Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week held talks with African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka, in which the Japanese leader pledged continued financial support for African development projects and programmes delivered through the AfDB.
The meeting was held at the fifth...
04-Jun-2013
Illicit Wildlife Trafficking
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and WWF will launch today a joint global call for action and commitment from governments and other institutions to combat the rampant illicit wildlife trafficking scourge that is robbing Africa of precious natural resources and posing a major threat to stability...
The promotion of green growth and the construction of a green economy in Africa aim to assure the well-being of humans, in the face of climate change. This issue was at the core of the debate “Africa’s transition to green economy” organized on May 28, in the context of the African Development Bank’...
African leaders are firmly committed to lead new policies based on a strong growth, rocketing demography and huge natural resource potential, to create the conditions of Africa’s economic rebirth.
Gathered in Marrakesh since Monday for the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB)...
30-May-2013
AfDB Supports Sanitation Project in Sokodé, Togo
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will promote urban sanitation in Sokodé, Togo, and enable the population to benefit from toilets, through the valuation of fecal sludge and micro-credit.
This project materialized with the signature, on May 29 in Marrakech, of a donation protocol, for a total...
Event: AfDB Annual Meetings 2013 – Opening Ceremony
Your Excellencies, friends, last weekend Africa’s leaders gathered in Addis Ababa for the 50th Anniversary of the African Union. It was a time to assess the journey of the last half-century and look forward to the next 50 years.
For the...
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) undertook on May 28, 2013, to provide financing for the harnessing of drainage basins and improved climate resilience in Burundi. The operation was made official by the signing of two grant agreements with the...
For the African Development Bank’s Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department, transforming Africa means powering a climate-smart and greener continent. It entails supporting transformative infrastructure projects to increase energy access backed by both large-scale and off-grid solutions,...