March 26, 2013
Africa: Trade Integration Key to Macroeconomic Convergence, Says New AfDB Report
A new policy paper by the African Development Bank carries the importance of trade integration to macroeconomic convergence. Published in March 2013, the report titled "Supporting… Read more »
Africa: A Win-Win in Infrastructure - The Durban Brics Summit
The new world order comes to Durban this week - for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma… Read more »
West Africa: SEFA and Partners Launch Competition for Clean Energy Entrepreneurs in West Africa
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) and its partners has launched a business plan competition called the West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF/the Forum)… Read more »
March 25, 2013
Africa: Tanzania's Geothermal Roadmap to Tap Renewable Energy Resources With AfDB Support
On March 13-14, 2013, a wide range of stakeholders gathered in Dar-es-Salaam for a Tanzania Government-hosted workshop to consider the country's "Geothermal Legal and Regulatory… Read more »
March 22, 2013
Africa: Large-Scale Hydropower Projects Supported By AfDB to Transform Africa
"In Africa lies a paradox between plentiful untapped hydropower and other renewable energy resources versus very little electricity access. Forty-five per cent of the electricity… Read more »
March 19, 2013
North Africa: The AfDB in Search of a Regional Approach for the Employment of the Young and Qualified
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) organized on the 12th and 13th March in Rabat, Morocco, a regional conference on the employment of young graduates from institutions of… Read more »
March 22, 2013
Africa: World Water Day 2013 - International Year of Water Cooperation
The importance of cooperation has long been recognized as fundamental to developing Africa's water sector. African Governments and development partners alike understand the… Read more »
March 19, 2013
Africa: Call for Papers - Expert Group Meeting On Inclusive Growth in Africa
Africa's economic growth has accelerated in recent years, yet the quality and inclusiveness of this growth remain a major concern to policymakers, researchers, development partners… Read more »
March 18, 2013
Africa: Development Effectiveness Review 2012
The Development Effectiveness Review (DER) is a series of publications reviewing the African Development Bank's (AfDB or Bank) contribution to Africa's development results.… Read more »
March 13, 2013
Africa: Muhammad Yunus Spurs the AfDB to a Greater Commitment in Building Social Business
The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and micro-credit promoter in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday 12 March in Tunis urged the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide… Read more »
March 15, 2013
Africa: The AfDB and Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Launch Social Business in Africa
Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, delivered on March 13 a message of hope to Tunisians at a national conference on social business in… Read more »
March 14, 2013
Africa: AfDB Road Improvement Project to Benefit 800,000 People, Create 12,000 Jobs in Uganda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, March 13, a loan in the amount of US $144.89 million in support of the Uganda road… Read more »
Africa: African Ministers and Stakeholders Meet in Tunisia to Shape Africa's Post-Mdg Agenda
African Ministers, parliamentarians and policymakers met in Hammamet, Tunisia, to ensure that Africa plays a proactive role in shaping the future global development agenda. Read more »
Africa: Will the CFA Franc Have to Be Devaluated Again?
The euro area continues to be the largest trading partner of the franc zone countries with a very important share (more than 70 per cent of trade) in half of the 14 countries.… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $73 Million for Irrigation and Road Projects in Malawi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved, on March 13, 2013, grants and loans amounting to US $73 million to finance irrigation and road rehabilitation projects in… Read more »
March 13, 2013
Africa: Africa's Information Highway - The AfDB Launches Open Data Platforms for 20 African Countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched Open Data Platforms for the following 20 African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia,… Read more »
March 11, 2013
Africa: Africa-Wide Consultation On the Post-2015 Development Agenda and Review of Africa's Progress Toward the Mdgs
The 2015 deadline for the current Millennium Development Goals has led to a flurry of activities on what the post-2015 development agenda should look like. Should the MDGs be… Read more »
March 07, 2013
Africa: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf On Women and Gender
Your Excellency President Johnson Sirleaf, as the first woman to be elected leader of an African country in modern history and a Nobel Peace Prize-winning advocate for women's… Read more »
Africa: IWD - AfDB Private Sector Operations Create Opportunities for African Women
Alleviating poverty through entrepreneurship is a key tool for economic empowerment of women in Africa. Women represent over half of Africa's population and have the potential to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Experience in Promoting Gender Equality in Africa
African Development Bank operations have had a profound impact on women's lives in Africa. Several successful examples from various education, employment, microfinance, social… Read more »
Africa: AfDB - Development Must Not Be a Footnote
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka says development is not something to do once the other problems have been solved because it is part of the solution to today's… Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day 2013 - the Gender Agenda - Gaining Momentum
"International Women's Day is a day of celebration and a day of challenge, often rolled into one. In realizing how far we have come towards ensuring genuine equality of opportunity… Read more »
Africa: Climate for Development in Africa Committee Vows Partners Will Stay the Course
The 4th Session of the Steering Committee Meeting of the Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev-Africa) Initiative opened in Tunis, Tunisia, on Wednesday, March 6 with a strong… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Call to Support African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism
The African Development Bank Group invites Regional Member Countries and donors to support the Africa fertilizer financing mechanism (AFFM) financially to enable the mechanism to… Read more »
Africa: From the President On the Occasion of International Women's Day
International Women's Day is a day of celebration and a day of challenge, often rolled into one. In realizing how far we have come towards ensuring genuine equality of opportunity… Read more »
