Africa: Tunisian Revolution - AfDB Brief On Economic Outlook

Tunisia is a longstanding partner of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and, as the Bank's client, ranks second after Morocco. The Bank's North Africa Operations department, has… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Reaffirms Support for Tunisia

Tunisian Interim Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi today received President Donald Kaberuka in audience at his office in Tunis. Prime Minister Caid Essebsi expressed Tunisia's… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Reviews Youth Employment in Fragile States

Youth unemployment situation in Africa in general and the challenges it poses in fragile states in particular was the subject of a brainstorming session organized by the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Board Approves Decentralisation Roadmap

In an effort to strengthen the quality of its direct on-the-ground support to regional member countries, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors today approved a… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves euros 25 Million for Addax Bioenergy Project in Sierra Leone

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, a € 25million senior private sector loan to finance Addax Bioenergy Sierra Leone (ABSL)… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Reiterates Firm Commitment to ATAF

A tripartite conference on domestic resource mobilization took place this week in Cape Town, South Africa, where participants are sharing experiences in taxation and the role it… Read more »

Africa: Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships to Support Africa's Next Generation

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, in partnership with three of the world's most influential multilateral organisations, announces the launch of the Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships… Read more »

Africa: Interview With Fragile States Facility Unit Head, Sunita Pitamber

"President Kaberuka's belief in supporting the fragile and post conflict African nations is truly visionary" Read more »

Africa: Board Approves Roadmap for Aid Effectiveness and Performance Improvement

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has unanimously approved a new framework for boosting the effectiveness of the Bank's lending. Adopted at a time… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves Regional Integration Strategy for Southern Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB)  today approved the 2011-2012 Regional Integration Strategy Paper for Southern Africa. Regional integration is… Read more »

Africa: Governance Trust Fund Oversight Committee Holds First Meeting

Allocates USD2.5 Million for activities in eight countries Read more »

Africa: African Migration Generates Win-Win Benefits, Says New Report

Latest findings from joint World Bank, AfDB research Read more »

Africa: AfDB-Ghana - President Atta-Mills Cuts Sod for Accra Road Project

Ghana's President John Atta-Mills on Tuesday, 29 March 2011 in Accra, cut the sod for the beginning of the Awoshie-Pokuase road and community development project. The project,… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Launches Environmental & Social Procedures Basics Brochure

A two-day AfDB/GIZ workshop on strategic environmental and social assessment ended on March 22, 2011 in Tunis with the presentation of an AfDB brochure on "Environmental and Social… Read more »

Africa: Interview with African Leadership Institute Fellows Spokesperson, Aidan Eyakuze

"The talent represented by the AfDB's Young Professionals we met was inspiring; the searching questions we were asked by the Strategy Team highlighted the courage with which they… Read more »

Africa: Interview with African Leadership Institute Fellow, Jacqueline Chimhanzi

"The Bank has demonstrated agility and resilience in dealing with the challenges of being in a temporary relocation agency, having to be all things to all people, managing a… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Publishes Infrastructure Action Plan for Zimbabwe

The African Development (AfDB) Group's effort in Zimbabwe's economic recovery has received a major boost with the publication of a comprehensive infrastructure development… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Hosts African Leadership Institute Fellows

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is hosting a group of African Leadership Institute Fellows (AfLI Fellows), who began a three-day visit on Thursday, 24 March 2011, at the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Institutional Investor Host Inaugural Africa Sovereign Funds Roundtable

The inaugural Africa Sovereign Funds Roundtable held on 15 and 16 March 2011 in Casablanca, Morocco, was organized by Institutional Investor's Sovereign Investor Institute in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB and Institutional Investors Host Inaugural Africa Sovereign Funds Roundtable

The inaugural Africa Sovereign Funds Roundtable held on 15 and 16 March 2011 in Casablanca, Morocco, was organized by Institutional Investor's Sovereign Investor Institute in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 40 Million Loan to Ethiopian Airlines

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, 23 March 2011 in Tunis, a U.S.$ 40-million second lien corporate loan to Ethiopian Airlines to… Read more »

Africa: ADEA Seeks Effective Technical And Vocational Skills Development in Africa

The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) will organize a workshop to review Technical and Vocational Skills Development (TVSD) initiatives and experiences… Read more »

Africa: Guinean Leader Calls for Continued Bank Support

President Alpha Conde of Guinea made the African Development Bank the first port of call in his international engagements since being sworn in as Guinea's democratically elected… Read more »

Africa: Leveraging Strategic Environmental And Social Assessment Tools

A consultative meeting on strategic environmental and social assessment co-sponsored by the African Development Bank (AfDB) opened on Monday, 21 March 2011 in Tunis, Tunisia. The… Read more »

Africa: Environmental Assessment Meeting

Leading social and environmental assessment experts from the AfDB and its peer institutions will meet on March 21, 2011 in Tunis, to identify ways to strengthen environmental… Read more »