November 13, 2015
Africa: High Level Forum to Brainstorm On Solutions to Integrate Africa Through Bridging Its Infrastructure Gap
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November 09, 2015
Africa: AfDB Transport Forum 2015 - Sustainable Transport for an Integrated Africa
The first African Development Bank Transport Forum will bring together high-level government representatives, experts, development partners, international organizations, the… Read more »
November 10, 2015
Africa: Mid-Term Review of the 13th African Development Fund (ADF-13)
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November 06, 2015
Africa: ALSF Concludes Training On Negotiating Financial Agreements
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF); on November 6, concluded a five-day training workshop for government officials on negotiating financial agreements. Read more »
Africa: Skills Development Critical for Successful Public Private Partnerships
A five-day training on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) organised by the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) started on November 2, 2015 at the African Development Bank offices… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Mitigates Cameroon's Eurobond Currency Risk
The African Development Bank (AfDB), approved on July 9th 2015 a EUR 500 million partial credit guarantee to cover the payment obligations of the Republic of Cameroon related to… Read more »
November 04, 2015
Africa: Souk At-Tanmia Celebrates the Creation of 100 Tunisian Businesses Bringing Jobs and Hope
On Monday, November 2, 2015, the Souk At-tanmia Partnership held its second awards ceremony at the highly symbolic Bardo National Museum in Tunis. The aim of this event was to… Read more »
November 05, 2015
Africa: "The AfDB Could Play a Critical Role in Helping Regional Member Countries to Implement the SDGs"
Widespread poverty in Africa has been at the top of the agenda at the African Economic Conference (AEC) in Kinshasa. According to Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African… Read more »
Africa: Africa Must Reduce Its Dependency On Raw Material Exports and Imports
African experts attending the 10th African Economic Conference in Kinshasa from November 2 to 4, called on African countries to reduce their excessive dependency on raw material… Read more »
Africa: An Expert Panel Sets Out the Conditions for Successful Implementation of the SDGs in Africa
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015, an expert panel was assembled in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, during the 10th African Economic Conference (AEC). The panel, which met… Read more »
Africa: African Women Are Among the Most Hardworking, but Least Privileged in Terms of Income and Opportunities
Four papers focusing on gender, poverty and inequality received considerable attention, Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at the 10th African Economic Conference in Kinshasa, as they… Read more »
Africa: African Countries Urged to Intensify Efforts to Mobilize Domestic Resources for SDGs
As countries seek to finance their own development in the context of the post-2015 development agenda and against the backdrop of receding donors' aid, African countries have to be… Read more »
November 04, 2015
Africa: Economists Confront Setbacks to Building Agriculture-Driven Industrialization in Africa
New research on the effect of increasing the amount of raw cocoa processed locally in Ghana for the US $20-billion export market has highlighted the difficulty of achieving rapid… Read more »
Africa: Adopting a Non-Conventional Way of Tackling Poverty and Inequality in the SDGs
The recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a critical framing for transforming development like never before, tackling poverty and inequality as well a… Read more »
Africa: Curtain Falls On 10th African Economic Conference in Kinshasa
Leaving no one behind in the development agenda will require taking bold steps by African governments including strengthening the role of state in economic transformation to… Read more »
Africa: Researchers Call for Improved Governance and the Establishment of Strong, Credible Institutions
On Tuesday, November 3, researchers gathered in Kinshasa at a fringe event held during the 10th African Economic Conference. The session, chaired by Professor Bernadette Kamgnia,… Read more »
November 03, 2015
Africa: Vulnerability to Climate Change - Investment, Research Needed to Mitigate Shocks
Africa is increasingly facing multiple stresses that will be magnified by climate change leading to a complex set of problems, participants at the ongoing 10th edition of the… Read more »
November 04, 2015
Africa: Economists Discuss New Guidelines to Measure Household Poverty
Economists at the 10th African Economic Conference (AEC) are laying ground for new guidelines to measure household poverty based on new reasoning poverty in urban areas differ from… Read more »
Africa: Role of International Banks in Fighting Poverty
The role of financial institutions in supporting the fight against poverty has come into sharp focus at the 10th African Economic Conference (AEC), which opened in Kinshasa,… Read more »
Africa: African Economists Discuss Impact of Job-Hunting Doctors On Healthcare Quality
Poor working conditions for doctors, nurses and health technicians has a huge effect on the quality of healthcare as it pushes the health workers to hold several jobs at the same… Read more »
Africa: Smart Measures Required to Weather Commodity Boom-Bust Cycles
Governments in Africa should put into place fiscal rules, sovereign wealth funds and other mechanisms to buffer their economies from the commodities roller-coaster, according to a… Read more »
November 03, 2015
Africa: Strong Leadership and Good Governance, Two Essentials for Reductions in Poverty and Inequalities - Ponyo
On Monday, November 2 at the third plenary session of the African Economic Conference (AEC) in Kinshasa, the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Augustin… Read more »
Africa: Financing Poverty Reduction and Inequality in Africa - Debates Focus On Tax Morale and Structure of Housing Finance
"Tax morale and trust in public institutions" and "Housing finance and inclusive growth in Africa" were the topics of two papers presented by a group of researchers and economists… Read more »
Africa: MDG Report 2015 - Sub-Saharan Africa Lags Behind the Other Developing Regions On Most Targets, Despite Progress
A billion people have been lifted out of poverty since the United Nations established the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 15 years ago, making it the most successful… Read more »
Africa: Experts Call for Better Policies to Promote Income Distribution in Africa
Economists have called for better policies to promote income distribution in Africa at the ongoing the 10th edition of the African Economic Conference, titled Addressing Poverty… Read more »
