Framework. Read more »

Africa: Reactions At the Press Breakfast (AfDB)

Sergio Soares, Journalist Portuguese News Agency: "This kind of breakfast meeting only happens once in a blue moon". Read more »

Africa: 2010- A Year of Operational Consolidation for the AfDB Group

If 2009 was the year the Bank played a countercyclical role by significantly increasing its assistance to regional member countries living under severe budgetary restraints, 2010… Read more »

Africa: 2010 Annual Report-Support for Fragile States (AfDB)

The Bank continued its support throughout 2010 to help economic recovery in Africa's fragile states through its Fragile States Facility (FSF). Read more »

Africa: Africa's Financial Authorities Welcome Planned New AfDB Funding Initiative

Representatives from Africa's financial authorities have welcomed a planned new financial initiative from the African Development Bank (AfDB) which aims to boost inward financial… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Pledges Support for Science and Technology Education

Africa has enjoyed healthy growth over recent year, but to help maintain this growth, it needs to harness Science and Technology Innovations (STI). That means training people for… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Says All Africans Should Share in Benefits of Economic Growth

The dichotomy between statistics on Africa's economic growth and realities on the ground has emerged as a key talking point in discussions ahead of the 2011 Annual Meetings of the… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Economic Growth Rate Forecast to Fall in 2011 to 3.7 Percent From 4.9 Percent (AfDB)

North African economy stagnates as a result of instability and uncertainty Read more »

Africa: Africa Should Embrace New Economic Giants And Boost Social Inclusion (AfDB)

African countries should develop closer cross-border ties in dealing with traditional and emerging partners so they can boost sustainable and inclusive growth, according to the… Read more »

Africa: "The Power of Statistics is Recognised for Inclusive Growth," Says Expert Beejaye Kokil (AfDB)

To what extend does the African Development Bank (AfDB) see inclusive growth as an overarching policy objective? What changes, if any, would Management and the Boards want to see… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Visits Kef in Tunisian Interior

African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka left the urban sprawl of the Tunisian capital behind him last Thursday as he drove several hours into the Tunisian interior to… Read more »

Africa: Delegates At AfDB Annual Meetings Seminar Support Better African Health Agenda

"It's time to change the health agenda in Africa," urged Agnes Soucat, human development department director at the African Development Bank (AfDB). She was adressing participants… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings Seminars Emphasize Shared Growth

Poor economic growth and the need to promote growth to benefit all Africans were high on the agenda of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Annual Meetings seminars which… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Extends U.S.$ 365 Million to Help South Africa Green Its Energy Sector

Loan enables first concentrated solar power plant in Sub-Saharan Africa Read more »

Africa: AfDB-World Bank Study - The African Financial Sector Needs More Competition

To grow and improve its productivity, the African financial system needs more competition, say experts at the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Group Supports Côte d'Ivoire, Extends 77 Billion CFA for Reconstruction

Côte d'Ivoire has received significant financial support from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The country will benefit from a 77 billion CFA program (equivalent to 150… Read more »

Africa: Relevant Investment Laws And Well-Designed Social Security Are Key to Inclusive Growth (AfDB)

The majority of Africa's poor have not been positively impacted by the over flogged economic growth on the continent. Have they benefited from improvement of the so-called… Read more »

Africa: Interview With AfDB's Lead Counsel And Adviser to the General Counsel, Godfred

For many experts, "Inclusive growth" in the 2011 Annual Meetings is seen as a development strategic issue worth discussing. As part of the growing interest in the meeting's agenda,… Read more »

Africa: Interview With African Legal Support Facility Acting Director, Mr Deme (AfDB)

A week to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group 2011 Annual Meetings to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 9-10 June 2011, the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) Acting… Read more »

Africa: Launching of the Publication On Providing Budget Aid (AfDB)

Is Budget Support in Situations of Conflict and Fragility Responsive? Read more »