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This brief revisits the Center for Global Development’s 2006 report and its six recommendations for the African Development Bank (AfDB). Any frank assessment of the AfDB today would still identify numerous, thorny challenges remaining if it is to stay competitive and increase its impact - for instance, loan quality, results assessment, disclosure, recruitment, problematic criteria for budget support, and other operational issues. At the same time, the promising changes over the past few years suggest that the AfDB has taken several giant and impressive steps toward fulfilling its ambitious mission.