June 09, 2011
Africa: AfDB Seminars Mull Public-Private Vision for Africa's Growth And Development
The High-level Seminars, the innovative cerebral component of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings wound up in Lisbon on Wednesday, with a call for wide-public… Read more »
June 08, 2011
Africa: Africa Governments Urged to Improve Business Environment for Private Sector (AfDB)
African governments need to create a better business environment for the private sector so that companies can generate domestic revenue to help alleviate poverty and boost… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB Pleads for an African Green Fund
Africa could do much more to tackle climate change through the establishment of a continent-specific green fund, says Aly Abou-Sabaa, chairman of the Climate Change Coordination… Read more »
Africa: Private Sector is Key to Solving Africa's Youth Unemployment Crisis (AfDB)
Various African experts came together to debate solutions to one of Africa's most pressing problems youth unemployment on 8 June 2011 at the Annual Meetings of the African… Read more »
Africa: ALSF's Management Board And Governing Council Approve Key Resolutions in Lisbon (AfDB)
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 June 2011 in Lisbon held two major meetings: the Management Board meeting and the Governing Council meeting.… Read more »
Africa: PPP Critical to Bridging Africa's Infrastructure Gap, Say Experts (AfDB)
Fostering partnerships between the private sector, infrastructure agencies and regional economic communities is critical to solving the problem of Africa's vast infrastructure gap… Read more »
Africa: Auditors Role Essential for Inclusive Growth, Says AfDB Auditor-General, Edward Ouko.
What role should Auditors-General in African countries play to make inclusive growth a reality in the African Development Bank's efforts to promote development for all , the… Read more »
Africa: New AfDB Report Stresses Good Governance As Way to Fight Poverty in Africa
Promoting good governance as a key element in the fight against poverty in Africa was the main subject of the African Governance Outlook (AGO) presented by the African Development… Read more »
Africa: Powering Africa Trough Clean Energy - It's Possible (AfDB)
The shift to clean energy solutions will enable Africa to take advantage of concessional resources available, which reduce costs and risks of such investments while at the same… Read more »
Africa: 2010 Annual Report-Investing in Infrastructure (AfDB)
With more of 70% of its total approvals targeting the infrastructure sector in 2010, the African Development Bank has confirmed its leadership in this area. Read more »
Africa: AfDB-EMRC SME Forum is Inaugurated as SMEs Take Centre Stage for Africa's Future Development
The much awaited AfDB-EMRC SME Forum was inaugurated in Lisbon, Portugal on 6 June 2011 in front of over 300 delegates by Carlos Costa Pina, Portugal's Secretary of State for… Read more »
Africa: Development Experts Call for Greener Development Finance At AfDB Annual Meetings
Development finance experts convened at the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to discuss more environmentally and socially responsible ways of funding… Read more »
June 07, 2011
Africa: Reactions At the Press Breakfast (AfDB)
Sergio Soares, Journalist Portuguese News Agency: "This kind of breakfast meeting only happens once in a blue moon". Read more »
Africa: 2010- A Year of Operational Consolidation for the AfDB Group
If 2009 was the year the Bank played a countercyclical role by significantly increasing its assistance to regional member countries living under severe budgetary restraints, 2010… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Pledges Support for Science and Technology Education
Africa has enjoyed healthy growth over recent year, but to help maintain this growth, it needs to harness Science and Technology Innovations (STI). That means training people for… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Says All Africans Should Share in Benefits of Economic Growth
The dichotomy between statistics on Africa's economic growth and realities on the ground has emerged as a key talking point in discussions ahead of the 2011 Annual Meetings of the… Read more »
June 06, 2011
Africa: Africa's Economic Growth Rate Forecast to Fall in 2011 to 3.7 Percent From 4.9 Percent (AfDB)
North African economy stagnates as a result of instability and uncertainty Read more »
Africa: Delegates At AfDB Annual Meetings Seminar Support Better African Health Agenda
"It's time to change the health agenda in Africa," urged Agnes Soucat, human development department director at the African Development Bank (AfDB). She was adressing participants… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings Seminars Emphasize Shared Growth
Poor economic growth and the need to promote growth to benefit all Africans were high on the agenda of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Annual Meetings seminars which… Read more »
May 31, 2011
Africa: Relevant Investment Laws And Well-Designed Social Security Are Key to Inclusive Growth (AfDB)
The majority of Africa's poor have not been positively impacted by the over flogged economic growth on the continent. Have they benefited from improvement of the so-called… Read more »
Africa: Interview With AfDB's Lead Counsel And Adviser to the General Counsel, Godfred
For many experts, "Inclusive growth" in the 2011 Annual Meetings is seen as a development strategic issue worth discussing. As part of the growing interest in the meeting's agenda,… Read more »
Africa: Interview With African Legal Support Facility Acting Director, Mr Deme (AfDB)
A week to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group 2011 Annual Meetings to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 9-10 June 2011, the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) Acting… Read more »
May 30, 2011
Africa: Launching of the Publication On Providing Budget Aid (AfDB)
Is Budget Support in Situations of Conflict and Fragility Responsive? Read more »
June 08, 2011
Africa: Accelerating Resource Mobilization for Water And Sanitation (AfDB)
The African Development Bank Group continues to place high priority on the water sector as a way of assisting Regional Member Countries (RMCs) to realize poverty reduction and… Read more »
May 30, 2011
Africa: AfDB Hosts Events to Promote Climate-Smart Development
During the month of June, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will host two major development forums with an eye to expanding support for green growth in Africa. Read more »