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- 9 Nov 2013
Kaberuka, AfDB President Named 2013 African of the Year
Donald Kaberuka, president , African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has been named 2013 African of the Year in recognition of his role in spearheading the Africa50 Fund to mobilize the financing of…
- 17 Jun 2013
AfDB President Applauds G8’s Emphasis on Greater Transparency in Taxation
Donald Kaberuka, president, African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday applauded the G8 for its emphasis on the issues around resource mobilization through greater transparency in taxation of Africa’s…
- 19 Jun 2013
AfDB, UN University Ink MOU on Sustainable Development in Africa
Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Prof. David Malone, rector of United Nations University (UNU), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster research…
- 26 May 2013
AfDB Boss says Africa’s Next Agenda is Economic Transformation
The sleeping giant is on its way” stated Donald Kaberuka, president, African Development Bank (AfDB), during the opening of the 50th anniversary of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital, Addis…
- 31 Aug 2015
Adesina Commences Tenure as AfDB President Today
Akinwumi Adesina, the former Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, will be sworn in as president of the African Development Bank today September 1, 2015. August 31 was the last full…
- 22 Nov 2012
African CEOs in Geneva, Court Financiers
The first Africa CEO forum, a high-level meeting for the African private sector, is underway in Geneva in the presence of 560 delegates from 32 countries, including more than 300 leaders of major…
- 26 Aug 2013
Elumelu Urges African Entrepreneurs to Take Business to BRICS
Tony O Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings, has called on the BRICS business leaders to make room for African entrepreneurs looking to expand their businesses beyond the continent to the BRICS…
- 2 Jul 2013
AfDB says Reforms Key to Power Africa Success
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will, as part of its support for U.S. President Barack Obama's Power Africa initiative, deepen and expand its work in reforming the energy sector Already a major…
- 2 Sept 2013
Norway Empowers ALSF with $4.9m
Norway is supporting the African Development Bank’s African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) with a contribution of $4.9million, as a core contribution towards the ALSF 2013-2014 work program. Donald…
- 19 Sept 2012
Donors Welcome the African Development Fund-12 Implementation
The mid-term review of the African Development Fund (ADF-12) implementation was concluded in Praia, Cape Verde recently with donors and stakeholders encouraging the African Development Bank (AfDB) to…
- 23 Jan 2015
AfDB, MasterCard Financial Inclusion Plan Targets 3 Key Areas
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and MasterCard on Thursday announced a broad collaboration that aims to expand financial inclusion across the African continent. The collaboration, Nigeria…
- 13 May 2015
AfDB Supports Indigenous Power Investors in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved $50 million investment in CEC Africa Investments Limited, a multinational power company headquartered in Nigeria and Zambia. CEC…
- 1 Jul 2015
Elumelu Calls for End to Energy Poverty
Mr. Tony Elumelu, African businessman and philanthropist has said that providing access to electricity for schools, hospitals, businesses and industries is the single most impactful intervention that…
- 27 Aug 2015
AfDB Unveils Plan to Empower African Women
The office of the Special Envoy on Gender (SEOG) and the Department for Agriculture and Agro-industry (OSAN) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a new report, “Economic Empowerment of…
- 2 Feb 2016
Elumelu Urges US Congress to Pass the Electrify Africa Act
Tony Elumelu, chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder Tony Elumelu Foundation has called on the United States Congress to pass the ‘Electrify Africa Act’ stating that the passage in to law would make a…
- 29 Mar 2016
Elumelu Speaks at Harvard, Columbia Universities on Development Strategies for Africa
Mr. Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings; would at the weekend engage with the academia, thought leaders and students in 2 of America’s prestigious universities; Harvard and Columbia on…
- 26 May 2020
Global Leaders @ 2nd UBA Africa Day Conversations Urge Government, Private Sector Collaboration
United Bank for Africa (UBA) celebrated Africa Day 2020, by bringing together global leaders at the 2nd UBA Africa Day Conversations, screened live across the continent. UBA helps set the debate…
- 24 Jul 2012
Minister Calls for Specialised Bank for Women
Dr Ngozi OKonjo-Iweala, coordinating minister for the Economy and minister for Finance has called for the creation of a bank that will cater exclusively for financing need of women. She said it is no…
- 27 Jul 2020
Ojobo, Former NCC Spokesman, Others Make 2020 List of 100 Most Reputable Africans
Reputation Poll International, a leading global reputation-management firm, has released the 2020 list of 100 Most Reputable Africans. The list features 47 women and 53 men from diverse sectors…
- 22 Apr 2013
UN, AfDB, Others Agree to Share Data for Development
Ban Ki-Moon, UN secretary-general along with leaders of six multilateral financial institutions, have announced that they would strengthen inter-agency sharing and collaboration on issues related to…
- 26 Mar 2013
A Win-Win in Infrastructure – The Durban BRICS Summit
Opinion The new world order comes to Durban this week – for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma represent a…
- 30 Apr 2013
AfDB Group Approves a new 10-Year Strategy
The economic transformation of the African continent is the cornerstone of the African Development Bank Group’s new 10-year strategy, which has been approved by the Executive Directors of the Bank,…
- 14 May 2013
AfDB Says Infrastructure Project Bonds Require Improved Regulations
African countries need to improve their regulatory frameworks in order to ensure the successful launch of African infrastructure project bonds, said a new report launched by the African Development…
- 31 May 2013
Elumelu Calls for Africapitalism for Africa’s Development
Charity and aid have failed Africa and its leading entrepreneurs are now driving the continent’s development agenda. This was the sentiment of Tony Elumelu’s speech, described by many as “powerful,”…
- 21 Jul 2013
Africa Endorse AfDB’s Africa50 Fund to Support Infrastructure
In a joint declaration issued in Tunis, Tunisia, on 19 July 2013, African institutions endorsed the AfDB’s Africa50 Fund as Africa’s vehicle to facilitate large-scale mobilization of resources and to…
- 30 Aug 2013
CBN Says Rogers, IMF Rep is Friend of Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described Dr. William Scott Rogers, out-going senior resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Nigeria, as a true friend of the…
- 3 Sept 2013
Denmark Contributes $1.8m to Africa Agric Fast Track Fund
Government of Denmark has announced a contribution $1.8 million to the Agriculture Fast Track Fund to Spur Investment in the development of African agriculture infrastructure. The announcement was…
- 17 Oct 2013
AfDB Sees Opportunities in Africa's Shale Gas Production
Several African countries have potentially viable shale gas deposits, which, if developed, could lead to lower gas prices, increased consumption of natural gas, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions…