August 17, 2012
Africa: AfDB Undertakes Extensive Study On Infrastructure Development in the Congo
Poor infrastructure, high transport costs and the loss of technical capacity will hinder the Republic of Congo's growth as well as efforts to achieve regional economic integration,… Read more »
Africa: Fewer Projects At Risk in Uganda Portfolio, Yet Challenges Remain
The Uganda Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR) process culminated on August 14 with a workshop undertaken jointly by the Government of the Republic of Uganda (GoU) and the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Publication Examines Aid Effectiveness in Delivery of Water
Water and sanitation have long been considered a basic human development need. More recently, with the launch of the UN Decade for Water and Sanitation in the 1990s, followed by… Read more »
August 14, 2012
Africa: AfDB Funds New Hospital in Burkina Faso
The African Development Bank Group has financed a new hospital in Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso, designed to bring better healthcare facilities to the region. The official inauguration… Read more »
August 13, 2012
Africa: AWF and NEPAD to Boost Economic Development in the Songwe River Basin
The African Water Facility (AWF), in collaboration with New Partnership for Africa's Development - Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF), hosted a meeting… Read more »
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Hosts African International Commercial Law Round Table
The African Legal Support Facility is organizing a two-day round table on the theme of "Africa Capacity Building for International Commercial Law" on 13 and 14 September. The venue… Read more »
August 08, 2012
Africa: AfDB Funds Capacity Building in Managing for Results
The African Development Bank (AfDB), on Tuesday in Tunis, provided USD 14 million as its contribution to the financing of knowledge component of the multinational project for… Read more »
July 24, 2012
Africa: Economic and Social Challenges Beyond the Revolution
The Tunisian uprising began as a spontaneous social protest against unemployment and social injustice in the interior of the country. In less than a month and against all… Read more »
July 20, 2012
Africa: AfDB Supports Gabon Renewable Energy Sector With 57m Loan
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, through its private sector window, approved on 18 July 2012 in Tunis, a senior loan of €57.5 million to… Read more »
July 18, 2012
Africa: Forecasting the Costs and Benefits of Implementing Basel III for North African Emerging Economies
Forecasting the Costs and Benefits of Implementing Basel III for North African Emerging Economies looks at the potential impact of Basel III on Tunisia and Egypt. Read more »
July 10, 2012
Africa: 40 African Ministers Pledge for Enhanced Voice and Accountability in Health
Times are changing. Increasingly, health professionals are accountable for the way they use the resources, the services they avail to people and more generally, the results they… Read more »
July 16, 2012
Africa: African Economic Outlook 2012 (AEO) Regional Launching in Tunis
On the occasion of the African Economic Outlook 2012 (AEO) regional launch in Tunis, under the high patronage of the Tunisian Head of Government, the African Development Bank… Read more »
July 05, 2012
Africa: Health Ministers Say Investing in Health Is Key to Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Africa
African finance and health ministers, parliamentarians, civil society organizations, private sector and representatives of bilateral and multilateral development institutions,… Read more »
July 03, 2012
Africa: AfDB President Meets With Tunisian Prime Minister
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, was received in audience on Tuesday, 3 July by Tunisia's Prime Minister and head of government, Hamadi Jebali… Read more »
July 02, 2012
Africa: Emmanuel Mbi Is the First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the AfDB
Prior to joining the AfDB, Mr. Mbi worked for over 31 years at the World Bank and held several senior positions, the last being Director for Strategy and Operations, covering the… Read more »
June 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB Boosts 'One Bank' Policy to Build a Better Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) strengthened its "One Bank" approach in order to strengthen the economies and social structures of its member countries in Africa during the… Read more »
Africa: Guinea Bissau - The AfDB Finances the Rehabilitation of the Agricultural and Rural Sectors
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Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings will be held in Marrakech in 2013
Mr. Nizar Baraka, the Minister of Economy and Finance of the Kingdom of Morocco, and Ms. Cecilia Akintomide, Vice-President and Secretary General of the African Development Bank… Read more »
June 28, 2012
Africa: AfDB Debates Role of Operational Evaluation in Spurring Development Results
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Operations Evaluation Department (OPEV) held a debate on the role of evaluation of operation on development results on 28 June in Tunis. Read more »
July 06, 2012
Africa: Former Ghanaian President, John A. Kufuor, to Be Next AfDB Eminent Speaker
The former Ghanaian president, John A. Kufuor, will take the podium on the 18th occasion of the AfDB's Eminent Speakers Program on 6 July 2012 in Tunis. The theme of the speech… Read more »
July 09, 2012
Africa: AfDB to Hold High Level Policy Dialogue On Youth Employment in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is organizing a High Level Policy Dialogue Seminar on Youth Employment in Africa in Lusaka, Zambia, which will focus on the challenges and… Read more »
June 26, 2012
Africa: AfDB Holds Seminar On Rule of Law and Economic Development
The African Development Bank's legal department held a brainstorming session in Tunis on 22 June on the rule of law and the challenges it poses for economic development. Read more »
June 22, 2012
Africa: Africa Day At Rio+20 - Continent Has Progressed but Faces New Challenges
African leaders and senior representatives of Africa's leading institutions assessed progress on sustainable development in Africa on 19 June, dubbed "Africa Day" at the United… Read more »
Africa: World Needs Nature-Based Solutions to Ecosystem Harm
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Italian government hosted an event at the UN Conference… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Commits Annual U.S.$ 1 Billion to Energy Sector in Africa At Rio+20
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will commit USD 1 billion a year to the energy sector, said the institution's president, Donald Kaberuka, on 21 June at the UN Conference on… Read more »