October 26, 2009
Africa: Leveraging African Diaspora Efforts in Developing Their Countries-AfDB, France and IFAD Sign Agreement Establishing Migration and Development Fund
The agreement was signed by the AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka; the French Immigration, Integration and Cooperative Development Minister, Eric Besson and IFAD's Director for West… Read more »
October 23, 2009
Africa: Cairo to Host First AfDB / ILO Pan-African Forum on Women Entrepreneurship Development
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October 22, 2009
Africa: President Kaberuka at the European Development Days in Stockholm
Both the financial crisis and the economic slowdown have had a significant effect on developing countries. While the financial crisis did not directly affect the core economies of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Sign U.S.D59.5 Million Road Project Loan and Grant Agreements
The two loans and one grant agreements were signed by the Bank Group's Director in charge of infrastructure operations, Gilbert Mbesherubusa, on behalf of Operations Vice… Read more »
October 21, 2009
Africa: AfDB and French Government Launch Multilateral Fund
This signing ceremony confirms the commitment of AfDB and France, along with IFAD, in their joint effort to help migrants use their skills and resources for African development.… Read more »
October 20, 2009
Africa: Noble Laureate Wangari Maathai to Deliver Lecture At AfDB
At the invitation of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Nobel Laureate, Wangari Maathai, will deliver a lecture at the AfDB's Temporary Relocation Agency in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Joins Forces With Other Donors to Strengthen Oversight Institutions
At a ceremony in Brussels on 20 October 2009, the Bank joined forces with 15 other donors to strengthen good governance and independent oversight of public finances through… Read more »
October 21, 2009
Africa: Bank Group President Highlights ADF-11 Achievements in Helsinki
Speaking on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, in Helsinki, Finland, within the framework of the eleventh replenishment of the African Development Fund's (ADF-11) mid-term review, the… Read more »
Africa: Remittances Hold Immense Untapped Potential for the Poor
African workers send home more than US$40 billion to the region each year but restrictive laws and costly fees hamper the power of remittances to lift people out of poverty,… Read more »
Africa: European Development Days
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October 19, 2009
Africa: ADF11 Midterm Review-Helsinki Meeting
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October 16, 2009
Africa: AfDB Joins International Community in World Food Day Celebration
The development of agriculture should receive the attention it deserves and agricultural recovery plans should be an integral part of financial recovery plans. The critical role of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Goes Nordic for Top-Level Talks
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October 14, 2009
Africa: AfDB Organizes Conference on Women Entrepreneurship Development
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Africa: Celebrating Success in African Banking At the African Business Awards
The 2009 African Business Awards took place as a side event at the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Istanbul, Turkey. African banking, over the past five years has not only broken… Read more »
October 13, 2009
Africa: Interview With AfDB Chief Economist Before African Economic Conference
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Chief Economist, Louis Kasekende, has said that the continent's economic outlook is improving just as the countries of the western… Read more »
October 14, 2009
Africa: AfDB Organizes Workshop on Concentrated Solar Power in Tunis
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October 27, 2009
Africa: Prof. Maathai Set to Deliver Lecture on "Natural Resource Management and Poverty Reduction - Strengthening the Links"
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October 13, 2009
Africa: AfDB Chief Economist Says Continent's Outlook is Improving
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Chief Economist, Louis Kasekende, has said that the continent's economic outlook is improving just as the countries of the western… Read more »
Africa: AfDB-GWP Meeting - Sharing Regional IWRM Assessments on East and Southern Africa
Bank Group experts and their counterparts from the Global Water Partnership (GWP) on Friday, October 9, 2009, in Tunis concluded a two-day discussion on Integrated Water Resources… Read more »
East Africa: AfDB Officials Attend Amcow East Africa Sub-Region Meeting
The East African sub-regional African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) held its meeting from October 5-7, 2009, in Bujumbura, Burundi, with African Water Facility (AWF) experts… Read more »
October 12, 2009
Africa: AfDB Organizes Conference on Women Entrepreneurship Development
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Africa: Bank Group President Focuses on Financial Crisis and Other Issues While in Istanbul
While in Istanbul, Turkey, where the Annual Meetings of the World Bank were taking place, Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, shed more light on the institution's action… Read more »
October 08, 2009
Africa: AfDB - Ongoing Review of the Independent Review Mechanism
The AfDB's Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) has been effective since mid-2006. The purpose of the IRM is to respond to complaints by people and communities who allege they are or… Read more »
Egypt: AfDB Approves U.S.$78.24 Million Loan to Finance Waste Water Treatment Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on Wednesday, 7 October 2009 in Tunis, a loan of Euro 53.33 million, equivalent to 48.56 million Units… Read more »