19/06/2014 - The 16 projects of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in... The African Development Bank (AfDB) will play a key role in a summit on financing infrastructure in Africa, to be held in Dakar, Senegal, on June 14 and 15, 2014. Entitled "Unleashing...

More pictures On June 9, 2014, the President of Benin, Thomas Boni Yayi, paid a working visit to the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Tunis, where he met AfDB President Donald Kaberuka and members of the management team. Discussions focused on AfDB participation and support at the...

The Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adesina, has called for entrepreneurial skills development for profitable agriculture and agribusiness enterprises among African youth. The call was made during a three-day workshop on Engagement of Youth...

Many African governments are facing increasing demands for health financing despite having fewer resources available and receiving dwindling donor financing. This disconnect compels governments to come up with innovative financing mechanisms to achieve the Millennium Development...

African Ministers of Labour and Employment launched the Joint Youth Employment Initiative during the 9th Ordinary Session of the AU Labour and Social Affairs Commission in Addis-Ababa in April 2013. Later that year, in September in Addis-Ababa, four partner organizations signed a Letter of Intent...

For decades Tunisia has been one of Africa’s best performers in macroeconomic and social policies. But the social unrest and political turmoil that engulfed the country in January 2011 showed that, despite its comparative economic success, several key social and development challenges...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 a USD 280 million Trade Finance Package for African Export – Import Bank (Afreximbank). The facility consists of a USD 30 million equity investment, a USD 150 line of credit and a USD 100 million...

India’s story of success in implementing the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) model makes it an important partner in facilitating the adoption of this model in Africa. India is one of the developing countries to have successfully received a large-scale investment to the tune of US $300 billion in...

In recent years Africa has been making great strides in policy development and at present looks very prepared to move from principle into practice on this. Some leaders say now is the time to boost Africa's industrialisation efforts and that capacity building, which is critical to the continent's...