News & Events

28/02/2013 - 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 Japan Asia Securities and Okinawa Securities.

Categories: Japan, Education

16/10/2012 - The President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, on Monday in Tokyo officially opened the Bank’s External Representation Office for Asia in the Japanese capital.

Categories: Japan

11/10/2012 - The Governors Consultative Committee (GCC) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group today in Tokyo, Japan, endorsed the transmission of the road map for the Bank’s return to its headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to the Board of Governors for consideration during the AfDB’s Annual Meetings to be held in Marrakech, Morocco, in May 2013.

Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, Japan, Tanzania

15/06/2012 - To increase energy security, strengthen regional integration and promote industrial growth and diversification, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia have joined together to expedite the deployment of concentrated solar power (CSP) and exploit the region's vast solar energy resources.

Categories: Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Japan, Climate Change, Energy & Power, Environment, Climate Investment Funds (CIF)

01/06/2012 - Japan’s Senior Vice Minister of Finance, Yukihisa Fujita, announced today, at the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Annual Meetings, the Japanese government’s intention to provide another USD one billion over the next five years for a second phase of the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) for Africa Initiative, as a follow-up to the G8 Camp David Summit which took place from 18-19 May 2012. Mr. Yukihisa made the announcement during a joint session with AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, and President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Akihiko Tanaka.

Categories: Tanzania, United States of America, Japan, Private Sector Development, Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa: EPSA Initiative

21/03/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the Friends of Zimbabwe Roundtable, to discuss economic and political developments in the country on 23 March. The meeting will also focus on the prospects of dealing with the country's external debt arreears. The presentation of the Zimbabwe Accelerated Arrears, Debt and Development Strategy (ZAADDS) is a useful framework to address the issue of Zimbabwe’s external debt. ZAADDS is a key element of the government’s economic reform agenda.

Categories: Zimbabwe, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Japan, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, Economic & Financial Governance

08/03/2012 - Japan’s vice-minister of finance for international affairs, Mr Takehiko Nakao, visited the African Development Bank (AfDB) on 8 March 2012, and held talks with the AfDB president, Donald Kaberuka, on various issues related to development in Africa

Categories: Japan, Private Sector Development, Economic & Financial Governance

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, Human and Social Development

17/10/2011 - The Japanese government has increased its assistance to private sector projects in Africa through a concessional, or ‘soft’, loan of JPY 8,440 billion, or approximately USD 100 million, to the African Development Bank (AFDB).

Categories: Japan, Private Sector Development