Africa: AfDB Supports Governance Training for Civil Society Representatives

As part of its strategic support of better governance in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) provided support for the training of 60 civil society representatives at an… Read more »

Africa: Over 100 Entries Compete for AfDB Ehealth Award

On 19 May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the launch of its eHealth award, which recognizes the best Authentic African ICT solutions in health. Since then, with the… Read more »

Africa: AfDB's CSO Forum Closes With a Renewed Commitment to Partner for Development

A Forum for Civil Society organized during the African Development Bank's Annual Meetings in Arusha ended on Friday with the endorsement of three key areas of collaboration… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB Turns a Corner in Its Relations With Civil Society

The African Development Bank will be hosting a Forum for Civil Society engagement in conjunction with its 2012 Annual Meetings in Arusha, Tanzania. About 60 civil society… Read more »

Africa: Promoting Growth Within Social and Planetary Boundaries - Oxfam

The second event of the Bank's Green Growth Seminar series hosted by the CCCC and ONEC took place in Tunis on Thursday 3rd May with a presentation by Oxfam on 'Promoting growth… Read more »

Africa: CSOs Bodies Call for People-Oriented Approach for AfDB Long Term Strategy

Representatives of African civil society organisations (CSOs) ended two days of partnership talks with the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday in Nairobi, after intensive… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Talks With Civil Society Bodies End On Productive

Talks initiated by the African Development Bank with civil society organisations (CSOs) on a new partnership framework in Nairobi ended on 13 March 2012 with both sides expressing… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Holds Partnership Talks With African Civil Society Bodies in Libreville

The AfDB successfully organised the first regional consultation on its Civil Society Engagement Framework in Libreville, Gabon, last week. Key representatives among the 31… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Holds Partnership Talks With African Civil Society Bodies in Libreville

The African Development Bank (AfDB) opened consultations with African civil society organisations (CSOs) over future partnership relations this week in Libreville, Gabon. Read more »

Africa: Tunisian-Libyan Integration - What Prospects? (AfDB)

Reaching Tunisia's full potential by enhancing regional integration, was the theme of the African Development Bank's presentation at a recent forum organized by the Institut de… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Scaling-Up Engagement With Civil Society

A Bank-wide task team has begun work on a framework for scaling up the institution's engagement with civil society. The team met on Tuesday, 8 August 2011 in Tunis, where members… Read more »

Africa: Call for More Transparency From the AfDB

About 50 civil society organizations attended a forum organized during the 2011 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The two-day forum took place on 9-10 June… Read more »

Africa: AU, UNECA and AfDB - Establishing a Knowledge Sharing Community

In today's knowledge-driven economies, government and business depend largely on secure land policy to function efficiently. How can land policy play a more strategic role in… Read more »

Africa: The African Development Bank Strengthens Biodiversity Preservation

Conservation experts from the African Development Bank, development agencies, civil society, and regional governments met in Tunis, Tunisia on May 17-18, 2011 to identify and share… Read more »

Africa: AfDB At 5th Eiti Global Conference

The African Development Bank is participating in the 5th Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Global Conference in Paris from 2 - 3 March 2011. Leaders from… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Humanitarian Assistance to Somalia

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Board of Directors approved on Wednesday, 26 January 2011, a U.S.$ 655,000 emergency relief assistance grant for Somalia. Read more »

Africa: Congo Basin Forest Fund Approves 25 New Projects

The Governing Council of CBFF endorsed at it's 9th Governing Council meeting a total of 25 new projects, including 13 government projects and 12 projects from the civil society,… Read more »

Africa: Aid Effectiveness Conference - Africa's Future Lies in Self-Reliance

Distinguished delegates drawn from African governments, international organizations, parliaments and civil society agreed on Friday, 5 November 2010 in Tunis that the time had come… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Consultation On African Climate Change Financing Perspectives

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host a two-day roundtable consultation on African Perspectives on Climate Change Financing, from 21-22 September 2010 in Tunis. Read more »

Africa: Interview - AfDB Re-Tools Its Independent Review Mechanism

What impact would the IRM have on Bank operations in terms of transparency and development effectiveness? Read more »

Africa: Joint African Development Bank And Civil Society Organisation Communique

We, representatives of selected African Civil Society Organisations met on Monday, 1st March 2010 together with Senior Managers and staff of the African Development Bank, at the… Read more »

Africa: Civil Society Forum Takes Place in Tunis

A civil society organizations forum, organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has taken place in the Tunisian capital, Tunis. The event, which was held on the theme:… Read more »

Africa: Botswana's Former President Says Civil Society is Voice of Individual Citizens

Speaking on Monday, March 1, 2010, in Tunis within the framework of the African civil society organizations forum organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Botswana's… Read more »

Africa: Civil Society Engagement And Consultations Forum

The Civil Society Engagement and Consultations Forum, organized by the AfDB, opened on 1 March 2010, in Tunis. Read more »

Africa: Civil Society Engagement And Consultations Forum

The AfDB is engaging with representatives of Civil Society Organisations (CSO) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO). Read more »