Available in both English and French, AfDB.org offers information from the African Development Bank Group. The AfDB was founded in 1964 in includes the African Development Bank (ADB), The African Development Fund (ADF), and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). Their headquarters are in Abidjan, C?te d?Ivoire. Their mission statement, as published on AfDB.org is “To promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty in Africa.” Shareholders of the AfDB include 24 non-African countries, (including the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Germany, and China), and 53 African countries, who are regional members of the African Development Bank Group.
Topics, initiatives & partnerships, and sectors addressed by the AfDB are listed on AfDB.org and include the African Carbon Support Program, an Investment Climate Facility, the Marking Finance Work for Africa Partnership, an African Legal Support Facility, NEPAD, CIF, and the African Women in Business Initiative. Specific topics addressed by AfDB include Poverty Reduction, Financial Crisis, Regional Integration, Food Production, MDGs (Millennium Development Goals), and Quality Assurance & Results. The scope of the AfDB is vast and impacts a variety of different sectors including Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Health, Information Technology, Gender, Transport, and Water Supple and Sanitation.
Visitors to AfDB.org may view current projects and operations including approved projects and funding. They may also view news and events by country, topic & sector, date range, or by browsing recent articles. News and Events may also be browsed by category, such as Press Releases, Loans & Grants, Speeches, Interviews, Events, and Multimedia.
For people interested in working with the AfDB, the website provides a career center. AfDB offers information about working for the AfDB as well as a list of current openings for which candidates may apply online.
