Africa: New Report Finds Education, Women's Entrepreneurship, Tourism and Trade Key to Africa's Competitiveness

African economies have made important strides in improving their economic environments in recent years, but much remains to be achieved to ensure that recent strong growth… Read more »

Africa: AfDB At the Wef 2011-Bridging Borders - Fostering Regional Integration

AfDB at the WEF 2011-These are the African Development Bank (AfDB) comments on the session entitled "Bridging Borders: Fostering Regional Integration" at the World Economic Forum… Read more »

Africa: AfDB At the Wef 2011-the Africa Green Fund

Climate change is a prominent issue at 2011 session of the World Economic Forum for Africa . Due to Africa's vulnerability to the impact of climate change, it is certainly one of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB's Human Resources Management Department Deploys Social Network Media for Its Recruitment Outreach

The AfDB has embarked on reforms of the Corporate Services, particularly in support of the implementation of the Bank Medium term Strategy (MTS). The Human Resources Management… Read more »

Africa: Bridging Borders - Fostering Regional Integration

These are the African Development Bank (AfDB) comments on the session entitled "Bridging Borders: Fostering Regional Integration" at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town… Read more »

Africa: "One Region - Africa - Three Challenges. From Insights to Action"

On 4 May 2011 at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, the African Development Bank (AfDB) participated in a session entitled "One Region: Africa - Three Challenges.… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Board Approves U.S.$ 64.8 Million for Uganda Agricultural Infrastructure Programme

The African Development Fund Board has approved a U.S.$ 64.8 million loan to Uganda to finance the country third Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme… Read more »

Africa: Global Monitoring Report 2011 - "Improving the Odds of Achieving the Mdgs"

This year's Global Monitoring Report 2011 entitled "Improving the Odds of Achieving the MDGs Heterogeneity, Gaps and Challenges", reviewed the evolution of the Millennium… Read more »

North Africa: Brics Build North Africa's Economy

North Africa's economies are profiting from fast-growing trade and investment from the BRIC countries, according to a new report from the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more »

Africa: Regional Integration And Inclusive Growth High On AfDB Agenda At WEFA

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will participate in the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFA), in Cape Town from 4-6 May, and will bring to bear its unique knowledge and… Read more »

Africa: AfDB And World Bank Jointly Pledge U.S.$ 1 Billion to Support Tunisia

The African Development Bank and the World Bank pledged $1 billion to support Tunisia after the presidents of both institutions met in Tunis on 3 May 2011. In this joint action,… Read more »

Africa: Evaluation of Public Financial Management Reform in Africa

High level Public Financial Management (PFM) experts from across Africa will arrive in Tunis this week to discuss how to evaluate public financial management reform in Africa. The… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Usd 12 Million for Seychelles Submarine Cable Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, a USD 12 million senior private sector loan to finance Seychelles East African System "SEAS". Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Urban Development Strategy for African Cities

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved the Bank's Urban Development Strategy. The strategy is designed to transform African cities and… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Adopts Strategy for Regional Integration in Central Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) today approved its 2011-2015 Regional Strategy for Central Africa. The strategy is designed to reduce poverty through… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Wins Africa Energy Award

The African Development Bank (AfBD) has won the "Best Financial Support in the Power Sector" award presented by Terrapinn* in South Africa. The award recognized the Bank's range of… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Places Emphasis On Agriculture Portfolio Quality

The Bank's agriculture portfolio task managers and coordinators from central and southern African Regional Member Countries (RMCs) converged on Tunis from 18-19 April 2011, for a… Read more »

Africa: AfDB to Incorporate Biomass And Bio Energy Into New Energy Strategy

The African Development Bank [AfDB] hosted a one day seminar on "Biomass and Bio energy Development in Africa" on Tuesday in Tunis, to seek inputs on the subject to feed into its… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Governors Consider Situation in Abidjan, Tunis

The Governors' Consultative Committee of the African Development Bank met in Washington, DC this week to consider the implications of recent events in Abidjan and Tunis for the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB At Dakar International Agriculture Forum

The Dakar International Agriculture Forum, which took place from 18 and 19 April in Senegal, addressed the fundamental issues of global agriculture regulation and governance. The… Read more »

Africa: World Bank And AfDB Urge Sudan to Resolve Issues Pledge Support

A third Sudan Roundtable, a forum launched by the World Bank to promote broad partnership in support of Sudan's development, was held during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings. The… Read more »

Africa: Leveraging Transport Infrastructure for Trade And Economic Integration

One only needs take the Nairobi-Arusha shuttle to realise the importance of the Arusha-Namanga-Ati River road project as a strategic road transportation hub in East Africa. It had… Read more »

Africa: AfDB And World Bank Commit to Support Cote d'Ivoire's Recovery

The African Development Bank and the World Bank today issued the following statement in response to developments in Cote d'Ivoire: Read more »

Africa: Improving Operations Results in Fragile States

"3C coherent, coordinated and complementary" was the theme of a workshop organized by the Fragile States Unit on Tuesday, April 13, 2011, in Tunis, with a view to improving… Read more »

Africa: AfDB, Gef Workshop On Resource Mobilisation

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) have organized a two-day workshop in Tunis aimed at familiarizing AfDB staff with cost-effective ways… Read more »