November 03, 2012
Africa: Africa - Shared Benefits Require Bold Economic Reforms
Participants at the closing session of the seventh African Economic Conference, on November 2, 2012 in Kigali, Rwanda, urged African leaders to put in place bold economic reforms,… Read more »
November 01, 2012
Africa: AfDB Study Examines the Role of Wind Energy in Africa's Economic Growth
The installation of wind power stations represents "an original approach" for African countries seeking to ensure sustainable economic growth. This was the message behind a study… Read more »
November 02, 2012
Africa: African Economic Conference 2012 Ends in Kigali - Where Do We Go From Here?
"Africa can have a brighter future, and has the potential to become the next emerging market by the end of this decade... Also, the continent's long-term growth prospects are… Read more »
Africa: Household Enterprises Are Key to Inclusive Growth
Economists studying the role of household enterprises in economic growth are advising governments to discontinue ignoring the sector in their development strategies. Read more »
November 01, 2012
Africa: Fragility Needs More Financial Resources
Fragile countries require more financial support to stand a chance of improving their fortunes, Shantayanan Devarajan, the World Bank's Chief Economist for the Africa Region, said… Read more »
Africa: Africa Must Invest More in Research for Structural Transformation in Agriculture
African leaders in the ongoing African Economic Conference are requested to invest selectively in policies that interest citizens in order to improve agriculture productivity.… Read more »
Africa: Expanding Trade for Inclusive Growth - African Continent's Future Prosperity Will Be Built On Trade
Key challenges and opportunities for effective expansion of trade for inclusive development were discussed in depth in a plenary session of the seventh African Economic Conference… Read more »
Africa: Transparency and Accountability Key for Successful Public Finance Management in Africa
The African Economic Conference continued, Wednesday, October 31 in Kigali, Rwanda, with debates on public finance, led by high-profile speakers, conversant with public finance. Read more »
October 31, 2012
Africa: African Countries Must Exploit Domestic Resources to Mobilize Development
Experts participating in the ongoing African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, have discussed ways to exploit domestic resources ahead of global uncertainty and a decline in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and World Bank Conduct Workshop On Export Dynamics in IGAD Region
The African Development Institute (EADI), in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Economist, the Sudan Field Office (SDFO) and the World Bank are organizing a training… Read more »
Africa: Former African Heads of State Obasanjo and Branco On Inclusive Leadership
Inclusive development must include equity, equality, transparency, popular participation in politics and the economy, former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo said on October… Read more »
Africa: Investment in Quality Education Would Break the Poverty Chain
Africa must invest in quality education in order to stop children from inheriting poverty from generation to generation, African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka told… Read more »
October 30, 2012
Africa: African Economic Conference Has Contributed to Bringing a Smile to the Faces of Africans
"Parliamentarians, civil society organizations and journalists are the key players who can contribute to good governance... These groups can play a significant part in combatting… Read more »
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: Eighth African Development Forum Wraps Up
The eighth African Development Forum (AFD VIII) wound up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday with the adoption of a Consensus Statement suggesting better ways in which African… Read more »
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 25, 2012
Africa: Africa Loses One Million Tonnes of Fish Yearly Due to Illegal Fishing
Africa loses one million tonnes of fish per year due to overfishing and bad governance in the fisheries sector. The continent's losses account for one-tenth of annual global… Read more »
October 24, 2012
Africa: AfDB and Partners Seek Egypt's Experience in Managing Wind Energy Effects On Birds and Bats
African Development Bank (AfDB) staff joined the Government of Egypt and development partners, including other Climate Investment Funds (CIF) partner development banks, at Egypt's… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Hosts a Workshop to Boost Local Currency Bond Market Development in Africa
The African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), hosted a Pan-African Stakeholder Workshop from October 22 to 24, 2012, at the… Read more »
Africa: A Multi-Stakeholder Consultation On the AfDB's Human Capital Development Strategy 2013-2017 in Pretoria
The African Development Bank is organizing a Multi-Stakeholder Consultation Meeting on its draft Human Capital Development Strategy (2013-2017) in Pretoria, South Africa on 22 and… Read more »
Africa: Korean Government and AfDB Sign Amended Cooperation Agreement for KOAFEC Trust Fund
A supplementary Technical Cooperation Agreement of the Korea Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Trust Fund was signed on October 16, 2012, between Jaewan Bahk, Minister of… Read more »
Africa: Ethiopia's Prime Minister Says Natural Resources Can Catalyze Africa's Development
Mineral resources are a catalyst for development in sub-Saharan Africa, whose share of global gross domestic product is a minuscule two per cent, Ethiopia's new Prime Minister,… 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 »
Africa: Africa Challenged to Harness Natural Resources for Inclusive Growth
The 8th African Development Forum (AFD VIII) opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday with a call on African countries to harness their huge natural resources for the benefit of… Read more »