October 30, 2012
Africa: Rwandan President Tasks Economic Experts With 'Learning Lessons From the Past'
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, October 30, urged a group of senior African economic experts, researchers and policy-makers gathered in Kigali to think outside the box… Read more »
Africa: Africa Development Institute Kicks Off African Economic Conference
The African Development Institute (EADI) kicked off the African Economic Conference on October 29 in Kigali, Rwanda, with a curtain-raiser event, namely a workshop to enhance… Read more »
October 29, 2012
Africa: Africa, the Land of Opportunity - African Economic Conference Gears Up for Huge Rush to Kigali
The 7th edition of the African Economic Conference (AEC) is gearing up for huge rush of leaders and scholars from Africa and around the world to come to Kigali, Rwanda. This year's… Read more »
October 23, 2012
Africa: African Leaders, Academics to Debate Economic Transformation and Empowerment At African Economic Conference 2012
Leaders and scholars from Africa and around the world will gather in Kigali, Rwanda, from October 30 to November 2 to debate the continent's prospects for sustainable and inclusive… Read more »
October 31, 2012
Africa: Asia - Africa Knowledge Exchange On Health Insurance
On Wednesday, Oct 31, the African Development Bank, the World Bank Institute and the Asia Network for Capacity Building in Health Systems Strengthening (ANHSS), will be sponsoring… Read more »
October 05, 2012
Africa: 7th Edition of the African Economic Conference - Inclusive Growth At the Centre of Discussions
The 7th African Economic Conference (AEC) will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from October 30 to November 2, 2012 on the theme, "Fostering Inclusive Growth and Sustainable… Read more »
October 01, 2012
Africa: Strengthening Partnerships for Development and Inclusive Growth
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Long-Term Strategy will feature prominently in a series of engagements with partners through the month of October, designed to enhance… Read more »
August 29, 2012
Africa: A Workshop On Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
The African Development Bank is conducting a second workshop with the theme "Improving Statistics for Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development - Africa Action… Read more »
May 24, 2012
Africa: Africa's Top Business, Political and Academic Names to Flock to AfDB's Annual Meetings in Arusha
A dazzling array of Africa's most successful people, including a sitting president, a former president and a multibillionaire businessman, will gather at the Annual Meetings of the… Read more »
May 08, 2012
Africa: Inland Lakes Integrated Development and Management Support Project in Rwanda
Since 2006 the African Development Bank has been supporting the Rwanda government in restoring and improving the Rwandan fisheries sector. Support has been given to both capture… Read more »
May 07, 2012
Africa: Seventh African Economic Conference - Call for Papers
This year's African Economic Conference (AEC) will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 30 October to 2 November and the organizers are now calling for papers to be presented and… Read more »
March 13, 2012
Africa: African Parliamentarians Promote Private Sector Development
The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), together with the Rwandan government and parliament is holding a special Parliamentary… Read more »
March 12, 2012
Africa: AfDB to Co-Host Conference On Future of Private Sector in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is co-hosting a major conference on the development of the private sector in Africa and its crucial role for economic growth, job creation and… Read more »
November 29, 2011
Africa: Jaballah Srarfi Elected Chair of African Legal Support Facility (AfDB)
Facility also grants U.S.$ 700,000 to Rwanda for energy and mining sectors Read more »
November 17, 2011
Africa: AfDB Signs U.S. $12 Million Line of Credit With Bank of Kigali
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Bank of Kigali today signed a USD 12 million line of credit and a USD 500,000 grant agreement for technical assistance from the Fund for… Read more »
October 24, 2011
Africa: A New Model for Higher Education in Africa (AfDB)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved funds totaling U.S.$ 124.3 million for ground-breaking 'Centers of Excellence' in higher education in Mali, Uganda and Rwanda. Read more »
October 19, 2011
Africa: AfDB Supports Carnegie Mellon University's Campus in Rwanda
Participants gathered at the Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda to celebrate a unique tripartite partnership between the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Government of Rwanda… Read more »
November 08, 2011
Africa: The Government of Rwanda to Share Its Experience On Post-Conflict Peace-Building (AfDB)
Several Heads of State and Government will participate in a High-Level event on Post-Conflict Peace-building: the Experience of Rwanda, to be held in Kigali on the 8th and 9th of… Read more »
August 26, 2011
Africa: Boosting Rwanda's Energy Sector
The African Development Bank and other lenders have committed U.S.$91.25 million to the development of the Kivuwatt power project in Rwanda, under a loan agreement signed with… Read more »
July 19, 2011
Africa: AfDB Participates in Major African Sanitation Conference in Kigali - Africasan 3
The Third Africa Conference on Hygiene and Sanitation (AfricaSan 3) is held from July 19-21, 2011 in Kigali, Rwanda. AfricaSan 3 is being hosted by the Government of Rwanda and the… Read more »
July 15, 2011
Rwanda: U.S. $37.6 Million Grant to Finance Poverty Reduction Strategy Support Programme (AfDB)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) today in Tunis approved a budget support grant of USD 37.6 million (UA 23.2 million) from ADF-12 resource allocations… Read more »
June 30, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $35 Million to Finance Livestock Infrastructure in Rwanda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the AfDB Group, on 29 June, approved a USD 35-million loan to Rwanda. The amount will be… Read more »
May 24, 2011
Africa: African Countries Credit Ratings - Key for Effective Resource Mobilization On International Capital Markets
Cost and lack of appreciation of the benefits of ratings and the financial discipline that a credit rating brings are some of the reasons why some African countries are reluctant… Read more »
March 02, 2011
Africa: Promoting Gender Equality in Higher Education
Support to Skills Development in Science and Technology in Rwanda Read more »
February 16, 2011
Africa: International Trade Law Capacity Building Program Launch in Kigali
The international Trade Law Capacity Building Project was formally launched in Kigali (Rwanda), on February 11, 2011, by Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame, and the African… Read more »
