News & Events

23/05/2012 - On May 10, a high level meeting chaired by President Donald Kaberuka, former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the Web Foundation elicited a lively debate among 10 Ministers of Education and Science and Technology from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Uganda; who met with officials of Intel, Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent, HP, Adobe, and Microsoft among other leading technology companies in Africa. Other country governments represented were Benin, Burundi, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Nigeria and Rwanda.

Categories: Ethiopia, Financial Crisis, Information & Communication Technology, Education, President's Corner

08/05/2012 - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Donald Kaberuka, the former British Prime Minister Rt. Hon Gordon Brown, and renowned computer scientist, and founder of the World Wide Web Foundation, Sir Tim Berners-Lee will convene a high level meeting on Education and Technology entitled “Connecting Africa” at the 22nd World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa on 10 May, 2012.

Categories: Education, Information & Communication Technology, President's Corner

12/04/2012 - More than 30 African ministers of education and science attending the First African Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Youth Employment, Human Capital Development and Inclusive Growth, unanimously pledged to put STI policies, strategies, programs and plans into action over the next five years.

Categories: Kenya, Education, Information & Communication Technology, Human and Social Development, Youth, President's Corner

03/04/2012 - La session ministérielle du premier Forum africain sur la Science, la Technologie et l'Innovation (STI) s'est ouverte ce matin à Nairobi (Kenya), en présence du président du Kenya, Mwai Kibaki et de plusieurs ministres ou leurs représentants de près de vingt-cinq pays africains. Le président du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement, Donald Kaberuka, était présent, ainsi que la directrice générale de l'UNESCO, Irina Bokova et des représentants de la Commission économique de l'Union africaine et de la Commission économique des Nations-unies pour l'Afrique (UNECA)

Categories: Kenya, Education, Human and Social Development, Information & Communication Technology, Youth, President's Corner

29/03/2012 - The first Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) will take place from April 1-3, 2012 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi. Hosted by the Government of Kenya, it will include an Experts’ Meeting (April 1-2) and a Ministerial Conference (April 3), and will highlight the need to invest in this key sector to foster human capital development, inclusive growth, and provide job opportunities for youth and women.

Categories: Kenya, Education, Human and Social Development, Information & Communication Technology, Youth

07/03/2012 - The African Development Bank will be celebrating International Women’s Day on Thursday, 8 March. It is an event that is now more than 100 years old. International Women’s Day first began in 1911 when women were fighting for basic rights such as the right to vote, to hold public office and even to hold down a job.

Categories: Gender, Human and Social Development, Health, Education, Youth

29/02/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, today announced that it will offer an Education Support Bond to Japanese retail investors. The bond will be distributed by Tokai Tokyo Securities, Nishimura Securities, Banyo Securities and Rakuten Securities.

Categories: Japan, Education, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Economic & Financial Governance, Finance

21/12/2011 - The African Development Bank Group’s board of directors has approved a USD15.6 million grant from its concessionary lending arm, the African Development Fund (ADF) to help strengthen the capacity of African Virtual University (AVU).

Categories: Education, Human and Social Development, Youth