December 13, 2013
Africa: Gender Equality has Strong Influence on Growth, Employment, Food Security and Poverty Reduction Efforts Benefiting the Entire Economy
The Executive Director for Canada, Kuwait, South Korea, China and Turkey, and Chair of the African Development Bank Group's Board Committee on Operations and Development… Read more »
Africa: "We Need to Mobilize the Right Level of Resources to Push the Gender Agenda," AfDB Gender Retreat Heard
"Working in synergy and speaking in the same voice for harmonized implementation of the strategy to mainstream gender in Bank operations," was the centrepiece of discussions among… Read more »
November 25, 2013
Africa: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - Statement By Donald Kaberuka
Violence against women is violence against us all. Violence against women is not "only" a "women's issue": it is a priority for all men and all women who are committed to… Read more »
Africa: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - Statement by Donald Kaberuka
Violence against women is violence against us all. Violence against women is not "only" a "women's issue": it is a priority for all men and all women who are committed to… Read more »
October 30, 2013
Senegal: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 33.5 Million to Promote Youth and Women Employment
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group) on Wednesday, 23 October 2013 in Tunis, approved a loan amounting to US$ 33.5 for Senegal to help the country… Read more »
October 14, 2013
Africa: AfDB Gender Interventions to be Tailored to Realities on the Ground
The African Development Bank (AfDB)'s Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, attended the Intergovernmental Agency for Development (IGAD)'s conference on the launch of… Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: U.S. Department of the Treasury Awards - Gender Support in Cote d'Ivoire and Agriculture in Uganda
It is a tremendous honour to be here with my colleagues to receive these awards. Read more »
Africa: Emerging From Conflict Gender-Based Component of a Multi-Sector Support Project
Côte d'Ivoire's political crisis in 2001 worsened the humanitarian situation in the country and gender-based violence (GBV) grew to affect 67% of women. Read more »
May 10, 2013
Africa: AfDB Gender Forum Stresses Women's Empowerment in Tunis
The first edition of the African Development Bank's Gender Forum was held in Tunis on May 10, 2013, with women stressing the need to integrate institutional recognition,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Gender Forum - Changing the State of Gender Equality in Africa
The African Development Bank is organizing on 10 May, 2013 in Tunis the first edition of the "AfDB Gender Forum" to leverage the Bank's advocacy on Gender Equality. The Forum will… Read more »
March 22, 2013
Africa: At the AfDB, Water and Sanitation Is a Gender Issue
The issue of water and sanitation is of utmost importance given the place of women in African society. It illustrates how African women suffer from inequality, particularly when it… Read more »
March 12, 2013
Africa: Souk At-Tanmia - A Pilot Project With Women At the Helm
The African Development Bank is financing a ground-breaking initiative in Tunisia - Souk At-tanmia - with the goal to foster youth employment, particularly in disadvantaged regions… Read more »
March 08, 2013
Africa: Women of the AfDB
Women make up more than half of the African population. The African Development Bank recognizes this and supports the important role of women on the continent both in the projects… 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: 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: 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 »
January 23, 2013
Africa: Afdb Showcases Africa's Opportunities and Challenges At Oslo Conference On Child and Women's Health
On January 22, 2013, Government leaders, health experts and representatives from the private sector met at a high-level seminar in Oslo, Norway. The conference set out to examine… Read more »
October 04, 2012
Africa: Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality Through Improved Health Care Delivery in Kampala
As many countries in Africa experience impressive economic growth, the continent has made significant gains in health such as an overall reduction in child mortality. Read more »
July 16, 2012
Africa: AWES Delegates Mull Solution to Women's Financial Exclusion
Delegates at the just concluded African Women Economic Summit (AWES) held in Lagos have proposed way out for financial exclusion of women in the continent. Read more »
Africa: African Women Pledge to Fight for Inclusive Growth
The Second African Women Economic summit wound up in Lagos on Saturday, with a unanimous commitment by hundreds of entrepreneurs and professional women to campaign vigorously for… Read more »
July 15, 2012
Africa: AfDB Reiterates Continued Support for Women Empowerment
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has pledged its continued support for women empowerment in the continent. The President of the AfDB, Donald Kaberuka, made the pledge in a… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Reiterates Commitment to Gender Equality
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is committed to the promotion of gender equality across the continent according to the head, gender unit of the Bank, Ginette Yoman. She… Read more »
July 12, 2012
Africa: Female Entrepreneurs Gather in Lagos for African Women's Economic Summit
The Second African Women's Economic Summit, currently under way in Lagos, is a "summit of action", said the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, when… Read more »
